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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Eric Chih-Fang Liu, Taipei, TW;
Tzu-Wei Kao, Baoshan Township, TW;
Ryan Chia-Jen Chen, Chiaya, TW;
Chao-Cheng Chen, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/336 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66795 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes etching a semiconductor substrate to form a recess in the semiconductor substrate, and reacting a surface layer of the semiconductor substrate to generate a reacted layer. The surface layer of the semiconductor substrate is in the recess. The reacted layer is then removed. An epitaxy is performed to grow a semiconductor material in the recess.