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US 8,274,071 B2Granted
MOS devices with partial stressor channel
AssigneeTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
InventorsMing-Hua Yu, Mong-Song Liang, Tze-Liang Lee, Jr.-Hung Li
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Abstract
A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a first lattice constant; a gate dielectric on the semiconductor substrate; a gate electrode on the semiconductor substrate; and a stressor having at least a portion in the semiconductor substrate and adjacent the gate electrode. The stressor has a tilted sidewall on a side adjacent the gate electrode. The stressor includes a first stressor layer having a second lattice constant substantially different from the first lattice constant; and a second stressor layer on the first stressor layer, wherein the second stressor has a third lattice constant substantially different from the first and the second lattice constants.
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A semiconductor structure comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate;
- a gate stack on the semiconductor substrate;
- a gate spacer on a sidewall of the gate stack;
- a lightly doped source or drain (LDD) region comprising a different material from the semiconductor substrate, wherein the LDD region has at least a portion underlying the gate spacer, and wherein the LDD region has a tilted interface with the semiconductor substrate;
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- a source/drain region adjacent the gate spacer, wherein the source/drain region and the LDD region comprise an element selected from the group consisting essentially of germanium and carbon, and wherein atomic percentages of the element in the LDD region and at least a portion of the source/drain region are different.
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A semiconductor structure comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate;
- a gate structure on the semiconductor substrate;
- recesses in the semiconductor substrate on opposing sides of the semiconductor substrate, the recesses having a tilted sidewall extending toward the gate structure, the tilted sidewall being tilted relative to normal to the semiconductor substrate from a bottom of the respective recesses to a surface of the semiconductor substrate;
- a first semiconductor layer in the recesses, the first semiconductor layer having a different lattice constant than the semiconductor substrate, the first semiconductor layer having an upper surface lower than an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, the first semiconductor layer comprising a first compound, the first compound comprising a first element and a second element;
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- a second semiconductor layer in the recesses, the second semiconductor layer having a different lattice constant than the first semiconductor layer and the semiconductor substrate, the second semiconductor layer comprising a second compound, the second compound comprising the first element and the second element.
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A semiconductor structure comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate;
- a gate structure on the semiconductor substrate;
- source/drain recesses in the substrate on opposing sides of the semiconductor substrate, the source/drain recesses having a tilted sidewall extending toward the gate structure;
- a first semiconductor layer in the source/drain recesses, the first semiconductor layer having a different lattice constant than the semiconductor substrate, the first semiconductor layer having an upper surface lower than an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate;
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- a second semiconductor layer in the source/drain recesses, the second semiconductor layer having a different lattice constant than the first semiconductor layer and the semiconductor substrate, wherein the second semiconductor layer comprises lightly doped drain (LDD) regions, the extent to which the LDD regions on opposing sides of the gate structure extend toward each other being controlled by the first semiconductor layer or the second semiconductor layer within the source/drain recesses.
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A semiconductor structure comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate;
- a gate structure on the semiconductor substrate;
- recesses in the semiconductor substrate on opposing sides of the semiconductor substrate, the recesses having a tilted sidewall extending toward the gate structure, the tilted sidewall being tilted relative to normal to the semiconductor substrate from a bottom of the respective recesses to a surface of the semiconductor substrate;
- a first semiconductor layer in the recesses, the first semiconductor layer having a different lattice constant than the semiconductor substrate, the first semiconductor layer having an upper surface lower than an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate;
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- a second semiconductor layer in the recesses, the second semiconductor layer having a different lattice constant than the first semiconductor layer and the semiconductor substrate;
- wherein the tilted sidewall is substantially in a (1, 1, 1) direction of the semiconductor substrate.
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A semiconductor structure comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate;
- a gate structure on the semiconductor substrate;
- recesses in the semiconductor substrate on opposing sides of the semiconductor substrate, the recesses having a tilted sidewall extending toward the gate structure, the tilted sidewall being tilted relative to normal to the semiconductor substrate from a bottom of the respective recesses to a surface of the semiconductor substrate;
- a first semiconductor layer in the recesses, the first semiconductor layer having a different lattice constant than the semiconductor substrate, the first semiconductor layer having an upper surface lower than an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate;
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- a second semiconductor layer in the recesses, the second semiconductor layer having a different lattice constant than the first semiconductor layer and the semiconductor substrate;
- wherein the first semiconductor layer is conformal, and wherein the first semiconductor layer has a germanium atomic percentage substantially greater than a germanium atomic percentage of the second semiconductor layer.
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A semiconductor structure comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate;
- a gate structure on the semiconductor substrate;
- recesses in the semiconductor substrate on opposing sides of the semiconductor substrate, the recesses having a tilted sidewall extending toward the gate structure, the tilted sidewall being tilted relative to normal to the semiconductor substrate from a bottom of the respective recesses to a surface of the semiconductor substrate;
- a first semiconductor layer in the recesses, the first semiconductor layer having a different lattice constant than the semiconductor substrate, the first semiconductor layer having an upper surface lower than an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate;
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- a second semiconductor layer in the recesses, the second semiconductor layer having a different lattice constant than the first semiconductor layer and the semiconductor substrate;
- wherein the first semiconductor layer is non-conformal, and wherein the first semiconductor layer has a germanium atomic percentage substantially less than a germanium atomic percentage of the second semiconductor layer.
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