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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Ajey Poovannummoottil Jacob, Albany, NY (US);
Murat Kerem Akarvardar, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Michael Hargrove, Clinton Corners, NY (US);
Ruilong Xie, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 27/092 (2006.01); H01L 21/8238 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/785 (2013.01); H01L 21/823807 (2013.01); H01L 21/823821 (2013.01); H01L 27/0924 (2013.01); H01L 29/66795 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and devices that involve formation of alternating layers of different semiconductor materials in the channel region of FinFET devices. The methods and devices disclosed herein involve forming a doped silicon substrate fin and thereafter forming a layer of silicon/germanium around the substrate fin. The methods and devices also include forming a gate structure around the layer of silicon/germanium using gate first or gate last techniques.