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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2004
Yi-chun Huang, Pingjhen, TW;
Yen-ping Wang, Taipei, TW;
Chih-hsin Ko, Fongshan, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A strained channel transistor is provided. The strained channel transistor comprises a substrate formed of a first material. A source region comprised of a second material is formed in a first recess in the substrate, and a drain region comprised of the second material is formed in a second recess in the substrate. A strained channel region formed of the first material is intermediate the source and drain region. A gate stack formed over the channel region includes a gate electrode overlying a gate dielectric. A gate spacer formed along a sidewall of the gate electrode overlies a portion of at least one of said source region and said drain region. A cap layer may be formed over the second material, and the source and drain regions may be silicided.