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I dehydrated tomatoes yesterday, packed them in snack-sized ziplocs, left a thumb-width open in the zips, and crammed them all, length-wise, into a wide-mouthed quart jar. My husband then vacuum sealed the jar. It is currently in the refrigerator. We can vacuum seal it again after removing a bag or two. I would never have thought of storing them this way! Thanks!
WOO HOO!!! Works like a charm. They are shelf-stable too, if you can keep them in a dark cool place. They will keep longer refrigerated or frozen.
Be sure to check your dehydrated tomatoes occasionally and see if there is any little beads of moisture in your bags. If so, take them and finish dehydrating them immediately upon seeing any condensation. If you don't, you chance having the tomatoes mold.
I use the snack-size bags for apple slices too. That way I can stuff a large jar or canister with them, and vacuum-seal the whole thing shut. Open when needed and take out as many as is necessary for snacking, adding to a recipe, or making into applesauce. Then vacuum-seal the jar closed again. This way the apples (or tomatoes) won't reabsorb moisture from the air each time you open the jar because they are in the snack-size bags.
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ive been to CC at the mandalay bay for pac-hatton...its a pretty cool experience, the screens were pretty big, alot of pac fans...it was cool overall i would say
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The only fight I have seen in a movie theater was Hopkins-Jones II. Even though that fight wasn't very meaningful by that time, and where I live there were not very many people there, but it was still AWESOME to see a fight on the big screen. It was also a lot cheaper than buying the Pay Per View at home. If you have never seen a fight in a movie theater, I would recommend that you see a fight there at least one time. I bet Vegas would be one of the best, if not the best place to see a fight in the theater.
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I have a lot of fun at the closed circuits...there are always plenty of screens and the atmosphere is great. Usually I go to one at the MGM because it's in the same area of the arena itself and there's always a ton of people. The ones at the MGM are a big array of seats in ballrooms...but there are other showings at other hotels that are different. IDK if they are showing at the MGM this time but that is the one I'd go to. There wasn't one there for Floyd-Cotto and that was the last time I was in vegas and went to a closed circuit
Really can't say how the setup for each one will be. Most are probably in ballrooms, some might be just seats, and some might have tables and you can sit with your people/others and have food served. One time it was in the arena at the Mandalay. Just ask the ticket person at the hotel and they should be able to tell you the setup of each hotel. anywhere will be good though, atmosphere is great, everyone is there to enjoy the fight.
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PS: yes they serve alcohol. you can bring your own alcohol to the CC as long as you pour it into a plastic cup as you enter. you can sit there and pour as many beers as u can carry as long as it's in cups. otherwise u can put liquor into a plastic bottle and carry in your pocket and get ice from the bartenders.
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2004 Mystery Quilt Top Finally Done!
This was called Sweet Confections because of the colors being in chocolates and pinks. The blocks are 8" and there are 20 pieces in each block.....not really my cup of tea. Especially after I started adding up all those 1/4" around the blocks which added up to a lot of extra inches. 12 pieces have 4 sides and 8 have 3 sides. Anyway, I'm keeping this one as I don't have one for myself, except a wallhanging.
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Sharon, just popped into the gallery and of course you ahve quilts..lolol...love this one..Ive got a pattern for a chocolate sampler that I will do one of these years...Ive got a whole book of them...great job as usual and let me know if you do the meandering..Im thinking of doing a small quilt that way...Judy
Fran, Only 2 years......and that's only the top! lol
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Miami QB Ryan Tannehill threw 2 second half touchdowns to rally a comeback victory over Buffalo. Buffalo was moving the ball up and down the field early, but could not seem to find the end zone to cap drivers. They clung to a 9-3 lead as they kept Miami in check. Tannehill was able to rally his teamŌĆÖs offense to score 19 unanswered points to seal the game and second place in the AFC East.
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The City of Los Angeles and the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District made history last week with the approval of a final dust control mitigation plan for Owens Lake that is supported by both agencies.
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"Society is driven by demand. Ultimately, if unemployment is high, labour law regulation will be high. However, from an economics point of view, I don't believe that this will influence investment in South Africa, because investors prefer to consider the availability of resources in the country, as well the profit they will be able to make. Therefore, I don't think there is substantial evidence to suggest that our overregulated labour laws are scaring investors away," Nel argues.
