Design and fabrication of 50-nm thin-body p-MOSFETs with a SiGeheterostructure channel
Yee-Chia Yeo; Subramanian, V.; Kedzierski, J.; Peiqi Xuan; Tsu-Jae King; Bokor, J.; Chenming Hu
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
Volume 49, Issue 2, Feb 2002 Page(s):279 - 286
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/16.981218
Summary:Thin-body p-channel MOS transistors with a SiGe/Si heterostructure
channel were fabricated on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrates. A
novel lateral solid-phase epitaxy process was employed to form the
thin-body for the suppression of short-channel effects. A selective
silicon implant that breaks up the interfacial oxide was shown to
facilitate unilateral crystallization to form a single crystalline
channel. Negligible threshold voltage roll-off was observed down to a
gate length of 50 nm. The incorporation of Si0.7Ge0.3
in the channel resulted in a 70% enhancement in the drive
current. This is the smallest SiGe heterostructure-channel MOS
transistor reported to date. This is also the first demonstration of a
thin-body MOS transistor incorporating a SiGe heterostructure channel
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