Patent · US Active

Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof by forming thin uniform silicide on epitaxial source/drain structure

US10796924B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
11References
18Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 19, 2016
Grant dateOct 6, 2020
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 19, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D99/00
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a first layer containing a Si1-xGex layer doped with phosphorous is formed over an n-type semiconductor layer, a metal layer containing a metal material is formed over the first layer, and a thermal process is performed to form an alloy layer including Si, Ge and the metal material.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.