IP Library Granted Patent US 8,004,045
Granted Patent B2
US 8,004,045 · App. 12/512,617 · Granted Aug 23, 2011

Semiconductor device and method for producing the same

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Patent No.
US 8,004,045
App. No.
12/512,617
Granted
Aug 23, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

First and second gate insulating films are formed so as to cover at least the upper corner of first and second fin-shaped semiconductor regions. The radius of curvature r 1 ′ of the upper corner of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region located outside the first gate insulating film is greater than the radius of curvature r 1 of the upper corner of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region located under the first gate insulating film and is less than or equal to 2×r 1 . The radius of curvature r 2 ′ of the upper corner of the second fin-shaped semiconductor region located outside the second gate insulating film is greater than the radius of curvature r 2 of the upper corner of the second fin-shaped semiconductor region located under the second gate insulating film and is less than or equal to 2×r 2.

Claims (52)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first fin-shaped semiconductor region formed on a substrate, the first fin-shaped semiconductor region having first-conductivity-type impurity region formed therein;

a second fin-shaped semiconductor region formed on the substrate, the second fin-shaped semiconductor region having second-conductivity-type impurity region formed therein;

a first gate insulating film formed so as to cover at least a side surface and an upper corner of a predetermined portion of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region, the upper corner of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region having a radius of curvature of r 1 under the first gate insulating film different from a radius of curvature of r 1 ′ outside the first gate insulating film; and

a second gate insulating film formed so as to cover at least a side surface and an upper corner of a predetermined portion of the second fin-shaped semiconductor region, the upper corner of the second fin-shaped semiconductor region having a radius of curvature of r 2 under the second gate insulating film different from a radius of curvature of r 2 ′ outside the second gate insulating film, wherein

r 1 ′ is greater than r 1 and less than or equal to 2×r 1 , and

r 2 ′ is greater than r 2 and less than or equal to 2×r 2 .

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein

the first-conductivity type impurity region includes a first first-conductivity-type impurity region formed in an upper portion of the first fin-shaped semiconductor regions and a second first-conductivity-type impurity region formed in a side portion of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region, and

the second-conductivity-type impurity region includes a first second-conductivity-type impurity region formed in an upper portion of the second fin-shaped semiconductor region and a second second-conductivity-type impurity region formed in a side portion of the second fin-shaped semiconductor region.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein

a sheet resistance of the second first-conductivity-type impurity region is less than or equal to 1.25 times that of the first first-conductivity-type impurity region, and

a sheet resistance of the second second-conductivity-type impurity region is less than or equal to 1.25 times that of the first second-conductivity-type impurity region.

4. The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein

a resistivity of the second first-conductivity-type impurity region is less than or equal to 1.25 times that of the first first-conductivity-type impurity region, and

a resistivity of the second second-conductivity-type impurity region is less than or equal to 1.25 times that of the first second-conductivity-type impurity region.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein

a spreading resistance of the second first-conductivity-type impurity region is less than or equal to 1.25 times that of the first first-conductivity-type impurity region, and

a spreading resistance of the second second-conductivity-type impurity region is less than or equal to 1.25 times that of the first second-conductivity-type impurity region.

6. The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein

a junction depth of the second first-conductivity-type impurity region is substantially equal to or greater than that of the first first-conductivity-type impurity region, and

a junction depth of the second second-conductivity-type impurity region is substantially equal to or greater than that of the first second-conductivity-type impurity region.

7. The semiconductor device of claim 2 , further comprising:

a first gate electrode formed on the first gate insulating film; and

a second gate electrode formed on the second gate insulating film, wherein

the first first-conductivity-type impurity region and the second first-conductivity-type impurity region are formed in another portion of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region other than the predetermined portion, and

the first second-conductivity-type impurity region and the second second-conductivity-type impurity region are formed in another portion of the second fin-shaped semiconductor region other than the predetermined portion.

8. The semiconductor device of claim 7 , wherein

the first gate insulating film is formed also on an upper surface of the predetermined portion of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region, and

the second gate insulating film is formed also on an upper surface of the predetermined portion of the second fin-shaped semiconductor region.

9. The semiconductor device of claim 7 , wherein

the first first-conductivity-type impurity region and the second first-conductivity-type impurity region are p-type extension regions, and

the first second-conductivity-type impurity region and the second second-conductivity-type impurity region are n-type extension regions.

10. The semiconductor device of claim 7 , further comprising:

a first insulative sidewall spacer formed on a side surface of the first gate electrode;

a second insulative sidewall spacer formed on a side surface of the second gate electrode;

a third first-conductivity-type impurity region formed in the upper portion of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region;

a fourth first-conductivity-type impurity region formed in the side portion of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region;

a third second-conductivity-type impurity region formed in the upper portion of the second fin-shaped semiconductor region; and

a fourth second-conductivity-type impurity region formed in the side portion of the second fin-shaped semiconductor region, wherein

the third first-conductivity-type impurity region and the fourth first-conductivity-type impurity region are formed in a portion of the other portion of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region that is located outside the first insulative sidewall spacer, and

the third second-conductivity-type impurity region and the fourth second-conductivity-type impurity region are formed in a portion of the other portion of the second fin-shaped semiconductor region that is located outside the second insulative sidewall spacer.

11. The semiconductor device of claim 10 , wherein

the third first-conductivity-type impurity region and the fourth first-conductivity-type impurity region are p-type source-drain regions, and

the third second-conductivity-type impurity region and the fourth second-conductivity-type impurity region are n-type source-drain regions.

12. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein

an insulating film is formed between the substrate and each of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region and the second fin-shaped semiconductor region.

13. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein

a height of a side surface of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region is greater than a width in a gate width direction of an upper surface of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region, and

a height of a side surface of the second fin-shaped semiconductor region is greater than a width in a gate width direction of an upper surface of the second fin-shaped semiconductor region.

14. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein

a width in a gate width direction of an upper surface of each of the first fin-shaped semiconductor region and the second fin-shaped semiconductor region is less than or equal to 20 nm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: GODO KAISHA IP BRIDGE 1
Reel/Frame 033161/0573 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2009
From: SASAKI, YUICHIRO; NAKAMOTO, KEIICHI; OKASHITA, KATSUMI; KANADA, HISATAKA; MIZUNO, BUNJI
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023266/0350 →