ZERO THRESHOLD VOLTAGE PFET AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20040251496A1
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10250190

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A zero threshold voltage (ZVt) pFET (104) and a method of making the same. The ZVt pFET is made by implanting a p-type substrate (112) with a retrograde n-well (116) so that a pocket (136) of the p-type substrate material remains adjacent the surface of the substrate. This is accomplished using an n-well mask (168) having a pocket-masking region (184) in the aperture (180) corresponding to the ZVt pFET. The n-well may be formed by first creating a ring-shaped precursor n-well (116') and then annealing the substrate so as to cause the regions of the lower portion (140') of the precursor n-well to merge with one another to isolate the pocket of p-type substrate material. After the n-well and isolated pocket of p-type substrate material have been formed, remaining structures of the ZVt pFET may be formed, such as a gate insulator (128), gate (132), source (120), and drain (124).

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Jeffrey S Middlesex, US 92 1751
Lam, Chung H Williston, US 257 3607
Mann, Randy W Poughquag, US 84 949
Oppold, Jeffrey H Richmond, US 11 74

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