Abstract:
A field effect transistor (FET) (10) is provided which includes a gate stack (29), a pair of first spacers (32) disposed over sidewalls of the gate stack (29 and a pair of semiconductor alloy regions (39) disposed on opposite sides of and spaced a first distance from the gate stack (29). Source and drain regions (24) of the FET (10) are at least partly disposed in the semiconductor alloy regions (39; and spaced a second distance from the gate stack (29) by a corresponding spacer of the pair of first spacers (32), which may be different from the first distance. The FET (10) may also include second spacers (34) disposed on the first spacers (32), and silicide regions (40) at least partly overlying the semiconductor alloy regions (39), wherein the silicide regions (40) are spacec from the gate stack (29) by the first and second spacers (32, 34).
Abstract:
A structure and method are provided in which an n-type field effect transistor (NFET) and a p-type field effect transistor (PFET) each have a channel region disposed in a single-crystal layer of a first semiconductor and a stress is applied at a first magnitude to a channel region of the PFET but not at that magnitude to the channel region of the NFET. The stress is applied by a layer of a second semiconductor which is lattice-mismatched to the first semiconductor. The layer of second semiconductor is formed over the source and drain regions and extensions of the PFET at a first distance from the channel region of the PFET and is formed over the source and drain regions of the NFET at a second, greater distance from the channel region of the NFET, or not formed at all in the NFET.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed for forming a semiconductor wafer having a strained Si or SiGe layer on an insulator layer. The method produces a structure having a SiGe buffer layer (43) between the insulator layer (45) and the strained Si/SiGe layer (42), but eliminates the need for Si epitaxy after bonding. The method also eliminates interfacial contamination between strained Si and SiGe buffer layer, and allows the formation of SVSiGe layers having a total thickness exceeding the critical thickness of the strained Si layer.
Abstract:
A p-type field effect transistor (PFET) (10) and an n-type field effect transistor (NFET) (12) of an integrated circuit are provided. A first strain is applied to the channel region (20) of the PFET (10) but not the NFET (12) via a lattice-mismatched semiconductor layer such as silicon germanium disposed in source and drain regions (111) of only the PFET (10) and not of the NFET.(12) A process of making the PFET (10) and NFET (12) is provided. Trenches are etched in the areas to become the source and drain regions (111) of the PFET and a lattice-mismatched silicon germanium layer (121) is grown epitaxially therein to apply a strain to the channel region of the PFET adjacent thereto. A layer of silicon (14) can be grown over the silicon germanium layer (121) and a salicide (68) formed from the layer of silicon to provide low-resistance source and drain regions (111).
Abstract:
A semiconductor device and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes channels for a pFET and an nFET. A SiGe layer is selectively grown in the source and drain regions of the pFET channel and a Si:C layer is selectively grown in source and drain regions of the nFET channel. The SiGe and Si:C layer match a lattice network of the underlying Si layer to create a stress component. In one implementation, this causes a compressive component in the pFET channel and a tensile component in the nFET channel.