Methods of forming wiring to transistor and related transistor

Abstract

Methods of wiring to a transistor and a related transistor are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes a method of forming wiring to a transistor, the method comprising: forming a transistor on a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate using masks that are mirror images of an intended layout, the forming including forming a gate and a source/drain region for each and a channel, the SOI substrate including a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) layer, a buried insulator layer and a silicon substrate; forming a dielectric layer over the transistor; bonding the dielectric layer to another substrate; removing the silicon substrate from the SOI substrate to the buried insulator layer; forming a contact to each of the source/drain region and the gate from a channel side of the gate; and forming at least one wiring to the contacts on the channel side of the gate.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A transistor having wiring that is formed to a transistor using a method comprising:
 forming a transistor on a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate using masks that are mirror images of an intended layout, the forming including forming a gate and a source/drain region for each and a channel, the SOI substrate including a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) layer, a buried insulator layer and a silicon substrate;   forming a dielectric layer over the transistor;   bonding the dielectric layer to another substrate;   removing the silicon substrate from the SOI substrate to the buried insulator layer;   forming a contact to each of the source/drain region and the gate from a channel side of the gate; and   forming at least one wiring to the contacts on the channel side of the gate.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the forming further includes forming inverted alignment marks on the SOI substrate. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising forming an isolation region for the transistor from the channel side. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the another substrate includes one of: a blank substrate and a substrate including at least one of the following: devices and wiring patterned therein. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the contact forming includes:
 patterning and etching a contact via hole through the buried insulator layer to each of the source/drain region and the gate;   etching through the source/drain region to expose a conductor thereof and through or to the gate to expose a conductor thereof; and   forming metal in the contact via holes.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the conductor includes: a) for the source/drain region, a silicide of the source/drain region, and b) for the gate: b1) in the case that the gate includes polysilicon, a silicide of the gate, or b2) in the case that the gate includes a metal, the metal of the gate. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the patterning and etching includes performing a separate etching for the source/drain region and the gate. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the etching includes stopping at the source/drain region, forming a silicide, and continuing etching through to the conductor of the gate. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the contacts forming includes:
 patterning and etching a contact via hole through the buried insulator layer to each of the source/drain region and the gate;   etching through the source/drain region to expose a conductor thereof and through or to the gate to expose a conductor thereof; and   re-growing silicon in the contact via holes and forming a silicide.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 removing the buried insulator layer;   forming a thin oxide layer;   forming a conducting layer;   patterning the conducting layer to form a back gate for the transistor.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 removing the buried insulator layer; and   forming a stressed dielectric layer adjacent to a channel of the transistor.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the transistor forming includes:
 forming an isolation region for the transistor;   forming an opening through the isolation region prior to forming the gate; and   filling the opening with a material used to form the gate.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising forming at least one low dielectric constant (low-k) layer adjacent to the buried insulator layer, and the contact forming and the at least one wiring forming include forming the contact and the at least one wiring in the low-k dielectric layer.