NOVEL EPITAXIAL SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL REGIONS FOR TRANSISTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210118993A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-22

    申请号:US16655429

    申请日:2019-10-17

    Abstract: One illustrative transistor device disclosed herein includes a gate structure positioned above a semiconductor substrate and first and second overall epitaxial cavities formed in the semiconductor substrate on opposite sides of the gate structure. In one embodiment, each of the first and second overall epitaxial cavities includes a substantially vertically oriented upper epitaxial cavity and a lower epitaxial cavity, wherein the substantially vertically oriented upper epitaxial cavity extends from an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate to the lower epitaxial cavity. A lateral width of the lower epitaxial cavity is greater than a lateral width of the upper epitaxial cavity. The device also includes epitaxial semiconductor material positioned in each of the first and second overall epitaxial cavities.

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