IP Library Granted Patent US 12,598,780
Granted Patent B2
US 12,598,780 · App. 17/807,945 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Gate-all-around transistors with hybrid orientation

Inventors: Nicolas Jean Loubet (Guilderland, NY); Shogo Mochizuki (Mechanicville, NY); Maruf Amin Bhuiyan (Albany, NY)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H10D30/6757H10D30/6735H10D62/121H10D64/017H10D30/6219
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Patent No.
US 12,598,780
App. No.
17/807,945
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a p-type field-effect transistor including first channels made of silicon having a ( 110 ) crystallographic orientation. The semiconductor device further includes an n-type field-effect transistor including second channels made of silicon having a ( 100 ) crystallographic orientation. The semiconductor device further includes a gate surrounding the first channels and the second channels.

Claims (33)

1 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a shared semiconductor substrate having a ( 110 ) crystallographic orientation;

a gate all around (GAA) p-type field-effect transistor including first channels made of silicon having a ( 110 ) crystallographic orientation;

a GAA n-type field-effect transistor including second channels made of silicon having a ( 100 ) crystallographic orientation;

a first gate surrounding the first channels;

a second gate surrounding the second channels;

a silicon oxide layer comprising a first bonding oxide layer directly connected to the shared semiconductor substrate and a second bonding oxide layer directly connected to a bottom surface of the second gate, wherein the first bonding oxide layer is directly connected to the second bonding oxide layer and wherein a bonding interface exists between the first bonding oxide layer and the second bonding oxide layer; and

a bottom dielectric isolation (BDI) layer directly connected to a bottom surface of the first gate and directly connected to the shared semiconductor substrate, wherein the BDI layer is composed of a different dielectric material than the silicon oxide layer.

2 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein:

each of the first channels is a first silicon sheet;

each of the second channels is a second silicon sheet; and

the GAA p-type field-effect transistor includes a number of first silicon sheets that is equal to a number of second silicon sheets included in the GAA n-type field-effect transistor.

3 . The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein:

a thickness of each of the first silicon sheets is substantially equal to a thickness of each of the second silicon sheets.

4 . The semiconductor device of claim 2 , wherein:

each of the first silicon sheets is included in a p-type stack;

each of the second silicon sheets is included in an n-type stack; and

an uppermost surface of the p-type stack is substantially coplanar with an uppermost surface of the n-type stack.

5 . A semiconductor device, comprising:

a shared semiconductor substrate having a ( 100 ) crystallographic orientation;

a first gate all around (GAA) transistor over the shared semiconductor substrate, the first GAA transistor comprising first channels having a ( 100 ) crystallographic orientation;

a second GAA transistor over the shared semiconductor substrate, the second GAA transistor including second channels having a ( 110 ) crystallographic orientation;

a first gate surrounding the first channels;

a second gate surrounding the second channels;

a silicon oxide layer comprising a first bonding oxide layer directly connected to the shared semiconductor substrate and a second bonding oxide layer directly connected to a bottom surface of the second gate, wherein the first bonding oxide layer is directly connected to the second bonding oxide layer and wherein a bonding interface exists between the first bonding oxide layer and the second bonding oxide layer; and

a bottom dielectric isolation (BDI) layer directly connected to a bottom surface of the second gate and directly connected to the shared semiconductor substrate, wherein the BDI layer is composed of a different dielectric material than the silicon oxide layer.

6 . The semiconductor device of claim 5 , wherein a number of first channels is equal to a number of second channels.

7 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein a thickness of each of the first channels is substantially equal to a thickness of each of the second channels.

8 . The semiconductor device of claim 6 , wherein an uppermost surface of a topmost first channel of the first channels is substantially coplanar with an uppermost surface of a topmost second channel of the second channels.

9 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the silicon oxide layer is substantially coplanar with a top surface of the BDI layer.

10 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface of the silicon oxide layer is substantially coplanar with a bottom surface of the BDI layer.

11 . The semiconductor device of claim 5 , wherein a top surface of the silicon oxide layer is substantially coplanar with a top surface of the BDI layer.

12 . The semiconductor device of claim 5 , wherein a bottom surface of the silicon oxide layer is substantially coplanar with a bottom surface of the BDI layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2022
From: LOUBET, NICOLAS JEAN; MOCHIZUKI, SHOGO; BHUIYAN, MARUF AMIN
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060262/0576 →
Continuity (1)
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