Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and semiconductor device obtained by means of said method
US7825011B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D30/60
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device (10) comprising a substrate (11) and a semiconductor body (12) in which at least one semiconductor element (1) is formed, wherein on the substrate (11) a semiconductor layer (2) is formed comprising a mixed crystal of silicon and germanium, further called the silicon-germanium layer (2) and having a lower surface close to the substrate (11) and an upper surface more remote from the substrate (11), and wherein the silicon-germanium layer (2) is subjected to an oxidizing treatment at a surface of the silicon-germanium layer (2) while the other surface of the silicon-germanium layer (2) is protected against the oxidizing treatment by a blocking layer (3). According to the invention, the blocking layer (3) is formed on the upper surface of the silicon-germanium layer (2), a cavity (5) is formed in the semiconductor body below the silicon-germanium layer (2) and the lower surface of the silicon-germanium layer (2) is subjected to the oxidizing treatment through the cavity (2). In this way, a device 10 may be obtained in which the surface of the silicon-germanium layer (2) after the oxidizing treatment does not suf…
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