Patent ID: 8507347

Claim:
A CMOS device comprising: a PMOS FinFET comprising a first semiconductive fin having first sidewalls and a first top surface; a first hard mask disposed on the first top surface of the first semiconductive fin; a first gate dielectric disposed on the first sidewalls and on the first hard mask; and a first gate electrode disposed over the first gate dielectric, wherein the first gate electrode comprises a substantially homogeneous first phase of a first silicide or germanide; and a NMOS FinFET comprising a second semiconductive fin having second sidewalls and a second top surface; a second hard mask disposed on the second top surface of the second semiconductive fin; a second gate dielectric disposed on the second sidewalls and on the second hard mask; and a second gate electrode disposed over the second gate dielectric, wherein the second gate electrode comprises a substantially homogeneous second phase of a second silicide or germanide, and wherein the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode comprise the same thickness.