Abstract:
One method disclosed includes, among other things, forming a plurality of laterally spaced-apart source/drain trenches and a gate trench in a layer of material above an active region, performing at least one process operation through the spaced-apart source/drain trenches to form doped source/drain regions, forming a gate structure within the gate trench, and forming a gate cap layer above the gate structure positioned within the gate trench.
Abstract:
One method disclosed herein includes forming a first stressed conductive layer within the trenches of a FinFET device and above the upper surface of a fin, forming a second stressed conductive layer above the first stressed conductive layer, removing a portion of the second stressed conductive layer and a portion of the first stressed conductive layer that is positioned above the fin while leaving portions of the first stressed conductive layer positioned within the trenches, and forming a conductive layer above the second stressed conductive layer, the upper surface of the fin and the portions of the first stressed conductive layer positioned within the trenches.