Abstract:
A method of forming a FinFET device includes ion implanting a diffusion-inhibiting species such as carbon into source and drain regions of a semiconductor fin prior to a dopant activating anneal. The implanted carbon, which can be incorporated into the fin in conjunction with a replacement metal gate process after defining a sacrificial gate but prior to forming sidewall spacers on the gate, forms a barrier that impedes dopant diffusion across the barrier, which enables abrupt junctions and higher overall dopant concentrations within the semiconductor fin.
Abstract:
Methods for forming a trench silicide without gouging the silicon source/drain regions and the resulting devices are disclosed. Embodiments include forming first and second dummy gates, each with spacers at opposite sides thereof, on a substrate; forming eSiGe source/drain regions at opposite sides of the first dummy gate; forming raised source/drain regions at opposite sides of the second dummy gate; forming a silicon cap on each of the eSiGe and raised source/drain regions; forming an ILD over and between the first and second dummy gates; replacing the first and second dummy gates with first and second HKMG, respectively; forming a contact trench through the ILD into the silicon cap over each of the eSiGe and raised source/drain regions; and forming a silicide over the eSiGe and raised source/drain regions