Method and apparatus on (110) surfaces of silicon structures with conduction in the <110> direction
First Claim
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a first conductive region of a first type in a trench of a silicon wafer such that the first conductive region of the first type is lateral to a trench wall of the trench, wherein the trench wall has a (110) crystal plane orientation;
a second conductive region of the first type in the trench such that the second conductive region of the first type is lateral to the trench wall; and
a conductive region of a second type in the trench such that the conductive region of the second type is lateral to the trench wall and between the first and second conductive regions of the first type, and wherein an electrical current is capable of flowing between the first and second conductive region of the first type in a <
110>
direction.
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Abstract
Improved methods and structures are provided that are lateral to surfaces with a (110) crystal plane orientation such that an electrical current of such structures is conducted in the <110> direction. Advantageously, improvements in hole carrier mobility of approximately 50% can be obtained by orienting the structure'"'"'s channel in a (110) plane such that the electrical current flow is in the <110> direction. Moreover, these improved methods and structures can be used in conjunction with existing fabrication and processing techniques with minimal or no added complexity. Embodiments of a method of forming an integrated circuit include forming a trench in a silicon wafer. A trench wall of the trench has a (110) crystal plane orientation. A semiconductor device is also formed lateral to the trench wall such that the semiconductor device is capable of conducting an electrical current in a <110> direction. One method of the present invention provides for forming an integrated circuit. One method includes forming an integrated circuit including an array of MOSFETs and another method includes forming an integrated circuit including a number of lateral transistors. The present invention also includes structures as well as systems incorporating such structures all formed according to the methods provided in this application.
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21 Claims
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a first conductive region of a first type in a trench of a silicon wafer such that the first conductive region of the first type is lateral to a trench wall of the trench, wherein the trench wall has a (110) crystal plane orientation;
a second conductive region of the first type in the trench such that the second conductive region of the first type is lateral to the trench wall; and
a conductive region of a second type in the trench such that the conductive region of the second type is lateral to the trench wall and between the first and second conductive regions of the first type, and wherein an electrical current is capable of flowing between the first and second conductive region of the first type in a <
110>
direction.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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an array of transistors formed laterally on a trench wall, each transistor including;
a first conductive region formed in a first portion of the trench wall;
a second conductive region formed in a second portion of the trench wall;
a third conductive region in a third portion of the trench wall between the first and second conductive regions; and
wherein an electrical current is capable of flowing between the first conductive region and the second conductive region in a <
110>
direction.- View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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at least one trench formed in a silicon wafer;
at least one first conductive region formed laterally in a sidewall of the at least one trench;
at least one second conductive region formed laterally in a sidewall of the at least one trench;
at least one third conductive region in a sidewall of the at least one trench between the at least one first conductive region and the at least one second conductive region; and
wherein the sidewall of the at least one trench has a (110) crystal plane orientation. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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at least one trench formed in a silicon wafer;
at least one first conductive region formed laterally in a sidewall of the at least one trench;
at least one second conductive region formed laterally in a sidewall of the at least one trench;
at least one third conductive region in a sidewall of the at least one trench between the at least one first conductive region and the at least one second conductive region; and
wherein an electrical current is capable of flowing in a <
110>
direction between the at least one first conductive region and the at least one second conductive region.
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12. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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a trench formed in a surface of a wafer;
a transistor formed laterally in a sidewall of the trench parallel to the surface of the wafer; and
wherein the sidewall of the trench has a (110) crystalline plane orientation. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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a trench formed in a surface of a wafer;
a transistor formed laterally in a sidewall of the trench parallel to the surface of the wafer, wherein the transistor comprises;
a first conductive region formed lateral to the sidewall;
a second conductive region formed lateral to the sidewall; and
a third conductive region formed lateral to the sidewall and between the first and second conductive regions, wherein an electrical current is capable of flowing between the first and second conductive regions in a <
110>
direction.
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15. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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a plurality of trenches formed in a surface of a wafer;
at least one metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) formed laterally in at least one sidewall of each of the plurality of trenches parallel to the surface of the wafer, wherein the sidewalls of each of the plurality of trenches include a (110) crystalline plane orientation. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A semiconductor device comprising:
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at least one trench formed in a silicon wafer; and
an array of transistors formed laterally in at least one sidewall of the at least one trench, wherein electric current is capable of flowing through each of the transistors in a <
110>
direction.- View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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a trench formed in a surface of a silicon wafer, each sidewall of the trench having a (110) crystal plane orientation;
at least one transistor formed laterally in a sidewall of the trench, the at least one transistor including;
a first conductive region formed in the sidewall of the trench, a second conductive region formed in the sidewall of the trench laterally from the first conductive region, and a third conductive region formed in the sidewall of the trench between the first and second conductive regions, wherein electrical current is capable of flowing between the first and second conductive regions in a <
110>
direction.- View Dependent Claims (21)
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Specification