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US 8,629,046 · App. 13/177,309 · Granted Jan 14, 2014

Semiconductor device with a dislocation structure and method of forming the same

Inventors: Chun Hsiung Tsai (Xinpu Township, Hsinchu County, TW); Tsan-Chun Wang (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,629,046
App. No.
13/177,309
Granted
Jan 14, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device with bi-layer dislocation and method of fabricating the semiconductor device is disclosed. The exemplary semiconductor device and method for fabricating the semiconductor device enhance carrier mobility. The method includes providing a substrate having a gate stack. The method further includes performing a first pre-amorphous implantation process on the substrate and forming a first stress film over the substrate. The method also includes performing a first annealing process on the substrate and the first stress film. The method further includes performing a second pre-amorphous implantation process on the annealed substrate, forming a second stress film over the substrate and performing a second annealing process on the substrate and the second stress film.

Claims (17)

1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:

providing a substrate including a gate stack having spacers;

performing a first implantation process on the substrate including the gate stack and spacers such that the substrate is amorphized;

forming a first stress film over the amorphized substrate including the gate stack and spacers;

performing a first annealing process on the amorphized substrate and the first stress film such that a first stress region is formed within the substrate;

after forming the first stress region, removing the first stress film and the spacers;

performing a second implantation process on the substrate such that a top portion of the first stress region is amorphized;

forming a second stress film over the amorphized top portion of the first stress region; and

performing a second annealing process on the amorphized top portion of the first stress region and the second stress film such that a second stress region is formed over the first stress region within the substrate.

2. The method of claim 1 further wherein the first and second annealing process includes performing a long range pre-heat.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein performing the first implantation process includes implanting the substrate with silicon (Si) or germanium (Ge) implant species.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein performing the first implantation process includes utilizing an implantation energy from about 5 KeV to about 40 KeV.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein performing the annealing process includes performing a rapid thermal annealing (RTA) process.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein performing the RTA process includes utilizing a temperature greater than about 900° C.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein performing the annealing process includes performing a millisecond thermal annealing (MSA) process.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein performing the MSA process includes utilizing a temperature greater than about 900° C.

9. The method of claim 2 wherein performing the long range pre-heat includes utilizing a temperature of about 200° C. to about 700° C. and wherein the long range pre-heat is performed for about 50 seconds to about 300 seconds.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2011
From: TSAI, CHUN HSIUNG; WANG, TSAN-CHUN
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 026550/0723 →
Continuity (1)
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