IP Library Granted Patent US 7,514,753
Granted Patent B2
US 7,514,753 · App. 11/761,288 · Granted Apr 7, 2009

Semiconductor device

Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
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Patent No.
US 7,514,753
App. No.
11/761,288
Granted
Apr 7, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device comprises n-type and p-type semiconductor devices formed on the substrate, the n-type device including an n-channel region formed on the substrate, n-type source and drain regions formed opposite to each other interposing the n-channel region therebetween, a first gate insulator formed on the n-channel region, and a first gate electrode formed on the first gate insulator and including a compound of a metal M and a first group-IV elements Si 1-a Ge a (0≦a≦1), the p-type device including a p-channel region formed on the substrate, p-type source and drain regions formed opposite to each other interposing the p-channel region therebetween, a second gate insulator formed on the p-channel region, and a second gate electrode formed on the second gate insulator, and including a compound of the metal M and a second group-IV element Si 1-c Ge c (0≦c≦1, a≠c).

Claims (21)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a silicon substrate;

an n-type semiconductor device and a p-type semiconductor device, each being formed on the silicon substrate,

the n-type semiconductor device including:

an n-channel region formed on a surface of the silicon substrate;

an n-type source region and an n-type drain region formed opposite to each other on a surface of the silicon substrate interposing the n-channel region therebetween;

a first gate insulator formed on the surface of the n-channel region between the n-type source region and the n-type drain region; and

a first gate electrode formed on the first gate insulator, and formed of a first mixed crystal compound of a metal element M and a first group-IV semiconductor element Si 1-a Ge a , where 0≦a≦1, Ge included in the first gate electrode being more than 5% with respect to Si, and the first mixed crystal compound being in contact with the first gate insulator;

the p-type semiconductor device including:

a p-channel region formed on a surface of the silicon substrate;

a p-type source region and a p-type drain region formed opposite to each other on a surface of the silicon substrate interposing the p-channel region therebetween;

a second gate insulator formed on the surface of the p-channel region between the p-type source region and the p-type drain region; and

a second gate electrode formed on the second gate insulator, and formed of a second mixed crystal compound of the metal element M and a second group-IV semiconductor element Si 1-c Ge c , where 0≦c≦1, a≠c, and the second mixed crystal compound being in contact with the second gate insulator.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the metal element M includes one selected from the group consisting of Ni, Pd, Pt, Ta, Er, Ti and Zr.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the device satisfies conditions a≦0.3 and c≦0.3.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the metal element M is Ni,and satisfies a condition c>a.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the metal element M includes two or more metal elements selected from the group consisting of Ni, Pd and Pt or includes Ti and Zr.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode includes one selected from the group consisting of As, P and B.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the p-type semiconductor device and the n-type semiconductor device are configured to be fully depleted.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the p-type semiconductor device and the n-type semiconductor device form a complementary pair.

9. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode include B, and the first gate electrode satisfies a condition a≠0 while the second gate electrode satisfies a condition c=0.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2020
From: KIOXIA CORPORATION
To: KATANA SILICON TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 052243/0355 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 3, 2020
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051777/0705 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 31, 2020
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION; K.K. PANGEA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051765/0117 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2017
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043709/0035 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2003-407658 · Dec 5, 2003 · national
JP 2004-334711 · Nov 18, 2004 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 1099793900 · Nov 29, 2004
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