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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronnen A. Roy, Ossining, NY (US);
Cyril Cabral, Jr., Ossining, NY (US);
Christian Lavoie, Ossining, NY (US);
Kam-Leung Lee, Putnum Valley, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1336 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1336 ;
Abstract
In one embodiment of the invention, source and drain regions are formed as well as source and drain contact regions. Thereafter source and drain extension regions are formed. In another embodiment, elevated source and drain regions are formed as well as source and drain extension regions. Thereafter source and drain contact regions are formed at a temperature up to about 600° C. and an annealing time of up to about one minute.