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SiGe strain relaxed buffer for high mobility devices and a method of fabricating it

US6906400B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 13, 2004
Grant dateJun 14, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/751
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device is provided comprising a semiconductor substrate having on its top a Thin Strain Relaxed Buffer. The Thin Strain Relaxed Buffer consists of a stack of three layers of essentially constant Ge concentration. The three layers include a first epitaxial layer of Si1-xGex, a second epitaxial layer of Si1-xGex:C, and a third epitaxial layer of Si1-xGex on the second epitaxial layer. A method to fabricate such a buffer is also provided.

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