Transistor structure with dual trench for optimized stress effect and method therefor
US7276406B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D84/038
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for forming a portion of a semiconductor device structure comprises providing a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate having a semiconductor active layer, an insulation layer, and a semiconductor substrate. A first isolation trench is formed within the semiconductor active layer and a stressor material is deposited on a bottom of the first trench, wherein the stressor material includes a dual-use film. A second isolation trench is formed within the semiconductor active layer, wherein the second isolation trench is absent of the stressor material on a bottom of the second trench. The presence and absence of stressor material in the first and second isolation trenches, respectively, provides differential stress: (i) on one or more of N-type or P-type devices of the semiconductor device structure, (ii) for one or more of width direction or channel direction orientations, and (iii) to customize stress benefits of one or more of a <100> or <110> semiconductor-on-insulator substrate.
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