A 22nm high performance and low-power CMOS technology featuring fully-depleted tri-gate transistors, self-aligned contacts and high density MIM capacitorsA 22nm generation logic technology is described incorporating fully-depleted tri-gate transistors for the first time. These transistors feature a 3 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">rd</sup> -generation high-k + metal-gate technology and a 5 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">th</sup> generation of channel strain techniques resulting in the highest drive currents yet reported for NMOS and PMOS. The use of tri-gate transistors provides steep subthreshold slopes (~70mV/dec) and very low DIBL (~50mV/V). Self-aligned contacts are implemented to eliminate restrictive contact to gate registration requirements. Interconnects feature 9 metal layers with ultra-low-k dielectrics throughout the interconnect stack. High density MIM capacitors using a hafnium based high-k dielectric are provided. The technology is in high volume manufacturing.
A 14nm logic technology featuring 2<sup>nd</sup>-generation FinFET, air-gapped interconnects, self-aligned double patterning and a 0.0588 &#x00B5;m<sup>2</sup> SRAM cell sizeA 14nm logic technology using 2 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">nd</sup> -generation FinFET transistors with a novel subfin doping technique, self-aligned double patterning (SADP) for critical patterning layers, and air-gapped interconnects at performance-critical layers is described. The transistors feature rectangular fins with 8nm fin width and 42nm fin height, 4 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">th</sup> generation high-k metal gate, and 6 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">th</sup> -generation strained silicon, resulting in the highest drive currents yet reported for 14nm technology. This technology is in high-volume manufacturing.
A 10nm high performance and low-power CMOS technology featuring 3<sup>rd</sup> generation FinFET transistors, Self-Aligned Quad Patterning, contact over active gate and cobalt local interconnectsA 10nm logic technology using 3rd-generation FinFET transistors with Self-Aligned Quad Patterning (SAQP) for critical patterning layers, and cobalt local interconnects at three local interconnect layers is described. For high density, a novel self-aligned contact over active gate process and elimination of the dummy gate at cell boundaries are introduced. The transistors feature rectangular fins with 7nm fin width and 46nm fin height, 5 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">th</sup> generation high-k metal gate, and 7 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">th</sup> -generation strained silicon. Four or six workfunction metal stacks are used to enable undoped fins for low Vt, standard Vt and optional high Vt devices. Interconnects feature 12 metal layers with ultra-low-k dielectrics throughout the interconnect stack. The highest drive currents with the highest cell densities are reported for a 10nm technology.
A 65nm logic technology featuring 35nm gate lengths, enhanced channel strain, 8 Cu interconnect layers, low-k ILD and 0.57 μm/sub 2/ SRAM cellA 65nm generation logic technology with 1.2nm physical gate oxide, 35nm gate length, enhanced channel strain, NiSi, 8 layers of Cu interconnect, and low-k ILD for dense high performance logic is presented. Transistor gate length is scaled down to 35nm while not scaling the gate oxide as a means to improve performance and reduce power. Increased NMOS and PMOS drive currents are achieved by enhanced channel strain and junction engineering. 193nm lithography along with APSM mask technology is used on critical layers to provide aggressive design rules and a 6-T SRAM cell size of 0.57/spl mu/m/sup 2/. Process yield, performance and reliability are demonstrated on a 70 Mbit SRAM test vehicle with >0.5 billion transistors.
High performance 32nm logic technology featuring 2<sup>nd</sup> generation high-k + metal gate transistorsA 32 nm logic technology for high performance microprocessors is described. 2 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">nd</sup> generation high-k + metal gate transistors provide record drive currents at the tightest gate pitch reported for any 32 nm or 28 nm logic technology. NMOS drive currents are 1.62 mA/um Idsat and 0.231 mA/um Idlin at 1.0 V and 100 nA/um I <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">off</sub> . PMOS drive currents are 1.37 mA/um Idsat and 0.240 mA/um Idlin at 1.0 V and 100 nA/um I <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">off</sub> . The impact of SRAM cell and array size on Vccmin is reported.