Patent Publication Number: US-7714396-B2

Title: Metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
   1. Field of Invention 
   The present invention relates to a metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor and a method for forming the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor having a strained layer and a method for forming the same. 
   2. Description of Related Art 
   Since the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor possesses the superiority features such as, high reliability, low power consumption and low cost, it becomes the most important device in the integrated circuit. Typical metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor is formed on a silicon substrate and has a gate electrode, a source/drain region and a gate dielectric layer located between the gate electrode and the substrate. With the development of the electronic equipment such as telecommunication equipment, it is necessary to speed up the operation of the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. However, the application of the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor is limited by the moving rate of the electrons and the holes within silicon. 
   Conventional, a metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor is provided to use germanium silicon epitaxy material to form the source/drain region so as to improve the moving rate of the electrons and the holes. Comparing to silicon, germanium possesses relatively smaller electron effective mass and hole effective mass so that the germanium silicon material can improve the electron migration probability and the hole migration probability. Moreover, since the lattice constant of germanium is larger than that of silicon, the germanium silicon epitaxy possesses a functionality as a strained layer. Therefore, the germanium silicon epitaxy further improves the efficiency of the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. 
   Nevertheless, it is easy for the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor with the use of the germanium silicon epitaxy as the source/drain region to have structure defects.  FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional view of a conventional metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. As shown in  FIG. 1 , the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor comprises a substrate  100 , a gate electrode  102 , a gate dielectric layer  104 , a source/drain region  106  and a metal silicide layer  108 . The metal silicide layer is the last part formed in the structure shown in  FIG. 1 . The method for forming the metal silicide layer  108  includes a self-aligned silicide process (salicide process). It is easy to generate spiking phenomenon at the border between the source/drain region  106  and the isolation structure  110  by using salicide process. Therefore, the metal silicide layer  108  is in contact with the substrate  100 , which leads to junction leakage. 
   SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
   Accordingly, at least one objective of the present invention is to provide a method for forming a metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor capable of preventing the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor from generating spiking phenomenon. 
   At least another objective of the present invention is to provide a metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor capable of preventing the substrate from being connected to the metal silicide. That is, the problem of the junction leakage can be overcome. 
   To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, the invention provides a method for forming a metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. The method comprises steps of providing a substrate having a gate structure formed thereon, wherein a plurality of isolation structures are located in the substrate adjacent to both sides of the gate structure and then forming a first spacer on the sidewall of the gate structure. A portion of the substrate between the first spacer and the isolation structures is removed to form a recession and a source/drain layer is deposited in the recession, wherein the top surface of the source/drain layer is higher than the top surfaces of the isolation structures. A second spacer is formed on the isolation structures and at the sidewall of the source/drain layer and a metal silicide layer is formed on the source/drain layer. 
   According to one embodiment of the present invention, before the second spacer is formed, the method further comprises removing a portion of the isolation structures to decrease the height of the isolation structures. 
   According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method for forming the source/drain layer includes a selective epitaxial deposition. 
   According to one embodiment of the present invention, the material of the source/drain layer includes germanium silicon. 
   According to one embodiment of the present invention, the material of the source/drain layer includes carbon silicon. 
   The present invention also provides a method for forming a metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. The method comprises steps of providing a substrate having a gate structure formed thereon, wherein a plurality of isolation structures are located in the substrate and then removing a portion of the substrate between the gate structure and the isolation structures to form a recession. A source/drain layer is deposited in the recession, wherein the top surface of the source/drain layer is higher than the top surface of the isolation structure and a spacer is formed on the sidewall of the gate structure, the sidewall of the source/drain layer and the isolation structures. A metal silicide layer is formed on the source/drain layer. 
   According to one embodiment of the present invention, before spacer is formed, the method further comprises removing a portion of the isolation structures to decrease the height of the isolation structures. 
   According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method for forming the source/drain layer includes selective epitaxial deposition. 
   According to one embodiment of the present invention, the material of the source/drain layer includes germanium silicon. 
   According to one embodiment of the present invention, the material of the source/drain layer includes carbon silicon. 
