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Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 26, 2017
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., Hsinchu OT, TW;

Inventors:

Che-Cheng Chang, New Taipei, TW;

Tung-Wen Cheng, New Taipei, TW;

Yung Jung Chang, Hsinchu, TW;

Zhe-Hao Zhang, Hsinchu County, TW;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/7848 (2013.01); H01L 29/66545 (2013.01); H01L 29/66795 (2013.01); H01L 29/785 (2013.01);
Abstract

In some embodiments, a field effect transistor (FET) structure comprises a body structure, dielectric structures, a gate structure and a source or drain region. The gate structure is formed over the body structure. The source or drain region is embedded in the body structure beside the gate structure, and abuts and is extended beyond the dielectric structure. The source or drain region contains stressor material with a lattice constant different from that of the body structure. The source or drain region comprises a first region formed above a first level at a top of the dielectric structures and a second region that comprises downward tapered side walls formed under the first level and abutting the corresponding dielectric structures.


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