Hetero-integrated strained silicon n- and p-MOSFETs
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDiane C. Boyd, Juan Cai, Kevin K. Chan, Patricia M. Mooney, Kern Rim
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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDiane C. Boyd, Juan Cai, Kevin K. Chan, Patricia M. Mooney, Kern Rim
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The present invention provides semiconductor structures and a method of fabricating such structures for application of MOSFET devices. The semiconductor structures are fabricated in such a way so that the layer structure in the regions of the wafer where n-MOSFETs are fabricated is different from the layer structure in regions of the wafers where p-MOSFETs are fabricated. The structures are fabricated by first forming a damaged region with a surface of a Si-containing substrate by ion implanting of a light atom such as He. A strained SiGe alloy is then formed on the Si-containing substrate containing the damaged region. An annealing step is then employed to cause substantial relaxation of the strained SiGe alloy via a defect initiated strain relaxation. Next, a strained semiconductor cap such as strained Si is formed on the relaxed SiGe alloy.
A method of forming a semiconductor structure comprising:
A method of forming a semiconductor structure comprising:
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