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In a FinFET integrated circuit, the fins are formed with a reduced body thickness in the body area and then thickened in the S/D area outside the body to improve conductivity. The thickening is performed with epitaxial deposition while the lower portion of the gates are covered by a gate cover layer to prevent thickening of the gates at the fin level, which may short the gate to the S/D.
1. A method of forming a FinFET comprising the steps of:
forming at least one fin having a fin height and a fin thickness on a silicon substrate;
forming a gate, having a gate height greater than said fin height and intersecting said fin in a body area;
forming a conformal layer over said gate and fins;
etching said conformal layer directionally until said conformal layer is removed in a source/drain area of said fins, thereby forming a gate cover over said gate up to said fin height; and
increasing said fin thickness while said gate is isolated from said set of fins by said gate cover.
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3. A method according to
forming a damascene aperture in said temporary layer intersecting said fin in a body area of said fins; and
forming a gate in said damascene aperture.
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forming a damascene aperture in said temporary layer intersecting said fin in a body area of said fins; and
forming a gate in said damascene aperture.
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11. A FinFET comprising at least one fin having a fin height and a fin thickness on a silicon substrate;
a gate, having a gate height greater than said fin height formed intersecting said fin in a body area;
a gate cover layer formed by etching a conformal layer disposed over said gate and fins;
said conformal layer having been etched directionally until said conformal layer is removed in a source/drain area of said fins, thereby forming said gate cover over said gate up to said fin height; and
an epitaxial material increasing said fin thickness while said gate is isolated from said set of fins by said gate cover.
12. A FinFET according to
13. A FinFET according to
in a damascene aperture in a temporary layer intersecting said fin in a body area of said fins.
14. A FinFET according to
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in a damascene aperture in a temporary layer intersecting said fin in a body area of said fins.
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The field of the invention is that of fabricating field effect transistors having a body extending perpendicular to the semiconductor substrate between horizontally disposed source and drain regions, referred to as a �FinFET�.
Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) technology is the dominant electronic device technology in use today. Performance enhancement between generations of devices is generally achieved by reducing the size of the device, resulting in an enhancement in device speed. This is generally referred to as device �scaling�.
Ultra-large-scale integrated (ULSI) circuits generally include a multitude of transistors, such as more than one million transistors and even several million transistors that cooperate to perform various functions for an electronic component. The transistors are generally complementary metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (CMOSFETs) which include a gate conductor disposed between a source region and a drain region. The gate conductor is provided over a thin gate oxide material. Generally, the gate conductor can be a metal, a polysilicon, or polysilicon/germanium (SixGe(1-x)) material that controls charge carriers in a channel region between the drain and the source to turn the transistor on and off. The transistors can be N-channel MOSFETs or P-channel MOSFETs.
In bulk semiconductor-type devices, transistors such as MOSFETs, are built on the top surface of a bulk substrate. The substrate is doped to form source and drain regions, and a conductive layer is provided between the source and drain regions. The conductive layer operates as a gate for the transistor; the gate controls current in a channel between the source and the drain regions. As transistors become smaller, the body thickness of the transistor (or thickness of depletion layer below the inversion channel) must be scaled down to achieve superior short-channel performance.
As MOSFETs are scaled to channel lengths below 100 nm, conventional MOSFETs suffer from several problems. In particular, interactions between the source and drain of the MOSFET degrade the ability of the gate to control whether the device is on or off. This phenomenon is called the �short-channel effect�.
Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) MOSFETs are formed with an insulator (usually, but not limited to, silicon dioxide) below the device active region, unlike conventional �bulk� MOSFETs, which are formed directly on silicon substrates, and hence have silicon below the active region.