   The present invention further provides a metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. The metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor comprises a substrate, a plurality of isolation structures, a gate structure, a source/drain layer and a spacer. The isolation structures are located in the substrate and the gate structure is located on a portion of the substrate between the isolation structures. The source/drain layer is located on a portion of the substrate between the gate structure and the isolation structures, wherein the top surface of the source/drain layer is higher than the top surface of the isolation structures. The spacer is located at the sidewall of the gate structure, the sidewall of the source/drain layer and the isolation structures. 
   According to one embodiment of the present invention, the structure of the source/drain layer includes epitaxial structure. 
   According to one embodiment of the present invention, the material of the source/drain includes germanium silicon. 
   According to one embodiment of the present invention, the material of the source/drain includes carbon silicon. 
   The present invention provides a method for forming a metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. The method comprises steps of providing a substrate having a first device region and a second device region, wherein the first device region and the second device region have a plurality of isolation structures and gate structures formed thereon respectively, and the first device region and the second device region are isolated from each other by the isolation structures and then forming a cap layer on the first device region. A portion of the substrate between the gate structure and the isolation structures is removed to form a recession in the second device region and a source/drain layer is deposited in the recession, wherein the top surface of the source/drain layer is higher than the top surface of the isolation structures. The cap layer and a portion of the isolation structures in the second device region are removed to decrease the height of the isolation structures. A spacer is formed on the sidewall of the source/drain layer and the isolation structures and a source/drain region, in the first device region, is formed in a portion of the substrate between the gate structure and the isolation structures. A metal silicide layer is formed on the source/drain layer. 
   According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method for forming the source/drain layer includes a selective epitaxial deposition. 
   According to one embodiment of the present invention, the material of the source/drain layer includes germanium silicon. 
   According to one embodiment of the present invention, the material of the source/drain layer includes carbon silicon. 
   In the method for forming the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor of the present invention, since a spacer is formed at the sidewall of the source/drain layer and the on the isolation structures, the metal silicide is blocked from being formed at the border between the source/drain layer and the isolation structures. Therefore, the substrate can be prevented from being connected to the metal silicide layer and the junction leakage can be avoided. 
   It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary, and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. 

   
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     The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. 
       FIG. 1  is a cross-sectional view of a conventional metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. 
       FIGS. 2A through 2E  are cross-sectional views showing a method for forming a metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor according to a first embodiment of the invention. 
     FIG.  2 E′ is a structure of the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor in  FIG. 2E  obtained by performing a manufacturing process according to another embodiment of the invention. 
       FIGS. 3A through 3D  are cross-sectional views showing a method for forming a metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor according to a second embodiment of the invention. 
       FIGS. 4A through 4F  are cross-sectional views showing a method for forming a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor according to a third embodiment of the invention. 
   

   DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
   The First Embodiment 
     FIGS. 2A through 2E  are cross-sectional views showing a method for forming a metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor according to a first embodiment of the invention. 
   As shown in  FIG. 2A , a substrate  200  is provided. The substrate  200  can be, for example, a silicon based substrate. The substrate  200  has several isolation structures  202  formed thereon. The material of the isolation structures  202  can be, for example, silicon oxide. On a portion of the substrate  200  between the isolation structures  202 , there is a gate structure  204 . The gate structure  204  is comprised of a gate dielectric layer  204   a  and a gate electrode  204   b . The material of the gate dielectric layer  204   a  can be, for example, silicon oxide and the material of the gate electrode  204   b  can be, for example, doped polysilicon. Furthermore, a portion of the substrate under the gate structure  204  is used as a channel region  206  of the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. 
   Then, as shown in  FIG. 2B , an offset spacer  208   a  is formed at the sidewall of the gate structure  204  and a first spacer  208   b  is formed on the surface of the offset spacer  208   a . The material of the offset spacer  208   a  can be, for example, silicon nitride and the material of the first spacer  208   b  can be, for example, silicon oxide or silicon nitride. The method for forming the offset spacer  208   a  and the first spacer  208   b  can, for example, comprises steps of depositing a silicon nitride layer (not shown) on the gate electrode  204   b  and the substrate  200 , forming an insulating layer (not shown) over the gate structure  204  and the substrate  200  and then performing an anisotropic etching process until the gate electrode  204   b  and the substrate  200  are exposed. 
