IP Library Granted Patent US 7,432,144
Granted Patent B2
US 7,432,144 · App. 11/320,694 · Granted Oct 7, 2008

Method for forming a transistor for reducing a channel length

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Patent No.
US 7,432,144
App. No.
11/320,694
Granted
Oct 7, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of forming a transistor including: forming a gate oxide layer pattern and gate polysilicon layer pattern on a silicon substrate; forming a low energy ion implantation region aligned with both sidewalls of the gate polysilicon layer pattern; forming an amorphous region at a lower part of both sidewalls of the gate polysilicon layer pattern; reducing a channel length by removing the amorphous region so as to form a notch at a lower part of both sidewalls of the gate polysilicon layer pattern; forming a gate spacer at both sidewalls of the gate polysilicon layer pattern; and forming a high energy ion implantation region by high energy ion implantation of source/drain impurities into an entire surface of the silicon substrate including the gate polysilicon layer pattern and gate spacer.

Claims (22)

1. A method for forming a transistor, comprising:

forming a gate oxide layer pattern and gate polysilicon layer pattern on a silicon substrate;

forming a low energy ion implantation region aligned with both sidewalls of the gate polysilicon layer pattern;

forming an amorphous region at a lower part of both sidewalls of the gate polysilicon layer pattern;

reducing a channel length by removing the amorphous region so as to form a notch at a lower part of both sidewalls of the gate polysilicon layer pattern;

forming a gate spacer at both sidewalls of the gate polysilicon layer pattern; and

forming a high energy ion implantation region by high energy ion implantation of source/drain impurities into an entire surface of the silicon substrate including the gate polysilicon layer pattern and gate spacer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming of the gate oxide layer pattern and gate polysilicon layer pattern comprises:

forming a gate oxide layer and gate polysilicon layer on the silicon substrate; and

patterning the gate oxide layer and gate polysilicon layer.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming an amorphous region includes forming the amorphous region together while forming a pocket ion implantation region below the low energy ion implantation region.

4. An apparatus for forming a transistor, comprising:

means for forming a gate oxide layer pattern and gate polysilicon layer pattern on a silicon substrate;

means for forming a low energy ion implantation region aligned with both sidewalls of the gate polysilicon layer pattern;

means for forming an amorphous region at a lower part of both sidewalls of the gate polysilicon layer pattern;

means for reducing a channel length by removing the amorphous region so as to form a notch at a lower part of both sidewalls of the gate polysilicon layer pattern;

means for forming a gate spacer at both sidewalls of the gate polysilicon layer pattern; and

means for forming a high energy ion implantation region by high energy ion implantation of source/drain impurities into an entire surface of the silicon substrate including the gate polysilicon layer pattern and gate spacer.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the means for forming of the gate oxide layer pattern and gate polysilicon layer pattern comprises:

means for forming a gate oxide layer and gate polysilicon layer on the silicon substrate; and

means for patterning the gate oxide layer and gate polysilicon layer.

6. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein means for the forming an amorphous region includes means for forming the amorphous region together while forming a pocket ion implantation region below the low energy ion implantation region.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 23, 2006
From: DONGBU-ANAM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
To: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017663/0468 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2005
From: LEE, KYE-NAM
To: DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
Reel/Frame 017431/0865 →