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Method of fabricating a semiconductor structure

US8324059B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 25, 2011
Grant dateDec 4, 2012
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/0212
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of fabricating a semiconductor structure, in which after an etching process is performed to form at least one recess within a semiconductor beside a gate structure, a thermal treatment is performed on the recess in a gas atmosphere including an inert gas before a silicon-containing epitaxial layer is formed in the recess through an epitaxy growth process.

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