   Then, as shown in  FIG. 2   c , by using the gate structure  204 , the offset spacer  208   a , the first spacer  208   b  and the isolation structures  202  as masks, a dry etching process  212  is performed to remove a portion of the substrate  200  between the first spacer  208   b  and the isolation structures  202  to form a recession  214 . The dry etching process  212  can be, for example, a reactive ion etching process and the reactive gas of the dry etching process  212  can be, for example, hexafluoroethane (C 2 F 6 ) and helium. It should be noticed that a portion of the gate electrode  204   b  of the gate structure  204  is removed during the dry etching process  212 . 
   Furthermore, as shown in  FIG. 2D , a source/drain layer  216  is formed in the recession  214 , wherein the top surface of the source/drain layer  216  is higher than that of the isolation structures  202 . In one embodiment, the method for forming the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor further comprises forming a lightly doped source/drain extension region between the channel region  206  and the recession  214  to avoid the short channel effect. The method for forming the source/drain extension region can be, for example, a bevel ion implantation process. 
   In one embodiment, this metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor is a PMOS transistor and the source/drain layer  216  is made of germanium silicon. Usually, the structure of germanium silicon is represented by Si X Ge 1-X  or directly represented by SiGe, wherein the range of X is from 0 to 1. Moreover, the structure of the source/drain layer  216  can be, for example, an epitaxial structure. The method for forming the source/drain layer  216  can be, for example, a selective epitaxial deposition for growing up germanium silicon only on silicon without depositing on silicon oxide or silicon nitride. That is, germanium silicon only grows up in the recession  214  and does not grow up at the isolation structures  202 , the offset spacer  208   a  and the first spacer  208   b . Therefore, during the selective epitaxial deposition, a semiconductor layer  217  made of the material as same as that of the source/drain layer  216  is formed on the gate electrode  204   b . The selective epitaxial deposition can be, for example, a vapor phase epitaxy process, such as reduced pressure chemical vapor deposition epitaxial deposition, atmosphere chemical vapor deposition epitaxy and ultra high vacuum chemical vapor deposition epitaxy. Additionally, the source/drain layer  216  can, for example, have P-type dopants therein. The P-type dopants can be, for example, in-situ implanted into the source/drain layer  216  as the source/drain layer  216  is formed. Alternatively, the P-type dopants can be, for example, non-insitu implanted into the source/drain layer  216  after the source/drain layer  216  is formed. Furthermore, the P-type dopants can be, for example, boron ions. 
   Additionally, as shown in  FIG. 2D , in another embodiment, this metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor is an NMOS transistor and the source/drain layer  216  is made of carbon silicon. Usually, the structure of germanium silicon is represented by Si X C 1-X  or directly represented by SiC, wherein the range of X is from 0 to 1. Moreover, the structure of the source/drain layer  216  can be, for example, an epitaxial structure. The method for forming the source/drain layer  216  can be, for example, a selective epitaxial deposition for growing up carbon silicon only on silicon without depositing on silicon oxide or silicon nitride. That is, carbon silicon only grows up in the recession  214  and does not grow up at the isolation structures  202 , the offset spacer  208   a  and the first spacer  208   b . Therefore, during the selective epitaxial deposition, a semiconductor layer  217  made of the material as same as that of the source/drain layer  216  is formed on the gate electrode  204   b . Additionally, the source/drain layer  216  can, for example, have N-type dopants therein. The N-type dopants can be, for example, in-situ implanted into the source/drain layer  216  as the source/drain layer  216  is formed. Alternatively, the N-type dopants can be, for example, non-insitu implanted into the source/drain layer  216  after the source/drain layer  216  is formed. Furthermore, the N-type dopants can be, for example, phosphorous ions or arsenic ions. 
   As shown in  FIG. 2E , a second spacer  218  is formed at the sidewall of the source/drain layer  216  and the isolation structures  202 . The material of the second spacer  218  can be, for example, silicon nitride or silicon oxide and the method forming the second spacer  218  comprises forming an insulating layer (not shown) on the structure shown in  FIG. 2D  and then performing an anisotropic etching process until the isolation structures  202 , the semiconductor layer  217  and the source/drain layer  216  are exposed to form the second spacer  218  at the border between the isolation structures  202  and the source/drain layer  216 . 
