IP Library Granted Patent US 10,475,800
Granted Patent B2
US 10,475,800 · App. 15/718,344 · Granted Nov 12, 2019

IC including standard cells and SRAM cells

Inventor: Jhon-Jhy Liaw (Zhudong Township, Hsinchu County, TW)
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
H01L27/1104H01L27/0207H01L27/0924H01L27/1116H01L29/0847H01L29/1037H01L29/165H01L29/167H01L29/36H01L29/7848H01L29/7851H01L27/11807
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Patent No.
US 10,475,800
App. No.
15/718,344
Granted
Nov 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An IC is provided. The IC includes a plurality of P-type fin field-effect transistors (FinFETs). At least one first P-type FinFET includes a silicon germanium (SiGe) channel region. At least one second P-type FinFET includes a Si channel region. Source and drain regions of the plurality of P-type FinFETs include SiGe and a p-type impurity.

Claims (35)

1. An integrated circuit (IC), comprising:

a plurality of standard cells, wherein P-type fin field-effect transistors (FinFETs) of the plurality of standard cells share a first semiconductor fin including silicon germanium (SiGe); and

a plurality of SRAM cells, wherein P-type FinFETs of two adjacent SRAM cells share a second semiconductor fin including Si,

wherein source and drain regions of the P-type FinFETs of the standard cells and the SRAM cells comprise SiGe and a p-type impurity,

wherein a length of the second semiconductor fin is shorter than a length of the first semiconductor fin.

2. The IC as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in the standard cell, the source and drain regions of the P-type FinFET extending from the first semiconductor fin of the P-type FinFET comprise a doping layer including SiGe and Boron, and the width of the doping layer is wider than that of a channel region in the P-type FinFET.

3. The IC as claimed in claim 2 , wherein in the standard cell, Ge atomic concentration in the channel region of the P-type FinFET is in a range from about 10% to about 40%.

4. The IC as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in the SRAM cell, the source and drain regions of the P-type FinFET extending from the second semiconductor fin of the P-type FinFET comprise a doping layer including SiGe and Boron, and width of the doping layer is wider than that of a channel region of the P-type FinFET.

5. The IC as claimed in claim 1 , wherein Ge atomic concentration in the source and drain regions of the P-type FinFETs of the standard cells and the SRAM cells is in a range from about 30% to about 75%.

6. The IC as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the number of P-type FinFETs of the plurality of standard cells that share the first semiconductor fin is greater than or equal to 3.

7. An integrated circuit (IC), comprising:

a plurality of standard cells, wherein P-type fin field-effect transistors (FinFETs) of the plurality of standard cells share a first semiconductor fin including a first material, and N-type FinFETs of the plurality of standard cells share a second semiconductor fin including a second material that is different from the first material; and

a plurality of SRAM cells, wherein P-type FinFETs of two adjacent SRAM cells share a third semiconductor fin including a third material different from the first material, and N-type FinFETs of the plurality of SRAM cells share a fourth semiconductor fin including the second material,

wherein the first material comprises silicon germanium (SiGe),

wherein a first length of the first semiconductor fin is equal to a second length of the second semiconductor fin, and a third length of the third semiconductor fin is shorter than a fourth length of the fourth semiconductor fin.

8. The IC as claimed in claim 7 , wherein in the standard cell, source and drain regions of the P-type FinFET extending from the first semiconductor fin of the P-type FinFET comprise a doping layer including SiGe and Boron, and width of the doping layer is wider than that of channel region of the P-type FinFET.

9. The IC as claimed in claim 8 , wherein in the standard cell, Ge atomic concentration in the channel region of the P-type FinFET is in a range from about 10% to about 40%.

10. The IC as claimed in claim 7 , wherein in the SRAM cell, source and drain regions of the P-type FinFET extending from the third semiconductor fin of the P-type FinFET comprise a doping layer including SiGe and Boron, and width of the doping layer is wider than that of channel region of the P-type FinFET.

11. The IC as claimed in claim 7 , wherein Ge atomic concentration in source and drain regions of the P-type FinFETs of the standard cells and the SRAM cells is in a range from about 30% to about 75%.

12. The IC as claimed in claim 7 , wherein source and drain regions of the plurality of P-type FinFETs comprise SiGe and a p-type impurity, and the number of P-type FinFETs of the plurality of standard cells that share the first semiconductor fin is greater than or equal to 3.

13. An integrated circuit (IC), comprising:

a plurality of P-type fin field-effect transistors (FinFETs), comprising:

at least one first P-type FinFET comprising a silicon germanium (SiGe) channel region; and

at least one second P-type FinFET comprising a Si channel region, wherein source and drain regions of the plurality of P-type FinFETs comprise SiGe and a p-type impurity;

at least one standard cell comprising the first P-type FinFET; and

at least one SRAM memory cell comprising the second P-type FinFET.

14. The IC as claimed in claim 13 , wherein in the standard cell, a sidewall depth of the SiGe channel region of the P-type FinFETs is in a range from about 35 nm to about 90 nm.

15. The IC as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the source and drain regions of the first P-type FinFET extending from the SiGe channel region of the first P-type FinFET comprise a doping layer including SiGe and Boron, and width of the doping layer is wider than that of the SiGe channel region of the first P-type FinFET.

16. The IC as claimed in claim 15 , wherein in the first P-type FinFET, Ge atomic concentration in the SiGe channel region is in a range from about 10% to about 40% and is less than Ge atomic concentration in the doping layer.

17. The IC as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the source and drain regions of the second P-type FinFET extending from the Si channel region of the second P-type FinFET comprise a doping layer including SiGe and Boron, and width of the doping layer is wider than that of the Si channel region of the second P-type FinFET.

18. The IC as claimed in claim 13 , wherein Ge atomic concentration in the source and drain regions of the plurality of P-type FinFETs is in a range from about 30% to about 75%.

19. The IC as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising:

a plurality of N-type FinFETs,

wherein each of the plurality of N-type FinFET comprises a Si channel region, and source and drain regions of the N-type FinFET comprise SiP, SiC, SiPC, SiAs, Si, or a combination thereof.

20. The IC as claimed in claim 13 , wherein channel width of the Si channel region of the second P-type FinFET is narrower than channel width of the SiGe channel region of the first P-type FinFET.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2017
From: LIAW, JHON-JHY
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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