Conventional SOI-type devices include an insulative substrate attached to a thin-film semiconductor substrate that contains transistors similar to the MOSFETs described with respect to bulk semiconductor-type devices. The insulative substrate generally includes a buried insulative layer above a lower semiconductor base layer. The transistors on the insulative substrate have superior performance characteristics due to the thin-film nature of the semiconductor substrate and the insulative properties of the buried insulative layer. In a fully depleted (FD) MOSFET, the body thickness is so small that the depletion region has a limited vertical extension, thereby eliminating link effect and lowering hot carrier degradation. The superior performance of SOI devices is manifested in superior short-channel performance (i.e., resistance to process variations in small size transistors), near-ideal subthreshold voltage swing (i.e., good for low off-state current leakage), and high saturation current. SOI is advantageous since it reduces unwanted coupling between the source and the drain of the MOSFET through the region below the channel. This is often achieved by ensuring that all the silicon in the MOSFET channel region can be either inverted or depleted by the gate (called a fully depleted SOI MOSFET). As device size is scaled, however, this becomes increasingly difficult, since the distance between the source and drain is reduced, and hence, they increasingly interact with the channel, reducing gate control and increasing short channel effects (SCE).
The double-gate MOSFET structure is promising since it places a second gate in the device, such that there is a gate on either side of the channel. This allows gate control of the channel from both sides, reducing SCE. Additionally, when the device is turned on using both gates, two conduction (�inversion�) layers are formed, allowing for more current flow. An extension of the double-gate concept is the �surround-gate� or �wraparound-gate�concept, where the gate is placed such that it completely or almost-completely surrounds the channel, providing better gate control.
In a double gate field effect transistor (FinFET), the device channel comprises a thin silicon fin standing on an insulative layer (e.g. silicon oxide) with the gate in contact with the sides of the fin. Thus inversion layers are formed on the sides of the channel with the channel film being sufficiently thin such that the two gates control the entire channel film and limit modulation of channel conductivity by the source and drain.
The double gates on the channel fin effectively suppress SCE and enhance drive current. Further, since the fin is thin, doping of the fin is not required to suppress SCE and undoped silicon can be used as the device channel, thereby reducing mobility degradation due to impurity scattering. Further, the threshold voltage of the device may be controlled by adjusting the work function of the gate by using a silicon-germanium alloy or a refractory metal or its compound such as titanium nitride.
Generally, it is desirable to manufacture smaller transistors to increase the component density on an integrated circuit. It is also desirable to reduce the size of integrated circuit structures, such as vias, conductive lines, capacitors, resistors, isolation structures, contacts, interconnects, etc. For example, manufacturing a transistor having a reduced gate length (a reduced width of the gate conductor) can have significant benefits. Gate conductors with reduced widths can be formed more closely together, thereby increasing the transistor density on the IC. Further, gate conductors with reduced widths allow smaller transistors to be designed, thereby increasing speed and reducing power requirements for the transistors.
Heretofore, lithographic tools are utilized to form transistors and other structures on the integrated circuit. For example, lithographic tools can be utilized to define gate conductors, active lines conductive lines, vias, doped regions, and other structures associated with an integrated circuit. Most conventional lithographic fabrication processes have only been able to define structures or regions having a dimension of 100 nm or greater.
In one type of conventional lithographic fabrication process, a photoresist mask is coated over a substrate or a layer above the substrate. The photoresist mask is lithographically patterned by providing electromagnetic radiation, such as ultraviolet light, through an overlay mask. The portions of the photoresist mask exposed to the electromagnetic radiation react (e.g. are cured). The uncured portions of the photoresist mask are removed, thereby transposing the pattern associated with the overlay to the photoresist mask. The patterned photoresist mask is utilized to etch other mask layers or structures. The etched mask layer and structures, in turn, can be used to define doping regions, other structures, vias, lines, etc.
As the dimensions of structures or features on the integrated circuit reach levels below 100 nm or 50 nm, lithographic techniques are unable to precisely and accurately define the feature. For example, as described above, reduction of the width of the gate conductor (the gate length) associated with a transistor or of the active lines associated with an SOI transistor has significant beneficial effects. Future designs of transistors may require that the active lines have a width of less than 50 nanometers. Double gate SOI MOSFETs have received significant attention because of its advantages related to high drive current and high immunity to short channel effects. The double-gate MOSFET is able to increase the drive current because the gate surrounds the active region by more than one layer (e.g., the effective gate total width is increased due to the double gate structure). However, patterning narrow, dense active regions is challenging. As discussed above with respect to gate conductors, conventional lithographic tools are unable to accurately and precisely define active regions as structures or features with dimensions below 100 nm or 50 nm.