However, he notes that the argument about whether stringent labour laws are directly a result of disinvest- ment in the economy has been ongoing.
"Not everyone agrees with this, how- ever, as the South African economy has been growing steadily for a number of years, if one does not consider the recent recession. I have found that corporations and governments primarily look at the opportunities that exist, rather than the problems," Nel explains.
By way of example, he cites South Africa's recent invitation to join the Brics coalition of Brazil, Russia, India and China.
"Many consider South Africa too small to be a member of Brics; however, China is looking at South Africa as the gateway to the African continent, and this is a prime example that stringent labour laws by no means influence solid investment and development strategies," he adds.
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However, he questions how efficiently these labour laws are being managed.
He says that section 232 of the South African Constitution stipulates that customary international law is law in the Republic, unless it is inconsistent with the Constitution or an Act of parliament.
"Being a member of the ILO, South Africa participates in international policies. For example, the South African government is aiming to create decent work for all, which is consistent with the stand of the ILO. This is also the underlying objective of the proposed amendment bill, but when one looks at how government went ahead and initiated the proposal, I find it hard to understand why government seemingly didn't acknowledge certain key institutions, bodies, or persons that are key to this process," Nel says.
He adds that the South African Society for Labour Law expressed concern that government did not discuss the proposal with the National Economic Development and Labour Council prior to its publication, and questions whether input from the Judge President of the labour court or Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) National Directorate was obtained.
He adds that the "effective ban" of labour brokers is also an area of concern.
"Even though the proposed bill does not outright ban temporary employment services (TES), it does remove the incentive for employers to use labour brokers. Generally, there is agreement that managing labour laws to prohibit the use of TES could result in more unemployment," he says.
Further, he states that it is the prevalence of crime, corruption and political tension in South Africa, that scares investors away, rather than the country's labour laws.
"Despite investors being somewhat wary of investing in business in South Africa because the legislative framework allows strikes and protests (within boundaries), this is not what ultimately prevents them from investing," he says.
However, he says that South Africa continually deploys sound macroeconomic policies that seem to be drawing investors, despite the country's stringent labour laws.
He says that, despite investors being wary of South Africa's high crime rate and its political complexity, the economy continues to recover from the downturn. However, companies that were forced to retrench employees are not yet in a position to hire staff again.
He believes that the country's high unemployment rate can be reduced through increased foreign investment.
"Unemployment is primarily connected to the economic state of a country. We need investments from overseas companies in all local sectors to grow our economy and create more job opportunities," he says.
He suggests that, despite the new amendment bills, which propose increased regulation of South Africa's labour legis-lation, government should focus on making labour laws less stringent.
Nel believes that less stringent laws will give investors and employers the ability to start businesses with more freedom, as companies will not be regulated by an abundance of laws. He says that this will make investors and employers less wary of employing more people, thus creating more job opportunities.
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Further, he says that employers should also make use of labour law consultants when faced with labour and employment disputes to ensure they get the correct advice and information on how to successfully handle a dispute.
"If employers attempt to resolve an employment dispute without adequate knowledge or assistance, they could take the wrong approach, which seldom leads to reaching a mutual agreement with the employee and resolving the problem," explains Nel.
On the other hand, Nel suggests that employees must also become acquainted with the labour laws and that they should seek the assistance and expertise of unions in the case of employment disputes to ensure that their interests are thoroughly protected.
He notes, too, that there are several technical aspects of administration that pose challenges to both employers and employees.
He adds that the referral of unwarranted disputes to the CCMA adds further frustra- tion, as some cases are merely a result of employees without the relevant knowledge lodging complaints without legal grounds to support the complaint.
Meanwhile, Nel says that the Labour Relations Amendment Bill aims to assign more power to the CCMA, which will enable it to effectively assist employees.
"The amendments will authorise the CCMA to assist parties to serve notices and documents in respect of conciliation and arbitration proceedings. Currently, these are the responsibility of the applicable parties," Nel explains.
If properly managed by the CCMA, it could prove to be a successful system," he concludes.
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It came as a most bit of unorthodox advice, from a lawmaker to an audience of impressionable minds. While speaking at the University Of Tennessee College Of Law last week, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was asked by a student about his interpretation of the constitutionality of the income tax. Few expected what came next.
