FinFET and fabrication method thereof
A FinFET is provided. The FinFET includes a substrate including an NMOS (N-type metal-oxide-semiconductor) region; a plurality of fins formed on the substrate; an isolation layer formed between adjacent fins of the plurality of fins and on the substrate; a gate structure across a length portion of the fin and covering a portion of each of a top surface and sidewalls of the fin; and an in-situ doped epitaxial layer formed on each of the etched fin on both sides of the gate structure. The doping ions in the in-situ doped epitaxial layer are N-type ions.
1. A fin field effect transistor (FinFET), comprising:
a substrate including an NMOS (N-type metal-oxide-semiconductor) region and a PMOS (P-type metal-oxide-semiconductor) region;
a plurality of fins formed on the substrate;
an isolation layer formed between adjacent fins of the plurality of fins and on the substrate;
a gate structure across a length portion of the plurality of fins and covering a portion of each of a top surface and sidewalls of the plurality of fins;
an in-situ doped epitaxial layer formed on one of the plurality of fins on both sides of the gate structure in the NMOS region, wherein doping ions in the in-situ doped epitaxial layer are N-type ions; and
a P-type source-drain doped region formed another one of the plurality of fins on both sides of the gate structure in the PMOS (P-type metal-oxide-semiconductor) region;
wherein a bottom full width of the P-type source-drain doped region is greater than a maximum width of the another one of the plurality of fins in a direction perpendicular to an extension direction of the plurality of fins, and a bottom full width of the in-situ doped epitaxial layer is greater than a maximum width of the one of the plurality of fins in the direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the plurality of fins.
2. The FinFET according to claim 1 , wherein:
the in-situ doped epitaxial layer is made of SiP (Silicon Phosphide) or SiCP (Silicon-Carbon Phosphide).
3. The FinFET according to claim 1 , further including
an etching stop layer formed on the gate structure, the isolation layer, and the in-situ doped epitaxial layer.
4. The FinFET according to claim 3 , further including
an interlayer dielectric layer formed on the etching stop layer.
5. The FinFET according to claim 1 , wherein:
the in-situ doped epitaxial layer has a rectangular bottom section and a round top section.
6. The FinFET according to claim 5 , wherein:
the bottom full width of the rectangular bottom section is greater than 0 nm and less than or equal to 12 nm wider than the maximum width of the one of the plurality of fins in the direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the plurality of fins.
7. The FinFET according to claim 1 , wherein:
the P-type source-drain doped region has a pentagon top with a vertex protruding away from the plurality of fins.
8. The FinFET according to claim 7 , wherein:
a bottom surface of the pentagon top is coplanar with the top surface of the plurality of fins, and
the bottom full width of the bottom surface is wider than the maximum width of the one of the plurality of fins in the direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the plurality of fins.
9. The FinFET according to claim 1 , further including:
an oxidation protection layer formed on surfaces of the P-type source-drain doped region.