STRAINED GATE-ALL-AROUND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES FORMED ON GLOBALLY OR LOCALLY ISOLATED SUBSTRATES
First Claim
1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate;
an isolation pedestal disposed above the semiconductor substrate, the isolation pedestal having a unitary body with a non-planar uppermost surface;
a three-dimensional channel region disposed above the isolation pedestal;
source and drain regions disposed on either side of the three-dimensional channel region; and
a gate electrode stack surrounding the three-dimensional channel region with a portion disposed on the non-planar uppermost surface of the isolation pedestal.
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Abstract
Strained gate-all-around semiconductor devices formed on globally or locally isolated substrates are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate. An insulating structure is disposed above the semiconductor substrate. A three-dimensional channel region is disposed above the insulating structure. Source and drain regions are disposed on either side of the three-dimensional channel region and on an epitaxial seed layer. The epitaxial seed layer is composed of a semiconductor material different from the three-dimensional channel region and disposed on the insulating structure. A gate electrode stack surrounds the three-dimensional channel region with a portion disposed on the insulating structure and laterally adjacent to the epitaxial seed layer.
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1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate; an isolation pedestal disposed above the semiconductor substrate, the isolation pedestal having a unitary body with a non-planar uppermost surface; a three-dimensional channel region disposed above the isolation pedestal; source and drain regions disposed on either side of the three-dimensional channel region; and a gate electrode stack surrounding the three-dimensional channel region with a portion disposed on the non-planar uppermost surface of the isolation pedestal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate; an isolation pedestal disposed above the semiconductor substrate, the isolation pedestal having a unitary body with a non-planar uppermost surface; a three-dimensional channel region disposed above the isolation pedestal; a gate electrode stack at least partially surrounding the three-dimensional channel region; source and drain regions disposed on either side of the three-dimensional channel region and above isolation pedestal; and a pair of conducting contacts, one contact disposed on and surrounding the source region, and the other contact disposed on and surrounding the drain region, wherein a portion of each of the pair of contacts is disposed on the non-planar uppermost surface of the isolation pedestal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A semiconductor structure, comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate; an isolation pedestal above the semiconductor substrate, the isolation pedestal having a unitary body with a non-planar uppermost surface; a semiconductor body above the isolation pedestal; a first source or drain region at a first side of the semiconductor body; a second source or drain region at a second side of the semiconductor body, the second side opposite the first side; a gate electrode stack at least partially surrounding the semiconductor body; a first conducting contact on and at least partially surrounding the first source or drain region; and a second conducting contact on and at least partially surrounding the second source or drain region. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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