Evaporated LaA1O3 films for gate dielectrics
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsKiey Y. Ahn, Leonard Forbes
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AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsKiey Y. Ahn, Leonard Forbes
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A gate dielectric containing LaAlO3 and method of fabricating a gate dielectric contained LaAlO3 produce a reliable gate dielectric having a thinner equivalent oxide thickness than attainable using SiO2. The LaAlO3 gate dielectrics formed are thermodynamically stable such that these gate dielectrics will have minimal reactions with a silicon substrate or other structures during processing. A LaAlO3 gate dielectric is formed by evaporating Al2O3 at a given rate, evaporating La2O3 at another rate, and controlling the two rates to provide an amorphous film containing LaAlO3 on a transistor body region. The evaporation deposition of the LaAlO3 film is performed using two electron guns to evaporate dry pellets of Al2O3 and La2O3. The two rates for evaporating the materials are selectively chosen to provide a dielectric film composition having a predetermined dielectric constant ranging from the dielectric constant of an Al2O3 film to the dielectric constant of a La2O3 film. In addition to forming a LaAlO3 gate dielectric for a transistor, memory devices, and information handling devices such as computers include elements having a LaAlO3 gate electric with a thin equivalent oxide thickness.
A method of forming a gate dielectric on a transistor body region, comprising:
A method of forming a gate dielectric on a transistor body region, comprising:
A method of forming a gate dielectric on a transistor body region, comprising:
A method of forming a transistor, comprising:
A method of forming a memory array, comprising:
A method of forming an information handling system, comprising:
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