Semiconductor device with asymmetric strained source/drain structure and fabrication method
A semiconductor device includes a substrate having an upper surface; a source region in the substrate; a drain region in the substrate and spaced apart from the source region; a channel region between the source region and the drain region; a gate structure on the channel region; m dislocations in the source region, wherein m is an integer greater than or equal to 1; and n dislocations in the drain region, wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 0, and wherein m is greater than n.
1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
a substrate having an upper surface;
a first region in the substrate, wherein the first region comprises a stress-inducing layer;
a second region in the substrate and spaced apart from the first region;
a channel region between the first region and the second region;
a gate structure on the channel region;
m dislocations in the first region, wherein m is an integer greater than or equal to 1, wherein each of the m dislocations extends from the stress-inducing layer to the substrate below the stress-inducing layer; and
n dislocations in the second region, wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 0, and wherein m is greater than n.
2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the second region further comprises a stress-inducing layer.
3. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein the stress-inducing layer comprises a SiP layer or a SiC layer.
4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first region and the second region are both an N-type doped region.
5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein m=3 and n=1.
6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 further comprising a lightly doped drain region in the first region and the second region, respectively, wherein each of the dislocations is formed through the lightly doped drain region.