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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to a semiconductor memory device having an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) and a method of manufacturing the same.
- SRAM Static Random Access Memory
- An SRAM memory cell which is a semiconductor storage element, has a basic structure described below.
- the SRAM memory cell includes a flip-flop circuit as an information storage unit, and data lines (bit lines BL and BL) for writing and reading information and a flip-flop.
- the flip-flop circuit includes, for example, a pair of CMOS inverters.
- Each CMOS inverter has one drive transistor D (D) and one load transistor.
- One of the source Z drain region of the access transistor A (A) is connected to the load transistor L (
- the gates of the pair of access transistors A and A are each a word.
- the gates of the driving transistor D and the load transistor L constituting one CMOS inverter are connected to the driving transistor D and the load transistor constituting the other CMOS inverter.
- a reference voltage (Vss, for example, GND) is applied to the source regions of the driving transistors D and D.
- the power supply voltage (VDD) is supplied to the source regions of the load transistors L and L.
- the SRAM cell described above has excellent element characteristics such as low power consumption during standby, which is strong against noise.
- the SRAM cell requires six transistors in one memory cell, and requires many wirings.
- the necessity of element isolation between the p-type MOS and the n-type MOS in the same cell there is a problem that the cell area is likely to be large.
- a so-called fin-type FET has been proposed as a kind of MIS-type field-effect transistor (hereinafter referred to as "FET").
- FET MIS-type field-effect transistor
- This FIN-type FET has a rectangular semiconductor part protruding in the direction perpendicular to the substrate plane, and a gate electrode is provided so as to extend from one side surface of the rectangular semiconductor part to the opposite side surface beyond the upper surface. ing.
- a gate insulating film is interposed between the cuboid semiconductor portion and the gate electrode, and a channel is formed mainly along both side surfaces of the cuboid semiconductor portion.
- Such a FIN type FET is advantageous for miniaturization in that the channel width can be taken in the direction perpendicular to the substrate plane.
- cutoff characteristics and carrier mobility are improved, short channel effect and punch-through are reduced. It is known to be advantageous for the improvement of various characteristics.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 64-8670 discloses that a semiconductor portion having a source region, a drain region and a channel region is substantially perpendicular to a plane of a wafer substrate.
- MOS field-effect transistor having a rectangular parallelepiped shape having various side surfaces, wherein the height of this rectangular semiconductor portion is larger than its width, and the gate electrode extends in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the wafer substrate. It is disclosed.
- Patent Document 1 discloses an embodiment in which a part of the cuboid semiconductor part is a part of a silicon wafer substrate and a part of the cuboid semiconductor part is a single crystal silicon layer of an SOI (Silicon On Insulator) substrate. Is shown as an example. The former is shown in Fig. 2 (a), and the latter is shown in Fig. 2 (b).
- SOI Silicon On Insulator
- a part of the silicon wafer substrate 101 is a rectangular parallelepiped portion 103, and the gate electrodes 105 extend on both sides beyond the top of the rectangular parallelepiped portion 103. Then, in the rectangular parallelepiped portion 103, the source region and the drain are provided on both sides of the gate electrode. An in region is formed, and a channel is formed in a portion below the insulating film 104 below the gate electrode.
- the channel width corresponds to twice the height h of the rectangular parallelepiped portion 103, and the gate length corresponds to the width L of the gate electrode 105.
- the rectangular parallelepiped portion 103 is formed by forming a groove by anisotropically etching the silicon wafer substrate 101 and leaving the groove inside the groove.
- the gate electrode 105 is provided on the insulating film 102 formed in the groove so as to straddle the rectangular parallelepiped portion 103.
- an SOI substrate including a silicon wafer substrate 111, an insulating layer 112, and a silicon single crystal layer is prepared, and the silicon single crystal layer is patterned to form a rectangular parallelepiped portion 113.
- a gate electrode 115 is provided on the exposed insulating layer 112 so as to straddle the rectangular parallelepiped portion 113.
- a source region and a drain region are formed on both sides of the gate electrode, and a channel is formed on a portion below the insulating film 114 below the gate electrode.
- the channel width corresponds to the sum of twice the height a of the rectangular parallelepiped portion 113 and its width b
- the gate length corresponds to the width L of the gate electrode 115.
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-118255 discloses, for example, a plurality of rectangular semiconductor portions (convex semiconductor layers 213) as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (c).
- FIN type FETs have been disclosed.
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3A
- FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 3A.
- This FIN-type FET has a plurality of convex semiconductor layers 213 formed by a part of a metal layer 211 of a silicon substrate 210, these are arranged in parallel with each other, and straddle a central portion of these convex semiconductor layers.
- a gate electrode 216 is provided.
- the upper surface force of the insulating film 214 is formed along the side surface of each convex semiconductor layer 213.
- An insulating film 218 is interposed between each convex semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, and a channel 215 is formed in the convex semiconductor layer below the gate electrode.
- a source Z drain region 217 is formed, and in a region 212 below the source Z drain region 217, a high concentration impurity layer (punch through stopper layer) is provided.
- upper wirings 229 and 230 are provided via an interlayer insulating film 226, and each upper wiring is connected to the source / drain region 207 and the gate electrode 216 by each contact plug 228.
- Patent Document 3 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-263473 describes an example in which a FIN type FET is applied to some of the transistors (transistors having a word line as a gate) constituting an SRAM memory cell. I have. Non-patent document 1 (Fu-Liang Yang et al, International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2003, p.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device including an SRAM using a FIN type FET, which has high density and excellent element characteristics.
- the present invention includes the embodiments described in the following items (1) to (31).
- a semiconductor device having an SRAM cell unit including a pair of first and second drive transistors, a pair of first and second load transistors, and a pair of first and second access transistors,
- Each of the transistors has a semiconductor layer protruding upward with respect to the base plane, a gate electrode extending on opposite sides of the semiconductor layer so as to straddle the semiconductor layer, and a gate electrode extending between the gate electrode and the semiconductor layer.
- each of the first and second drive transistors has a channel width wider than a channel width of at least one of the load transistor and the access transistor.
- each of the first and second driving transistors has a channel width wider than a channel width of each of the access transistors.
- the first and second drive transistors are each provided in one transistor.
- Each of the first and second drive transistors and the first and second access transistors has a plurality of the semiconductor layers in one transistor, and the number of the semiconductor layers is equal to each of the load transistors. 5.
- a height of a semiconductor layer of the drive transistor in a direction perpendicular to a substrate plane is higher than a height of a semiconductor layer forming each of the access transistors.
- Each of the first and second drive transistors and the first and second access transistors has a height in a direction perpendicular to a substrate plane of a semiconductor layer of the transistor, and constitutes each of the load transistors. 7.
- Each of the semiconductor layers constituting the transistor in the SRAM cell unit is arranged so that its longitudinal direction is along the first direction
- the semiconductor layer of the other transistor is located on the center line along the first direction of the semiconductor layer of one transistor in any of the transistors corresponding to each other.
- the semiconductor layer constituting the transistor in the SRAM cell unit has a width in a second direction parallel to a substrate plane equal to each other and perpendicular to the first direction, and 9.
- the semiconductor device according to item 8 wherein the center lines along one direction are arranged so that an interval between the center lines is an integral multiple of a minimum interval among these intervals.
