For the sub-32 nm technological nodes, a high dielectric constant oxide (high-k) and a metal gate electrode have to be implemented in MOSFET devices.Hf-based oxides are identified as the best option for the high-k. Titanium and tantalum nitrides are the mûst prûmising metals. This work focuses on the characterization of oxygen and nitrogen interdiffusions in gate stacks elaborated in the Gate First approach, containing TiN or TaN metal gates on HfOz. We show that metal gate deposition using ALD or A VD induces nitrogen diffusion to hafnia and the pedestal silicon oxide. Due to their high thermal budget, the poly-Si deposition and the spike anneal at 1050C for dopant activation both give rise to oxygen diffusion and increase the amount of ni...
The scaling of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistors has led to the silicon dio...
The development of gate systems suitable for high ? dielectrics is critical to the advancement of co...
[[abstract]]The effects of nitrogen composition in HfxTayN metal-gate electrodes and postmetal annea...
This Ph.D. thesis is focused on the fabrication and electrical and physicochemical characterization ...
[[abstract]]In this work, the composition effects of hafnium (Hf) and tantalum (Ta) in HfxTayN metal...
textThe continuous improvement in the semiconductor industry has been successfully achieved by the ...
textThe aggressive scaling of Si integration technology requires the thinning of SiO2 gate oxide. H...
Continuous scaling down of semiconductor device dimensions has been key to the semiconductor industr...
textAs metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) gate lengths scale down below 45 n...
To continue CMOS scaling, the HfO2/metal gate stack replaced the historical SiO2/PolySi gate stack. ...
To continue CMOS scaling, the HfO2/metal gate stack replaced the historical SiO2/PolySi gate stack. ...
The scaling of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistors has led to the silicon dio...
The development of gate systems suitable for high ? dielectrics is critical to the advancement of co...
[[abstract]]The effects of nitrogen composition in HfxTayN metal-gate electrodes and postmetal annea...
This Ph.D. thesis is focused on the fabrication and electrical and physicochemical characterization ...
[[abstract]]In this work, the composition effects of hafnium (Hf) and tantalum (Ta) in HfxTayN metal...
textThe continuous improvement in the semiconductor industry has been successfully achieved by the ...
textThe aggressive scaling of Si integration technology requires the thinning of SiO2 gate oxide. H...
Continuous scaling down of semiconductor device dimensions has been key to the semiconductor industr...
textAs metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) gate lengths scale down below 45 n...
To continue CMOS scaling, the HfO2/metal gate stack replaced the historical SiO2/PolySi gate stack. ...
To continue CMOS scaling, the HfO2/metal gate stack replaced the historical SiO2/PolySi gate stack. ...
The scaling of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistors has led to the silicon dio...
The development of gate systems suitable for high ? dielectrics is critical to the advancement of co...
[[abstract]]The effects of nitrogen composition in HfxTayN metal-gate electrodes and postmetal annea...