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US 8,946,016 B2Granted
Replacement gates to enhance transistor strain
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorMark T. Bohr
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present invention include apparatuses and methods relating to NMOS and PMOS transistor strain.
Claims4
A method comprising:
- forming a substrate;
- forming a PMOS transistor on the substrate, wherein the PMOS transistor comprises a first gate structure disposed on a first channel and first stressor, wherein the first stressor comprises an epitaxial source and drain film, and first sidewall spacers disposed adjacent the first gate structure;
- forming an NMOS transistor on the substrate, wherein the NMOS transistor comprises a second gate structure disposed on a second channel, a second stressor disposed on the second gate and second sidewall spacers adjacent the second gate structure;
- forming a first trench in the first gate structure of the PMOS transistor;
- forming a second trench in the second gate structure of the NMOS transitor;
- forming a high-k gate dielectric in the first trench and the second trench;
- forming an n-type work function material on the high-k gate dielectric disposed in the first trench and the second trench;
- and
- forming a second metal gate in the second trench.
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