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US 11,335,601 · App. 17/112,959 · Granted May 17, 2022

Non-planar I/O and logic semiconductor devices having different workfunction on common substrate

Inventors: Roman W. Olac-Vaw (Hillsboro, OR); Walid M. Hafez (Portland, OR); Chia-Hong Jan (Portland, OR); Pei-Chi Liu (Portland, OR)
Assignee: Intel Corporation
H01L21/82345H01L21/28088H01L21/823431H01L21/823475H01L21/823821H01L21/823842H01L21/845H01L23/5283H01L27/0886H01L27/1211H01L29/4966H01L29/7855H01L29/66545
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Patent No.
US 11,335,601
App. No.
17/112,959
Granted
May 17, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Non-planar I/O and logic semiconductor devices having different workfunctions on common substrates and methods of fabricating non-planar I/O and logic semiconductor devices having different workfunctions on common substrates are described. For example, a semiconductor structure includes a first semiconductor device disposed above a substrate. The first semiconductor device has a conductivity type and includes a gate electrode having a first workfunction. The semiconductor structure also includes a second semiconductor device disposed above the substrate. The second semiconductor device has the conductivity type and includes a gate electrode having a second, different, workfunction.

Claims (52)

1. An integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a first N-type fin-FET device having a first fin, the first fin having a first sidewall at a first end of the fin and a second sidewall at a second end of the fin, the first sidewall opposite the second sidewall, and the first N-type fin-FET device comprising a first gate electrode over the first end of the first fin and adjacent to the first sidewall of the first fin, a second gate electrode over the second end of the first fin and adjacent to the second sidewall of the first fin, and a third gate electrode over the first fin and between the first and second gate electrodes, wherein the third gate electrode has a first gate length; and

a second N-type fin-FET device having a second fin, the second N-type fin-FET device comprising a fourth gate electrode over the second fin, wherein the fourth gate electrode has a second gate length different than the first gate length, and wherein the fourth gate electrode has a workfunction layer having a thickness different than a thickness of a workfunction layer of the third gate electrode.

2. The integrated circuit structure of claim 1 , wherein the second gate length is less than the first gate length.

3. The integrated circuit structure of claim 1 , wherein the first gate length is less than the second gate length.

4. The integrated circuit structure of claim 1 , wherein the first N-type fin-FET device is a logic transistor, and the second N-type fin-FET device is an I/O transistor.

5. The integrated circuit structure of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first gate dielectric between the first fin and the first gate electrode;

a second gate dielectric between the first fin and the second gate electrode;

a third gate dielectric between the first fin and the third gate electrode; and

a fourth gate dielectric between the second fin and the fourth gate electrode.

6. The integrated circuit structure of claim 5 , wherein the first, second, third and fourth gate dielectrics comprise hafnium and oxygen.

7. An integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a first P-type fin-FET device having a first fin, the first fin having a first sidewall at a first end of the fin and a second sidewall at a second end of the fin, the first sidewall opposite the second sidewall, and the first P-type fin-FET device comprising a first gate electrode over the first end of the first fin and adjacent to the first sidewall of the first fin, a second gate electrode over the second end of the first fin and adjacent to the second sidewall of the first fin, and a third gate electrode over the first fin and between the first and second gate electrodes, wherein the third gate electrode has a first gate length; and

a second P-type fin-FET device having a second fin, the second P-type fin-FET device comprising a fourth gate electrode over the second fin, wherein the fourth gate electrode has a second gate length different than the first gate length, and wherein the fourth gate electrode has a workfunction layer having a thickness different than a thickness of a workfunction layer of the third gate electrode.

8. The integrated circuit structure of claim 7 , wherein the second gate length is less than the first gate length.

9. The integrated circuit structure of claim 7 , wherein the first gate length is less than the second gate length.

10. The integrated circuit structure of claim 7 , wherein the first P-type fin-FET device is a logic transistor, and the second P-type fin-FET device is an I/O transistor.

11. The integrated circuit structure of claim 7 , further comprising:

a first gate dielectric between the first fin and the first gate electrode;

a second gate dielectric between the first fin and the second gate electrode;

a third gate dielectric between the first fin and the third gate electrode; and

a fourth gate dielectric between the second fin and the fourth gate electrode.

12. The integrated circuit structure of claim 11 , wherein the first, second, third and fourth gate dielectrics comprise hafnium and oxygen.

13. A computing device, comprising:

a board; and

a component coupled to the board, the component including an integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a first N-type fin-FET device having a first fin, the first N-type fin-FET device a first N-type fin-FET device having a first fin, the first fin having a first sidewall at a first end of the fin and a second sidewall at a second end of the fin, the first sidewall opposite the second sidewall, and the first N-type fin-FET device comprising a first gate electrode over the first end of the first fin and adjacent to the first sidewall of the first fin, a second gate electrode over the second end of the first fin and adjacent to the second sidewall of the first fin, and a third gate electrode over the first fin and between the first and second gate electrodes, wherein the third gate electrode has a first gate length; and

a second N-type fin-FET device having a second fin, the second N-type fin-FET device comprising a fourth gate electrode over the second fin, wherein the fourth gate electrode has a second gate length different than the first gate length, and wherein the fourth gate electrode has a workfunction layer having a thickness different than a thickness of a workfunction layer of the third gate electrode.

14. The computing device of claim 13 , further comprising:

a memory coupled to the board.

15. The computing device of claim 13 , further comprising:

a communication chip coupled to the board.

16. The computing device of claim 13 , further comprising:

a camera coupled to the board.

17. The computing device of claim 13 , further comprising:

a battery coupled to the board.

18. The computing device of claim 13 , wherein the component is selected from the group consisting of a processor, a communications chip, and a digital signal processor.

19. A computing device, comprising:

a board; and

a component coupled to the board, the component including an integrated circuit structure, comprising:

a first P-type fin-FET device having a first fin, the first P-type fin-FET device a first P-type fin-FET device having a first fin, the first fin having a first sidewall at a first end of the fin and a second sidewall at a second end of the fin, the first sidewall opposite the second sidewall, and the first P-type fin-FET device comprising a first gate electrode over the first end of the first fin and adjacent to the first sidewall of the first fin, a second gate electrode over the second end of the first fin and adjacent to the second sidewall of the first fin, and a third gate electrode over the first fin and between the first and second gate electrodes, wherein the third gate electrode has a first gate length; and

a second P-type fin-FET device having a second fin, the second P-type fin-FET device comprising a fourth gate electrode over the second fin, wherein the fourth gate electrode has a second gate length different than the first gate length, and wherein the fourth gate electrode has a workfunction layer having a thickness different than a thickness of a workfunction layer of the third gate electrode.

20. The computing device of claim 19 , further comprising:

a memory coupled to the board.

21. The computing device of claim 19 , further comprising:

a communication chip coupled to the board.

22. The computing device of claim 19 , further comprising:

a camera coupled to the board.

23. The computing device of claim 19 , further comprising:

a battery coupled to the board.

24. The computing device of claim 19 , wherein the component is selected from the group consisting of a processor, a communications chip, and a digital signal processor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2021
From: OLAC-VAW, ROMAN W.; HAFEZ, WALID M.; JAN, CHIA-HONG; LIU, PEI-CHI
To: INTEL CORPORATION
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 15930700 · May 13, 2020
Continuation 16253760 · Jan 22, 2019
Continuation 14914179
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