IP Library Granted Patent US 10,644,158
Granted Patent B2
US 10,644,158 · App. 16/162,510 · Granted May 5, 2020

Semiconductor device including fin field effect transistor and method of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Su Jin Jung (Hwaseoung-si, KR); Jeong Ho Yoo (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jong Ryeol Yoo (Hwaseong-si, KR); Young Dae Cho (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H01L29/785H01L21/3086H01L21/76831H01L29/0649H01L29/0847H01L29/36H01L29/6656H01L29/66545H01L29/66795
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,644,158
App. No.
16/162,510
Filed
Oct 17, 2018
Granted
May 5, 2020
Kind
B2
Examiner
LEE, KYOUNG
Art Unit
2895
USPC
257/288
Abstract

A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the device including an active pattern protruding from a substrate; a plurality of gate structures each including a gate electrode and crossing the active pattern; and a source/drain region between the plurality of gate structures, wherein the source/drain region includes a high concentration doped layer in contact with a bottom surface of a recessed region in the active pattern, a first epitaxial layer in contact with an upper surface of the high concentration doped layer and a sidewall of the recessed region, and a second epitaxial layer on the first epitaxial layer, and the high concentration doped layer has a first area in contact with the bottom surface of the recessed region and a second area in contact with the sidewall of the recessed region, the first area being wider than the second area.

Claims (62)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

an active pattern protruding from a substrate;

a plurality of gate structures each including a gate electrode and crossing the active pattern; and

a source/drain region between the plurality of gate structures,

wherein:

the source/drain region includes:

a high concentration doped layer in contact with a bottom surface of a recessed region in the active pattern,

a first epitaxial layer in contact with an upper surface of the high concentration doped layer and a sidewall of the recessed region, and

a second epitaxial layer on the first epitaxial layer, and

the high concentration doped layer has a first area in contact with the bottom surface of the recessed region and a second area in contact with the sidewall of the recessed region, the first area being wider than the second area.

2. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the semiconductor device includes electrical channels between a top region and a bottom region of the source/drain region, the electrical channels having lengths, and

the lengths of the electrical channels between the top region and the bottom region of the source/drain region are uniform.

3. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the high concentration doped layer includes a doped silicon-germanium layer, the silicon-germanium layer being formed by growing silicon germanium in an epitaxial manner, and the silicon-germanium layer being doped with boron, carbon, tin, gallium, or arsenic.

4. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein a concentration of boron, carbon, tin, gallium, or arsenic with which the silicon-germanium layer is doped ranges from 1×10 18 to 1×10 21 atom/cm 3 .

5. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first epitaxial layer, the second epitaxial layer, and a third epitaxial layer include identical impurities, and concentrations of the impurities are different.

6. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein:

the first epitaxial layer, the second epitaxial layer, and the third epitaxial layer each include germanium,

a concentration of germanium in the first epitaxial layer ranges from 10 to 30 atom %; and

a concentration of germanium in each of the second epitaxial layer and the third epitaxial layer ranges from 30 to 70 atom %.

7. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the first epitaxial layer, the second epitaxial layer, and the third epitaxial layer include a silicon-germanium layer doped with boron.

8. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein:

the concentration of the impurity in the second epitaxial layer is higher than that of the first epitaxial layer; and

the concentration of the impurity in the third epitaxial layer is lower than that of the second epitaxial layer.

9. A semiconductor device, comprising:

an active pattern protruding from a substrate;

a plurality of gate structures each including a gate electrode and crossing the active pattern; and

a source/drain region between the plurality of gate structures,

wherein:

the source/drain region includes:

a first epitaxial layer in contact with a bottom surface and a sidewall of a recessed region in the active pattern,

a high concentration doped layer in contact with an upper surface of a bottom end of the first epitaxial layer, and

a second epitaxial layer covering the high concentration doped layer and the first epitaxial layer,

the high concentration doped layer has a first area in contact with the upper surface of the bottom of the first epitaxial layer and a second area in contact with a sidewall of the first epitaxial layer, the first area being wider than the second area, and

the high concentration doped layer is spaced apart from a top region of the sidewall of the first epitaxial layer.

10. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein:

the semiconductor device includes electrical channels between a top region and a bottom region of the source/drain region, the electrical channels having lengths, and

the lengths of the electrical channels between the top region and the bottom region of the source/drain region are uniform.

11. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the high concentration doped layer includes a doped silicon-germanium layer, the silicon-germanium layer being formed by growing silicon germanium in an epitaxial manner, and the silicon-germanium layer being doped with boron, carbon, tin, gallium, or arsenic.

12. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein a concentration of boron, carbon, tin, gallium, or arsenic with which the silicon-germanium layer is doped ranges from 1×10 18 to 1×10 21 atom/cm 3 .

13. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first epitaxial layer, the second epitaxial layer, and a third epitaxial layer include identical impurities, and concentrations of the impurities are different.

14. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein:

the first epitaxial layer, the second epitaxial layer, and the third epitaxial layer each include germanium,

a concentration of germanium in the first epitaxial layer ranges from 10 to 30 atom %; and

a concentration of germanium in each of the second epitaxial layer and the third epitaxial layer ranges from 30 to 70 atom %.

15. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first epitaxial layer includes a silicon-germanium layer doped with boron.

16. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein:

the concentration of the impurity in the second epitaxial layer is higher than that of the first epitaxial layer; and

the concentration of the impurity in the third epitaxial layer is lower than that of the second epitaxial layer.

17. A semiconductor device, comprising:

an active pattern protruding from a substrate;

a plurality of gate structures each including a gate electrode and crossing the active pattern; and

a source/drain region between the plurality of gate structures,

wherein the source/drain region includes:

an implant doped layer below a recessed region in the active pattern,

a first epitaxial layer in the recessed region, and

a second epitaxial layer on the first epitaxial layer, and

wherein the implant doped layer is spaced apart from a sidewall of the recessed region.

18. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein:

the semiconductor device includes electrical channels between a top region and a bottom region of the source/drain region, the electrical channels having lengths, and

the lengths of the electrical channels between the top region and the bottom region of the source/drain region are uniform.

19. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the implant doped layer is formed in the active pattern, is disposed below the recessed region, and is doped with boron, carbon, tin, gallium, or arsenic.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2018
From: JUNG, SU JIN; YOO, JEONG HO; YOO, JONG RYEOL; CHO, YOUNG DAE
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0033983 · Mar 23, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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