Date of Award

1-1-2015

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Nanoscale Science and Engineering

Program

Nanoscale Sciences

Content Description

1 online resource (xvi, 144 pages) : color illustrations

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Christopher Borst

Committee Members

Rock-Hyun Baek, Douglas Coolbaugh, Ji Ung Lee, Ernie Levine

Keywords

Arsenic, CMOS, finFET, Ion Implantation, Laser annealing, Silicon, Metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors, Silicon-on-insulator technology, Rapid thermal processing, High power lasers, Semiconductor industry

Subject Categories

Electrical and Electronics | Engineering | Materials Science and Engineering

Abstract

The fabrication of metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFET) requires the engineering of low resistance, low leakage, and extremely precise p-n junctions. The introduction of finFET technology has introduced new challenges for traditional ion implantation and annealing techniques in junction design as the fin widths continue to decrease for improved short channel control. This work investigates the use of millisecond scanning laser annealing in the formation of n-type source/drain junctions in next generation MOSFET.

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