Patent · US Expired

Reacted conductive gate electrodes

US6982474B2 · kind B2 · utility

16Cited by
24References
15Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJun 25, 2002
Grant dateJan 3, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 25, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/0227
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating a semiconductor device involve a semiconductor layer that includes a first material and a second material. The first and second materials can be silicon and germanium. A contact of the device has a portion proximal to the semiconductor layer and a portion distal to the semiconductor layer. The distal portion includes the first material and the second material. A metal layer formed adjacent to the relaxed semiconductor layer and adjacent to the distal portion of the contact is simultaneously reacted with the relaxed semiconductor layer and with the distal portion of the contact to provide metallic contact material.

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