   Then, a metal silicide layer  220  is formed on the semiconductor layer  217  and the source/drain layer  216  to decrease the contact resistance between the later formed contact and the source/drain layer  216 . The metal silicide layer  220  can be, for example, made of nickel silicide or cobalt silicide and the method for forming the metal silicide  220  can be, for example, a salicide process. 
   It should be noticed that, before the second spacer  218  is formed, a portion of the isolation structures  202  is removed to increase the step height between the top surface of the isolation structures  202  and that of the source/drain layer  216 . By increasing the step height between the top surface of the isolation structures  202  and that of the source/drain layer  216 , a portion of the insulating layer on the surface of the first spacer  208   b  can be completely remove and rest portion of the insulating layer is located at the sidewall of the source/drain layer  216  during the step of forming the second spacer  218  is performed. Since the second spacer  218  is not formed at the surface of the first spacer  208   b , the exposed area of the source/drain layer  216  is increased to provide relatively large process window for forming the contact at the source/drain layer  216  in later process, as shown in FIG.  2 E′. 
   The metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor of the present invention has the second spacer formed at the sidewall of the source/drain layer and the isolation structures so that the metal silicide is blocked to be formed at the border between the isolation structures and the source/drain layer. Hence, the substrate can be prevented from being electrically connected to the metal silicide and the junction leakage can be avoided. 
   The Second Embodiment 
     FIGS. 3A through 3D  are cross-sectional views showing a method for forming a metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor according to a second embodiment of the invention. 
   As shown in  FIG. 3A , a substrate  300  is provided, wherein the substrate  300  can, for example, have isolation structures  302  and a gate structure  304  formed thereon. The gate structure  304  is located at a portion of the substrate  300  between the isolation structures  302 . The gate structure  304  is comprised of a gate dielectric layer  304   a , a gate electrode  304   b  and an offset spacer  304   c . The gate dielectric layer  304   a  is located between the gate electrode  304   b  and the substrate  300  and the offset spacer  304   c  is located at the sidewall of the gate electrode  304   b . The material of the gate dielectric layer  304   a  can be, for example, silicon oxide and the material of the gate electrode  304   b  can be, for example, doped polysilicon. The offset spacer  304   c  can be, for example, made of silicon nitride. Furthermore, a portion of the substrate  300  under the gate structure  304  is used as a channel region  306  of this metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. 
   Then, as shown in  FIG. 3B , a dry etching process  308  is performed to remove a portion of the substrate to form a recession  310  between the gate structure  304  and the isolation structures  302 . The dry etching process  308  can be, for example, a reactive ion etching process and the reactive gas of the dry etching process  308  can be, for example, hexafluoroethane (C 2 F 6 ) and helium. It should be noticed that a portion of the gate electrode  304   b  of the gate structure  304  is removed during the dry etching process  308 . 
   As shown in  FIG. 3C , a source/drain layer  312  is formed in the recession  310 . In one embodiment, the method for forming the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor further comprises forming a lightly doped source/drain extension region between the channel region  306  and the recession  310  to avoid the short channel effect. The method for forming the source/drain extension region can be, for example, a bevel ion implantation process. 
   In one embodiment, this metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor is a PMOS transistor and the source/drain layer  312  is made of germanium silicon. Moreover, the structure of the source/drain layer  216  can be, for example, an epitaxial structure. The method for forming the source/drain layer  312  can be, for example, a selective epitaxial deposition for growing up germanium silicon only on silicon without depositing on silicon oxide or silicon nitride. That is, germanium silicon only grows up in the recession  310  and on the gate electrode  304   b  and does not grow up at the isolation structures  302  and the offset spacer  304   c . Therefore, during the selective epitaxial deposition, a semiconductor layer  314  made of the material as same as that of the source/drain layer  312  is formed on the gate electrode  304   b . Additionally, the source/drain layer  312  can, for example, have P-type dopants therein. The P-type dopants can be, for example, in-situ implanted into the source/drain layer  312  as the source/drain layer  312  is formed. Alternatively, the P-type dopants can be, for example, non-insitu implanted into the source/drain layer  312  after the source/drain layer  312  is formed. Furthermore, the P-type dopants can be, for example, boron ions. 
