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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2004
Applicants:
Mario M. Pelella, Mountain View, CA (US);
William George En, Milpitas, CA (US);
Ping-chin Yeh, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mario M. Pelella, Mountain View, CA (US);
William George En, Milpitas, CA (US);
Ping-Chin Yeh, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for forming an integrated circuit with a semiconductor substrate is provided. A gate dielectric is formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a gate is formed on the gate dielectric. Source/drain junctions are formed in the semiconductor substrate adjacent the gate. A facet is formed in at least one of the source/drain junctions of the integrated circuit.