High Aspect Ratio Silicon Nanowire for Stiction Immune Gate-All-Around MOSFETs

Abstract

A high aspect ratio silicon nanowire is proposed for a stiction immune gate-all-around (GAA) MOSFET on a bulk substrate with a fully CMOS compatible technology. Epitaxially grown SiGe serves as a sacrificial layer to yield a suspended nanowire structure. A high aspect ratio structure derived from an epitaxially grown thick-Si film provides a stiction immune property. The fabricated GAA device on a bulk substrate shows superior short-channel effects and improved drive current. In addition, an extremely long suspended nanowire structure can be implemented to a NAND string composed of 64 or longer cells.