- the first drive transistor has a semiconductor layer disposed on a center line along a first direction of the semiconductor layer of the first access transistor
- the second drive transistor has a first layer of the semiconductor layer of the second access transistor. Having a semiconductor layer disposed on a center line along the direction,
- the first load transistor has a semiconductor layer adjacent to the semiconductor layer of the first drive transistor.
- the second load transistor has a semiconductor layer adjacent to the semiconductor layer of the second drive transistor,
- the first load transistor and the second load transistor are arranged such that the distance between the center line of the semiconductor layer of the first load transistor and the center line of the semiconductor layer of the second load transistor has the minimum distance. 10.
- the first load transistor has a semiconductor layer disposed on a center line along a first direction of the semiconductor layer of the first access transistor, and the second load transistor has a first layer of the semiconductor layer of the second access transistor. Having a semiconductor layer disposed on a center line along the direction,
- the first drive transistor has a semiconductor layer adjacent to the semiconductor layer of the first load transistor
- the second drive transistor has a semiconductor layer adjacent to the semiconductor layer of the second load transistor
- the first driving transistor and the second driving transistor are arranged such that the distance between the center line of the semiconductor layer of the first driving transistor and the center line of the semiconductor layer of the second driving transistor has the minimum distance. 10.
- the access transistor of one SRAM cell unit and the access transistor of the other SRAM cell unit are arranged adjacent to each other, and the semiconductor of one access transistor Any one of paragraphs 9 to 12, wherein the distance between the center line along the first direction of the layer and the center line along the first direction of the semiconductor layer of the other access transistor is at least twice the minimum distance.
- the gate electrode of the first drive transistor and the gate electrode of the first load transistor are formed of a first wiring along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and are connected to the gate electrode of the second drive transistor.
- the gate electrode of the second load transistor is configured by a second wiring extending in the second direction
- the gate electrode of the first access transistor is configured by a third wiring disposed on a center line of the second wiring in the second direction.
- the gate electrode of the second access transistor is constituted by a fourth wiring arranged on a center line along the second direction of the first wiring, wherein the semiconductor device according to any one of Items 8 to 13 apparatus.
- a line contact is placed on one line of one cell unit boundary along the second direction;
- the ground line contact connected to the source region of the second drive transistor, the power supply line contact connected to the source region of the second load transistor, and the bit line contact connected to the source / drain region of the first access transistor extend in the second direction.
- Each of the ground line contact, the power supply line contact, and the bit line contact has a width in the second direction wider than the width of the semiconductor layer below the gate electrode in the second direction, and is integrated with the semiconductor layer.
- Item 16 The semiconductor device according to any one of Items 8 to 15, which is connected to the formed pad semiconductor layer.
- each of the semiconductor layers constituting the transistor in the SRAM cell unit is constituted by a semiconductor layer provided on an insulating layer. apparatus.
- the semiconductor layers constituting the transistor are each composed of a semiconductor layer provided on an insulating layer,
- the first driving transistor has a semiconductor layer formed integrally with the semiconductor layer of the first access transistor and the semiconductor layer of the first load transistor
- the second driving transistor has a semiconductor layer and a second layer of the second access transistor. 2 Integrated with the semiconductor layer of the load transistor 18.
- the semiconductor device according to any one of items 8 to 17, having a semiconductor layer provided.
- the semiconductor layers constituting the transistor are each composed of a semiconductor layer provided on an insulating layer,
- the semiconductor layer of the first driving transistor, the semiconductor layer of the first load transistor, and the semiconductor layer of the first access transistor are formed integrally, and the first conductive type region and the second conductive type region are formed.
- a first semiconductor layer region having a junction, a semiconductor layer of a second drive transistor, a semiconductor layer of a second load transistor, and a semiconductor layer of a second access transistor are integrally formed, and the first conductivity type region and the A second semiconductor layer region having a junction with the 2 conductivity type region;
- a first node contact connected to the drain region of the first drive transistor and the drain region of the first load transistor is connected on the first semiconductor layer region, and the drain region of the second drive transistor and the drain of the second load transistor 18.
- Each of the semiconductor layers constituting the transistor in the SRAM cell unit is constituted by a part of a semiconductor substrate, and projects from an upper surface of an isolation insulating film provided on the semiconductor substrate. 18.
- a gate electrode material is deposited, and the gate electrode material deposited film is patterned to form a gate electrode extending along the second direction on both side surfaces opposed to each other with an upper force so as to straddle the long semiconductor layer.
- a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising a step of forming a source Z drain region by introducing an impurity into the long semiconductor layer.
- (23) The semiconductor device according to item 22, wherein the semiconductor layer pattern is formed to be line-symmetric with respect to each of four sides of a rectangular unit boundary corresponding to an SRAM cell unit boundary. Production method.
- a part of the strip pattern is also removed, and a pad half having a width in the second direction wider than the width of the long semiconductor layer in the second direction.
- the semiconductor layers of the first and second access transistors are arranged so that their longitudinal directions are along the first direction, are adjacently arranged in parallel along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and are arranged in parallel with each other.
- the gate electrode of the access transistor is constituted by a common word line arranged along the second direction so as to intersect with each semiconductor layer of the access transistor,
- the semiconductor layers of the first drive transistor and the first load transistor have their longitudinal directions arranged along the second direction, and are arranged adjacent to each other in parallel along the first direction, and the second drive transistor and the second load transistor.
- the semiconductor layers constituting the transistor are each composed of a semiconductor layer provided on an insulating layer,
- the first drive transistor has a semiconductor layer formed integrally with the semiconductor layer of the first access transistor and the semiconductor layer of the first load transistor
- the second drive transistor has a second drive transistor. 26.
- the semiconductor layers constituting the transistor are each composed of a semiconductor layer provided on an insulating layer,
- the semiconductor layer of the first driving transistor, the semiconductor layer of the first load transistor, and the semiconductor layer of the first access transistor are formed integrally, and the first conductive type region and the second conductive type region are formed.
- a first semiconductor layer region having a junction, a semiconductor layer of a second drive transistor, a semiconductor layer of a second load transistor, and a semiconductor layer of a second access transistor are integrally formed, and the first conductivity type region and the A second semiconductor layer region having a junction with the 2 conductivity type region;
- a first node contact connected to the drain region of the first drive transistor and the drain region of the first load transistor is connected on the first semiconductor layer region, and the drain region of the second drive transistor and the drain of the second load transistor 26.
- the semiconductor device according to claim 25, wherein the second node contact connected to the region is connected to the second semiconductor layer region.
- a semiconductor layer pattern including a semiconductor layer configuring each transistor, a gate wiring pattern force S configuring each gate electrode, and a mirror image relationship having a cell unit boundary as a symmetry axis.
- a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising: forming a source Z drain region in the semiconductor layer.
- the semiconductor layer is partially thinned so that the thickness of the formation region of the access transistor is smaller than the formation region of the drive transistor,
- each semiconductor layer constituting the first and second drive transistors in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the base is higher than the height of the semiconductor layer constituting the first and second access transistors! ⁇
- SRAM cell unit 29 13.
- the semiconductor layer is partially thinned so that the thickness of the load transistor formation region is thinner than the drive transistor and access transistor formation region,
- An SRAM cell in which the height of each semiconductor layer constituting the first and second drive transistors and the first and second access transistors in the direction perpendicular to the substrate plane is higher than the height of the semiconductor layer constituting the first and second load transistors. 31.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a semiconductor device having a high density and excellent element characteristics and having a SRAM structure to which a FIN-type FET is applied.
