Processes providing high and low threshold p-type and n-type transistors
View Patent ↗Methods of fabricating negative-channel metal-oxide semiconductor (NMOS) devices and positive-channel metal-oxide semiconductor (PMOS) devices having complementary threshold voltages are described. Elements of lower-threshold voltage NMOS devices are formed at first locations on a substrate. Elements of higher-threshold voltage PMOS devices are formed at second locations on the substrate. Elements of higher-threshold voltage NMOS devices and elements of lower-threshold PMOS devices are formed by adding a same amount of p-type dopant at selected locations chosen from the first and second locations.
1. A method of fabricating negative-channel metal-oxide semiconductor (NMOS) devices and positive-channel metal-oxide semiconductor (PMOS) devices having complementary threshold voltages, said method comprising:
forming elements of lower-threshold voltage NMOS devices at first locations on a substrate;
forming elements of higher-threshold voltage PMOS devices at second locations on said substrate; and
forming elements of higher-threshold voltage NMOS devices and elements of lower-threshold PMOS devices by adding a same amount of p-type dopant at selected locations chosen from said first and second locations.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein threshold voltages of said higher-threshold NMOS devices and said higher-threshold PMOS devices are substantially equal.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein threshold voltages of said lower-threshold NMOS devices and said lower-threshold PMOS devices are substantially equal.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said higher-threshold NMOS devices and higher-threshold PMOS devices have threshold voltages less than or equal to approximately one volt.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said lower-threshold NMOS devices and said lower-threshold PMOS devices have threshold voltages in the range of approximately 0.4-0.5 volts.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein said p-type dopant added to said selected locations comprises boron.
7. A method of fabricating negative-channel metal-oxide semiconductor (NMOS) devices having different threshold voltages, said method comprising:
implanting n-type dopant at first locations in a substrate to form source and drain regions for said NMOS devices, wherein said first locations are doped with p-type dopant to a first concentration that corresponds specifically to a first threshold voltage; and
adding an amount of p-type dopant to said first concentration at second locations selected from said first locations, wherein addition of said amount to said first concentration provides a second concentration that corresponds specifically to a second threshold voltage that is higher than said first threshold voltage;
wherein NMOS devices formed at said first locations corresponding to said first concentration have said first threshold voltage while NMOS devices formed at said second locations corresponding to said second concentration have said second threshold voltage.
8. The method of claim 7 comprising:
receiving said substrate, wherein said substrate comprises a p-type substrate doped with p-type dopant to said first concentration.
9. The method of claim 7 comprising:
receiving said substrate, wherein said substrate comprises a p-type substrate doped with p-type dopant at a concentration less than said first concentration; and
adding p-type dopant at said first locations to get said first concentration at said first locations.
10. The method of claim 7 wherein said p-type dopant added to said first concentration comprises boron.
11. The method of claim 7 wherein said first threshold voltage is in the range of approximately 0.4-0.5 volts.
12. The method of claim 7 wherein said second threshold voltage is less than or equal to approximately one volt.