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US 2016/0240680 A1Published application
Semiconductor device having a silicon and germanium material filling a cavity region comprising a notch region formed within a semiconductor substrate
AssigneeShanghai Huali Microelectronics Corporation
InventorsFang Li, Yefang Zhu, Kun Chen
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to semiconductor processes and devices. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a semiconductor device that comprises a shaped cavity formed from two trench structures, and the shaped cavity is filled with silicon and germanium material. There are other embodiments as well.
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A semiconductor device comprising:
- a substrate comprising silicon material;
- a cavity region positioned within the substrate, the cavity region comprising two convex sidewalls and a bottom surface interfacing the substrate, the bottom surface comprising a notched region;
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- a filling material comprising silicon and germanium material positioned at least partially within the cavity region.
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A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
- providing a substrate, the substrate consisting essentially of silicon material;
- forming a plurality of spacers overlaying the substrate, the plurality of spacers comprising a first spacer, a second spacer, and a third spacer, the first spacer being spaced from the second spacer by a first trench region, the second spacer being spaced from the third spacer by a second trench region;
- performing a first etching process using at least a first etchant to form a first trench at the first trench region and a second trench at the second trench region;
- removing the plurality of spacers;
- performing a second etching process using at least a second etchant to form a shaped cavity, the shaped cavity comprising two convex regions interfacing with the substrate;
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- filing the shaped cavity with silicon and germanium material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.