Patent ID: 9484407
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B82Y,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A method of forming a semiconductor device, comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate having an upper surface; forming a nanowire of a semiconductor material over said semiconductor substrate, wherein said nanowire has a length that is oriented in a vertical direction that is substantially perpendicular to said upper surface of said semiconductor substrate, said nanowire comprising first and second sides extending in said vertical length direction, wherein said first side has a first width that is oriented in a first horizontal direction that is substantially parallel to said upper surface and said second side has a second width that is oriented in a second horizontal direction that is substantially parallel to said upper surface and substantially perpendicular to said first horizontal direction, said nanowire length being greater than each of said first and second nanowire widths; removing part of said semiconductor material of said nanowire; and after removing said part of said semiconductor material, coating the remaining nanowire with a material exhibiting compressive or tensile stress.