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| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS OUTLINES RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WILL FURTHER CMOS SCALING EFFORTS | |||||
KYOTO, Japan - Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN), with its research and development partners and peers, is presenting papers that describe key accomplishments on advanced materials and manufacturing process development at the 2005 Symposium on VLSI Technology. TI's contribution highlights a comprehensive R&D strategy designed to combine in-house initiatives with close collaboration among industry consortia and universities to deliver the semiconductor innovations critical to TI's customers. "TI is among the leaders in overcoming the challenges of semiconductor scaling and plans to maintain this position in the advancement of future transistor technology," said Dr. Hans Stork, chief technology officer, Texas Instruments. "The research presented at the VLSI Symposium will continue TI's development of high performance, low cost semiconductor products with highly integrated system-on-a-chip (SoC) implementations." At the VLSI Symposium, TI and key development partners are presenting a number of key findings, including a demonstration for the first time the scalability of fully-silicided, nickel silicide (NiSi) gates to 30nm and below. This approach promises to ease the transition from current polysilicon gate electrodes to full-silicidation-of-polysilicon (FuSi), resulting in cost effective integration of metal gates. Leveraging current materials and providing the least amount of changes to today's process flow delivers a highly efficient, easy-to-integrate method to enhance performance. TI also participates in research efforts that focus on the advancement of non-planar triple-gate devices, and is discussing fabrication of the industry's smallest 6T-SRAM cell with multi-gate devices at the VLSI Symposium. This accomplishment is based upon work done within the IMEC European nanoelectronics research center as part of a sub-45nm CMOS program. TI utilizes 6T SRAM cells as the primary embedded memory in its CMOS products today. Migrating to tri-gate non-planar transistors may extend the use of 6T SRAM cells to the 32nm node or beyond. This approach maintains design compatibility with conventional SRAM approaches and significantly shrinks previously designed triple-gate SRAM device cells, further improving performance and integration options. TI is also presenting research through work with SEMATECH on the compatibility of non-planar multi-gate transistor approaches with conventional CMOS approaches by introducing strain to improve the drive current of future transistors by as much as 25 percent. These advancements result from TI´s overall external research strategy to evaluate the feasibility of materials, processes and device concepts in the pre-competitive stage. TI´s in-house R&D technology development teams then shift attention to development in its manufacturing facilities in close collaboration with customers to meet their key priorities. TI´s overall R&D addresses many topics and focuses on closing key gaps in: * Transistor performance scaling, including gate materials * Transistor structural scaling and modifications, and channel mobility enhancement * Interconnect performance scaling, including materials changes, and new approaches for interconnect and packaging * Lithography and resolution enhancement technology for feature scaling Transistor Performance Scaling To extend TI´s work on nitrided silicon dioxide gate dielectrics beyond the 45nm node, new transistor materials and structural changes are also under evaluation. These technologies promise to solve growing issues around leakage, power dissipation and heat as transistor dimensions continue to shrink. For example, TI has led the industry in the development of Hafnium Silicon Oxynitride (HfSiON) high-k gate dielectric materials and process technology for addressing new dielectric materials and issues without sacrificing reliability or adding significant costs. TI participates in a number of pre-competitive research programs that focus on advanced CMOS technology nodes including: * Three custom programs through the ATDF, a wholly owned subsidiary of SEMATECH, on manufacturability and scalability of multi-gate Field Effect Transistors (FETs), enhanced strained silicon, and dual-work-function metal gates electrodes * SEMATECH Front-End Processes (FEP) development * Joint university funding with SEMATECH and SRC for the FEP Research Transition Center * IMEC core membership FEP research focused on gate, junctions, silicides, strain/channel mobility, and multi-gate FETs * Active participation in SRC and Microelectronic Advanced Research Corporation (MARCO, an SRC subsidiary) sponsored university research in advanced device technology * Initiative for Nano-Materials and Processes program at Stanford University that includes a focus on high-k gate dielectrics and metal gate electrodes * Silicon Wafer Engineering and Defect Science (SiWEDS) Center * Collaboration with several FEP equipment and materials suppliers Interconnect Scaling Key aspects of TI´s R&D include work to identify new interconnect materials, structures and designs that enhance performance but maintain high standards of interconnect reliability and low cost. This includes the implementation of lower-k interconnect dielectrics, thinner and lower-k barriers and capping layers, design approaches to reduce interconnect lengths, and advanced packaging materials and methods. Copper interconnect technology scaling research focuses on lowering interconnect RC delays that are becoming a larger fraction of overall transistor performance. External interconnect research includes the following affiliations: * SEMATECH interconnect development * IMEC core membership interconnect and packaging research * SRC and MARCO university research * Collaborations with several interconnect equipment and materials suppliers Lithography TI has a history of cost-effective innovation in lithography, and currently leverages 193nm lithography with Resolution Enhancement Technology (RET) for 90nm device production and 65nm ramp to qualification. TI believes that 193nm immersion lithography can take the industry through the 45nm and 32nm nodes, and feasibility studies on taking immersion lithography beyond the 32nm node are underway. Work with various research organizations like SEMATECH, IMEC and SRC includes active development of various approaches for future lithography scaling. Research in areas such as extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography and alternative low-cost lithography approaches is geared toward continued decreases in printed on-wafer dimensions and maximum throughput in wafers per hour. Other Initiatives TI is involved in many programs with a long-range view to maintain its process technology and manufacturing advantage well into the future. This includes affiliation with MARCO to fund longer-range university research through five focus centers on Materials/Structures/Devices; Functional Nanostructures; Interconnect; Circuit Design; and Systems Design and Test. TI also participates in the recently announced Nano-Electronics Research Corporation (NERC), a subsidiary of SRC, to research beyond-CMOS technology. "The market continues to require technology advancements that produce highly integrated, low power and low cost semiconductor solutions with rapid product ramp capabilities," said Dr. Stork. "TI's R&D approach gives us the ability to efficiently evaluate and select the best materials and techniques to meet customer demands, and deliver those advancements in high-volume manufacturing." | |||||
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