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Structures and devices including a tensile-stressed silicon arsenic layer and methods of forming same

US9324811B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 2013
Grant dateApr 26, 2016
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67207
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Structures including a tensile-stressed silicon arsenic layer, devices including the structures, and methods of forming the devices and structures are disclosed. Exemplary tensile-stressed silicon arsenic layer have an arsenic doping level of greater than 5 E+20 arsenic atoms per cubic centimeter. The structures can be used to form metal oxide semiconductor devices.

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