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Semiconductor device having analog transistor with improved operating and flicker noise characteristics and method of making same

US8445968B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 21, 2011
Grant dateMay 21, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 21, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/663

Abstract

A semiconductor device with improved transistor operating and flicker noise characteristics includes a substrate, an analog NMOS transistor and a compressively-strained-channel analog PMOS transistor disposed on the substrate. The device also includes a first etch stop liner (ESL) and a second ESL which respectively cover the NMOS transistor and the PMOS transistor. The relative measurement of flicker noise power of the NMOS and PMOS transistors to flicker noise power of reference unstrained-channel analog NMOS and PMOS transistors at a frequency of 500 Hz is less than 1.

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