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Granted Patent B2
US 10,355,109 · App. 15/807,717 · Granted Jul 16, 2019

Spacer formation on semiconductor device

Inventors: Thamarai Selvi Devarajan (Albany, NY); Sanjay C. Mehta (Niskayuna, NY); Eric R. Miller (Schenectady, NY); Soon-Cheon Seo (Glenmont, NY)
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
H01L29/66795H01L21/823431H01L21/823468H01L21/823481H01L21/823814H01L21/823821H01L21/823864H01L21/845H01L29/0653H01L29/4238H01L29/66545H01L29/7855
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,355,109
App. No.
15/807,717
Granted
Jul 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for forming a semiconductor device comprising forming a semiconductor fin on a substrate, forming a first sacrificial gate stack over a first channel region of the fin and forming a second sacrificial gate stack over a second channel region of the fin, forming spacers adjacent to the first sacrificial gate stack and the second sacrificial gate stack, depositing a first liner layer on the spacers, the first sacrificial gate stack and the second sacrificial gate stack, depositing a first sacrificial layer on the first liner layer, removing a portion of the first sacrificial layer over the first gate stack to expose a portion of the first liner layer on the first sacrificial gate stack, and growing a first semiconductor material on exposed portions of the fin to form a first source/drain region adjacent to the first gate sacrificial gate stack.

Claims (10)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor fin arranged on a substrate, wherein the fin includes an n-type field effect transistor (nFET) region and a p-type field effect transistor (pFET) region;

a first gate stack arranged over a first channel region of the fin in the pFET region;

a second gate stack arranged over a second channel region of the fin in the nFET region;

a first spacer having a first thickness arranged adjacent to the first gate stack in the pFET region;

a second spacer having the first thickness arranged adjacent to the second gate stack in the nFET region;

a first source/drain region epitaxially grown on the fin adjacent to the first spacer in the pFET region; and

a second source/drain region epitaxially grown on the fin adjacent to the second spacer in the nFET region.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a layer of nitride material arranged on the substrate between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first source/drain region includes a crystalline semiconductor material.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2021
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056803/0502 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2017
From: DEVARAJAN, THAMARAI SELVI; MEHTA, SANJAY C.; MILLER, ERIC R.; SEO, SOON-CHEON
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044079/0314 →
Continuity (3)
Division 15229665 · Aug 5, 2016
Continuation 14969021 · Dec 15, 2015
Related Publication 20180076302A1 · Mar 15, 2018