Thus, there is a need for an integrated circuit or electronic device that includes smaller, more densely disposed active regions or active lines. Further still, there is a need for a ULSI circuit which does not utilize conventional lithographic techniques to define active regions or active lines. Even further still, there is a need for a non-lithographic approach for defining active regions or active lines having at least one topographic dimension less than 100 nanometers and less than 50 nanometers (e.g., 20�50 nm). Yet further still, there is a need for an SOI integrated circuit with transistors having multiple sided gate conductors associated with active lines having a width of about 20 to 50 nm.
The present invention is directed to a process for fabricating FinFET transistor structures which is an extension of conventional planar MOSFET technology and resulting structures.
The present invention is directed to a process for fabricating FinFET transistor structures, in which the fins in the transistor body area are decreased in thickness compared with the fins in the S/D areas.
A feature of the invention is a self-aligned gate formed in a damascene aperture.
A feature of the invention is thickening the fins in the S/D areas by epitaxial silicon growth while the transistor bodies under the gates remain at the thinned value.
A feature of the invention is the use of a gate spacer process that enables the formation of a gate spacer that covers the gate while the sidewall of the fins is cleared and thickened.
This invention describes a process to fabricate locally thinned fins in the body region of the transistor. The advantage of a locally thinned fin is: Higher mechanical stability of thin fins (since most of the fin is thicker and stronger than the thin region); formation of halos and extension by ion implant; and because due to the thicker fin body outside the gate not all of the silicon is amorphized and amorphized silicon can therefore be recrystallized again.
A feature of the invention is a gate spacer process that protects the gate while the sidewall of the fins is cleared from the gate spacer material (e.g. nitride) and from other materials. Clearing the fin sidewall from unwanted spacer material is quite difficult as a long overetch of the gate spacer is required. This overetch that clears the sidewall of the fins also consumes the conformal gate spacer on top and on the upper sides of the gate, thereby exposing the polysilicon gate material. Cleared fin sidewalls are necessary to increase the fin thickness outside of the gate to reduce series resistance. If polysilicon from the gate is exposed at the level of the fins, epitaxial growth will also occur on the gate in that area and can cause shorting of gate and source/drain during silicidation.
Referring now to
In this example, a set of four fins shown will be controlled by a common gate. Those skilled in the art will be aware that separated gates could be formed to control one or more fins, if desired. As used herein, the term set means one or more; i.e. a FinFET may have one or more fins. The Figure shows the result of conventional preliminary steps, well known to those skilled in the art, of forming the silicon fins for a FinFET.
Narrow fin structures in silicon or silicon on insulator (SOI) can be fabricated in different ways, e.g. by optical lithography followed by different trimming techniques (resist trimming, hard mask trimming, oxidation trimming (These processes are based on width reduction of the mask by plasma etch or wet etch, or by material consumption of the fin by oxidation)), by E-beam lithography or by sidewall image transfer processes.
In the example illustrated, the sidewall image transfer process was used as the method to structure narrow fins in SOI.
The following discussion illustrates a conventional method, well known to those skilled in the art, of fabricating the structure shown in
The amorphous silicon is then removed with a plasma etch or wet etch leaving nitride spacer structures behind. The spacer structures are used as a hardmask to structure the oxide 32 underneath and can be removed afterwards by oxide and silicon selective plasma etches or wet etches (e.g. hot phosphoric acid). The structured oxide 32 is then used as a hardmask to etch the silicon fins 30 in the SOI layer, resulting in the example shown in
The sacrificial oxide is removed by a wet etch, followed by a preclean and gate oxide processing using thermal oxidation or CVD deposition processes. A specific example of the process described above is shown in copending patent application Ser. No. 10/730,234, assigned to the assignee hereof and incorporated herein by reference and omitted from this description for simplicity.
