Nanosheet transistor
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1. A method of fabricating a nanosheet field-effect transistor, comprising:
- obtaining a structure including a vertical stack of nanosheet channel layers and sacrificial silicon germanium layers, the nanosheet channel layers and sacrificial silicon germanium layers being arranged in alternating sequence;
forming a dielectric dummy gate on the vertical stack;
recessing portions of the vertical stack, thereby exposing first lateral edge portions of the channel layers and second lateral edge portions of the sacrificial silicon germanium layers;
oxidizing the first lateral edge portions and the second lateral edge portions, wherein first oxide layers and second oxide layers are formed from the first lateral edge portions and the second lateral edge portions, respectively, the second oxide layers having greater thickness than the first oxide layers;
removing the first oxide layers from the nanosheet channel layers;
epitaxially growing source/drain regions on the nanosheet channel layers;
narrowing the width of the dielectric dummy gate;
depositing a dielectric material over the dummy gate and the source/drain regions, thereby forming a dielectric liner over the dummy gate and the source/drain regions;
removing the dummy gate to form a trench within the dielectric liner;
removing the sacrificial silicon germanium layers to form spaces between the nanosheet channel layers;
forming a gate dielectric layer within the trench and on the nanosheet channel layers; and
depositing gate metal over the gate dielectric layer within the trench and within the spaces between the nanosheet channel layers.
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Abstract
Inner and outer spacers for nanosheet transistors are formed using techniques that improve junction uniformity. One nanosheet transistor device includes outer spacers and an interlevel dielectric layer liner made from the same material. A second nanosheet transistor device includes outer spacers, inner spacers and an interlevel dielectric layer liner that are all made from the same material.
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1. A method of fabricating a nanosheet field-effect transistor, comprising:
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obtaining a structure including a vertical stack of nanosheet channel layers and sacrificial silicon germanium layers, the nanosheet channel layers and sacrificial silicon germanium layers being arranged in alternating sequence; forming a dielectric dummy gate on the vertical stack; recessing portions of the vertical stack, thereby exposing first lateral edge portions of the channel layers and second lateral edge portions of the sacrificial silicon germanium layers; oxidizing the first lateral edge portions and the second lateral edge portions, wherein first oxide layers and second oxide layers are formed from the first lateral edge portions and the second lateral edge portions, respectively, the second oxide layers having greater thickness than the first oxide layers; removing the first oxide layers from the nanosheet channel layers; epitaxially growing source/drain regions on the nanosheet channel layers; narrowing the width of the dielectric dummy gate; depositing a dielectric material over the dummy gate and the source/drain regions, thereby forming a dielectric liner over the dummy gate and the source/drain regions; removing the dummy gate to form a trench within the dielectric liner; removing the sacrificial silicon germanium layers to form spaces between the nanosheet channel layers; forming a gate dielectric layer within the trench and on the nanosheet channel layers; and depositing gate metal over the gate dielectric layer within the trench and within the spaces between the nanosheet channel layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of fabricating a nanosheet field-effect transistor, comprising:
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obtaining a structure including; a vertical stack of nanosheet channel layers and sacrificial silicon germanium layers, the nanosheet channel layers and sacrificial silicon germanium layers being arranged in alternating sequence, epitaxial source/drain regions on the nanosheet channel layers, a plurality of end spaces, each end space being between one of the sacrificial silicon germanium layers and one of the source/drain regions, and a dielectric dummy gate having sidewalls extending vertically from a top surface of the vertical stack; depositing a dielectric material over the dummy gate and the source/drain regions whereby the dielectric material further extends into the end spaces, thereby forming outer dielectric spacers over the sidewalls of the dummy gate, inner dielectric spacers between the sacrificial silicon germanium layers and the source/drain regions, and a dielectric liner over the source/drain regions; forming an interlevel dielectric layer over the dielectric liner; removing the dielectric dummy gate to form a trench within the outer dielectric spacers; removing the sacrificial silicon germanium layers to form spaces between the nanosheet channel layers; forming a gate dielectric layer within the trench and on the nanosheet channel layers; and depositing gate metal over the gate dielectric layer within the trench and within the spaces between the nanosheet channel layers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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