Inventors:
Jack Kavalieros - Portland OR, US
Justin K. Brask - Portland OR, US
Mark L. Doczy - Beaverton OR, US
Matthew V. Metz - Hillsboro OR, US
Suman Datta - Beaverton OR, US
Brian S. Doyle - Portland OR, US
Robert S. Chau - Beaverton OR, US
Everett X. Wang - San Jose CA, US
Philippe Matagne - Beaverton OR, US
Lucian Shifren - Hillsboro OR, US
Been Y. Jin - Lake Oswego OR, US
Mark Stettler - Hillsboro OR, US
Martin D. Giles - Portland OR, US
Assignee:
Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA
International Classification:
H01L 29/20
US Classification:
257615, 257 19, 257616, 257382, 257E29104, 257E29193, 438933, 438217, 438194
Abstract:
A transistor may be formed of different layers of silicon germanium, a lowest layer having a graded germanium concentration and upper layers having constant germanium concentrations such that the lowest layer is of the form SiGe. The highest layer may be of the form SiGeon the PMOS side. A source and drain may be formed of epitaxial silicon germanium of the form SiGeon the PMOS side. In some embodiments, x is greater than y and z is greater than x in the PMOS device. Thus, a PMOS device may be formed with both uniaxial compressive stress in the channel direction and in-plane biaxial compressive stress. This combination of stress may result in higher mobility and increased device performance in some cases.