- FIG. 1 Circuit diagram of SRAM
- FIG. 4 Illustration of the device structure of a FIN type FET applied to the present invention
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory view (plan view) of a basic element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory view (cross-sectional view) of a basic element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory view (cross-sectional view) of a basic element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a method for manufacturing an SRAM structure according to the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is an illustration of a method for manufacturing an SRAM structure according to the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is an illustration of a method for manufacturing an SRAM structure according to the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is an illustration of a method for manufacturing an SRAM structure according to the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 30 is an illustration of a method for manufacturing an SRAM structure according to the present invention.
- FIG. 31 is an illustration of a method for manufacturing an SRAM structure according to the present invention.
- FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- FIG. 35 is an explanatory view of a method for manufacturing an SRAM structure according to the present invention.
- FIG. 36 is an explanatory view (cross-sectional view) of an element structure in SRAM cell units according to the present invention.
- the semiconductor layer projecting vertically upward from the plane of the base constituting the FIN type FET (hereinafter, appropriately referred to as "projecting semiconductor layer”) is formed on the base insulating film 302 on the semiconductor substrate 301 as shown in FIG. Can be used.
- the plane of the base means an arbitrary plane parallel to the substrate, and here means the surface of the base insulating film.
- the base insulating film itself can be used as a substrate.
- a semiconductor pattern is formed by patterning a semiconductor substrate, and a semiconductor layer portion projecting upward with respect to the surface of a separation insulating layer provided between the semiconductor patterns is formed as a FIN type FET. It can be used as a projection semiconductor layer.
- the shape of the projection semiconductor layer of the FIN type FET can be a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape according to the processing accuracy, but may be a shape deformed from the rectangular parallelepiped as long as desired element characteristics can be obtained! .
- the gate electrode extends on both opposing side surfaces from above so as to straddle the projecting semiconductor layer, and is provided between the gate electrode and the projecting semiconductor layer.
- the gate insulating film intervenes. Impurities are introduced into the protruding semiconductor layer under the gate electrode at a relatively low concentration according to a predetermined threshold voltage, and a channel is formed by applying a voltage to the gate electrode.
- the insulating film interposed between each side surface of the protruding semiconductor layer (the surface perpendicular to the plane of the base) and the gate electrode function as a gate insulating film, the opposing side surfaces of the protruding semiconductor layer are formed. Channels can be formed.
- the channel length direction is the longitudinal direction of the protruding semiconductor layer 303, that is, the gate length L direction.
- the source Z drain region 306 is usually formed of a diffusion layer in which a high-concentration impurity is introduced into both sides of the gate electrode of the projecting semiconductor layer 303.
- a so-called Schottky 'source Z drain' transistor may be formed by using a metal for the source Z drain region.
- the FIN type FET according to the present invention has a plurality of protruding semiconductor layers arranged in parallel in one transistor, and the gate electrode is formed by conductor wiring provided over the plurality of protruding semiconductor layers.
- a so-called multi-structure configured may be adopted.
- the element structure of each protruding semiconductor layer can be the same as described above. It is preferable that the widths W (widths in the direction parallel to the substrate plane and in the direction perpendicular to the channel length direction) of the projection semiconductor layers are equal to each other from the viewpoint of uniformity of element characteristics and calorie accuracy.
- the Fin-type MISFET of the present invention is preferably one in which main channels are formed on opposite side surfaces of the protruding semiconductor layer, and the width W of the protruding semiconductor layer below the gate electrode is reduced during operation. It is preferable that the width is such that both sides of the semiconductor layer are completely depleted by the depletion layers formed. Such a configuration is advantageous for improving cutoff characteristics and carrier mobility and reducing the substrate floating effect. As an element structure capable of obtaining such a structure, it is preferable that the width W of the protruding semiconductor layer below the gate electrode is twice or less the height H of the semiconductor layer, or the gate length L or less.
- the width W of the protruding semiconductor layer below the gate electrode is preferably set to 5 nm or more from the viewpoint of processing accuracy and strength, while lOnm or more is more preferable.
- the thickness is preferably set to 60 nm or less, more preferably 30 nm or less.
- Specific dimensions of the FIN type FET in the present invention include, for example, the width W of the projecting semiconductor layer: 5 to 100 nm, the height of the projecting semiconductor layer 11: 20 to 20011111, the gate length L: 10 to: LOOnm, Gate insulating film thickness: l ⁇ 5nm (for SiO)
- the impurity concentration of the channel formation region 0 to: L X 1
- the impurity concentration of the source / drain regions can be appropriately set in the range of 1 ⁇ 10 19 to 1 ⁇ 10 21 cm — 3 .
- the height H of the protruding semiconductor layer means the length of the semiconductor layer portion projecting upward from the surface of the base insulating film or the surface of the isolation insulating film in the direction perpendicular to the substrate plane. Further, the channel formation region is a portion of the protruding semiconductor layer below the gate electrode.
- the material of the base insulating film or the isolation insulating film is not particularly limited as long as it has a desired insulating property.
- Examples include metal oxides such as N and alumina, and organic insulating materials.
- single crystal silicon can be preferably used as a semiconductor for forming the projection semiconductor layer of the FIN type FET.
- a silicon substrate As a substrate under the base insulating film, a silicon substrate can be used.
- the present invention is not limited to a silicon substrate, and the present invention can be configured as long as there is an insulator under the protruding semiconductor layer.
- an insulator under the protruding semiconductor layer For example, there is a structure such as SOS (silicon 'on' sapphire, silicon 'on' spinel) in which the insulator itself under the semiconductor layer becomes a support substrate.
- the insulating support substrate include quartz and A1N substrates in addition to the above SOS.
- a semiconductor layer can be provided on these supporting substrates by a SOI (silicon on insulator) manufacturing technique (laminating step and thin film forming step).
- a conductor having a desired conductivity and work function can be used.
- a conductor having a desired conductivity and work function can be used.
- the material include impurity-doped semiconductors such as crystalline SiC, metals such as Mo, W, and Ta, metal nitrides such as TiN and WN, and silicide compounds such as cobalt silicide, nickel silicide, platinum silicide, and erbium silicide.
- the structure of the gate electrode is not limited to a single-layer film, and a stacked structure of a stacked film of a polycrystalline silicon film and a metal film, a stacked film of metal films, a stacked film of a polycrystalline silicon film and a silicide film, or the like is used. be able to.
- the gate insulating film in the present invention an SiO film or a SiON film can be used.
- High-K film A so-called high dielectric insulating film (High-K film) may be used.
- the High-K film include metal oxide films such as TaO film, AlO film, LaO film, HfO film, ZrO film, HfSiO, Zr
- a composite metal oxide represented by a composition formula such as SiO, HfA10, and ZrAlO can be given.
- the gate insulating film may have a laminated structure.
- a silicon-containing oxide film such as SiO or HfSiO is formed on a semiconductor layer such as silicon, and a high-K film is provided thereon.
- a memory cell unit of an SRAM suitable for the present invention has a circuit shown in the circuit diagram of FIG. 1, and includes a pair of drive transistors D and D, a pair of load transistors L and L, and a pair of access transistors.
- Transistors A and A total 6 transistors are arranged.
- A is of the first conductivity type (eg, n-channel type),
- Load transistors L, L are field-effect transistors of the second conductivity type (for example, p-channel type).
- a flip-flop circuit as an information storage unit to be stored is configured.
