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Local strain generation in an SOI substrate

US9502558B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 2015
Grant dateNov 22, 2016
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/021
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method to strain a channel zone of a transistor of the semiconductor on insulator type transistor that makes use of an SMT stress memorization technique in which regions located under the insulation layer of the substrate (FIG. 6) are amorphized, before the transistor gate is made.

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