WO2023145256A1 - 半導体装置 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to semiconductor devices.
- FinFETs Fin Field-Effect Transistors
- planar MOSFETs Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors
- Patent Document 1 discloses a FinFET in which five sides of a channel having a hexagonal cross-sectional shape are surrounded by gates.
- Such a FinFET can obtain higher driving capability by narrowing the width of the fin structure, which is the channel.
- further miniaturization of the fin structure increases the difficulty and cost of the FinFET manufacturing process.
- the present disclosure proposes a new and improved semiconductor device capable of improving the driving capability without relying on miniaturization of the fin structure.
- a channel layer extending from a main surface of a substrate in a direction normal to the main surface, a gate electrode provided across the channel layer in one direction within the main surface, and a gate insulating film interposed between a channel layer and the gate electrode, wherein the channel layer protrudes from both side surfaces in the one direction so as to form an angle on the cross section in the one direction;
- a semiconductor device comprising a convex structure and a pair of concave structures provided between the pair of convex structures and the substrate.
- FIG. 1 is a see-through perspective view showing the overall configuration of a semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
- FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a sectional configuration of the semiconductor device shown in FIG. 1
- FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining each of the regions set in the projecting structure of the channel layer
- 4A and 4B are schematic diagrams for explaining a method of deriving a mathematical expression representing an electric field in each region shown in FIG. 3
- FIG. FIG. 5 is a graph showing the correspondence relationship between the apex angle of a convex structure and the electric field intensity applied to the convex structure
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing a correspondence relationship between a shape factor ⁇ representing an electric field intensity dependent on the shape of a channel layer and the apex angle of a convex structure; It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration in the channel width direction of a semiconductor device according to a first modification.
- FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration in the channel width direction of a semiconductor device according to a second modification;
- FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration in the channel width direction of a semiconductor device according to a third modification;
- FIG. 14 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration in the channel width direction of a semiconductor device according to a fourth modification;
- FIG. 1 is a see-through perspective view showing the overall configuration of a semiconductor device 100 according to this embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the cross-sectional configuration of the semiconductor device 100 shown in FIG.
- the cross section shown in FIG. 2 is a cross section obtained by cutting the semiconductor device 100 in the channel width (or fin width) direction.
- the semiconductor device 100 includes, for example, a substrate 110, a channel layer 120, a gate electrode 140, a gate insulating film 130, a source layer 150S, and a drain layer 150D.
- a substrate 110 is a support for the semiconductor device 100 .
- Substrate 110 may be, for example, a substrate composed of Si, SiGe, SiC, or a III-V compound semiconductor. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the substrate 110 is provided with an isolation layer 111 made of an insulating material. The element isolation layer 111 is provided by embedding an insulating material in a part of the substrate 110, and can electrically isolate the semiconductor device 100 from other elements.
- the channel layer 120 is made of a semiconductor material and extends from the main surface of the substrate 110 in the direction normal to the main surface.
- the channel layer 120 may be composed of, for example, Si, SiGe, SiC, or a group III-V compound semiconductor into which conductivity type impurities are introduced.
- the channel layer 120 is preferably made of a semiconductor material having a lattice constant close to that of the semiconductor material forming the substrate 110 .
- the channel layer 120 may be made of the same semiconductor material that makes up the substrate 110 .
- the channel layer 120 has at least a pair of protruding structures 121 protruding from both side surfaces in the channel width direction to form an angle.
- the protruding structure 121 protrudes from the side surface of the channel layer 120 so as to form a recessed structure 122 between itself and the substrate 110 , and has a ridgeline formed by two surfaces inclined in the direction normal to the main surface of the substrate 110 .
- the shape of the cross section of the convex structure 121 in the channel width direction (the cross-sectional shape shown in FIG. 2) is triangular with an acute, right, or obtuse apex angle protruding from the side surface of the channel layer 120 .
- the shape of the convex structure 121 in the channel length direction orthogonal to the channel width direction is a triangular prism shape having the above-described triangular shape as a bottom surface.
- the convex structure 121 an electric field is applied from the gate electrode 140 to the channel layer 120 on the two inclined surfaces forming the convex structure 121 .
- the electric fields from the two inclined surfaces are superimposed and applied to the channel layer 120. Therefore, even if the gate voltage is the same, a stronger electric field can be applied to the channel layer 120. can. Therefore, the semiconductor device 100 can improve the gate control power with respect to the channel layer 120, so that the current driving capability can be improved.
