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Metal oxide semiconductor device with localized laterally doped channel

US6180464A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 1998
Grant dateJan 30, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/371
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Channel doping is implemented such that dopants remain localized under the gate without migrating under the source/drain juctions during processing, thereby avoiding performance degradation of the finished device. Embodiments include implanting impurities at an acute angle to form a lateral channel implant localized below the gate after activation of source/drain regions, and activating the lateral channel implant by a low-temperature RTA during subsequent metal silicide formation. The use of a low-temperature RTA for electrical activation of the lateral channel implant avoids impurity migration under the source/drain junctions, thereby lowering parasitic junction capacitance and enabling the manufacture of semiconductor devices exhibiting higher circuit speeds with improved threshold voltage control.

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