This invention describes a process to form controlled, locally thin body fins for a FinFET device with thicker source/drain regions. The advantage of this process is that high aspect ratio fins can be processed with sufficient stability and lower extension resistance. The process is based on defining an etch window for locally thinning the silicon fin. Thickness control of the fin body is one of the most critical factors in FinFET processing as it directly results in FET threshold variation.
A CVD oxide 50 is deposited and planarized to the nitride level on top of the fins. CMP or etch back techniques can be used for oxide planarization
At this point there are two general ways to continue FinFET processing, one with a lithographically aligned gate, the other one with a selfaligned gate. The flow with lithographically aligned gate continues with the growth of sacrificial oxide and stripping the nitride in the wider area of the fin. This is then followed by standard FinFET processing. The gate is lithographically defined over the thin fin region.
The process flow with the preferred embodiment of the selfaligned gate is described in the following paragraphs.
The following process steps are optional and may be done after the S/D area is cleared in the preceding step: Oxidation of the gate sidewalls (Target 35A, Preferred range 10 Å B 100 Å), CVD oxide liner deposition (Target 50 Å, Preferred range 10 Å�500 Å). To set the right Vt and to control the short channel effect halo and extension ion implants are processed.
According to the invention, fins 30 in the S/D area will be made thicker than their initial value in order to decrease resistance of the device. As discussed above, it is necessary that the gate not short to the source or drain after the thickening process. The following steps produce an isolating dielectric layer on the lower portion of the gate 60, located up to the height of the fins 30.
aa nitride liner denoted with line 62 in
Since the nitride 62 etch is directional, a long nitride overetch is necessary to clear the sidewalls of the fins from the nitride, therefore the nitride etch has to be very selective to oxide. If the nitride etch were less directional, a transverse component of the etch would clear the fins faster, but not leave the required spacer on the gate 60.
Thus, the spacer etch removes spacer 62 from the top of gate 60 and fins 30 and then continues to remove, from the top, the portion of the conformal layer that is adhering to the vertical surfaces of the fins and the gate. The height difference between the gate and the fins specified above comes into play at this time. The nitride is removed from the fins, so that it does not block the thickening process. During that period, the nitride will also be removed from the upper portion of gate 60. The condition on the relative height of the gate 60 and the fins 30 is therefore that, when the fins are cleared, nitride 62 remains adhering to the North and South sides of gate 60 up to a height above the source and drain materials. The result shown in
The next steps are source/drain ion implant, silicidation, contact formation processes and metallization.
Each of the described processes then continues with a standard FinFET process such as that described in J. Kedzierski et al., IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices v.50 n.4 April 2003 p. 952�958, or any other convenient method of putting down gates on the fins and then performing standard back end processing, well known to the art.
While the invention has been described in terms of a single preferred embodiment, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention can be practiced in various versions within the spirit and scope of the following claims.
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More than one million Medicare beneficiaries are now enrolled in "Accountable Care Organizations" of the healthcare reform law, the Obama administration announced Tuesday. Twenty-seven so-called "Accountable Care Organizations" have signed contracts with the Medicare agency to serve 375,000 beneficiaries in 18 states, the Medicare agency announced. The organizations are located in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin. That brings the total number of beneficiaries enrolled in the law's shared savings programs to 1.1 million, the agency said.
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McConnellsburg, Pa. (January 17, 2011) — JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company [NYSE:OSK] and a leading manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers, announced today that it is introducing a new model to the JLG line of boom lifts – the 340AJ. With a lift height of 34 feet, 20 feet of horizontal reach and a 17-foot up and over reach, the 340AJ has all the features of a traditional JLG aerial work platform, with a low gross vehicle weight of 9,700 lb.