- This flip-flop circuit is composed of a pair of CMOS inverters, and each CMOS inverter is composed of one driving transistor D (D) and one load transistor L (L).
- One of the Z drains is a load transistor L (L)
- the gates of the driving transistor D1 and the load transistor L constituting one CMOS inverter are connected to the driving transistor D and the load transistor constituting the other CMOS inverter.
- a reference voltage (eg, GND) is supplied to the sources of the driving transistors D and D, and the load transistors are driven.
- a power supply voltage (VDD) is supplied to the sources of the transistors L and L.
- the access transistor when the access transistor is turned on and data is read, data is likely to be destroyed. Data is destroyed when access transistor is on
- the amount of noise required for noise reduction is called the noise margin, and the larger the noise, the higher the noise immunity.
- the noise margin In order to increase the noise 'margin, it is desirable to make the driving capability of the driving transistor larger than the driving capability of the access transistor.
- the operating speed of the SRAM increases as the driving capability of the driving transistor and the access transistor increases. Therefore, from the viewpoint of operating speed, it is desirable to increase the driving capability of the driving transistor and the access transistor.
- the present invention provides a technology that can set the driving capability of each transistor in consideration of the required operation speed and noise resistance and obtain desired SRAM element characteristics.
- One of the main features of the present invention is that in each SRAM cell, a FIN type FET is applied to each transistor, and drive transistors D and D are load transistors (L, L) and D, respectively.
- the driving capability can be increased. Also, the channel width of the driving transistors D and D
- the mode having the above-mentioned structure there are a mode (A) in which the number of protruding semiconductor layers forming one transistor differs between transistors in an SRAM cell unit, and a mode in which a protruding semiconductor layer forms between transistors in an SRAM cell unit.
- the form (B) in which the heights of the layers are different can be mentioned.
- Transistor has a plurality of protruding semiconductor layers, and the number of protruding semiconductor layers forming one transistor is larger than the number of protruding semiconductor layers forming each load transistor L, L
- Driving transistors D and D are each a protruding semiconductor layer in one transistor.
- the driving transistors D and D and the access transistors A and A are each The height H in the direction perpendicular to the base plane of the projection semiconductor layer of the transistor is higher than the height of the projection semiconductor layer forming each load transistor;
- Driving transistors D and D are the protruding semiconductor layers of the driving transistor, respectively.
- one transistor has a plurality of projecting semiconductor layers using a side surface in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the base as a channel width. Due to the multi-structure, the required planar area per channel width can be reduced, which is advantageous for miniaturization. Also, in the form having this multi-structure, when a plurality of types of transistors having different channel widths are provided in an SRAM cell unit, a desired channel width can be set by changing the number of projecting semiconductor layers in one transistor. Therefore, manufacturing is easy. In addition, since the channel width can be controlled by the number of projecting semiconductors having the same shape while keeping the height of the projecting semiconductor layer constant, the uniformity of element characteristics can be improved.
- the base of the projecting semiconductor layer is The channel width can be controlled by the height of the protruding semiconductor layer using the side surface in the direction perpendicular to the flat surface as the channel width, so that the required planar area per channel width can be reduced and the fineness can be reduced. It is advantageous for conversion.
- the ratio of the height of the protruding semiconductor layers having different heights can be appropriately set according to the desired device characteristics.For example, the ratio of the height of the high semiconductor layer to the height of the low protruding semiconductor layer is 1. It can be set in the range of 2 to 5 times, and typically it can be set in the range of 1.5 to 3 times. If the ratio is too low, desired characteristics cannot be obtained, and if it is too high, the uniformity of device characteristics may be reduced.
- an SRAM structure suitable for the present invention can be obtained by taking any one of the above-mentioned (Al), (A-2), (B-1) and (B-2). .
- FIG. 5 is a plan view
- FIG. 6 (a) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′
- FIG. 6 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB ′
- FIG. 6 (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC ′
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line DD ′.
- the side wall insulating film 508 is omitted
- the vertical dashed lines on both the left and right sides indicate cell unit boundaries.
- n-channel type driving transistors D and D, and p-channel type load transistor L are placed on insulating layer 502 provided on semiconductor substrate 501.
- the semiconductor layer portion of the nMOS region is an ⁇ -type region, and the semiconductor layer portion of the pMOS region is a P-type region.
- One driving transistor D includes a protruding semiconductor layer 511D, a gate electrode 512 extending on both side surfaces of the protruding semiconductor layer 511D so as to extend over the protruding semiconductor layer 511D, and the gate electrode 512 and the protruding semiconductor layer. It has a gate insulating film 505 interposed between 511D and a source Z drain region provided on both sides of the gate electrode of the projecting semiconductor layer 511D (FIG. 6 (a)). In this example, the cap insulating film 504 is provided between the upper portion of the projecting semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, and a channel is not formed on the upper surface of the projecting semiconductor layer. Other transistors also have cap insulating films. The other driving transistor D has a protrusion semiconductor layer 511D, a gate electrode 512 extending on both side surfaces of the protruding semiconductor layer 511D so as to extend over the protruding semiconductor layer 511D, and the gate electrode 512 and the protruding semiconductor layer. It has a
- a gate electrode 522 extending on both sides facing the upper force so as to straddle the projecting semiconductor layer 521D, a gate insulating film 505 interposed between the gate electrode 522 and the projecting semiconductor layer 521D, It has a source Z drain region provided on both sides of the gate electrode of layer 521D.
- One load transistor L includes a protruding semiconductor layer 511L, a gate electrode 512 extending on both side surfaces of the protruding semiconductor layer 511L, the upper force of which also opposes the protruding semiconductor layer 511L. It has a gate insulating film 505 interposed between the 511L and a source Z drain region provided on both sides of the gate electrode of the protruding semiconductor layer 511L (FIGS. 6A and 6C). The other load transistor L has a protrusion semiconductor layer 521L and straddles the protrusion semiconductor layer 521L.
- the gate electrode 522 extends from the upper portion to the opposite side surfaces, the gate insulating film 505 interposed between the gate electrode 522 and the projecting semiconductor layer 521L, and the gate electrode 522 is provided on both sides of the gate electrode of the projecting semiconductor layer 521L. It has a source Z drain region.
- One access transistor A has a protruding semiconductor layer 511A, a gate electrode 513 extending on both side surfaces facing the protruding semiconductor layer 511A and also having an upper force, and the gate electrode 513 and the protruding semiconductor layer 511. It has a gate insulating film 505 interposed between A, and a source Z drain region provided on both sides of the gate electrode of the projecting semiconductor layer 511A.
- the other access transistor A has a protruding semiconductor layer 521A and the protruding semiconductor layer 521A.
- a gate electrode 523 extending from both sides to the opposite side surfaces, a gate insulating film 505 interposed between the gate electrode 523 and the projecting semiconductor layer 521A, and a source Z provided on both sides of the gate electrode of the projecting semiconductor layer 521A. It has a drain region (FIG. 6 (a)).
- Each transistor constituting the SRAM may have a structure shown in FIG. FIG. 36 shows a cross-sectional structure corresponding to FIG. 6A, in which a gate insulating film and a gate electrode are formed over the lower surface of the protruding semiconductor layer.
- the lower surface of the protruding semiconductor layer can also be used as a channel, and the driving capability of the transistor can be improved.
