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Method, apparatus, and system having super steep retrograde well with silicon and silicon germanium fins

US9929159B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 25, 2016
Grant dateMar 27, 2018
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D84/038
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

At least one method, apparatus and system disclosed involves forming a finFET device having silicon and silicon germanium fins. The method includes: forming an n-doped and a p-doped region in a semiconductor wafer; forming a layer of silicon above both the those regions; removing a portion of the silicon layer above the p-doped region to create a first recess; forming a layer of silicon germanium in the first recess; etching away at least a portion of the silicon layer and the underlying p-doped region; etching away at least a portion of the silicon germanium layer and the underlying n-doped region; forming fins from the unetched silicon and silicon germanium layers; and forming a shallow trench isolation dielectric in the etched away portion of the silicon layer and the underlying p-doped region and in the etched away portion of the silicon germanium layer and the underlying n-doped region.

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