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Semiconductor device

US11482596B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 2021
Grant dateOct 25, 2022
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Expiry dateApr 24, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/62
  • WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a channel, a first source/drain structure on a first side surface of the channel, a second source/drain structure on a second side surface of the channel, a gate structure surrounding the channel, an inner spacer layer on a side surface of the gate structure, and an outer spacer layer on an outer surface of the inner spacer layer. The first source/drain structure includes a first source/drain layer on the channel and a second source/drain layer on the first source/drain layer, and on a plane of the semiconductor device that passes through the channel, at least one of a first boundary line of the first source/drain layer in contact with the second source/drain layer and a second boundary line of the first source/drain layer in contact with the channel may be convex, extending toward the channel.

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