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Integration of strained silicon germanium PFET device and silicon NFET device for finFET structures

US9761699B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 28, 2015
Grant dateSep 12, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/017
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of forming a finFET transistor device includes forming a crystalline, compressive strained silicon germanium (cSiGe) layer over a substrate; masking a first region of the cSiGe layer so as to expose a second region of the cSiGe layer; subjecting the exposed second region of the cSiGe layer to an implant process so as to amorphize a bottom portion thereof and transform the cSiGe layer in the second region to a relaxed SiGe (rSiGe) layer; performing an annealing process so as to recrystallize the rSiGe layer; epitaxially growing a tensile strained silicon layer on the rSiGe layer; and patterning fin structures in the tensile strained silicon layer and in the first region of the cSiGe layer.

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