IP Library Granted Patent US 8,148,786
Granted Patent B2
US 8,148,786 · App. 12/493,291 · Granted Apr 3, 2012

Complementary metal oxide semiconductor integrated circuit using raised source drain and replacement metal gate

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Patent No.
US 8,148,786
App. No.
12/493,291
Granted
Apr 3, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A complementary metal oxide semiconductor integrated circuit may be formed with a PMOS device formed using a replacement metal gate and a raised source drain. The raised source drain may be formed of epitaxially deposited silicon germanium material that is doped p-type. The replacement metal gate process results in a metal gate electrode and may involve the removal of a nitride etch stop layer.

Claims (11)

1. A semiconductor structure comprising:

a metal gate electrode having a coefficient of thermal expansion greater than 0.4×10 −5 in./in./degree C.;

a substrate having trenches;

sidewall spacers on said gate electrode;

trenches in said substrate aligned with said sidewall spacers;

raised source and drains, each formed in one of said trenches; and

a compressively strained channel under said metal gate electrode.

2. The structure of claim 1 wherein said p-type raised source drain is formed of silicon and germanium.

3. The structure of claim 1 including a U-shaped gate dielectric.

4. The structure of claim 3 including a gate dielectric having a dielectric constant greater than 10.

5. The structure of claim 1 wherein said gate electrode is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, palladium, platinum, cobalt, nickel, and conductive metal oxides.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2020
From: INTEL CORPORATION
To: GOOGLE LLC
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