   As shown in  FIG. 3C , in another embodiment, this metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor is an NMOS transistor and the source/drain layer  312  is made of carbon silicon. Moreover, the structure of the source/drain layer  216  can be, for example, an epitaxial structure. The method for forming the source/drain layer  312  can be, for example, a selective epitaxial deposition for growing up carbon silicon only on silicon without depositing on silicon oxide or silicon nitride. That is, carbon silicon only grows up in the recession  310  and on the gate electrode  304   b  and does not grow up at the isolation structures  302  and the offset spacer  304   c . Therefore, during the selective epitaxial deposition, a semiconductor layer  314  made of the material as same as that of the source/drain layer  312  is formed on the gate electrode  304   b . Additionally, the source/drain layer  312  can, for example, have N-type dopants therein. The N-type dopants can be, for example, in-situ implanted into the source/drain layer  312  as the source/drain layer  312  is formed. Alternatively, the N-type dopants can be, for example, non-insitu implanted into the source/drain layer  312  after the source/drain layer  312  is formed. Furthermore, the N-type dopants can be, for example, phosphorous ions or arsenic ions. 
   As shown in  FIG. 3D , a spacer  316  is formed at the sidewall of the gate structure  304 , the sidewall of the source/drain layer  312  and the isolation structures  302 . The material of the spacer  316  can be, for example, silicon nitride or silicon oxide and the method forming the second spacer  316  comprises forming an insulating layer (not shown) on the structure shown in  FIG. 3C  and then performing an anisotropic etching process until the semiconductor layer  314  and the source/drain layer  312  are exposed to form the spacer  316  at the border between the isolation structures  302  and the source/drain layer  312 . Furthermore, a portion of the spacer  316  is located at sidewall of the gate structure  304 . 
   It should be noticed that, before the spacer  316  is formed, a portion of the isolation structures  302  is removed to increase the step height between the top surface of the isolation structures  302  and that of the source/drain layer  312 . By increasing the step height between the top surface of the isolation structures  302  and that of the source/drain layer  312 , the spacer  316  can be certainly formed at sidewall of the gate structure  304  and the border between the source/drain layer  312  and the isolation structures  302 . 
   Then, a metal silicide layer  318  is formed on the semiconductor layer  314  and the source/drain layer  312  to decrease the contact resistance between the later formed contact and the source/drain layer  312 . The metal silicide layer  318  can be, for example, made of nickel silicide or cobalt silicide and the method for forming the metal silicide  318  can be, for example, a salicide process. 
   The metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor of the present invention has the spacer formed at the sidewall of the source/drain layer and the isolation structures so that the metal silicide is blocked to be formed at the border between the isolation structures and the source/drain layer. Hence, the substrate can be prevented from being electrically connected to the metal silicide and the junction leakage can be avoided. 
   The following illustrates the structures of the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistors formed by using the aforementioned manufacturing methods respectively. As shown in  FIG. 2E  together with  FIG. 3D , since the first spacer  208   b  is formed before the source/drain layer  206  is formed in the first embodiment and the source/drain layer  312  is formed at the sidewall of the gate structure  304  before the spacer  316  is formed in the second embodiment, the structures shown in  FIG. 2E  and  FIG. 3D  respectively are similar to each other but are formed by different manufacturing step order. Therefore, the description herein is based on the structure shown in  FIG. 3D . Furthermore, the structures shown in  FIG. 2E  and  FIG. 3D  respectively are not limited to the manufacturing processes mentioned above. 
   As shown in  FIG. 3D , the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor comprises the substrate  300 , the isolation structures  302 , the gate structure  304 , the source/drain layer  312 , the semiconductor layer  314 , the spacer  316  and the metal silicide layer  318 . The substrate  300  can be, for example, a silicon based substrate. The gate structure  305  is located on the substrate  300  and is comprised of the gate dielectric layer  304   a , the gate electrode  304   b  and the offset spacer  304   c . The spacer  316  is located at the sidewall of the gate structure  304  and the sidewall of the source/drain layer  312  and the isolation structures  302 . Further, the material of the spacer  316  can be, for example, silicon oxide or silicon nitride. The metal silicide layer  318  is located on the source/drain layer  312  and the semiconductor layer  314  and the material of the metal silicide layer  318  can be, for example, nickel silicide or cobalt silicide. 
