Semiconductor structure having finfet ultra thin body

Abstract

In one aspect there is set forth herein a semiconductor structure having fins extending upwardly from an ultrathin body (UTB). In one embodiment a multilayer structure can be disposed on a wafer and can be used to pattern voids extending from a UTB layer of the wafer. Selected material can be formed in the voids to define fins extending upward from the UTB layer. In one embodiment silicon (Si) can be grown within the voids to define the fins. In one embodiment, germanium based material can be grown within the voids to define the fins.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for fabricating a semiconductor structure, the method comprising:
 disposing a multilayer structure on a wafer characterized by a thin body layer;   using the multilayer structure to pattern voids extending upward from the thin body layer;   forming within the voids fins extending upwards from the thin body top layer; and   removing at least a portion of the multilayer structure to form a thin body top layer with said fins extending upwards above and from said thin body top layer.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the thin body top layer includes silicon. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the thin body top layer includes germanium based material. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the wafer is a prefabricated wafer. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the disposing includes depositing a layer of amorphous silicon followed by a layer of SiN followed by a layer of amorphous silicon. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the disposing includes depositing a layer of polysilicon followed by a layer of SiN followed by a layer of polysilicon. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the disposing includes depositing a first layer followed by a second layer etch stop layer followed a third layer. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method includes defining holes in the multilayer structure and filling the holes with certain material, wherein the voids are defined within the certain material. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method includes defining holes in the multilayer structure and filling the holes with an oxide material, wherein the voids are defined with the oxide. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the forming includes epitaxial growing germanium based material upward from the thin body top layer. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the voids include first voids extending upward from first area of the thin body, and second voids extending upward from a second area of the thin body, wherein the method includes epitaxial growing Si upward from the first area of the thin body top layer and epitaxial growing germanium based material upward from the second area of the thin body top layer. 
     
     
         12 . A semiconductor structure comprising:
 an ultrathin body layer; and   a plurality of fins extending upward from and above the ultrathin body layer, wherein fins of the plurality of fins include fins formed of a material selected from the group consisting of silicon and germanium based material.   
     
     
         13 . The semiconductor structure of  claim 12 , wherein the ultrathin body layer includes a first area and a second area, wherein the fins of the plurality of fins include silicon fins extending upward from the first area and germanium based fins extending upwardly from the second area. 
     
     
         14 . The semiconductor structure of  claim 13 , wherein the first area is an nFET area, wherein the second area is a pFET area. 
     
     
         15 . The semiconductor structure of  claim 14 , wherein the germanium based fins include fins formed of Ge. 
     
     
         16 . The semiconductor structure of  claim 14 , wherein the germanium based fins include fins formed of SiGe. 
     
     
         17 . The semiconductor structure of  claim 14 , wherein the fins of the plurality of fins include fins formed of silicon. 
     
     
         18 . The semiconductor structure of  claim 14 , wherein the fins of the plurality of fins include fins formed of germanium based material. 
     
     
         19 . The semiconductor structure of  claim 1 , wherein the thin body top layer includes silicon. 
     
     
         20 . The semiconductor structure of  claim 1 , wherein the thin body top layer includes germanium based material.