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Outside the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas, Gregory Lee Johnson burned a flag in protest against President Ronald Reagan's policies. He was arrested under Texas' flag desecration statute. In its 5-4 ruling in Texas v. Johnson, the Supreme Court struck down flag desecration laws in 48 states by ruling that flag desecration is a constitutionally protected form of free speech.
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D.C. real estate titan Douglas Jemal owes nearly $6 million in back real estate taxes to the District, according to a massive list of properties the D.C. government will auction off next month unless the delinquent bills are paid.
Jemal, in a candid interview from his office at 702 H St. NW, acknowledged taking his lumps in the recession. Though he owns billions of dollars worth of real estate in D.C., at least 19 of his planned projects have stalled. The taxes, meanwhile, are piling up and he's generating little revenue to pay them off.
It's a familiar tale for so many businesses in a bad economy, only on a much larger scale.
"I'm short of dollars, like everybody else," Jemal said, adding he has already paid $20.6 million to the District for fiscal 2009 real property taxes.
The Office of Tax and Revenue's list of delinquent taxpayers for 2009 includes 6,176 properties — roughly 79 belong to Jemal's Douglas Development Corp. — that will be sold during the Sept. 20-22 auction unless the bills are paid. The total taxes due the city are $56.9 million, of which Jemal's portion is more than 10 percent.
There are 300 fewer properties on the list this year than last. But the aggregate amount of taxes owed this year is roughly $20 million higher, as more large-scale parcels carry delinquent bills.
Jemal said his charges will be paid: "I won't lose these properties." He has $1 million in escrow to pay a portion of the delinquent bills, and he plans to refinance an office building at 950 F St. NW, the Atlantic Building, to generate an additional $25 million.
He's also in a "tax dispute" with the General Services Administration over a $2 million bill due on 1900 Half St. SW, home to the Coast Guard. A GSA spokesman confirmed the discussions are ongoing but said landlords must pay the taxes and then seek reimbursement.
Despite his massive tax bill, Jemal contends he is not overleveraged, saying it takes time to put parcels together and build communities. It requires a "juggling act with dollars," he said, and no one predicted the economy would falter like it has.
"I never wanted to be a merchant trader," said the man whose developments pepper much of downtown D.C., referencing fund managers who flip properties quickly and with little empathy for the community. "I don't want to sell pancakes. I never looked at the money."
The rentable square footage of his stalled developments totals 4.6 million. The land value is $684 million and the development would cost an estimated $915 million.
"This is stuff that I'm carrying that I couldn't develop," Jemal said.
Late property tax payments are hit with a 10 percent penalty and simple interest of 18 percent per year, said David Umansky, spokesman for the D.C. chief financial officer. The District doesn't mess around with real estate taxes: The revenue make up 35 percent of the $5.2 billion general fund.
Because an unpaid tax bill is not earning interest for the city, the District's coffers are affected by a tardy payment, Umansky said. But the interest rate D.C. earns on investments is less than 1 percent, so the impact is minimal — assuming the tax is collected before the end of the fiscal year.
Jemal is not the only big name to carry a back tax bill into the summer. Monument Realty, for example, owes $960,061 for 11 parcels around Nationals Park.
"We have no comment on the tax issue," Monument spokeswoman Natasha Stancill-Richman said in an e-mail.
Anwar Saleem, executive director of H Street Main Street, owes $11,134 for his property at 1005 H St. NE and $8,477 for 1017 H St. Saleem said he's "trying to get my money together to pay it," though he says he received no notice from the Office of Tax and Revenue of the bill.
"A lot of businesses on H Street are hurting," he said. "You take the property values up so quick it forces many to sell, and the [ongoing streetscape project] hurts. We lost quite a few businesses on H Street quietly."
During the annual auction, investors buy the liens on properties with delinquent tax bills, giving them the option of starting foreclosure proceedings. In the vast majority of cases, the property owner pays up before the title is transferred and the lien holders are refunded their money plus interest.
During the 2009 auction, the tax office sold 1,068 liens, collecting $8.3 million in tax and special assessment liabilities, such as an unpaid business improvement district tax.
