IP Library Granted Patent US 8,232,167
Granted Patent B2
US 8,232,167 · App. 13/019,540 · Granted Jul 31, 2012

Applying epitaxial silicon in disposable spacer flow

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Patent No.
US 8,232,167
App. No.
13/019,540
Granted
Jul 31, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of fabricating transistors on a semiconductor substrate includes forming transistor gates of first and second transistors located in first and second areas of the semiconductor substrate, respectively. The transistor gates have generally vertical sidewalls. Source and drain regions are simultaneously formed for the first and second transistors. Temporary spacers are formed on the vertical sidewalls of the first and second transistor gates. The temporary spacers of the first transistor abut a semiconductor structure such that the source and drain regions of the first transistor are vertically covered. The temporary spacers of the second transistor cover a portion of the source and drain regions of the second transistor such that a portion of the source and drain regions remain exposed. The semiconductor substrate is exposed to an implant dopant to change the dopant level of the exposed portions of the source and drain regions of the second transistors.

Claims (7)

1. A method of fabricating transistors on a semiconductor substrate comprising:

forming transistor gates of first and second transistors located in first and second areas of the semiconductor substrate, respectively, wherein the transistor gates have generally vertical sidewalls;

simultaneously forming source and drain regions for the first and second transistors;

forming temporary spacers on the vertical sidewalls of the first and second transistor gates, wherein the temporary spacers of the first transistor abut a semiconductor structure such that the source and drain regions of the first transistor are vertically covered, and wherein the temporary spacers of the second transistor cover a portion of the source and drain regions of the second transistor such that a portion of the source and drain regions remain exposed; and

exposing the semiconductor substrate to an implant dopant to change the dopant level of the exposed portions of the source and drain regions of the second transistors.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

forming epitaxial regions above the exposed portions of the source and drain regions of the second transistors.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2012
From: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: ROUND ROCK RESEARCH, LLC
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