SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a fin-type active region defined on a semiconductor substrate having a device isolation structure;
a recess formed over the fin-type active region; and
a gate electrode formed over the fin-type active region to fill the recess, the gate electrode including a silicon germanium layer.
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Abstract
A semiconductor device comprises a fin-type active region defined by a semiconductor substrate having a device isolation structure, a recess formed over the fin-type active region, and a gate electrode including a silicon germanium (Si1-xGex) layer for fill the recess (where 0<X<1 and X is a Ge mole fraction).
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a fin-type active region defined on a semiconductor substrate having a device isolation structure; a recess formed over the fin-type active region; and a gate electrode formed over the fin-type active region to fill the recess, the gate electrode including a silicon germanium layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
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forming a device isolation structure on a semiconductor substrate to define an active region; selectively etching a portion of the device isolation structure to form a fin-type active region; and forming a gate structure over the fin-type active region, the gate structure including a layer which includes silicon germanium. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
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forming a device isolation structure on a semiconductor substrate to define an active region; etching a portion of the device isolation structure to form a fin-type active region; and forming a gate structure over the fin-type active region, the gate structure including a polysilicon layer, a doped polysilicon layer over the polysilicon layer, and a gate conductive layer over the doped polysilicon layer, the gate conductive layer including metal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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