- This structure is achieved, for example, by forming the gate insulating film and the gate electrode after the insulating layer 502 is isotropically etched with hydrofluoric acid or the like using the protruding semiconductor layer as a mask and receded below the protruding semiconductor layer. Obtainable.
- the drive transistor D is connected to a ground line (GND) via a contact plug 514c connected to a pad semiconductor layer 514 formed integrally with the source region protrusion semiconductor layer 511D.
- the drain region is connected to the drive transistor D and the drive transistor D via a contact plug 519c connected to the first node semiconductor layer 519 formed integrally with the projecting semiconductor layer 511D.
- the load transistor L has a source region connected to a power supply line VDD (upper wiring 60 lg) via a contact plug 515c connected to a pad semiconductor layer 515 formed integrally with the protruding semiconductor layer 511L.
- the drain region is connected to the driving transistor D and the gate electrode 522 of the load transistor L via a contact plug 519c connected to the first node semiconductor layer 519 formed integrally with the protruding semiconductor layer 511L.
- the access transistor 8 is connected to the bit line BL (upper wiring 601 c) via a contact plug 516 c connected to the pad semiconductor layer 516 formed integrally with the protruding semiconductor layer 511 A of the source Z drain region.
- the other of the source Z drain region is connected to the gate electrodes 522 of the driving transistor D and the load transistor L via a contact plug 519c connected to the first node semiconductor layer 519 formed integrally with the projecting semiconductor layer 511A.
- the driving transistor D is formed integrally with the protruding semiconductor layer 521D.
- the drain region is connected to the gate electrode 512 of the driving transistor D and the load transistor L via the contact plug 529c connected to the second node semiconductor layer 529 formed integrally with the protruding semiconductor layer 521D.
- the load transistor L has a source region formed integrally with the protruding semiconductor layer 521L.
- the power supply line VDD (upper wiring 601d) is connected through a contact plug 525c connected to the nod semiconductor layer 525.
- the drain region is connected to the driving transistor D and the gate electrode 512 of the load transistor L via a contact plug 529c connected to the second node semiconductor layer 529 formed integrally with the protruding semiconductor layer 521L.
- the access transistor A has one source of the source Z drain region.
- the other of the source Z drain region is connected to the gate electrode 512 of the driving transistor D and the load transistor L via a contact plug 529c connected to the second node semiconductor layer 529 formed integrally with the protruding semiconductor layer 521A.
- the gate electrodes of the driving transistor D and the load transistor L are formed of a common gate wiring 512, and are connected to a pad electrode 517 having a width larger than the width of the gate electrode (gate length L). And upper layer wiring 601a to second node semiconductor layer 529.
- the gate electrodes of the driving transistor D and the load transistor L are connected to a common gate wiring 5
- the gate electrode 513 of the access transistor A is arranged such that the longitudinal center line of the gate electrode 513 coincides with the longitudinal center line of the gate wiring 522, and the width of the gate electrode (gate length) ) Connected to a word line WL via a contact plug 518c connected to a pad electrode 518 having a wider width.
- the gate electrode 523 of the access transistor A is located in the longitudinal direction of the gate electrode 523.
- the core line is arranged so as to coincide with the center line in the longitudinal direction of the gate wiring 512, and is connected to the pad electrode 528 having a width larger than the width (gate length) of the gate electrode. Connected to WL (upper wiring 601b).
- adjacent SRAM cell units have a mirror image relationship with the cell unit boundary as the axis of symmetry.
- the semiconductor layer pattern forming the protruding semiconductor layer, the wiring pattern forming the gate electrode, and the contact layout have line symmetry (mirror) with each of the four sides of the cell unit boundary as the axis of symmetry.
- U ⁇ is preferred to be arranged to be inverted.
- a high-density SRAM cell unit can be formed. Further, for example, by adopting the following layout configuration shown in FIG. 5, manufacturing is easy and high accuracy is achieved. A formable SRAM structure can be obtained.
- Each of the protruding semiconductor layers constituting each transistor in the SRAM cell unit has a longer direction (channel length direction) in the first direction (upper and lower vertical directions in FIG. 5, that is, in the direction of the CC ′ line). And the intervals between the center lines of the protruding semiconductor layers along the first direction are arranged so as to be an integral multiple of the minimum interval among these intervals.
- These protruding semiconductor layers have the same width W (Wa). The minimum distance is defined as the center line of the protrusion semiconductor layer of one load transistor L and the protrusion line of the other load transistor L.
- the distance from the center line of the 12 semiconductor layer has a minimum distance Rmin.
- the center line of the projecting semiconductor layer is defined as the longitudinal direction of the projecting semiconductor layer passing through the midpoint of the width W of the projecting semiconductor layer (width in the direction parallel to the base plane and perpendicular to the channel length direction). ).
- any of these protruding semiconductor layers is adjacent to the SRAM cell in the first direction. It is desirable that the center line of the projecting semiconductor layer of one transistor between the corresponding transistors and the center line of the projecting semiconductor layer of the other transistor be on one line between the corresponding transistors. Sufficient effects can be obtained if the deviation is not more than 20%, preferably not more than 10% of the above minimum interval.
- one drive transistor D has a semiconductor layer formed integrally with the projecting semiconductor layer of one access transistor A and arranged on the center line of the projecting semiconductor layer. And the other drive transistor D is connected to the other access transistor.
- One load transistor L has a semiconductor layer adjacent to the protruding semiconductor layer of one drive transistor D, and the other load transistor L
- Each interval is at least twice the minimum interval Rmin.
- the distance between the center line of the semiconductor layer of one transistor and the center line of the semiconductor layer of the other transistor is between the access transistors adjacent to each other.
- it is less than three times.
- the power line contact 525c connected to the source region of the star L and the other access transistor
- bit line contact 516c connecting to the source / drain region of the transistor A is arranged on one line of the other cell unit boundary along the second direction.
- the protruding semiconductor layer of each transistor is provided on the insulating layer 502.
- the following structure can be employed. That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, in one SRAM cell unit, one drive transistor D is formed integrally with the semiconductor layer 511A of one access transistor A and the semiconductor layer 511L of one load transistor L.
- the other driving transistor D includes the semiconductor layers 521A and 521A of the other access transistor A.
- the semiconductor layer 511D of the driving transistor D1, the semiconductor layer 511L of the load transistor L, and the semiconductor layer 511A of the access transistor A are formed integrally, and the pn region between the p-type region and the n-type region is formed.
- a second node semiconductor layer 529 having a pn junction 529j with the region can be provided.
- the semiconductor layer forming the protruding semiconductor layer of each transistor is provided on the insulating layer, the p-type region and the n-type region are directly joined to form the drain of the drive transistor. And the drain of the load transistor can be directly connected. p-type territory The region and the n-type region can be electrically shorted by the silicide layer 509. As a result, the SRAM cell unit area can be reduced.
- a structure having a p-type region below the semiconductor layer it is necessary to interpose an insulating isolation region between the p-type region and the n-type region, and the area increases accordingly. With the above structure, it is not necessary to provide such an isolation insulating region, so that high density can be achieved.
- the node contact 519c connected to the upper wiring 601h is connected on the first node semiconductor layer 519, and the second node contact 529c connected to the upper wiring is connected to the second node semiconductor layer 529c.
- the first and second node semiconductor layers also function as contact pad layers. Therefore, according to this configuration, it is possible to secure a sufficient node contact region while increasing the density.
- a silicon substrate has a buried insulating film (base insulating film) that also has SiO force,
- An SOI substrate having a semiconductor layer on which a single-crystal silicon is also formed is prepared.