"We are pleased to add the 340AJ to our existing line of boom lifts," said Chris Mellott, JLG Industries vice-president – sales and market development for the Americas. "As with all JLG's aerial work platforms, the 340AJ delivers industry-leading terrainability, enabling operators to reach their work and efficiently complete their jobs."
The 340AJ is easy to service and maintain. In addition, the 340AJ features steel hoods to increase its durability, and boasts a 500-pound capacity in addition to its 34-foot lift height and 17-foot up – and – over reach. The 340AJ meets sustainability regulations with its environmentally-friendly Tier 4 diesel engine. A gas/liquid propane engine is also available.
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Two arrests have been made in the case of a stun gun robbery that occurred at a 7-Eleven in Northwest Washington early Tuesday morning.
Stun gun attacks in D.C. worry residents
A stun gun can temporarily disable a person with an electric shock. D.C. Police confirm the weapon was used in two robberies over the last 24 hours, adding to what appears to be a scary crime wave in the city.
'Operation Clean Sweep' puts 50 drug dealers behind bars
Collaboration between federal, state and local officials has put nearly 50 drug dealers behind bars in Danville.
MPD seeks three in connection with armed robbery
The MPD is seeking three people of interest in connection with an armed robbery which occurred in the 1300 block of 12th Street NW, on September 23 at approximately 3:40 a.m.
Stun gun attacks unfold in Northwest D.C.
A series of terrifying attacks have unfolded in the Logan Circle area of Northwest Washington. Police say people are being attacked with stun guns, beaten and then robbed at gun point.
Police: Thieves execute 'sophisticated' jewelry store heist in Oxon Hill
Prince George's County Police are releasing video and photos from a jewelry heist a detective says is the most sophisticated he's ever seen. Thieves cut a hole in the roof of the store, used tools and a blowtorch to access the store's safe, and stole about $500,000 worth of jewelry.
Temple Hills SunTrust Bank robbed by man in scrubs
A man wearing scrubs was caught on camera robbing a SunTrust Bank in Temple Hills Thursday.
Arlington CVS burglars pepper spray employees, police say
Two women are wanted for allegedly stealing from an Arlington CVS and pepper spraying two employees.
PNC Bank robbery: Roy Rogers employee robbed of restaurant money bag
A Roy Rogers employee is recovering after she was shoved to the ground and robbed of every penny outside a Germantown PNC Bank last week.
Peter Hendy II pleads guilty to killing girlfriend's son, 4
Peter Hendy II, who is accused of killing his girlfriend's 4-year-old son by punching him several times in the abdomen, pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder.
Timothy Benjamin death: Marvin Moore charged with murder
Marvin Moore is accused of stabbing Timothy Benjamin to death in Northwest Washington.
Chavez Myers pleads guilty to fatally stabbing Olijawon Griffin
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Chicago shooting suspects charged with gunning down 13 people
Police: 2 men charged in Chicago park mass shooting that wounded 13, including 3-year-old.
Positive pregnancy tests being sold online
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10 Commandments stone vandalized in NE D.C.
Vandals have toppled an 850-pound stone that stood in front of the "Faith and Action" group in Northeast D.C. Ministry outreach workers feel that whoever is behind the crime is once again waging war on Christian beliefs.
P.G. County gas station thefts, suspect in white SUV
On a security video exclusive to ABC7, a white car backs in next to a pump on Sunday around noon at the Sunoco on New Hampshire Avenue in Takoma Park. A man emerges and opens the passenger side door of the SUV. He grabs his loot, then drives away.
Kenny Diaz death not a random crime, investigators say
18-year-old Kenny Diaz was reportedly stabbed in the stomach at Marumsco Acre Lake Park and later died in the hospital. But according to investigators, this was not a random crime -- Diaz was targeted.
Rockwell John Flint dies after Rendezvous Lounge fight
Police say Rockwell John Flint, who was injured in a brawl at an Adams Morgan nightclub last month, has died of his injuries.
