IP Library Granted Patent US 8,021,949
Granted Patent B2
US 8,021,949 · App. 12/628,663 · Granted Sep 20, 2011

Method and structure for forming finFETs with multiple doping regions on a same chip

Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,021,949
App. No.
12/628,663
Granted
Sep 20, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for fabrication of features for an integrated circuit includes patterning a first semiconductor structure on a surface of a semiconductor device, and epitaxially growing semiconductor material on opposite sides of the first semiconductor structure to form fins. A first angled ion implantation is applied to one side of the first semiconductor structure to dope a respective fin on the one side. The first semiconductor structure is selectively removed to expose the fins. Fin field effect transistors are formed using the fins.

Claims (29)

1. A method for fabrication of features for an integrated circuit, comprising:

patterning a first semiconductor structure on a surface of a semiconductor substrate;

epitaxially growing semiconductor material on opposite sides of the first semiconductor structure to form a first fin and a second fin;

applying a first angled ion implantation to one side of the first semiconductor structure to dope the first fin on the one side without doping the second fin;

selectively removing the first semiconductor structure to expose the first fin and the second fin; and

forming fin field effect transistors using the first fin and the second fin.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising treating the first structure to permit epitaxial growth on sidewalls of the first structure.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising applying a second angled ion implantation to an opposite side of the first semiconductor structure to dope the second without doping the first fin.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein epitaxially growing semiconductor material includes introducing dopants during epitaxial growth of the semiconductor material.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein epitaxially growing semiconductor material includes epitaxially growing the semiconductor material such that a width of the semiconductor material includes a size less than a minimum feature size achievable by a lithographic method.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first semiconductor structure includes a material which permits direct epitaxial growth.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first semiconductor structure includes silicon germanium.

8. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the first semiconductor structure includes silicon and treating the first semiconductor structure includes forming porous silicon by doping and anodizing.

9. The method as recited in claim 8 , wherein epitaxially growing semiconductor material includes epitaxially growing silicon on the porous silicon of the first semiconductor structure.

10. The method as recited in claim 3 , wherein applying the first angled ion implantation includes doping the one side with a first polarity dopant and applying the second angled ion implantation includes doping the opposite side with a second polarity dopant.

11. The method as recited in claim 3 , wherein applying the first angled ion implantation includes doping the one side with a first dopant density and applying the second angled ion implantation includes doping the opposite side with a second dopant density.

12. A method for fabrication of features for an integrated circuit, comprising:

patterning mandrels on a surface of a semiconductor substrate;

forming spacers about a periphery of the mandrels;

applying a first angled ion implantation to introduce a first doping such that the spacers and mandrels faun a blocking mask to direct the first doping into an underlying semiconductor layer on one side of the blocking mask;

applying a second angled ion implantation in an opposite direction to the first angled ion implantation to introduce a second doping such that the blocking mask directs the second doping into the underlying semiconductor layer on an opposite side of the blocking mask;

selectively removing the mandrels relative to the spacers;

patterning the underlying semiconductor layer using the spacers as an etch mask to form fins with the first doping and fins with second doping;

annealing the fins with the first doping and fins with second doping; and

forming fin field effect transistors using the fins.

13. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the first doping includes a first polarity dopant and the second doping includes a second polarity dopant.

14. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the first doping includes a first dopant density and the second doping includes a second dopant density.

15. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein forming spacers includes forming spacers having a feature size less than a minimum feature size achievable by a lithographic method.

16. The method as recited in claim 12 , wherein the fins have a feature size less than a minimum feature size achievable by a lithographic method.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2021
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Reel/Frame 056987/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2020
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 054636/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2020
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Reel/Frame 054633/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 29, 2018
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 049490/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2015
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC; GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 036779/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2015
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC
Reel/Frame 036550/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2009
From: CHENG, KANGGUO; DORIS, BRUCE B.; ZHANG, YING
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023587/0584 →
Continuity (1)
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