- the triangular apex angle of the convex structure 121 in the channel width direction is preferably 60 degrees or more and 150 degrees or less, more preferably 60 degrees or more and 90 degrees or less.
- the semiconductor device 100 can apply a stronger electric field to the channel layer 120 even if the gate voltage is the same, as will be described later in the section on effects, so that the current driving capability is reduced. can be improved.
- the pair of protruding structures 121 may overlap in the direction normal to the main surface of the substrate 110 and protrude from both side surfaces of the channel layer 120 .
- the cross section of the channel layer 120 in the channel width direction has a zigzag shape (that is, a sawtooth shape) due to the plurality of convex structures 121 .
- the semiconductor device 100 can apply a stronger electric field to the channel layer 120 at each of the plurality of pairs of convex structures 121, the current driving capability is increased in proportion to the number of the formed convex structures 121. can be improved.
- the pair of protruding structures 121 may protrude from both side surfaces of the channel layer 120 at the same height.
- the semiconductor device 100 can simultaneously form the pair of protruding structures 121 on both sides of the channel layer 120 in the same process, so that the channel layer 120 having the pair of protruding structures 121 can be formed more easily. be able to.
- Such a channel layer 120 may be formed, for example, by epitaxially growing the above-described semiconductor material as a single crystal. Specifically, the channel layer 120 may be formed by epitaxially growing a semiconductor material by controlling crystal growth such that the two surfaces forming the convex structure 121 are the crystal planes of the semiconductor material.
- the convex structure 121 is formed by epitaxially growing a semiconductor material so that the lower surface of the convex structure 121 is the crystal plane, and then changing the process conditions to epitaxially grow the semiconductor material so that the upper surface of the convex structure 121 is the crystal plane.
- the plurality of pairs of protruding structures 121 shown in FIG. 2 are formed by planarizing the upper end portion of the channel layer 120 after forming the pair of protruding structures 121 by CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) or the like, and then repeating the epitaxial growth described above. may be formed by CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing) or the like.
- the channel layer 120 may be formed by a method other than epitaxial growth using crystal plane orientation.
- the channel layer 120 may be formed using various microfabrication processes such as lithography, vapor deposition such as CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) or ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition), and etching.
- the gate electrode 140 is made of a conductive material, and is provided so as to straddle the channel layer 120 in the channel width direction of the channel layer 120 (that is, the direction in which the convex structure 121 of the channel layer 120 protrudes).
- the gate electrode 140 may be composed of a conductive material including, for example, Si, poly-Si, Al, Cu, Au, W, Ta, Ti, Mo, or Ru, alone or in combination.
- the gate electrode 140 is in contact with the channel layer 120 via the gate insulating film 130 at the two surfaces forming the corners of the protruding structure 121 of the channel layer 120 , so that the upper and lower surfaces of the protruding structure 121 of the channel layer 120 are in contact with each other.
- An electric field can be applied from
- the gate insulating film 130 is made of an insulating material and provided between the channel layer 120 and the gate electrode 140 . Specifically, the gate insulating film 130 may be provided so as to cover the surface of the channel layer 120 in the channel width direction.
- the gate insulating film 130 may be composed of, for example, SiO x , SiN, or SiON, or a high dielectric constant material such as HfO x , HfAlON, Y 2 O 3 , ZrO x , Al 2 O 3 , or NbO x ( high-k material).
- the gate insulating film 130 may be composed of an oxide of the semiconductor material that constitutes the channel layer 120 .
- the semiconductor device 100 can easily form the gate insulating film 130 by surface oxidation of the channel layer 120, the manufacturing process can be further simplified.
- the source layer 150S and the drain layer 150D are provided so as to be in contact with the channel layer 120 on both side surfaces of the channel layer 120 in the channel length direction (that is, the direction orthogonal to the channel width direction). Also, the source layer 150S and the drain layer 150D and the gate electrode 140 are electrically insulated by providing a gap or an insulating layer therebetween.
- the source layer 150S and the drain layer 150D may be made of a semiconductor material such as Si, SiGe, or Ge epitaxially grown by introducing an impurity of a conductivity type different from that of the channel layer 120 .
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining each region set in the convex structure 121 of the channel layer 120.
- FIG. 4A and 4B are schematic diagrams for explaining a method of deriving mathematical expressions representing the electric field of each region shown in FIG.
