Selective etches for gate-all-around (GAA) device integration: Opportunities and challenges

Y Oniki, E Altamirano-Sánchez, F Holsteyns - ECS Transactions, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper addresses the opportunities and challenges of wet and dry selective etches in
the integration of gate-all-around (GAA) field-effect transistor (FET), which is emerging as a …

Forksheet FETs with bottom dielectric isolation, self-aligned gate cut, and isolation between adjacent source-drain structures

H Mertens, R Ritzenthaler, Y Oniki… - 2022 International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We report on forksheet field-effect transistors that are isolated from the substrate by bottom
dielectric isolation (BDI) formed by replacing a SiGe epitaxial layer with a dielectric film while …

Model-free measurement of lateral recess in gate-all-around transistors with micro hard-X-ray fluorescence

J Bogdanowicz, Y Oniki, K Kenis… - Journal of Micro …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The processing of gate-all-around (GAA) Si transistors requires several isolated and
vertically stacked nanometer-thick Si sheets or wires. For this purpose, the sacrificial SiGe …

Nondestructive characterization of nanoscale subsurface features fabricated by selective etching of multilayered nanowire test structures using Mueller matrix …

M Korde, S Kal, C Alix, N Keller, GA Antonelli… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Nondestructive measurement of three-dimensional subsurface features remains one of the
most difficult and unmet challenges faced during the fabrication of three-dimensional …

Selective molecular gas phase etching in layered high aspect-ratio nanostructures for semiconductor processing. I. Modeling framework and simulation

Z Zajo, DSL Mui, J Zhu, M Kawaguchi… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2025 - pubs.aip.org
The need for precise control of nanoscale geometric features poses a challenge in
manufacturing advanced gate-all-around nanotransistors. The high material selectivity …

Spectroscopy: a new route towards critical-dimension metrology of the cavity etch of nanosheet transistors

J Bogdanowicz, Y Oniki, K Kenis… - … Process Control for …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Nanosheet Field-Effect Transistors (FETs) are candidates to replace today's finFETs as they
offer both an enhanced electrostatic control and a reduced footprint. The processing of these …

[PDF][PDF] Characterization of precursor blocking during area-selective ALD

RHJ Clevis - 2021 - pure.tue.nl
One of the main challenges in the fabrication of nanoelectronics using top-down patterning
strategies is the alignment between subsequent patterning steps. As a result, bottom-up …