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Reduction of Parasitic Capacitance in Vertical MOSFETs by Spacer Local Oxidation

Reduction of Parasitic Capacitance in Vertical MOSFETs by Spacer Local Oxidation
Reduction of Parasitic Capacitance in Vertical MOSFETs by Spacer Local Oxidation
Application of double gate or surround-gate vertical metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) is hindered by the parasitic overlap capacitance associated with their oayout, which is considerably larger than for a lateral MOSFET on the same technology node. A simple self-aligned procfess has been developed to reduce the parasitic overlap capacitance in MOSFETs using nitride spacers on the sidewalls of the trench or pillar and a local oxidation. This will result in an oxide layer on all exposed planar surfaces, but no oxide layer on the protected vertical channel area of the pillar. The encroachment of the oxide on the side of the pillar is studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM)which is used to calibrate the nitride viscosity in the process simulations. Surround gate vertical transistors incorporating the spacer oxidation have been fabricated, and these transistors show the integrity of the process and excellent subthreshold slope and drive current. The reduction in intrinsic capacitance is calculated to be a factor of three. Pillar capacitors with a more advanced process have been fabricated and the total measured capacitance is reduced by a factor of five compared with structures without the spacer oxidation. Device simulations confirm the measured reduction in capacitance.
LOCOS oxidation, parasitic capacitance, surround-gate, vertical MOSFETs
1487-1493
Kunz, V Dominik
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Uchino, Takashi
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de Groot, C.H.(Kees)
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Ashburn, Peter
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Donaghy, David C
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Hall, Steven
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Wang, Yun
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Hemment, Peter L F
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Uchino, Takashi
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de Groot, C.H.(Kees)
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Ashburn, Peter
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Donaghy, David C
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Hall, Steven
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Wang, Yun
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Kunz, V Dominik, Uchino, Takashi, de Groot, C.H.(Kees), Ashburn, Peter, Donaghy, David C, Hall, Steven, Wang, Yun and Hemment, Peter L F (2003) Reduction of Parasitic Capacitance in Vertical MOSFETs by Spacer Local Oxidation. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 50 (6), 1487-1493.

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Application of double gate or surround-gate vertical metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) is hindered by the parasitic overlap capacitance associated with their oayout, which is considerably larger than for a lateral MOSFET on the same technology node. A simple self-aligned procfess has been developed to reduce the parasitic overlap capacitance in MOSFETs using nitride spacers on the sidewalls of the trench or pillar and a local oxidation. This will result in an oxide layer on all exposed planar surfaces, but no oxide layer on the protected vertical channel area of the pillar. The encroachment of the oxide on the side of the pillar is studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM)which is used to calibrate the nitride viscosity in the process simulations. Surround gate vertical transistors incorporating the spacer oxidation have been fabricated, and these transistors show the integrity of the process and excellent subthreshold slope and drive current. The reduction in intrinsic capacitance is calculated to be a factor of three. Pillar capacitors with a more advanced process have been fabricated and the total measured capacitance is reduced by a factor of five compared with structures without the spacer oxidation. Device simulations confirm the measured reduction in capacitance.

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Published date: June 2003
Keywords: LOCOS oxidation, parasitic capacitance, surround-gate, vertical MOSFETs
Organisations: Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

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Local EPrints ID: 258035
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/258035
PURE UUID: 6af4d26b-0a9d-4b2b-9cf7-b9e2e00f21c9
ORCID for C.H.(Kees) de Groot: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3850-7101

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Date deposited: 22 Dec 2003
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:11

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Author: V Dominik Kunz
Author: Takashi Uchino
Author: Peter Ashburn
Author: David C Donaghy
Author: Steven Hall
Author: Yun Wang
Author: Peter L F Hemment

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