Patent ID: 7074684
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for forming spaced apart source and drain regions having areas for contact, said method comprising; forming a dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate, forming a gate electrode layer over said dielectric layer, patterning said gate electrode layer to form a gate electrode over said dielectric layer, forming a temporary spacer on the sidewalls of said gate electrode by forming a dielectric liner of a first material and one of a dielectric or semiconductor layer of a second material, etching said second material, whereby said second material forms a sidewall spacer of controlled width which is determined by the original thickness of the layer of said second material, performing blanket ion implantation on the resulting structure, whereby ions pass through said dielectric liner of said first material and are substantially absorbed where incident on said sidewall spacer of said second material and whereby said liner of said first material underneath said sidewall spacer is protected, selectively removing said second material with respect to said first material, selectively etching said first material where damaged by ion implantation, whereby said first material remains on the sidewalls of said gate electrode and remains where said first material was formerly underneath said second material of said sidewall spacer and protected from ion implantation, annealing ion implanted regions in said substrate to form source and drain regions electrically contactable through openings in said first material, selectively depositing on source and drain regions a silicon containing semiconductor material, selectively removing said liner of said first material, implanting dopants of a first conductivity type on either side of said gate electrode, annealing to form source and drain extension regions, and forming a silicide on exposed source and drain regions.