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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2016
United Microelectronics Corp., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Yu-Hsiang Hung, Tainan, TW;
Ssu-I Fu, Kaohsiung, TW;
Chih-Kai Hsu, Tainan, TW;
Wei-Chi Cheng, Kaohsiung, TW;
Jyh-Shyang Jenq, Pingtung County, TW;
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for forming a semiconductor device, including the following steps: first, a substrate is provided, at least one gate is formed on the substrate, a contact etching stop layer (CESL) and a first dielectric layer are formed on the substrate in sequence, afterwards, a first etching process is performed to remove the first dielectric layer, and to expose a top surface and at least one sidewall of the etching stop layer, next, a second etching process is performed to partially remove the contact etching stop layer, and to form at least one epitaxial recess in the substrate. Afterwards, an epitaxial process is performed, to form an epitaxial layer in the epitaxial recess, and a contact structure is then formed on the epitaxial layer.