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Complementary nanowire semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof

US9779999B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 2016
Grant dateOct 3, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/824
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Present embodiments provide for a complementary nanowire semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof. The fabrication method comprises providing a substrate, wherein the substrate has a NMOS active region, a PMOS active region and a shallow trench isolation (STI) region; forming a plurality of first hexagonal epitaxial wires on the NMOS active region and the PMOS active region by selective epitaxially growing a germanium (Ge) crystal material; selectively etching the substrate to suspend the pluralities of first hexagonal epitaxial wires on the substrate; forming a plurality of second hexagonal epitaxial wires on the NMOS active region by selective epitaxially growing a III-V semiconductor crystal material surrounding the pluralities of first hexagonal epitaxial wires on the NMOS active region; depositing a dielectric material on the pluralities of first hexagonal epitaxial wires and the pluralities of second hexagonal epitaxial wires, wherein the dielectric material covers the pluralities of first hexagonal epitaxial wires and the pluralities of second hexagonal epitaxial wires; and depositing a conducting material on the dielectric material for forming a gate electrode su…

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