IP Library Granted Patent US 9,685,507
Granted Patent B2
US 9,685,507 · App. 14/750,013 · Granted Jun 20, 2017

FinFET devices

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Patent No.
US 9,685,507
App. No.
14/750,013
Granted
Jun 20, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

FinFET devices and processes to prevent fin or gate collapse (e.g., flopover) in finFET devices are provided. The method includes forming a first set of trenches in a semiconductor material and filling the first set of trenches with insulator material. The method further includes forming a second set of trenches in the semiconductor material, alternating with the first set of trenches that are filled. The second set of trenches form semiconductor structures which have a dimension of fin structures. The method further includes filling the second set of trenches with insulator material. The method further includes recessing the insulator material within the first set of trenches and the second set of trenches to form the fin structures.

Claims (20)

1. A method comprising:

forming a first set of trenches in a semiconductor material;

filling the first set of trenches with insulator material;

forming a second set of trenches in the semiconductor material, alternating with the first set of trenches that are filled, the second set of trenches forming semiconductor structures which have a dimension of fin structures;

filling the second set of trenches with insulator material; and

recessing the insulator material within the first set of trenches and the second set of trenches to form the fin structures wherein:

forming the first set of trenches comprises:

forming a plurality of mandrels on an insulator layer;

forming sidewall spacers on the plurality of mandrels;

removing the plurality of mandrels, leaving a space between the sidewall spacers; and

etching into the semiconductor material within the space between the sidewall spacers; and

forming the second set of trenches comprises:

removing the sidewall spacers;

forming inner sidewall spacers on upper portions of the insulator material that filled the first set of trenches;

etching into the semiconductor material within spaces between adjacent ones of the inner sidewall spacers.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the insulator material in the first set of trenches and the second set of trenches is oxide material.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the filling of the first set of trenches and the second set of trenches includes a flowable oxide followed by an anneal process.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fin structures are partially supported by the insulator material at a bottom portion thereof.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising removing the inner sidewalls spacers.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inner sidewall spacers include a dimension of the fin structures.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 27, 2024
From: TESSERA LLC
To: ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 069067/0410 →
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION & CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 7, 2022
From: TESSERA, INC.
To: TESSERA LLC
Reel/Frame 061388/0199 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.; VEVEO, INC.; INVENSAS CORPORATION; INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TESSERA, INC.; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DTS, INC.; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053468/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2020
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: TESSERA, INC.
Reel/Frame 051489/0557 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2015
From: BASKER, VEERARAGHAVAN S.; CHENG, KANGGUO; STANDAERT, THEODORUS E.; WANG, JUNLI
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035907/0494 →