PRE-GATE, SOURCE/DRAIN STRAIN LAYER FORMATION
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1. A method of producing a transistor, said method comprising:
- forming a base layer on a substrate;
forming a strain-producing layer on said base layer;
removing at least one portion of said strain-producing layer to create at least one opening in said strain-producing layer and leave first and second portions of said strain-producing layer on said base layer, said first and second portions of said strain-producing layer comprising source and drain stressor regions of said transistor;
growing a channel region in said opening of said strain-producing layer from said base layer;
forming a gate insulator on said channel region; and
forming a gate conductor on said gate insulator after forming said source and drain stressor regions, said channel region, and said gate insulator.
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A method produces a transistor. The method forms a strain-producing layer on a base layer and then removes at least one portion of the strain-producing layer to create at least one opening in the strain-producing layer. This leaves first and second portions of the strain-producing layer on the substrate. The first and second portions of the strain-producing layer comprise source and drain stressor regions of the transistor. The method then grows a channel region in the opening of the strain-producing layer from the base layer, forms a gate insulator on the channel region, and forms a gate conductor on the gate insulator.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of producing a transistor, said method comprising:
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forming a base layer on a substrate; forming a strain-producing layer on said base layer; removing at least one portion of said strain-producing layer to create at least one opening in said strain-producing layer and leave first and second portions of said strain-producing layer on said base layer, said first and second portions of said strain-producing layer comprising source and drain stressor regions of said transistor; growing a channel region in said opening of said strain-producing layer from said base layer; forming a gate insulator on said channel region; and forming a gate conductor on said gate insulator after forming said source and drain stressor regions, said channel region, and said gate insulator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of producing a transistor, said method comprising:
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forming a base layer on a substrate; forming a strain-producing layer on said base layer; removing at least one portion of said strain-producing layer to create at least one opening in said strain-producing layer and leave first and second portions of said strain-producing layer on said base layer, said first and second portions of said strain-producing layer comprising source and drain stressor regions of said transistor; growing a non-uniform channel region in said opening of said strain-producing layer from said base layer; forming a gate insulator on said channel region; and forming a gate conductor on said gate insulator after forming said source and drain stressor regions, said channel region, and said gate insulator. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of producing a transistor, said method comprising:
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forming a base layer on a substrate; forming a strain-producing layer on said base layer; removing at least one portion of said strain-producing layer to create at least one opening in said strain-producing layer and leave first and second portions of said strain-producing layer on said base layer, said first and second portions of said strain-producing layer comprising source and drain stressor regions of said transistor; growing a first portion of a channel region in said opening of said strain-producing layer from said base layer; growing second portion of said channel region on said first portion, said second portion comprising a different lattice constant than said first portion of said channel region; forming a gate insulator on said second portion of said channel region; and forming a gate conductor on said gate insulator after forming said source and drain stressor regions, said first portion of said channel region, said second portion of said channel region, and said gate insulator. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A transistor structure comprising:
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a substrate; a base layer on said substrate; epitaxially grown source and drain stressor regions on said base layer; an epitaxially grown channel region on said base layer between said source and drain stressor regions; a gate insulator on said channel region; and a gate conductor on said gate insulator, said source and drain stressor regions being positioned partially below said gate conductor, and said source and drain stressor regions having vertical sidewalls below said gate conductor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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