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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ming-Ren Lin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Peng Fang, San Jose, CA (US);
Donald L Wollesen, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
438286 ; 438305 ;
Abstract
Asymmetrically doped source/drain regions of a transistor are formed employing protective insulating layers to prevent a portion of the gate electrode from receiving an excessive impurity implantation dose and penetrating through the underlying gate insulating layer into the semiconductor substrate. Sidewall spacers are employed during heavy implantation.