- a sacrificial oxide film is formed on the semiconductor layer of the SOI substrate, and an impurity for forming a channel region is ion-implanted through the sacrificial oxide film.
- a cap insulating film is formed on the semiconductor layer.
- the introduction of impurities for forming the channel region is performed by oblique ion implantation, Halo implantation, or the like after the patterning of the semiconductor layer.
- FIG. 8 shows the state at this time.
- 8 (a) and 8 (b) are plan views
- FIG. 8 (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA ′
- FIG. 8 (d) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB ′.
- the region surrounded by oblique lines in FIG. 8B indicates a region where a semiconductor layer is removed in a later step.
- reference numeral 501 denotes a semiconductor substrate
- reference numeral 502 denotes a buried insulating film
- reference numeral 503 denotes a semiconductor layer
- reference numerals 503a and 503b denote long semiconductor layers
- reference numeral 504 denotes a cap insulating film.
- the long semiconductor layer 503a constitutes a projection semiconductor layer of the FIN type FET, and the long semiconductor layer 503b is a dummy semiconductor layer to be removed in a later step.
- These long semiconductor layers 503a, 5 The semiconductor layer pattern 503 including 03b is formed to be line-symmetric (mirror inversion) with each of the four sides of the cell unit boundary corresponding to the SRAM cell unit boundary as the axis of symmetry. By forming such a pattern having a high periodicity, a fine pattern can be formed with high accuracy in this pattern region.
- the strip-shaped semiconductor layer portions 503c and 503d orthogonal to the long semiconductor layers 503a and 503b are partially removed in a later step, and the remaining portion becomes a pad semiconductor layer to be brought into contact with a contact plug.
- Pad semiconductor layers for ground line contacts, power supply line contacts, and bit line contacts are formed from the band-shaped semiconductor layer portion 503c, and pad semiconductor layers outside the storage node contour are formed from the band-shaped semiconductor layer portion 503d.
- the width Wb of these band-shaped semiconductor layers in the first direction is preferably set wider than the width Wa of the long semiconductor layer in the second direction in order to secure a sufficient contact region.
- FIG. 9 (a) is a plan view
- FIG. 9 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC '
- FIG. 9 (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A'
- FIG. 9 (d) is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B '. is there.
- the vertical dashed lines on the left and right sides indicate cell unit boundaries.
- the remaining long semiconductor layer 503a constitutes the protruding semiconductor layer of the FIN type FET, and the remaining band-like semiconductor layer 503c serves as a ground line contact, a power supply line contact, and a bit line contact.
- a pad semiconductor layer is formed, and the remaining band-shaped semiconductor layer portion 503d forms a pad semiconductor layer outside the storage node contour.
- a gate electrode material is deposited, and a gate electrode is formed by lithography and dry etching.
- a gate electrode is formed by lithography and dry etching.
- polysilicon is deposited, followed by lithography and ion implantation to drop n-type impurities (phosphorous, arsenic, etc.) in the nMOS region and p-type impurities (boron, etc.) in the pMOS region, followed by lithography and dry
- a gate wiring is formed by etching.
- an n-type polysilicon gate can be formed in the nMOS region and a p-type polysilicon gate can be formed in the pMOS region.
- an impurity is introduced from the side surface of the long semiconductor layer by oblique ion implantation into the plane of the base to form an extension doped region.
- nM N-type impurities phosphorus, arsenic, etc.
- p-type impurities boron, etc.
- a halo implantation for ion-implanting an impurity having a conductivity type opposite to that of the extension dope region may be performed.
- FIG. 10 shows the state at this time.
- 10 (a) is a plan view
- FIG. 10 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC ′
- FIG. 10 (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′
- FIG. 10 (d) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB ′. is there.
- the vertical dashed lines on both the left and right sides indicate cell unit boundaries.
- Numerals 512, 513, 522, and 523 in the figure denote gate wirings
- numeral 506 denotes an extension dope region.
- an insulating film is deposited on the entire surface, and then etched back by anisotropic etching to form a sidewall insulating film.
- the cap insulating film 504 is also removed by etching to expose the upper surface of the semiconductor layer other than under the sidewall insulating film.
- a source Z drain diffusion region is formed by ion implantation perpendicular to the plane of the base.
- n-type impurity in the nMOS region phosphorus, arsenic, etc.
- the P M OS region to introduce a p-type impurity (such as boron).
- the extension dope region which does not overlap with the source Z drain diffusion region, becomes an extension region, and V, a so-called LDD (Lightly Doped Drain) structure is formed.
- FIG. 11 shows the state at this time.
- Fig. 11 (a) is a plan view
- Fig. 11 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C '
- Fig. 11 (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A'
- Fig. 11 (d) is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B '. It is.
- FIGS. L l (b) to (d) the vertical broken lines on the left and right sides indicate cell unit boundaries.
- reference numeral 508 denotes a sidewall insulating film
- 506 denotes an extension region
- 507 denotes a source / drain diffusion region. Note that only the portion of the sidewall insulating film 508 in FIG.
- a silicide layer 509 such as nickel silicide is formed on the source Z drain diffusion region and the gate wiring (gate electrode).
- a series of steps of a step of forming an interlayer insulating film, a step of forming a contact plug, and a step of forming a wiring are performed twice or more to obtain a predetermined SRAM structure.
- the state at this time is shown in FIGS. Although only one layer of the upper layer wiring is shown in these figures, the upper layer wiring is actually composed of a plurality of layers vertically and horizontally crossing each other via an interlayer insulating film.
- FIGS. 12 to 14 show the case where the number of projecting semiconductor layers constituting the drive transistor is two, and the number of projecting semiconductor layers constituting the access transistor and the load transistor is one.
- FIG. 12 (a) is a semiconductor layer pattern corresponding to FIG. 8 (a).
- FIG. 8 (a) shows an area corresponding to one SRAM cell unit, but
- FIGS. 12 to 14 show an area corresponding to a total of four SRAM cell units in two columns each in the vertical and horizontal directions.
- the dotted line in the figure indicates the cell unit boundary.
- FIG. 12 (b) shows the semiconductor layer pattern shown in FIG. 12 (a) with a pattern indicating a removed region of the semiconductor layer superimposed thereon.
- the SRAM structure shown in FIG. 13 (b) is formed through a process similar to the above-described manufacturing method. Can be. According to this structure, a noise margin can be increased, and a semiconductor device having excellent noise resistance can be provided.
- Both ends of the active semiconductor layer are integrally connected to each other via the semiconductor layer.
- a contact plug (GND) is connected on the semiconductor layer on one source region side.
- the other semiconductor layer on the drain region side is formed integrally with the node semiconductor layer (519, 529), and is connected to a contact plug (N, N).
- FIG. 14 shows the structure shown in FIG. 13 (b) except for the structure on the source side of the drive transistors (D, D).
- FIG. 19 is a plan view of an SRAM device structure having a structure similar to that of the first embodiment.
- the source region sides of the two projecting semiconductor layers constituting the driving transistor are separated from each other, and the semiconductor layers on the source region side are connected by buried conductor wirings (1401, 1402).
- This buried conductor wiring is connected to a ground line (GND) and also serves as a contact plug.
- the buried conductor wiring is formed by providing an opening in the interlayer insulating film in a groove shape along the second direction, exposing semiconductor layers to be connected to each other in the opening, and embedding a conductive material in the opening. Can be formed.
