Method for fabricating semiconductor device
View Patent ↗A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first gate structure on a substrate; performing a first etching process to form a recess adjacent to the first gate structure; performing an ion implantation process to form an amorphous layer directly under the recess; performing a second etching process to remove the amorphous layer; and forming an epitaxial layer in the recess.
1. A method for fabricating semiconductor device, comprising:
forming a first gate structure on a substrate;
performing a first etching process to form a recess adjacent to the first gate structure;
performing an ion implantation process to form an amorphous layer directly under the recess;
performing a second etching process to remove the amorphous layer; and
forming an epitaxial layer in the recess.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first etching process comprises a dry etching process.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein ions implanted by the ion implantation process are selected from the group consisting of As, Ge, and P.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second etching process comprises a wet etching process.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein an etchant of the second etching process comprises NH 4 OH.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing the second etching process to remove the amorphous layer and at the same time forming a bump on the substrate directly under the recess.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein a top surface of the bump comprises a planar surface.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the bump comprises two inclined sidewalls.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising forming the first gate structure and a second gate structure on the substrate, wherein the bump is between the first gate structure and the second gate structure.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the epitaxial layer comprises a first V-shape under the first gate structure and a second V-shape under the second gate structure.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first V-shape and the second V-shape are connected to the two inclined sidewalls directly.