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Integration method for a vertical nanowire transistor

US9502310B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 2016
Grant dateNov 22, 2016
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D84/0195
  • WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for integrating a vertical nanowire transistor and belongs to a field of field effect transistor logic device in a CMOS ultra-large scale integrated circuit (ULSI). The method realizes the integration of the vertical-nanowire transistor by combining selective epitaxy and replacement gate on sidewall. In comparison with an existing method for forming a vertical nanowire channel by etching, a size and shape of a cross section of a device channel can be accurately controlled, a consistency of device characteristic can be improved, and an etching damage during the forming of a channel in the existing method can be avoided, thereby the device performance can be improved.

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