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Good Humor's parent company, Unilever, saying some of the most popular flavors – Toasted Almond, Candy Center Crunch and Chocolate Eclair – in short supply. The company says a springtime sales spike and the pending shutdown of a factory in Hagerstown, Maryland has made it hard to supply ice cream trucks with those varities, but they say the problem should be resolved by mid-summer.
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Britney Spears has released the cover for her forthcoming album, Britney Jean, on Friday, along with a personal note thanking Team Britney for its support.
She captioned the image as such: "A personal letter from me 2 u http://bit.ly/me2ulovebrit & the cover 4 my most personal album ever #BritneyJeanAlbumCover"
"I am reminded of the incredible foundation that has supported me for the last 15 years," she wrote. "Thank you all for continuing to follow me on this journey."
"I can't believe it is my eighth studio album and I know I keep telling you that it is my most personal record yet, but its true and I'm really proud of that."
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Wild Adapter (GN 3)
Title: Wild Adapter
Volume: GN 3
Pages: 192
Distributor: TOKYOPOP
Release date: 2007-10-02
Suggested retail price: $9.99
Age rating: 16+
Kubota and Tokito decide to infiltrate a popular cult that preaches a return to a more animalistic level of humanity, hoping to pick up information on Wild Adapter and perhaps even Tokito's forgotten past. The yakuza are still hot on their tail, but there's a lot more to this new religion than just meditation and ritual chanting, and once you join up, the only way out may be on a stretcher.
Story and art by Kazuya Minekura.
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Georgia system hires new transportation director
June 6, 2013
Brad Frink begins work as the new transportation director at Morgan County School System on July 1. He previously worked for the University of Georgia as a facility manager, maintenance supervisor and vehicle operator.
Ad firm owner: Bus ads are safe, beneficial for districts
May 16, 2013
Todd Isaacs of District Solutions says that school bus advertising can help cash-strapped districts raise revenue, and he points to the ads' record on the road. The approximately $15,000 that one district has raised so far is being put toward transportation for homeless students to after-school programs.
Georgia district to test bus passenger tracking system
April 16, 2013
Gordon County Schools will conduct a pilot program of StudentConnect. Company officials say that the system provides real-time notification to parents and school transportation officials when students fail to get on the school bus, as well as when they enter or exit the bus at the wrong stop.
District reroutes buses in response to bus stop shooting
March 20, 2013
The incident occurs on Tuesday morning at a Georgia bus stop and in the surrounding neighborhood. An investigation is ongoing, but officials say no one was injured, and all procedures were followed "swiftly and efficiently."
Colorado team wins special-needs roadeo
March 14, 2013
Myra Walstead and Jesse Hill from Academy School District 20 take first place in the annual National Special Needs Team Safety Roadeo. The runner-up teams hail from Georgia and California.
Teen steals school bus after getting out of jail
March 4, 2013
Eighteen-year-old Jonathan Cole Collins is released from jail on a misdemeanor marijuana charge, and he steals the bus during his walk home. Detectives confront him the next day after he's identified in footage on the bus' surveillance camera, and he admits the theft.
First Blue Bird redesigned All Americans delivered in Georgia
February 28, 2013
Ten of the manufacturer's 2014 All American buses are delivered on Wednesday to the state's Department of Corrections, where officials say they will be placed into service immediately, replacing buses in the existing fleet that have each accumulated over 300,000 miles. The buses can seat 50 passengers, and they feature pass-through luggage compartments and interior storage bins.
Ga. bus driver honored for actions during accident
January 30, 2013
Officials say that Hall County Schools bus driver Bertha Hutson followed all safety procedures and kept her passengers under control despite sustaining a shoulder injury after her bus was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer in early January.
Durham School Services wins first Ga. contract
December 28, 2012
Officials say the school bus contractor's five and a half year agreement with Peach County Schools in Fort Valley is its first in the state, and that Durham now operates in 32 states. Durham operates 38 routes for Peach County Schools, transporting 3,500 students daily.
