US 7,602,013 B2
Semiconductor device with recessed channel
Kiyotaka Miyano, Tokyo (Japan); Ichiro Mizushima, