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Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2018
Applicant:

Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;

Inventors:

Elliot John Smith, Dresden, DE;

Gunter Grasshoff, Radebeul, DE;

Carsten Peters, Dresden, DE;

Assignee:

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 27/11 (2006.01); H01L 21/311 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/1108 (2013.01); H01L 27/1116 (2013.01); H01L 21/0262 (2013.01); H01L 21/02236 (2013.01); H01L 21/02532 (2013.01); H01L 21/02639 (2013.01); H01L 21/31111 (2013.01);
Abstract

In semiconductor devices, some active regions may frequently have to be formed on the basis of a silicon/germanium (Si/Ge) mixture in order to appropriately adjust transistor characteristics, for instance, for P-type transistors. To this end, the present disclosure provides manufacturing techniques and respective devices in which at least two different types of active regions, including Si/Ge material, may be provided with a high degree of compatibility with conventional process strategies. Due to the provision of different germanium concentrations, increased flexibility in adjusting characteristics of transistor elements that require Si/Ge material in their active regions may be achieved.


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