Patent ID: 8178902

Claim:
A CMOS semiconductor device comprising: a PMOS transistor formed in a first region of a workpiece, the PMOS transistor comprising: a first source and a first drain disposed in the workpiece, a first channel region disposed between the first source and the first drain, a first gate dielectric consisting essentially of Al 2 O 3 , the first gate dielectric disposed over the first channel region, and a first gate disposed over and abutting the first gate dielectric, the first gate comprising a polysilicon material; and a NMOS transistor formed in a second region of the workpiece, the NMOS transistor comprising a second source and a second drain disposed in the workpiece, a second channel region disposed between the second source and the second drain, a second gate dielectric consisting essentially of HfSiO x , the second gate dielectric disposed over the second channel region, and a second gate disposed over and abutting the second gate dielectric, the second gate comprising a polysilicon material wherein the PMOS transistor and the NMOS transistor comprise symmetric threshold voltages.