Patent ID: 7696037

Claim:
A structure formation method, comprising: providing a structure including: (a) a semiconductor region comprising a semiconductor region top surface, and (b) first, second, third, and fourth dopant source regions on and in direct physical contact with the semiconductor region top surface, wherein each region of the first and second dopant source regions comprises a first dielectric material which contains first dopants, wherein each region of the third and fourth dopant source regions comprises a second dielectric material which contains second dopants, wherein the first and second dopants have opposite dopant polarities, and wherein the second and third dopant source regions are in direct physical contact with each other; causing the first dopants to diffuse from the first and second dopant source regions into the semiconductor region so as to form first and second source/drain extension regions, respectively, in the semiconductor region, wherein the first and second source/drain extension regions define a first channel region in the semiconductor region, and wherein the first channel region is (i) disposed between and in direct physical contact with the first and second source/drain extension regions and (ii) in direct physical contact with the semiconductor region top surface; causing the second dopants to diffuse from the third and fourth dopant source regions into the semiconductor region so as to form third and fourth source/drain extension regions, respectively, in the semiconductor region, wherein the third and fourth source/drain extension regions define a second channel region in the semiconductor region, and wherein the second channel region is (i) disposed between and in direct physical contact with the third and fourth source/drain extension regions and (ii) in direct physical contact with the semiconductor region top surface, and wherein the second and third source/drain extension regions are not in direct physical contact with each other; forming a first gate dielectric region on the first channel region after said causing the first dopants to diffuse and said causing the second dopants to diffuse are performed; forming a second gate dielectric region on the second channel region after said causing the first dopants to diffuse and said causing the second dopants to diffuse are performed; forming a first gate region on the first gate dielectric region, wherein the first gate dielectric region electrically insulates the first gate region from the first channel region; and forming a second gate region on the second gate dielectric region, wherein the second gate dielectric region electrically insulates the second gate region from the second channel region.