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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Martin Christopher Holland, San Jose, CA (US);
Blandine Duriez, Brussels, BE;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/167 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 29/08 (2006.01); H01L 29/10 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/16 (2006.01); H01L 29/161 (2006.01); H01L 29/165 (2006.01); H01L 29/417 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/167 (2013.01); H01L 21/02381 (2013.01); H01L 29/0847 (2013.01); H01L 29/1054 (2013.01); H01L 29/66795 (2013.01); H01L 29/66803 (2013.01); H01L 29/785 (2013.01); H01L 21/0245 (2013.01); H01L 21/02532 (2013.01); H01L 21/02576 (2013.01); H01L 21/0262 (2013.01); H01L 29/16 (2013.01); H01L 29/161 (2013.01); H01L 29/165 (2013.01); H01L 29/41783 (2013.01);
Abstract
A field effect transistor includes a channel made of germanium and a source/drain portion. The source/drain portion includes a germanium layer, an interfacial epitaxial layer over the germanium layer, a semiconductor layer over the interfacial epitaxial layer, and a conducting layer over the semiconductor layer. The interfacial epitaxial layer contains germanium and an element from the semiconductor layer and has a thickness in a range from about 1 nm to about 3 nm.