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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2007
Applicants:
Jie Bai, Salem, NH (US);
Ji-soo Park, Methuen, MA (US);
Anthony J. Lochtefeld, Somerville, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Lattice-mismatched epitaxial films formed proximate non-crystalline sidewalls. Embodiments of the invention include formation of facets that direct dislocations in the films to the sidewalls.