Stuck in limbo
The rentable square footage of Douglas Jemal's stalled developments totals 4.6 million. The land value is $684 million. Stalled projects include:
○ 1000 F St. NW
○ Square 450 and 451, east of the Washington Convention Center
○ Uline Arena at Third and M streets NE
○ 7820 Georgia Ave. NW
○ 11th and K streets NW
○ 4600 Wisconsin Ave. NW
○ 450 K St. NE
○ 1000 F St. NW
○ Square 450 and 451, east of the Washington Convention Center
○ Uline Arena at Third and M streets NE
○ 7820 Georgia Ave. NW
○ 11th and K streets NW
○ 4600 Wisconsin Ave. NW
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Fabrication methods are presented in which a semiconductor body is deposited in a cavity of a temporary form structure above a semiconductor starting structure. The formed semiconductor body can be epitaxial silicon deposited in the form cavity over a silicon substrate, and includes three body portions, two of which are doped to form source/drains, and the other forming a transistor channel that overlies the starting structure. A gate structure is formed along one or more sides of the channel body portion to create a MOS transistor.
1. A method of fabricating a MOS transistor, the method comprising:
creating a form structure above a starting structure, the form structure having an opening exposing a single portion of the starting structure;
forming a semiconductor material in the opening of the form structure to create a formed semiconductor body having a single generally planar bottom surface above the starting structure, the formed semiconductor body comprising a first body portion, a second body portion, and a third body portion, the second body portion being disposed between the first and third body portions and having first and second sides and a top;
removing the form structure;
forming a gate structure disposed along at least a portion of the top and sides of the second body portion, the gate structure comprising a conductive gate electrode and a gate dielectric disposed between the gate electrode and the second body portion; and
doping the first and third body portions to form source/drains in the first and third body portions.
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depositing the semiconductor material over the form structure and in the opening of the form structure; and
planarizing the semiconductor material to expose the form structure.
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depositing a form layer material above the starting structure; and
selectively removing portions of the form layer material to create the opening exposing the single portion of the starting structure.
10. The method of
forming a gate dielectric material over the formed semiconductor body;
forming a conductive gate electrode material above the gate dielectric material; and
selectively removing the gate electrode material over the first and third body portions of the formed semiconductor body to define a gate structure disposed along at least a portion of the top and sides of the second body portion.
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This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______ (Attorney Docket No. TI-36030), filed on ______, entitled MULTIPLE-GATE MOSFET DEVICE WITH LITHOGRAPHY INDEPENDENT SILICON BODY THICKNESS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME.
The present invention relates generally to semiconductor devices and more particularly to multi-gate MOSFET transistors and fabrication methods therefor.
Metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) are widely used in the electronics industry for switching, amplification, filtering, and other tasks related to both analog and digital electrical signals. Conventional planar MOS transistors include a gate dielectric overlying a channel region at the upper surface of a silicon substrate and a gate electrode situated above the gate dielectric. Source and drain regions are formed in the substrate on either lateral side of the channel. In operation, the gate electrode is energized to create an electric field in the channel region of the substrate, thus inverting a thin portion of the channel conductive underneath the gate dielectric and allowing minority carriers to travel through the channel between the source/drains. The threshold voltage (Vt) of a transistor is the gate voltage value required to render the channel conductive by formation of an inversion layer (e.g., in which the concentration of minority carriers exceeds that of majority carriers) at the surface of the semiconductor channel under the gate.
Scaling is a continuing process in the manufacture and design of semiconductor products, wherein electrical device feature sizes are being reduced to increase device density, improve performance (e.g., increase switching speed), and to reduce power consumption. For instance, it is desirable to scale or reduce the length of the transistor gate and hence the length of the channel between the source/drains, to increase drive current performance, particularly for operation with reduced gate voltages. The length of the gate structure is typically the smallest dimension in a planar transistor. However, lithography generally limits the extent to which transistor dimensions can be reliably scaled, wherein the minimum gate length is typically limited to the smallest dimension that can be reliably and repeatably patterned and etched using current photolithographic and etching techniques.
