Component with an active region under relaxed compressive stress, and associated decoupling capacitor
A technology of active areas and components, applied in the direction of capacitors, circuits, electrical components, etc., to achieve the effect of reducing compressive stress
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[0046] exist figure 1 In , the reference TRN designates an NMOS transistor whose active region 10 is located within a semiconductor substrate 1 made, for example, of P-doped silicon. The active region is surrounded by an insulating region 2, eg of Shallow Trench Isolation (or STI) type.
[0047] A transistor TRN forming part of an integrated circuit CI conventionally comprises a gate region 3 separated from an active region 10 by a gate dielectric OX, eg silicon dioxide. Furthermore, the gate region 3, the active region 10 and the insulating region 2 are covered by a layer of gate dielectric OX and an additional insulating region 4, which conventionally comprises a lower insulating layer 40 of eg silicon nitride, the additional insulating region 4 is also known by those skilled in the art by the acronym CESL (Contact Etch Stop Layer). The additional insulating region 4 also comprises at least one other layer, for example at least one layer 42 of silicon dioxide, on top of t...
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