- the electric field applied to the convex structure 121 protruding from the side surface of the channel layer 120 can be divided into three regions, A region, B region, and C region.
- the C region is a region where the vertically extending region of the a electrode on the upper surface forming the convex structure 121 and the vertically extending region of the b electrode on the lower surface forming the convex structure 121 overlap.
- the A region is a region excluding the C region from the region extending in the vertical direction of the a electrode on the upper surface forming the convex structure 121 .
- the B region is a region obtained by excluding the C region from the region extending in the vertical direction of the b-electrode on the bottom surface forming the convex structure 121 .
- the electric field generated from the gate electrode 140 can be regarded as a constant electric field in the depth direction generated by one parallel plate electrode.
- Equation 1 the electric field generated from the a electrode can be expressed by Equation 1 below. Note that L is the gate length, Q is the charge given to the gate electrode 140, and ⁇ is the permittivity.
- Equation 2 the electric field intensity Ea' on the equipotential surface of the electric field generated by the a-electrode can be approximately represented by the following Equation 2.
- Equation 3 the electric field intensity (Eax, Eay) generated by the a electrode is It is represented by Equation 3 below.
- Equation 4 Equation 4
- FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the electric field intensity applied to the convex structure 121 calculated based on the above formulas 5 to 7 and the apex angle of the convex structure 121 protruding from the side surface of the channel layer 120 .
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing the correspondence relationship between the electric field intensity applied to the convex structure 121 and the apex angle of the convex structure 121. As shown in FIG. The electric field intensity on the vertical axis in FIG. 5 is expressed as a relative value with the electric field intensity at an angle of 180° (that is, when the convex structure 121 is not formed) being 1.
- the electric field intensity acting on the channel is the electric field intensity of region C represented by Equation 7, since the entire convex structure 121 functions as a channel in the range of angles greater than 0° and 90° or less. On the other hand, in the range of angles greater than 90° and 180° or less, the outermost surface of the convex structure 121 functions as a channel. It is the sum of the electric field intensity of the B region represented.
- the intensity of the electric field acting on the convex structure 121 is 180° in the range of 60° to 150° (when the convex structure 121 is not formed). is found to be higher than Therefore, the semiconductor device 100 can further increase the gate dominating power when the apex angle of the protruding structure 121 is in the range of 60° or more and 150° or less.
- the semiconductor device 100 can cause the protruding structure 121 as a whole to function as a channel. It is also possible to let
- Equation 8 the current I that flows when the semiconductor device 100 is in the ON state can be modeled as shown in Equation 8 below by expressing the shape-dependent manner of electric field application to the channel layer 120 as a shape factor ⁇ .
- ⁇ is the charge mobility
- C is the gate capacitance
- W is the gate width
- L is the gate length
- Vg is the gate voltage
- Vth is the threshold voltage
- Vd is the drain voltage.
- the mutual conductance gm 0 of a normal FinFET that is, when the apex angle of the convex structure is 180°
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the correspondence relationship between the shape factor ⁇ representing the electric field intensity depending on the shape of the channel layer 120 and the apex angle of the convex structure 121. As shown in FIG.
- the shape factor ⁇ (gm/gm 0 ) is 180° in the range of 60° or more and 150° or less of the apex angle of the convex structure 121 (when the convex structure 121 is not formed, It can be seen that it is higher than in the case of a normal FinFET). Therefore, the semiconductor device 100 can increase the mutual conductance more than the normal FinFET when the apex angle of the protruding structure 121 is in the range of 60° or more and 150° or less. I know you can get it.
- the semiconductor device 100 according to the present embodiment can improve the current drivability by forming the convex structure 121 without reducing the width of the channel layer 120 .
- the semiconductor device 100 according to the present embodiment is used as an amplifier transistor of a pixel in a solid-state imaging device such as a CMOS image sensor, so that the pixel can be driven at a higher speed.
- FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration in the channel width direction of a semiconductor device 101 according to the first modification.
- the channel layer 120 may have only one pair of convex structures 121 . Even in such a case, since the semiconductor device 101 can apply a strong electric field to the channel layer 120 at each of the protruding structures 121, the current driving capability can be improved by improving the gate controlling power with respect to the channel layer 120. be able to.
- the number of pairs of protruding structures 121 provided in the channel layer 120 can be appropriately selected depending on the balance between the required current driving capability and the cost of the process of forming the channel layer 120 .