In addition to fabrication process limitations, performance limitations are also a barrier to scaling conventional planar transistor dimensions, particularly the gate length. For example, as the gate length is reduced, the transistor performance may be inhibited by short channel effects. In devices having long channel lengths, the gate voltage and the resulting field primarily control the depletion of charge under the gate. In shorter channel devices, however, the channel region is also affected by the source and drain voltages, leading to increased off-state current due to Vt roll off, degraded subthreshold slope, and degraded output current. In addition, since less gate voltage is needed to deplete the shortened channel, the barrier for electron injection from the source to the drain decreases, a situation sometimes referred to as drain induced barrier lowering (DIBL).
As the performance and process limitations on scaling planar transistors are reached, attention has been recently directed to transistor designs having multiple gates (e.g., non-planar MOS transistors). In theory, these designs provide more control over a scaled channel by situating the gate around two or more sides of the channel silicon, wherein a shorter channel length can be achieved for the same gate dielectric thickness or similar channel lengths can be used with thicker gate dielectrics.
Multi-gate designs offer the prospect of improved transistor performance by alleviating the short channel effects seen in scaled planar transistors. This is due primarily to the ability to invert a larger portion of the channel silicon because the gate extends on more than one peripheral side of the channel. In practice, however, the conventional multi-gate approaches have suffered from cost and performance shortcomings, because SOI wafers are more expensive than ordinary silicon substrates and because the channel surface has been etched while carving the upper SOI silicon layer into islands or blocks. Accordingly, there remains a need for improved transistor devices and manufacturing techniques to realize the advantages of scaling while mitigating or avoiding short channel effects and the shortcomings of traditional multi-gate transistors.
The following presents a simplified summary in order to provide a basic understanding of one or more aspects of the invention. This summary presents one or more concepts of the invention in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later and is not an extensive overview of the invention. In this regard, the summary is not intended to identify key or critical elements of the invention, nor does the summary necessarily delineate the scope of the invention. The invention relates to multi-gate transistors and fabrication methods therefor, wherein the transistors are constructed using a semiconductor body formed above a starting structure, rather than by etching into an SOI wafer. This allows avoidance or mitigation of the adverse effects of etched channel surfaces, while attaining the advantages of multi-gate devices (e.g., inversion of more channel silicon, reduction in short channel effects, reduced DIBL, etc.), and allowing the use of less expensive starting structures (e.g., silicon wafer, etc.).
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for fabricating a MOS transistor, comprising creating a form structure, such as by depositing and patterning a silicon nitride film to create an opening exposing a single portion of an underlying starting structure, where the starting structure can be a silicon substrate or other structure. The method further comprises forming a semiconductor material in the opening to create a formed semiconductor body above the starting structure, for example, depositing epitaxial silicon, epitaxial silicon germanium, epitaxial germanium, or epitaxial gallium arsenide in the form structure opening. The formed semiconductor body comprises first, second, and third body portions with the second body portion being disposed between the first and third body portions. The form structure is then removed and a gate structure is formed along at least a portion of one or more of the top and sides of the second body portion. The gate structure comprises a conductive gate electrode and a gate dielectric disposed between the gate electrode and the second body portion. The first and third body portions are then doped to form source/drains therein, with the second body portion operating as the transistor channel.
In another aspect of the invention, a transistor is provided, comprising a formed semiconductor body deposited over a starting structure with first, second, and third body portions, where the second body portion is situated over the starting material between the first and third body portions. The first and third body portions individually comprise doped source/drains, and a gate structure is provided along at least a portion of the top and sides of the second body portion. The gate structure comprises a conductive gate electrode and a gate dielectric disposed between the gate electrode and the second body portion, wherein the second body portion operates as the transistor channel between the doped source/drains. The channel in the second body portion has a channel length, a channel width and a channel depth, where the channel length, the channel width and the channel depth may be made generally equal, for example, wherein the channel length is about 25 nm or less. In one implementation, the transistor is a horizontal device, wherein the first, second, and third body portions are disposed in a plane generally parallel to a plane of the starting structure, where the body portions may be aligned along a horizontal axis. In this example, the starting structure comprises silicon and the formed semiconductor body comprises silicon, silicon germanium, germanium, or gallium arsenide deposited over the silicon starting structure.
The following description and annexed drawings set forth in detail certain illustrative aspects and implementations of the invention. These are indicative of but a few of the various ways in which the principles of the invention may be employed.
