Methods of forming a gate structure on a vertical transistor device

JH Zhang, SJ Bentley, KY Lim - US Patent 9,799,751, 2017 - Google Patents
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Methods of forming vertical transistor devices with different effective gate lengths

R Xie, CC Yeh, T Yamashita, K Cheng - US Patent 9,935,018, 2018 - Google Patents
One illustrative method disclosed herein includes, among other things, forming first and
second vertically-oriented channel (VOC) semiconductor structures for, respectively, first and …

Uniform bottom spacers in vertical field effect transistors

C Chi, MG Sung, R Xie, T Yamashita - US Patent 10,157,798, 2018 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for forming a semiconductor device includes forming a
semiconductor fin over a surface of a substrate and forming sacrificial spacers on first and …

Replacement metal gate processes for vertical transport field-effect transistor

C Lee, CW Yeung, R Bao, H Jagannathan - US Patent 10,373,912, 2019 - Google Patents
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Air gap adjacent a bottom source/drain region of vertical transistor device

R Xie, CC Yeh, K Cheng, T Yamashita - US Patent 10,014,370, 2018 - Google Patents
One illustrative method disclosed herein includes, among other things, forming an initial
bottom spacer above a semiconductor substrate and adjacent a vertically-oriented channel …

Vertical FET with self-aligned source/drain regions and gate length based on channel epitaxial growth process

S Bentley, PH Suvarna, J Frougier… - US Patent 10,236,379, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A fin extends from, and is perpendicular to, a planar surface of a substrate.
A self-aligned bottom source/drain conductor is on the substrate adjacent the fin, a bottom …

Vertical gate-all-around transistor with top and bottom source/drain epitaxy on a replacement nanowire, and method of manufacturing the same

E Leobandung - US Patent 10,014,372, 2018 - Google Patents
After providing a Group IV semiconductor nanowire on a substrate, a sacrificial material
portion is formed on sidewalls of a bottom portion of the Group IV semiconductor nanowire …

Method and structure for forming a vertical field-effect transistor using a replacement metal gate process

CH Lee, K Cheng, K Choi - US Patent 10,629,499, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for manufacturing a vertical transistor device includes forming a
first plurality of fins in a first device region on a substrate, and forming a second plurality of …

Asymmetric vertical device

E Leobandung - US Patent 10,361,300, 2019 - Google Patents
(52)(57) ABSTRACT A vertical FET with asymmetrically positioned source region and drain
region is provided. The source region of the vertical FET is separated from a gate electrode …

Vertical FET transistor with reduced source/drain contact resistance

K Cheng, Z Xu, R Bao, Z Bi - US Patent 10,395,988, 2019 - Google Patents
A method is presented for reducing contact resistance and parasitic capacitance. The
method includes forming a plu rality of fins over a semiconductor substrate, forming a bottom …