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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2014
Shigenobu Maeda, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hidenobu Fukutome, Seongnam-si, KR;
Young-gun Ko, Seongnam-si, KR;
Joo-hyun Jeong, Yongin-si, KR;
Shigenobu Maeda, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hidenobu Fukutome, Seongnam-si, KR;
Young-Gun Ko, Seongnam-si, KR;
Joo-Hyun Jeong, Yongin-si, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device can include an active region having a fin portion providing a channel region between opposing source and drain regions. A gate electrode can cross over the channel region between the opposing source and drain regions and first and second strain inducing structures can be on opposing sides of the gate electrode and can be configured to induce strain on the channel region, where each of the first and second strain inducing structures including a respective facing side having a pair of {111} crystallographically oriented facets.