The present invention will now be described with reference to the attached drawing figures, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout, and wherein the illustrated structures are not necessarily drawn to scale. The invention relates to transistor devices and fabrication methods wherein a semiconductor body is over a starting structure to allow multi-gate device fabrication using standard semiconductor wafers or other starting structures. In one example, illustrated and described below, the semiconductor body is formed in a cavity of a temporary form structure, through deposition of epitaxial silicon or other semiconductor material, after which the form structure is removed. The formed semiconductor body includes a single generally planar bottom surface situated over the starting material and has three body portions, two of which are doped to form source/drains, with the other body portion forming a transistor channel between the doped source/drains. A gate structure is formed along one or more of the top and lateral sides of the channel body portion to create a MOS transistor.
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In one possible implementation, silicon nitride (e.g., Si3N4) or other suitable form material is deposited at 10 over the starting structure and over the isolation structures by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), atomic layer deposition (ALD), or other deposition process, to a thickness generally corresponding to a desired final transistor gate length. The form layer material is then selectively patterned at 12, using suitable masking and etching techniques (e.g., reactive ion etching (RIE)), leaving an opening through which a single portion of the starting structure is exposed. Optionally, a thin (e.g., 50 Å or less) protective etch-stop layer, such as SiO2, can be deposited over the starting structure and isolation structures prior to creation of the form structure at 10, which then protects the starting structure during patterning of the form structure at 12.
A formed semiconductor body is then created at 14-16 in the opening of the form structure, using any suitable semiconductor materials and formation techniques. In the illustrated example, a semiconductor material is formed at 14 in the opening of the patterned form layer material, for example, by epitaxial growth of silicon (Si), silicon germanium (SiGe), germanium (Ge), gallium arsenide (GaAs), or other suitable semiconductor material (e.g., epitaxial silicon 110 in the device 100 illustrated below). The epitaxial silicon can be formed in the opening in a variety of ways within the scope of the invention. The epitaxial growth can be performed either selectively or non-selectively to the exposed substrate. In the illustrated implementation, the epitaxial silicon is deposited at 14 selectively to the semiconductor substrate starting structure within the opening of the form structure. In another possible approach, a non-selective epitaxial deposition is performed, wherein epitaxial silicon is formed at 14 over the starting structure and in the form opening, after which the wafer is planarized at 16. In another possible implementation, a selective deposition can be terminated once the top of the form layer is reached, followed by a non-selective deposition that deposits both on the semiconductor body and the form layer, after which the device is planarized at 16.
An optional surface preparation, such as a wet clean, may be performed before epitaxial deposition or in-situ as part of an epitaxial deposition process to heal any damage to the surface, to remove any absorbed debris, and to remove any optional SiO2 etch-stop layer material remaining over the starting material. Also, the epitaxial deposition at 14 may include a balance between etching of the underlying silicon starting structure and deposition of newly formed epitaxial silicon, wherein the pre-existing starting structure silicon may be initially etched prior to beginning deposition of new material, by which damage caused by patterning the form structure may be repaired. Following deposition of the semiconductor material, if needed, the wafer can optionally be planarized at 16, for example, by chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) or other suitable technique, leaving a generally planar structure having the form structure material exposed with the semiconductor body structure in the form structure opening above the starting material.
Thereafter, the form structure material is removed at 18, for example, by selective etching, or other suitable material removal technique, leaving the formed semiconductor body above the starting structure. In a preferred implementation, wet etching is employed at 18 to mitigate damage to the top and sides of the formed semiconductor body, for example, a wet etch process using a phosphoric acid wet clean which is selective both to a silicon formed semiconductor body and any optional SiO2 etch-stop layer material that was previously deposited under the form layer. Compared with conventional multi-gate transistor fabrication processing in which dry etching (e.g., RIE) is used to carve blocks of semiconductor material from the upper layer of an SOI wafer, the formed semiconductor body of the present invention is not subjected to such damaging processing. In this regard, conventionally used dry etches result in build-up of polymer reside layers on the etched silicon surface that must be cleared off. Moreover, high-energy ions from reactive ion etching tend to bombard the surface in such prior processing, leading to crystalline damage at the top surface layer, and the etched material gets implanted with some of the species used as the etchant gas. In the present approach, wet etching with higher selectivity may be used, which is much less damaging than the dry etching that was done on the conventional case.
