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MOS transistor having a tensile-strained SI layer and a compressive-strained SI-GE layer

US6310367A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 2000
Grant dateOct 30, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D84/038
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device in which an NMOSFET and a PMOSFET are formed in a silicon substrate, wherein the gate electrodes of NMOSFET and PMOSFET are made of metallic materials, an Si--Ge layer is formed in at least part of the surface regions including the respective channel layers of the NMOSFET and PMOSFET, and the concentration of Ge in the channel layer of the NMOSFET is lower than the concentration of Ge in the channel layer of the PMOSFET.

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