devices using high-K metal gate stacks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8680623
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13433815

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Techniques for combining transistors having different threshold voltage requirements from one another are provided. In one aspect, a semiconductor device comprises a substrate having a first and a second nFET region, and a first and a second pFET region; a logic nFET on the substrate over the first nFET region; a logic pFET on the substrate over the first pFET region; a SRAM nFET on the substrate over the second nFET region; and a SRAM pFET on the substrate over the second pFET region, each comprising a gate stack having a metal layer over a high-K layer. The logic nFET gate stack further comprises a capping layer separating the metal layer from the high-K layer, wherein the capping layer is further configured to shift a threshold voltage of the logic nFET relative to a threshold voltage of one or more of the logic pFET, SRAM nFET and SRAM pFET.

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  • AURIGA INNOVATIONS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Frank, Martin M Dobbs Ferry, US 125 1453
Kumar, Arvind Chappaqua, US 309 3363
Narayanan, Vijay New York, US 308 5521
Paruchuri, Vamsi K Albany, US 83 1707
Sleight, Jeffrey Ridgefield, US 26 678

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