A gate dielectric is then formed at 20, for example, a thin SiO2, SiON, high-k, or other dielectric material, via an oxidation growth or a deposition process, where the gate dielectric material is formed over portions of the exposed starting structure material and isolation structures and over the side and upper surfaces of the formed semiconductor body. At 22, a gate electrode material layer, such as polysilicon, metal, or other suitable material, is formed (e.g., deposited) above the gate dielectric, wherein the gate dielectric and electrode layers may be formed at 20 and 22, respectively, to any suitable thicknesses using any suitable deposition processes.
A gate etch is then performed at 24 to selectively remove portions of the gate electrode material, which may also remove portions of the gate dielectric material as well. Any suitable masking and etching processes may be employed at 24 (e.g., reactive ion etching, etc.) to pattern the gate layers, thereby creating a patterned transistor gate structure. In the exemplary device 100 illustrated and described below, the gate structure includes multiple gate segments or portions extending along portions of the top and lateral sides of the semiconductor body formed at 14-18. In this case, the covered portion of the formed semiconductor body will operate as a transistor channel, and the remaining portions of the formed semiconductor body will be doped to operate as source/drains in the completed transistor device.
A shallow drain extension dopant implantation is performed at 26 to introduce dopants into source/drain portions of the formed semiconductor body. The drain extension implant at 26 may also provide dopants to the gate electrode, for example, where the electrode is polysilicon, to render the gate electrode conductive. The patterned gate structure and the semiconductor body may then be encapsulated, for example, via a reoxidation (RE-OX) process that oxidizes the exposed semiconductor surfaces thereof or other suitable encapsulation materials and processes.
Sidewall spacers are then formed at 28 along the sidewalls of the encapsulated gate structure and the sidewalls of the formed semiconductor body. A source/drain implant is performed at 30 to provide further dopants to the source/drain portions of the formed semiconductor body (e.g., as well as to the gate structure for a polysilicon gate electrode), thereby further defining the source/drains of the multi-gate transistor. The source/drain implant and/or the drain-extension implant operations may be angled implants to fully define the source/drain regions of the formed semiconductor body. Silicide processing is performed at 32 to form a metal silicide gate contact above the gate electrode as well as source/drain silicide contacts over the source/drains, using any suitable silicidation processing, for example, deposition of nickel over the device and annealing, followed by removal of unreacted nickel. Interconnect metalization and other back-end processing is then performed at 34 to complete the fabrication of the device before the method 2 ends at 36.
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Although the STI isolation structure 106 in the exemplary device 100 generally corresponds to the patterned form structure 108 (e.g., allowing use of the same or similar masks), alternative implementations are possible within the scope of the invention, in which the isolation structure 106 and the temporary form structures 108 do not correspond with one another. In the device 100, the patterned form structure 108 includes an �H�-shaped cavity or opening exposing the �H�-shaped portion of the underlying substrate starting structure 104, wherein the central portion of the opening has a width 109 a generally equal to the thickness 109 and to the desired final transistor gate length. Other form structure opening shapes are possible within the scope of the invention, wherein the illustrated �H� shape advantageously provides reasonable semiconductor length, width, and depth dimensions for the resulting transistor channel, while also providing sufficient contact area for the source/drains thereof. However, the opening and the resulting formed semiconductor body may be of any shape within the scope of the invention, for example, including but not limited to rectangles, squares, etc.
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Although the invention has been illustrated and described with respect to one or more implementations, alterations and/or modifications may be made to the illustrated examples without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. In particular regard to the various functions performed by the above described components or structures (assemblies, devices, circuits, systems, etc.), the terms (including a reference to a �means�) used to describe such components are intended to correspond, unless otherwise indicated, to any component or structure which performs the specified function of the described component (e.g., that is functionally equivalent), even though not structurally equivalent to the disclosed structure which performs the function in the herein illustrated exemplary implementations of the invention. In addition, while a particular feature of the invention may have been disclosed with respect to only one of several implementations, such feature may be combined with one or more other features of the other implementations as may be desired and advantageous for any given or particular application. Furthermore, to the extent that the terms �including�, �includes�, �having�, �has�, �with�, or variants thereof are used in either the detailed description and the claims, such terms are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term �comprising�.
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