IP Library Granted Patent US 7,300,846
Granted Patent B2
US 7,300,846 · App. 11/293,614 · Granted Nov 27, 2007

Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 7,300,846
App. No.
11/293,614
Granted
Nov 27, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed, in which an insulating layer may be formed in a strained silicon layer under source/drain regions to substantially overcome conventional problems resulting from a channel decrease in the semiconductor device. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor device may include growing a germanium layer on a first silicon layer; forming at least two trenches in the germanium layer; forming an insulating layer in the germanium layer including the trenches; forming at least two gate insulating layer patterns by polishing the germanium layer and the insulating layer to coplanarity in the bottom of the trenches; re-growing and planarizing the germanium layer; forming a second silicon layer on the germanium layer; forming a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode on the second silicon layer between the at least two insulating layers; and forming source/drain regions by implanting impurity ions into the second silicon layer at sides of the gate electrode.

Claims (20)

1. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:

growing a germanium layer on a first silicon layer;

forming at least two trenches in the germanium layer;

forming an insulating layer in the germanium layer including the trenches;

forming at least two insulating layer portions by polishing the germanium layer and the insulating layer to coplanarity at the bottom of the trenches;

re-growing and planarizing the germanium layer;

forming a second silicon layer on the germanium layer;

forming a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode on the second silicon layer between the at least two insulating layer portions; and

forming source/drain regions by implanting impurity ions into the second silicon layer at sides of the gate electrode.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein silicon (Si 1-x ) and germanium (Ge x ) are present in a composition ratio such that x is from about 0.1 to about 0.5.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least two insulating layer patterns extend at least to a depletion point of the source/drain regions.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second silicon layer has a thickness of from about 50 Å to about 250 Å.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the gate electrode overlaps with the at least two gate insulating layer portions.

6. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of:

forming at least two insulating layer portions on or in a first germanium layer on a first silicon layer;

growing a second germanium layer on the polished germanium layer and planarizing the second germanium layer;

forming a second silicon layer on the germanium layer;

forming a gate insulating layer and a gate electrode on the second silicon layer between the at least two insulating layer portions; and

forming source/drain regions by implanting impurity ions into the second silicon layer at opposed sides of the gate electrode.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the gate electrode overlaps with the at least two gate insulating layer portions, and the at least two gate insulating layer portions are formed such that a portion of the first germanium layer is between the at least two gate insulating layer portions.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: COLUMBA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052845/0474 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2019
From: DB HITEK CO., LTD.
To: COLUMBA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 049709/0857 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 30, 2017
From: DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD.
To: DB HITEK CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 044555/0913 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD.
To: DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044533/0523 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 017654 FRAME 0078. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNOR SHOULD BE "DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.". Recorded Jun 22, 2006
From: DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017829/0911 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2006
From: DONGANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017654/0078 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2005
From: JUNG, MYUNG JIN
To: DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
Reel/Frame 017324/0735 →