- two projecting semiconductor layers constituting the source of the driving transistor are used. It is also possible to adopt a structure in which contact plugs are respectively connected.
- FIG. 12 (a) shows a semiconductor layer pattern corresponding to FIG. 8 (a).
- the semiconductor layer is continuous on the cell unit boundary in the second direction, On the other hand, it is discontinuous in Fig. 12 (a).
- a portion to be removed or an unnecessary portion in the step of removing the semiconductor layer after the step of forming the semiconductor layer pattern is appropriately set beforehand in the pattern forming step as long as a desired effect can be obtained. Remove it!
- FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 show the case where the number of the projection semiconductor layers constituting the driving transistor and the access transistor is two, and the number of the projection semiconductor layers constituting the load transistor is two.
- FIG. 15A is a semiconductor layer pattern corresponding to FIG. 8A.
- FIG. 8 (a) shows an area corresponding to one SRAM cell unit, while FIGS. 15 and 16 show an area corresponding to a total of four SRAM cell units in two columns each in the vertical and horizontal directions. The dotted line in the figure indicates the cell unit boundary.
- FIG. 15 (b) shows the semiconductor layer pattern shown in FIG. 15 (a) with a pattern indicating a removed region of the semiconductor layer superimposed thereon. Unnecessary portions of the semiconductor layer pattern are removed to form the semiconductor layer pattern shown in FIG. 16A, and then the SRAM structure shown in FIG. 16B is formed through a process similar to the above-described manufacturing method. be able to. According to this structure, a semiconductor device having excellent driving capability can be provided.
- FIGS. 17 and 18 show the case where the number of the protruding semiconductor layers constituting the driving transistor is three, the number of the protruding semiconductor layers constituting the access transistor is two, and the number of the protruding semiconductor layers constituting the load transistor is one Is shown.
- FIG. 17A shows a semiconductor layer pattern corresponding to FIG. 8A.
- FIG. 8 (a) shows an area corresponding to one SRAM cell unit.
- FIGS. 17 and 18 show an area corresponding to a total of four SRAM cell units in two columns each in the vertical and horizontal directions. Dotted lines in the figure indicate cell unit boundaries.
- FIG. 17B shows the semiconductor layer pattern shown in FIG. 17A overlaid with a pattern indicating a region where the semiconductor layer has been removed.
- Unnecessary portions of the semiconductor layer pattern are removed to form the semiconductor layer pattern shown in FIG. 18A, and then the SRAM structure shown in FIG. 18B is formed through a process similar to the above-described manufacturing method. be able to. According to this structure, it is possible to provide a semiconductor device having excellent driving capability and excellent noise resistance.
- FIG. 19 (a) is a semiconductor layer pattern corresponding to FIG. 8 (a).
- FIG. 8A shows an area corresponding to one SRAM cell unit.
- FIGS. 19 and 20 show an area corresponding to a total of four SRAM cell units in two columns in each of the vertical and horizontal directions. The dotted line in the figure indicates the cell unit boundary.
- FIG. 19B shows the semiconductor layer pattern shown in FIG. 19A overlaid with a pattern showing the removed region of the semiconductor layer.
- Figs. 21 and 22 show the case where the number of projecting semiconductor layers constituting the driving transistor is two and the number of projecting semiconductor layers constituting the access transistor and the load transistor is one, respectively.
- the structure is the same as in FIGS. 12 and 13, except for the spacing.
- two long semiconductor layers between the long semiconductor layer (projection semiconductor layer) forming the drive transistor and the long semiconductor layer (projection semiconductor layer) forming the load transistor are removed.
- the distance between the center line of the protruding semiconductor layer forming the driving transistor and the center line of the protruding semiconductor layer forming the load transistor is three times the minimum distance Rmin.
- FIGS. 23 and 24 show the case where the number of the projecting semiconductor layers constituting the driving transistor is two and the number of the projecting semiconductor layers constituting the access transistor and the load transistor is one, and the semiconductor constituting the projecting semiconductor layer is shown in FIGS. Except for the different layer pattern, the structure is the same as in FIGS.
- the semiconductor layer pattern (line and space pattern) shown in FIG. 23 (a) does not have a pattern in the second direction that intersects the long semiconductor layer in the first direction, and has a long semiconductor layer over the entire SRAM formation region. It consists only of striped patterns with layers arranged at equal intervals.
- FIG. 23 (b) shows the semiconductor layer pattern shown in FIG.
- the pattern showing the area is superimposed, and unnecessary portions of the semiconductor layer pattern are removed to form a semiconductor layer pattern shown in FIG. 24 (a), and then a process similar to the above-described manufacturing method is performed. Through this, the SRAM structure shown in FIG. 24B can be formed.
- the source regions of the two protruding semiconductor layers constituting the driving transistor are connected by buried conductor wirings (2411, 2421). This buried conductor wiring is connected to the ground line (GND) and also serves as a contact plug.
- the drain regions of the two protruding semiconductor layers constituting the driving transistor and the drain region of the load transistor are connected by buried conductor wiring (2412, 2422). This buried conductor wiring is connected to the upper wiring and also serves as a contact plug of the storage node.
- an opening is formed in the interlayer insulating film in a groove shape along the second direction, semiconductor layers to be connected to each other are exposed in the opening, and a conductive material is buried in the opening.
- a contact plug is connected to each of the semiconductor layers forming the source Z drain of each transistor, and the upper layer wiring is connected via these contact plugs.
- FIGS. 25 to 28 show other examples of the structure of the SRAM device having the structure of the embodiment A.
- FIG. Fig. 25 shows the case where the driving transistor has two projecting semiconductor layers and the access transistor and the load transistor have one projecting semiconductor layer.
- FIG. 27 shows the case where the driving transistor has three projecting semiconductor layers, the access transistor has two projecting semiconductor layers, and the load transistor has three projecting semiconductor layers. The case where there are three protruding semiconductor layers and two protruding semiconductor layers for the access transistor and the load transistor are shown.
- the longitudinal direction (channel length direction) of the projecting semiconductor layers of the pair of access transistors A, A is along the first direction.
- the gate electrodes of a pair of access transistors A and A are connected to these access transistors. And a common word line arranged along the second direction so as to intersect with each of the protruding semiconductor layers.
- the protruding semiconductor layers of one of the driving transistors and one of the load transistors have their longitudinal directions arranged along the second direction, are arranged side by side in the first direction, and are arranged in parallel, and the other driving transistors D and The other load transistor
- the protruding semiconductor layer of the data L has its longitudinal direction arranged along the second direction and extends along the first direction.
- One drive transistor D has a semiconductor layer formed integrally with the protrusion semiconductor layer of one access transistor A and the protrusion semiconductor layer of one load transistor L, and the other drive transistor D has Projection semiconductor layer of the other access transistor A
- the semiconductor layer of one driving transistor D, the semiconductor layer of one load transistor L, and the semiconductor layer of one access transistor A are formed integrally, and the p-type A first node semiconductor layer 2 511 having a junction between the region and the n-type region, a semiconductor layer of the other driving transistor D, and a semiconductor of the other load transistor L
- a second node semiconductor layer 2512 having a junction with the mold region can be provided. Then, the first node contact N connected to the drain region of one drive transistor D and the drain region of one load transistor L is connected on the first node semiconductor layer 2511, and the drain region of the other drive transistor D is connected to the other. Connected to the drain region of load transistor L
- the second node contact N can be connected on the second node semiconductor layer 2512.
