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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Globalfoundries, Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Min-Hwa Chi, Malta, NY (US);
Hoong Shing Wong, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66795 (2013.01); H01L 29/785 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor structure in fabrication includes a n-FinFET and p-FinFET. Stress inducing materials such as silicon and silicon germanium are epitaxially grown into naturally diamond-shaped structures atop the silicon fins of the n-FinFET and p-FinFET areas. The diamond structures act as the source, drain and channel between the source and drain. The diamond structures of the channel are selectively separated from the fin while retaining the fin connections of the diamond-shaped growth of the source and the drain. Further fabrication to complete the structure may then proceed.