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P-channel MOS transistor, semiconductor integrated circuit device and fabrication process thereof

US7649232B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 25, 2005
Grant dateJan 19, 2010
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/822
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A p-channel MOS transistor includes source and drain regions of p-type formed in a silicon substrate at respective lateral sides of a gate electrode wherein each of the source and drain regions of p-type includes any of a metal film region and a metal compound film region as a compressive stress source accumulating therein a compressive stress.

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