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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2004
Applicants:
William George En, Milpitas, CA (US);
Eric N. Paton, Morgan Hills, CA (US);
Scott D. Luning, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Inventors:
William George En, Milpitas, CA (US);
Eric N. Paton, Morgan Hills, CA (US);
Scott D. Luning, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/302 (2006.01); H01L 21/461 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gate structure is formed overlying a substrate. A source/drain region of the substrate is exposed to a soluction comprising ammonium hydroxide, hydrogen peroxide, and deionized water to etch an upper-most semiconductor porton of the source/drain region.