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Formation of shallow siGe conduction channel

US7687356B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 5, 2007
Grant dateMar 30, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/385
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of forming a silicon germanium conduction channel under a gate stack of a semiconductor device, the gate stack being formed on a silicon layer on an insulating layer, the method including growing a silicon germanium layer over said silicon layer and heating the device such that germanium condenses in the silicon layer such that a silicon germanium channel is formed between the gate stack and the insulating layer.

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