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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2021
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Chih-Yun Chin, Taichung, TW;
Chii-Horng Li, Zhubei, TW;
Chien-Wei Lee, Kaohsiung, TW;
Hsueh-Chang Sung, Zhubei, TW;
Heng-Wen Ting, Pingtung, TW;
Roger Tai, Tainan, TW;
Pei-Ren Jeng, Chu-Bei, TW;
Tzu-Hsiang Hsu, Xinfeng Township, TW;
Yen-Ru Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Yan-Ting Lin, Baoshan Township, TW;
Davie Liu, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
An embodiment is a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate. A fin is on the substrate. The fin includes silicon germanium. An interfacial layer is over the fin. The interfacial layer has a thickness in a range from greater than 0 nm to about 4 nm. A source/drain region is over the interfacial layer. The source/drain region includes silicon germanium.