Faceted intrinsic epitaxial buffer layer for reducing short channel effects while maximizing channel stress levels

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13839741

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A faceted intrinsic buffer semiconductor material is deposited on sidewalls of a source trench and a drain trench by selective epitaxy. A facet adjoins each edge at which an outer sidewall of a gate spacer adjoins a sidewall of the source trench or the drain trench. A doped semiconductor material is subsequently deposited to fill the source trench and the drain trench. The doped semiconductor material can be deposited such that the facets of the intrinsic buffer semiconductor material are extended and inner sidewalls of the deposited doped semiconductor material merges in each of the source trench and the drain trench. The doped semiconductor material can subsequently grow upward. Faceted intrinsic buffer semiconductor material portions allow greater outdiffusion of dopants near faceted corners while suppressing diffusion of dopants in regions of uniform width, thereby suppressing short channel effects.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chandra, Bhupesh Jersey City, US 23 220
Chang, Paul Mahopac, US 153 3331
Freeman, Gregory G Hopewell Junction, US 48 488
Guo, Dechao Fishkill, US 268 2410
Holt, Judson R Wappingers Falls, US 167 1649
Kumar, Arvind Chappaqua, US 309 3363
McArdle, Timothy J Hopewell Junction, US 39 333
Narasimha, Shreesh Beacon, US 133 1488
Ontalus, Viorel Danbury, US 40 269
Saudari, Sangameshwar Rao Hopewell Junction, US 6 50
Sheraw, Christopher D Wappingers Falls, US 26 172
Stoker, Matthew W Poughkeepsie, US 27 246

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