Stress memorization technique for strain coupling enhancement in bulk finFET device
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1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
- a bulk substrate having staircase fin structures including a larger base portion below a shallow trench isolation region and a narrower top portion above the shallow trench isolation region;
a defect introduced into the substrate by a pre-amorphization implant to couple strain into the top portion of the fins;
a gate structure formed transversely over the top portion of the fins; and
source and drain regions formed on the top portion of the fins on opposite sides of the gate structure.
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Abstract
A method for forming strained fins includes etching trenches in a bulk substrate to form fins, filling the trenches with a dielectric fill and recessing the dielectric fill into the trenches to form shallow trench isolation regions. The fins are etched above the shallow trench isolation regions to form a staircase fin structure with narrow top portions of the fins. Gate structures are formed over the top portions of the fins. Raised source ad drain regions are epitaxially grown on opposite sides of the gate structure. A pre-morphization implant is performed to generate defects in the substrate to couple strain into the top portions of the fins.
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1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
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a bulk substrate having staircase fin structures including a larger base portion below a shallow trench isolation region and a narrower top portion above the shallow trench isolation region; a defect introduced into the substrate by a pre-amorphization implant to couple strain into the top portion of the fins; a gate structure formed transversely over the top portion of the fins; and source and drain regions formed on the top portion of the fins on opposite sides of the gate structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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