Semiconductor device including a nitride containing film to generate stress for improving current driving capacity of a field effect transistor
US7705402B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D30/0227
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes an n channel conductivity type FET having a channel formation region formed in a first region on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate and a p channel conductivity type FET having a channel formation region formed in a second region of the main surface, which second region is different from the first region. An impurity concentration of a gate electrode of the n channel FET has an impurity concentration greater than an impurity concentration of the gate electrode of the p channel FET to thereby create a tensile stress in the direction of flow of a drain current in the channel forming region of the n channel FET. The tensile stress in the flow direction of the drain current in the channel forming region of the n channel FET is greater than a tensile stress in the direction of flow of a drain current in the channel forming region of the p channel FET.
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