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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Chin-cheng Chien, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Ya-lun Cheng, Taipei, TW;
Yu-kun Chen, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
United Microelectronics Corp., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/336 (2006.01); H01L 21/332 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of forming a transistor involves firstly forming at least one gate structure on a semiconductor substrate. Then, a surface cleaning process is performed. In the surface cleaning process, a chemical oxidation method is utilized for forming a first oxide layer on a surface of the semiconductor substrate not covered with the gate structure and the first oxide layer is removed subsequently. Finally, a selective epitaxial growth method is utilized for forming a first epitaxial layer on the surface of the semiconductor substrate.