Method and structure for forming on-chip high quality capacitors with ETSOI transistors

US8969938B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8969938-B2
Application numberUS-201414154202-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 14, 2014
Priority dateDec 12, 2011
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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An ETSOI transistor and a capacitor are formed respectively in a transistor and capacitor region thereof by etching through an ETSOI and thin BOX layers in a replacement gate HK/MG flow. The capacitor formation is compatible with an ETSOI replacement gate CMOS flow. A low resistance capacitor electrode makes it possible to obtain a high quality capacitor or varactor. The lack of topography during dummy gate patterning are achieved by lithography in combination of which is accompanied with appropriate etch.

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What is claimed is: 1. A semiconductor structure, comprising: an SOI (semiconductor on insulator) substrate comprising a base substrate, a doped back gate layer on the base substrate, a buried insulating layer on the doped back gate layer and an ETSOI (extra thin SOI) layer on the buried insulating layer, said SOI substrate divided into a transistor region and a capacitor region, the transistor region and the capacitor region each having the doped back gate layer, the buried insul…

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What does patent US8969938B2 cover?
An ETSOI transistor and a capacitor are formed respectively in a transistor and capacitor region thereof by etching through an ETSOI and thin BOX layers in a replacement gate HK/MG flow. The capacitor formation is compatible with an ETSOI replacement gate CMOS flow. A low resistance capacitor electrode makes it possible to obtain a high quality capacitor or varactor. The lack of topography duri…
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IBM
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10D1/047. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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