Patent ID: 8440514
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: forming a gate structure on a substrate; performing a first dopant implantation so as to form doped source and drain extension regions respectively at the two sides of the gate structure in the substrate; forming spacers on sidewalls of the gate structure; performing a second dopant implantation so as to form doped source and drain contact regions respectively at the two sides of the gate structure in the substrate; performing a first strain atom implantation in the substrate at two sides of the gate structure; performing a second strain atom implantation in the substrate at two sides of the gate structure, wherein the first and second strain atom implantations are performed with different energies, and the first and second strain atom implantation form strained regions at two sides of the gate structure, wherein the first strain atom implantation is performed between performing the first dopant implantation for forming the doped source and drain extension regions and forming the spacers, and the second strain atom implantation is performed between forming the spacers and performing the second dopant implantation for forming the doped source and drain contact regions; and performing an annealing process so that each strained region forms a semiconductor compound layer.