Patent ID: 7442619

Claim:
A method of forming a contact for a semiconductor device, the method comprising: providing a structure for the semiconductor device having an interface between a source/drain region and an isolation region; removing a port ion of the interface to create an edge on the source/drain region; forming a substantially L-shaped silicide element including a base member and an extended member about the edge, the base member extending at least partially into the isolation region such that a substantially horizontal surface of the base member directly contacts a substantially horizontal surface of the isolation region; forming the contact connected to the substantially L-shaped silicide element, wherein the contact forming includes forming the contact including a notch region for mating with the base member and a portion of the extended member; and re-forming the isolation region to its original surface height such that the base member extends into the isolation region; wherein the removing is provided as part of a step of forming a member over the source/drain region prior to the substantially L-shaped silicide element forming step, the member including a silicon-germanium member for a P-type semiconductor device or a silicon carbon member for an N-type semiconductor device, and wherein the removing step includes removing the interface to a depth that is shallower than a source/drain junction depth.