- the source sides of the plurality of protruding semiconductor layers constituting the drive transistor are connected to each other via the semiconductor layer and the contact plug (GND) is connected. , And this may function as a contact plug. Alternatively, a contact plug may be connected to each source-side semiconductor layer and connected to an upper wiring. Even when the load transistor has a plurality of protruding semiconductor layers, the connection structure on the source side can have the same structure as the above structure.
- the SRAM device structure of this example is similar to that shown in FIGS. Between cell units, a semiconductor layer pattern including a semiconductor layer forming each transistor and a gate wiring pattern forming each gate electrode can be arranged so as to have a mirror image relationship with a cell unit boundary as an axis of symmetry.
- FIG. 29 shows a case where the height of the projecting semiconductor layers of the driving transistors Dl and D2 is higher than the height of any of the projecting semiconductor layers of the other transistors.
- Figure 29 (a) corresponds to Figure 5 (a)
- Figure 29 (b) corresponds to Figure 6 (c)
- Figure 29 (c) corresponds to Figure 6 (a)
- Figure 29 (d) Corresponds to Fig. 6 (b).
- the height of the semiconductor layers 511D, 521D where the semiconductor layer portion surrounded by the thick line is thicker than the other semiconductor layer portions is higher than the height of the other semiconductor layers 511A, 511L, 521A, 52. ing.
- the device structure of this example can be manufactured as follows, for example, as shown in FIGS. First, a buried insulating film (base insulating film) that also produces SiO force on a silicon substrate
- the semiconductor layer is thinned by photolithography and dry etching in a region other than a region surrounded by a hatched band. That is, the pattern region including the formation region of the semiconductor layers 511D and 521D (the region corresponding to the region surrounded by the thick line) is masked, and the semiconductor region of the other region including the formation region of the semiconductor layers 511A, 511L, 521A, and 521L is masked. Dry etch thin layers.
- the semiconductor layer pattern shown in FIG. 31 is formed in the same manner as in the manufacturing method described with reference to FIGS.
- the SRAM device structure shown can be obtained. Note that the dotted line in FIG. 30 (a) indicates a predetermined semiconductor layer pattern to be formed, and FIGS. 31 (a), (b), (c) and (d) show the respective patterns in FIG. 9 (a). , (B), (c) and (d).
- FIG. 32 shows another example of the mode B.
- Figure 32 (a) corresponds to Figure 31 (a), and Figure 32 (b) Corresponds to (a).
- the driving transistors D and D are similar to the aforementioned example shown in FIG.
- the load transistor L has a semiconductor layer formed integrally with the semiconductor layer of the access transistor A and arranged on a center line along the first direction of the semiconductor layer. And the load transistor A
- the driving transistor D has a semiconductor layer adjacent to the semiconductor layer of the load transistor L, and the driving transistor D
- a semiconductor layer adjacent to the semiconductor layer of the load transistor L is provided. Also, the drive transition
- the star D and the driving transistor D correspond to the center line of the semiconductor layer of the driving transistor D.
- the driving transistor D is arranged so that the distance from the center line of the semiconductor layer of the driving transistor D has a minimum distance.
- This SRAM element structure is formed by thinning the semiconductor layers in the other regions except for the formation regions of the protruding semiconductor layers of the driving transistors D and D before the semiconductor layer patterning step.
- a thick region (high region) and a thin region (low region) of the semiconductor layer can be alternately formed in a belt shape, and the thickness (height) of the semiconductor layer can be easily controlled.
- the positions of the nMOS region and the pMOS region are changed according to the arrangement of the transistors.
- FIGS. 33 and 34 show another element structure of the SRAM cell unit.
- Fig. 33 (a) is a plan view
- Fig. 33 (b) is a sectional view taken along line CC '
- Fig. 33 (c) is a sectional view taken along line A-A'
- Fig. 33 (d) is a sectional view taken along line B-B '
- FIG. 34 is a sectional view taken along line DD ′.
- the side wall insulating film 508 is omitted in FIG. 33 (a)
- vertical dashed lines on both left and right sides in FIGS. 33 (b) to (d) indicate cell unit boundaries.
- these drawings show the case where the number and height of the projecting semiconductor layers of each transistor are equal. However, as in the above-described embodiment A and embodiment B, the projection of each transistor depends on desired characteristics. The number and height of the semiconductor layers can be set.
- a Balta semiconductor substrate is used in place of the SOI substrate, and the projection semiconductor layer of the FIN-type FET is constituted by a part of the semiconductor substrate, and the surface of the isolation insulating film provided on the semiconductor substrate is formed. Projecting upward from. Further, a semiconductor layer portion forming the drain of the drive transistor and a semiconductor layer portion forming the drain of the load transistor are separated, and a storage node contact is connected to each semiconductor layer portion. Except for the above points, it has a structure similar to the SRAM structure shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 described above.
- the semiconductor layer pattern 703 in the present example is formed integrally with the Balta semiconductor substrate 701 as shown in FIGS. 33 (b) to (c), and is constituted by a part thereof.
- the semiconductor layer pattern 703 also projects upwardly on the surface of the isolation insulating film 702 provided on the semiconductor substrate 701, and the periphery of the projection is surrounded by the isolation insulating film. That is, the isolation insulating film 702 is provided on the semiconductor substrate other than the projected semiconductor layer pattern.
- a P-well is provided in the nMOS region and an N-well is provided in the pMOS region.
- the contact structure of the storage node in this example is, as shown in FIGS. 33 (a) and 34, a semiconductor layer (n-type) forming the drain of the driving transistor and a semiconductor layer forming the drain of the load transistor.
- a contact plug 704 is connected to each of the (P type), and these contact plugs 704 can be connected by an upper wiring 705.
- the n-type semiconductor layer and the p-type semiconductor layer constituting the drain are separated from each other by the isolation insulating film 702, and the separated two semiconductor layers are connected to each other via a contour plug 704 connected to each semiconductor layer. On They are connected by layer wiring 705. Note that instead of this structure, the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer may be directly connected by the above-described buried conductor wiring shown in FIG.
- the above configuration can be manufactured, for example, as follows.
- a semiconductor substrate provided with a P-well and an N-well in a predetermined region, for example, a silicon substrate is prepared. If necessary, after ion implantation for forming a channel region is performed on the silicon substrate, a cap insulating film is formed on the entire surface.
- FIGS. 35 (a) and (b) are patterned by photolithography and dry etching to have striped pattern portions in which long semiconductor layers are arranged at equal intervals.
- a semiconductor layer pattern is formed.
- FIGS. 35 (a) and (b) are a plan view
- FIG. 35 (b) is a sectional view taken along line AA ′.
- a region surrounded by oblique lines in FIG. 35 (a) indicates a region from which a semiconductor layer turn is removed in a later step.
- an insulating film is deposited on the entire surface so that the remaining semiconductor layer pattern is buried, and the insulating film surface is flattened by CMP (chemical mechanical polishing). Subsequently, the insulating film is etched back to expose the upper portion of the semiconductor layer pattern 703, and an isolation insulating film 702 is formed around the semiconductor layer pattern. The state at this time is shown in the sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG. 35 (d).
- the SRAM structure of the present embodiment can be manufactured by the same method as the method described above with reference to FIGS. 8 to 11, except for the step relating to the contact structure of the storage node.
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