- the number of pairs of protruding structures 121 provided in the channel layer 120 increases, the gate control power over the channel layer 120 can be improved. Cost increases. Therefore, in order to further reduce the cost of the process of forming the channel layer 120, the number of the pair of protruding structures 121 may be one.
- the number of pairs of protruding structures 121 may be three.
- FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration in the channel width direction of a semiconductor device 102 according to a second modification.
- the upper end portion in the extending direction of the channel layer 120 is not flattened, and may be provided as a ridgeline portion 123 protruding at an angle.
- the upper end portion of the channel layer 120 in the extending direction is formed by the inclined upper surface of the protruding structure 121 protruding from one side surface and the inclined upper surface of the protruding structure 121 protruding from the other side surface. It may be provided as a ridgeline portion 123 including a ridgeline. In such a case, in the ridgeline portion 123, the ridgeline formed by both upper surfaces of the pair of convex structures 121 extends in the channel length direction.
- the semiconductor device 102 can omit the step of planarizing the upper end portion of the channel layer 120 by CMP or the like after forming the channel layer 120 having the pair of convex structures 121 . Therefore, the semiconductor device 102 can further reduce the cost of the formation process of the channel layer 120 .
- FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration in the channel width direction of a semiconductor device 103 according to a third modification.
- the protruding structure 121 may be provided with a chamfered (that is, rounded) apex angle protruding from the side surface of the channel layer 120 .
- the protruding structure 121 may be formed by etching or thermally oxidizing after forming the channel layer 120 by epitaxial growth using crystal plane orientation.
- the semiconductor device 103 can suppress excessive electric field concentration at the apex angle of the convex structure 121 protruding from the side surface of the channel layer 120 . Therefore, since the semiconductor device 103 can suppress the destruction of the gate insulating film 130 due to excessive electric field concentration, the reliability during operation can be further improved.
- FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration in the channel width direction of a semiconductor device 104 according to a fourth modification.
- the pair of protruding structures 121 may protrude from both sides of the channel layer 120 at different heights. Even in such a case, the semiconductor device 104 can similarly apply a strong electric field to the channel layer 120 at each of the protruding structures 121, so that the current drivability can be improved.
- a channel layer extending from a main surface of a substrate in a direction normal to the main surface; a gate electrode provided across the channel layer in one direction within the plane of the main surface; a gate insulating film interposed between the channel layer and the gate electrode; with The channel layer is provided between at least a pair of protruding structures protruding from both side surfaces in the one direction so as to form angles on the cut surface in the one direction, and between the pair of protruding structures and the substrate.
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1.構成例
2.作用効果
3.変形例
まず、図1及び図2を参照して、本開示の一実施形態に係る半導体装置の構成例について説明する。図1は、本実施形態に係る半導体装置100の全体構成を示す透過斜視図である。図2は、図1に示す半導体装置100の断面構成を示す縦断面図である。なお、図2に示す断面は、チャネル幅(又は、フィン幅)方向に半導体装置100を切断した断面である。
