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MOS devices with continuous contact etch stop layer

US7732878B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2006
Grant dateJun 8, 2010
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/822

Abstract

A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a gate stack on the substrate, a source/drain region adjacent the gate stack, a source/drain silicide region on the source/drain region, a protection layer on the source/drain silicide region, wherein a region over the gate stack is substantially free from the protection layer, and a contact etch stop layer (CESL) having a stress over the protection layer and extending over the gate stack.

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