   The source/drain layer  312  is located at a portion of the substrate  300  adjacent to the gate structure  304  and the top surface of the source/drain layer  312  is higher than that of the isolation structures  302 . The semiconductor layer  314  is located on the gate electrode  304   b . The structures of the source/drain layer  312  and the semiconductor layer  314  can be, for example, expitaxial structures respectively. In one embodiment, if the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor is a PMOS transistor, the source/drain layer  312  and the semiconductor layer  314  can be, for example, made of germanium silicon and can, for example, have P-type dopants herein. In another embodiment, if the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor is an NMOS transistor, the source/drain layer  312  and the semiconductor layer  314  can be, for example, made of carbon silicon and can, for example, have N-type dopants herein. 
   As described above, in the present invention, the spacer is located at the sidewall of the source/drain layer and the isolation structures so that the metal silicide is not formed at the border between the isolation structures and the source/drain layer. Hence, the substrate can be prevented from being electrically connected to the metal silicide and the junction leakage can be avoided. 
   The Third Embodiment 
     FIGS. 4A through 4F  are cross-sectional views showing a method for forming a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor according to a third embodiment of the invention. 
   As shown in  FIG. 4A , a substrate  400  is provided, wherein the substrate  400  has isolation structures  402  and gate structures  404  formed thereon. The substrate  400  has a first device region  400   a  and a second device region  400   b . In this embodiment, the later performed processes are used to form an NMOS transistor in the first device region  400   a  and to form a PMOS transistor in the second device region  400   b . The gate structures  404  are located at the first device region  400   a  and the second device region  400   b  respectively and each of the gate structures  404  is comprised of a gate dielectric layer  404   a  and a gate electrode  404   b . The gate dielectric layer  404   a  is located between the gate electrode  404   b  and the substrate  400  and the material of the gate dielectric layer  404   a  can be, for example, silicon oxide and the material of the gate electrode  404   b  can be, for example, doped polysilicon. Moreover, a portion of the substrate under each of the gate structures  404  is used as a channel region  406  of the metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. 
   As shown in  FIG. 4B , an offset spacer  408  is formed at the sidewall of the gate structures  404  and a cap layer  410  is formed to cover the substrate  400 . The offset spacer  408  can be, for example, made of silicon nitride and the cap layer  410  can be, for example, made of silicon oxide. Then, in the first device region  400   a , a patterned photoresist layer  411  is formed to over the substrate  400 . 
   As shown in  FIG. 4C , by using the patterned photoresist layer  411  as a mask, a wet etching process is performed to remove a portion of the cap layer in the second device region  400   b . Thereafter, by using the cap layer  410  as a mask, a dry etching process  412  is performed to remove a portion of the substrate  400  so as to form a recession  414  in a portion of the substrate  400  between the gate structure  404  and the isolation structures  402  in the second device region  400   b . The dry etching process  412  can be a reactive ion etching process and the reactive gas of the dry etching process  412  can be, for example, hexafluoroethane (C 2 F 6 ) and helium. 
   As shown in  FIG. 4D , a source/drain layer  416  is deposited in the recession  414 . In one embodiment, the manufacturing process of this complementary metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor further comprises a step of forming a lightly doped source/drain extension region between the channel region  406  and the recession  416  in the second device region  400   b  to avoid the short channel effect. The method for forming the source/drain extension region can be, for example, a bevel ion implantation. 