続いて、図3~図7を参照して、本実施形態に係る半導体装置100の作用効果についてより詳細に説明する。
次に、図7~図10を参照して、本実施形態に係る半導体装置100の第1~第4の変形例について説明する。
図7は、第1の変形例に係る半導体装置101のチャネル幅方向の断面構成を示す縦断面図である。図7に示すように、半導体装置101では、チャネル層120は、凸構造121を一対だけ有してもよい。このような場合でも、半導体装置101は、凸構造121の各々で強い電界をチャネル層120に印加することができるため、チャネル層120に対するゲート支配力を向上させることで、電流駆動能力を向上させることができる。
図8は、第2の変形例に係る半導体装置102のチャネル幅方向の断面構成を示す縦断面図である。図8に示すように、半導体装置102では、チャネル層120の延在方向の上端部は、平坦化されておらず、角を成して突出する稜線部123として設けられてもよい。具体的には、チャネル層120の延在方向の上端部は、一方の側面から突出する凸構造121の傾斜した上面と、他方の側面から突出する凸構造121の傾斜した上面とによって形成された稜線を含む稜線部123として設けられてもよい。このような場合、稜線部123では、一対の凸構造121の両上面から成る稜線がチャネル長方向に延在することになる。
図9は、第3の変形例に係る半導体装置103のチャネル幅方向の断面構成を示す縦断面図である。図9に示すように、半導体装置103では、凸構造121は、チャネル層120の側面から突出する頂角が面取りされて(すなわち、角を丸められて)設けられてもよい。例えば、凸構造121は、結晶面方位を用いたエピタキシャル成長によってチャネル層120を形成した後に、エッチング又は熱酸化されることで角を丸められて設けられてもよい。
図10は、第4の変形例に係る半導体装置104のチャネル幅方向の断面構成を示す縦断面図である。図10に示すように、半導体装置104では、一対の凸構造121は、チャネル層120の両側面から異なる高さで突出してもよい。このような場合であっても、半導体装置104は、同様に、凸構造121の各々で強い電界をチャネル層120に印加することができるため、電流駆動能力を向上させることができる。
(1)
基板の主面から前記主面の法線方向に延在するチャネル層と、
前記主面の面内の一方向に前記チャネル層に跨って設けられたゲート電極と、
前記チャネル層及び前記ゲート電極の間に介在するゲート絶縁膜と、
を備え、
前記チャネル層は、前記一方向の両側面から、前記一方向の切断面においてそれぞれ角を成すように突出する少なくとも一対の凸構造と、前記一対の凸構造と前記基板との間に設けられた一対の凹構造とを有する、半導体装置。
(2)
前記凸構造の前記角の大きさは、60°以上150°以下である、前記(1)に記載の半導体装置。
(3)
前記凸構造の前記角の大きさは、60°以上90°以下である、前記(2)に記載の半導体装置。
(4)
前記ゲート電極は、前記凸構造の前記角を形成する2面にて前記チャネル層と前記ゲート絶縁膜を介して接する、前記(1)~(3)のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
(5)
前記凸構造の前記角は、面取りされている、前記(1)~(4)のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
(6)
前記一対の凸構造は、前記法線方向に複数設けられる、前記(1)~(5)のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
(7)
前記一対の凸構造の各々は、前記一方向の両側面の同一の高さから突出する、前記(1)~(6)のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
(8)
前記一対の凸構造の各々は、前記一方向の両側面の互いに異なる高さから突出する、前記(1)~(6)のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
(9)
前記チャネル層の前記法線方向の端部は、平坦である、前記(1)~(8)のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
(10)
前記チャネル層の前記一方向と直交する方向の両側面で前記チャネル層とそれぞれ接するソース層及びドレイン層をさらに備える、前記(1)~(9)のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
(11)
前記チャネル層は、単結晶の半導体で構成される、前記(1)~(10)のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
(12)
前記半導体は、Si、SiGe、SiC、又はIII-V族化合物半導体を含む、前記(11)に記載の半導体装置。
(13)
前記凸構造の前記角を形成する2面は、前記半導体の結晶面である、前記(11)又は(12)に記載の半導体装置。
110 基板
111 素子分離層
120 チャネル層
121 凸構造
122 凹構造
123 稜線部
130 ゲート絶縁膜
140 ゲート電極
150D ドレイン層
150S ソース層
Claims (13)
- 基板の主面から前記主面の法線方向に延在するチャネル層と、
前記主面の面内の一方向に前記チャネル層に跨って設けられたゲート電極と、
前記チャネル層及び前記ゲート電極の間に介在するゲート絶縁膜と、
を備え、
前記チャネル層は、前記一方向の両側面から、前記一方向の切断面においてそれぞれ角を成すように突出する少なくとも一対の凸構造と、前記一対の凸構造と前記基板との間に設けられた一対の凹構造とを有する、半導体装置。 - 前記凸構造の前記角の大きさは、60°以上150°以下である、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記凸構造の前記角の大きさは、60°以上90°以下である、請求項2に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記ゲート電極は、前記凸構造の前記角を形成する2面にて前記チャネル層と前記ゲート絶縁膜を介して接する、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記凸構造の前記角は、面取りされている、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記一対の凸構造は、前記法線方向に複数設けられる、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記一対の凸構造の各々は、前記一方向の両側面の同一の高さから突出する、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記一対の凸構造の各々は、前記一方向の両側面の互いに異なる高さから突出する、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記チャネル層の前記法線方向の端部は、平坦である、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記チャネル層の前記一方向と直交する方向の両側面で前記チャネル層とそれぞれ接するソース層及びドレイン層をさらに備える、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記チャネル層は、単結晶の半導体で構成される、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記半導体は、Si、SiGe、SiC、又はIII-V族化合物半導体を含む、請求項11に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記凸構造の前記角を形成する2面は、前記半導体の結晶面である、請求項11に記載の半導体装置。
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