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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of manufacturing a device on a crystal of orientation which brings about optimal performance by providing separation by an oxygen implantation (SIMOX) method for the formation of a flat hybrid orientation semiconductor on insulator (SOI) substrate having a crystal of different orientation. SOLUTION: A method comprises steps of: selecting a substrate having a lower semiconductor layer having first crystal orientation separated from an upper semiconductor layer having second crystal orientation by a thin insulating layer; replacing the upper semiconductor layer of a selected region with epitaxial growth semiconductor having the first crystal orientation; (i) forming a padding insulating region in an epitaxial growth semiconductor material and (ii) thickening an insulating layer under the upper semiconductor layer using ion implantation and annealing methods; and forming a hybrid orientation substrate in which two semiconductor materials of different crystal orientation have substantially identical thickness and are arranged on the common padding insulating layer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor structure for use in n-type and p-type MOSFET devices, and the method of manufacturing the same. SOLUTION: A semiconductor structure is formed such that the layer structure of a wafer region by which an n-type MOSFET is manufactured is different from the layer structure of a wafer region by which a p-type MOSFET is manufactured. First, the structure is manufactured by forming a damage region on the front surface of an Si content substrate by ion implantation of a light atom such as He. Then, strained SiGe alloy is formed on the Si content substrate comprising the damage region. Then, the strained SiGe alloy is made to ease substantially by strained relaxation resulting from defect using an anneal step. Then, a strained semiconductor cap of strained Si etc. is formed on the strained SiGe alloy. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an integrated semiconductor device formed on a substrate having different crystal orientation. SOLUTION: A method of forming a hybrid substrate containing strained Si and a strained Si containing hybrid substrate formed by this method are provided. In the present invention, a strained Si layer is formed on a semiconductor material, a second semiconductor layer, or both of them. According to the present invention, the strained Si layer has the same crystal orientation as either of a regrown semiconductor layer or the second semiconductor layer. This method provides the hybrid substrate wherein at least one of device layers contains the strained Si. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dual-gate field effect transistor (DGFET) structure which can noticeably reduce the parasitic capacitance under its source/drain region, and its manufacturing method. SOLUTION: This double-gate field effect transistor (DGFET) adopts new two means for reducing the parasitic capacitance under its source/drain region. One means is as follows: a silicon region outside a gate is converted into an oxide 44, while a silicon/ledge 46 adjacent to the gate 58 is protected with a first spacer having a first width. This oxidation can be performed easily by means of implantation of self-aligned oxygen ions or other ions. The other means is to have the first spacer removed and replaced with a second spacer 48 which has a width smaller than that of the first one, and a new silicon source/drain region 60 formed under a self-aligned isolation region 56 by lateral selective full overgrowth, by using the newly exposed silicon/ledge 46 as a seed. Thus, the capacitance value of a backplane 32 can be decreased, while the control of the threshold voltage is retained. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dual gate field-effect transistor (DGFET) structure, with a significantly reduced parasitic capacity in the source/drain region and its formation method. SOLUTION: This dual-gate field-effect transistor reduces the parasitic capacity in the DGFET structure by being provided with a self-aligned isolation region 44. Furthermore, the parasitic capacity of the structure is further reduced, by enabling substantial oxidization to occur at a back gate, which is made possible by coating a silicon contained channel 18. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a method for forming a double-gate MOSFET structure in which the thickness of an oxide can be properly controlled and the upper and lower gate positions can be matched, and a structure for this. SOLUTION: This method for manufacturing a double-gate MOSFET structure comprises a step of forming a laminated structure having a monocrystal silicon channel layer 5 and an insulating oxide and nitride layer, a step of forming an opening in the laminated structure, a step for forming a source and drain region 9 in the opening, a step of removing the laminated structure part by part which is not covered with a mask, a step of removing the mask and the insulating oxide and nitride layer, and for leaving the channel layer 5 suspended from the source/drain region, a step of forming an oxide layer 11, and for covering the source/drain region and the channel layer, and a step for forming a double-gate conductor 12 on the oxide layer 11, so that a first conductor and a second conductor can be respectively included at the first side and second side of the channel layer 5.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a formation method for a heterostructure that can separate the fact that high strain is preferred in a strain Si layer and a Ge content in a low layer. SOLUTION: A first multilayered structure 10 of a strained Si layer 14 and tensile strain SiGe alloy layer 16 constitute on a relaxation SiGe alloy layer 12. Then, a second multilayered structure 18, including an insulating layer 20, is formed on a substrate 22 and jointed with the first multilayered structure 10. After the insulating layer 20 and the SiGe alloy layer 16 are jointed, the relaxing SiGe alloy layer 12 is completely removed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a self-aligned silicide process applicable to contacting silicon, sidewall, source, and drain. SOLUTION: A method (and a structure formed by using this method) to form a metal silicide contact on a non-planar silicon-containing area which limits the silicon consumption at a silicon-containing area includes: forming a blanket metal layer over the silicon-containing area, forming a silicon layer over the metal layer, performing an selective and anisotropical etching of the silicon layer against the metal, forming a metal silicon alloy by reacting the metal and silicon at a first temperature, etching away any unreacted metal layer, forming a metal-Si2 alloy by annealing at a second temperature, and selectively etching away any unreacted silicon layer.