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Integrated circuits and fabrication methods thereof

US8778767B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2011
Grant dateJul 15, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/259
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of forming an integrated circuit includes forming a gate structure over a substrate. Portions of the substrate are removed to form recesses adjacent to the gate structure. A silicon-containing material structure is formed in each of the recesses. The silicon-containing material structure has a first region and a second region, the second region is closer to the gate structure than the first region, and the first region is thicker than the second region.

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