   The material of the source/drain layer  416  can be, for example, germanium silicon. Moreover, the structure of the source/drain layer  416  can be, for example, a epitaxial structure. The method for forming the source/drain layer  416  can be, for example, a selective epitaxial deposition for growing up germanium silicon only on silicon without depositing on silicon oxide or silicon nitride. That is, germanium silicon only grows up in the recession  414  and on the gate electrode  404   b  and does not grow up at the isolation structures  402  and the offset spacer  408 . Therefore, during the selective epitaxial deposition, a semiconductor layer  418  made of the material as same as that of the source/drain layer  416  is formed on the gate electrode  404   b  in the second device region  400   b . Additionally, the source/drain layer  416  can, for example, have P-type dopants therein. The P-type dopants can be, for example, boron ions. The P-type dopants can be, for example, in-situ implanted into the source/drain layer  416  as the source/drain layer  416  is formed. Alternatively, the P-type dopants can be, for example, non-insitu implanted into the source/drain layer  416  after the source/drain layer  416  is formed. 
   As shown in  FIG. 4E , the cap layer  410  in the first device region  400   a  is removed. It should be noticed that, at the time for removing the cap layer  410  in the first device region  400   a , a portion of the isolation structures  402  in the second device region  400   b  is removed as well so that the step height between the top surface of the isolation structures  402  and that of the source/drain layer  416  is increased. Therefore, it is beneficial for the later formed spacer in the second device region  400   b . Then, a spacer  420  is formed on the sidewalls of the offset spacers  408  in both of the first device region  400   a  and the second device region  400   b  and on the sidewall of the source/drain layer  416  and on the isolation structures  402 . 
   As shown in  FIG. 4F , a patterned photoresist layer (not shown) is formed to cover the second device region  400   b  and an ion implantation process is performed to from a source/drain region  422  in the substrate  400  adjacent to the spacer  420  in the first device region  400   a . The dopants for forming the source/drain region  422  can be, for example, phosphorous ions or arsenic ions. Then, the patterned photoresist layer is removed. In one embodiment, the manufacturing process for forming the complementary metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor further comprises forming a lightly doped source/drain extension region between the source/drain region  422  and the channel region  406  in the first device region  400   a  to avoid short channel effect. The method for forming the source/drain extension region can be, for example, a bevel ion implantation. 
   Thereafter, a metal silicide layer  424  is formed on the gate electrode  404   b  in the first device region  400   a  and on the source/drain layer  416 , the semiconductor layer  418  and the source/drain region  422 . The material of the metal silicide layer  424  can be, for example, nickel silicide or cobalt silicide and the method for forming the metal silicide layer  424  can be, for example, a salicide process. Since the spacer  420  is formed at the sidewall of the source/drain layer  416  and the isolation structures  402  in the second device region  400   b , the metal silicide layer  424  does not grow at the border between the source/drain layer  416  and the isolation structures  402 . Therefore, the junction leakage can be avoided. 
   Alternatively, for a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor in another embodiment, an NMOS transistor is formed in the second device region  400   b  and a PMOS transistor is formed in the first device region  400   a . The material of the source/drain layer  416  of this complementary metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor can be, for example, carbon silicon and the structure of the source/drain layer  416  can be, for example, an epitaxial structure. The source/drain layer  416  can, for example, have N-type dopants, such as phosphorous ions or arsenic ions, implanted therein. Furthermore, the source/drain region  422  can, for example, have boron ions doped therein. Moreover, the method for forming the aforementioned complementary metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor is similar to the aforementioned manufacturing method and are not described herein. 
   In the other embodiment, the materials of the source/drain layers of the NMOS transistor and the PMOS transistor of this complementary metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor can be, for example, carbon silicon and germanium silicon respectively. The structures of the source/drain layers of the NMOS transistor and the PMOS transistor can be, for example, the epitaxial structures respectively. Furthermore, the source/drain layers of the NMOS transistor and the PMOS transistor can, for example, have N-type dopants and P-type dopants doped therein respectively. On the other words, the manufacturing process applied on the second device region  400   b  can be also applied for forming the NMOS transistor and the PMOS transistor mentioned herein. 
   Altogether, in the present invention, the spacer is formed at the sidewall of the source/drain layer and on the isolation structures so that the metal silicide can be blocked from being formed at the border between the source/drain layer and the isolation structure. Therefore, the substrate can be prevented from being electrically connected to the metal silicide layer and the junction leakage can be avoided. 
   It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. In view of the foregoing descriptions, it is intended that the present invention covers modifications and variations of this invention if they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.