Mothers to be charged for boarding school buses
December 10, 2012
Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.) Schools police say the women will be charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct for two separate incidents last week. In the first incident, a woman approaches a student on the bus with a baseball bat, and in the second incident, another woman allegedly starts cursing and screaming at the driver when she's told to get off the bus.
Woman must wear 'fool' sign for incident on bus
December 5, 2012
Natasha Latrice Freeman boarded the bus in April and repeatedly struck her 11-year-old cousin and pulled the girl's hair after a disagreement arose between the girl and Freeman's son, according to the prosecutor in the case. She must wear for a week a sign that says, "I made a fool out of myself on a Bibb County Public Schools bus," help wash a bus, serve five years on probation and pay $500 in attorney fees.
Woman sentenced for fatal bus-passing accident
November 15, 2012
Shirley McManners is sentenced to one year in prison and 14 years of probation for the December accident in which she struck and killed 17-year-old Brandy Hart after she exited her school bus. McManners pled guilty last month to a charge of vehicular homicide and apologized to Hart's family.
District releases PSA on stop-arm violation awareness
October 25, 2012
Cobb County School District in Marietta, Ga., partners with the local police department and American Traffic Solutions to create the video. It explains how the CrossingGuard camera system installed on the district's buses works, and it also highlights the role of law enforcement, the penalties issued for violations and the importance of school bus safety.
Elvis the Safety Owl makes bus training fun for students
October 23, 2012
Forsyth County Schools' transportation team in Cumming, Ga., develops The Elvis Way program to teach elementary students about bus safety in an engaging way. Elvis, along with the district's drivers, show students how to practice safe, orderly and respectful bus riding habits. Director of Transportation Garry Puetz discusses with
the program and the positive impact it has had on students and the community.
District deploys camera system to catch stop-arm runners
October 10, 2012
Muscogee County School District in Columbus, Ga., equips at least 50 of its buses with CrossingGuard, which is provided and maintained by American Traffic Solutions. The county sheriff's office will review camera footage and issue citations to violators, and officials say the district will receive 25% of the fines in the first year.
Blue Bird honors long-time employees
September 6, 2012
The company honors 66 employees with employment milestones of 35 years or greater during a ceremony. The employees are awarded with a certificate of appreciation and a gift of $50 per five-year employment increment.
$10K reward offered in bus arson case
August 28, 2012
The Georgia Arson Control Program funds the reward after two Catoosa County school buses are set alight in a fenced-off side lot. The buses, which cost about $90,000 each, are a total loss.
Ga. first lady promotes school bus safety
August 21, 2012
Sandra Deal tours the state to promote the "Stop Means Stop" campaign, which aims to raise awareness about the need to stop for school buses. The issue has added urgency in Georgia, where three students were killed by illegally passing motorists in the last two school years on record.
First Student names Mich., Ga. location managers
August 17, 2012
John Kiraly manages all aspects of daily transportation operations for the location serving Saginaw (Mich.) Public Schools, including maintenance, safety and training. Jim Daniel oversees the facility in Savannah, Ga., including all aspects of safety, maintenance and training for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System.
Ga. district's stop-arm violation program goes live
August 16, 2012
Carroll County Schools installs high-resolution cameras on the front and rear driver's side of school buses to capture motorists who illegally pass stopped school buses. Violators are then issued a citation through the program operated by American Traffic Solutions.
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A 9-foot alligator was the last thing Luann and Jorge Alonso expected to see on the front porch of their Coral Springs home Thursday morning.
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We don't usually mention bargains here on TUAW, as there are plenty of other sites already doing a fine job of that. However, TUAW reader Adam noticed that the 20" iMac G5 has dropped quite a bit in price to $1499 in the online Apple Store, bringing the edu price down even lower to $1399. These are not refurbs or special deals of any kind as far as I can tell, which leads me to wonder if this might be the first sign of the iMac G5's inevitable disappearance. Speculation aside however, it's a smokin' deal on a big iMac that's still pretty speedy. Get 'em while they're hot.
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