Sub-1 /spl mu/m/sup 2/ high density embedded SRAM technologies for 100 nm generation SOC and beyond

We have integrated a high speed and high density 6T-SRAM cell (0.998 /spl mu/m/sup 2/) for system-on-a-chip (SOC) using enhanced 100 nm CMOS logic technology. This is achieved by a systematic integration methodology, which includes high-NA ArF lithography, optimized optical proximity correction (OPC) CAD, narrow well isolation, poly-buffered shallow trench isolation (STI), offset spacer transistor, and 9-level Cu interconnect and low-k dielectric technologies with the lithographically scalable SRAM cell design.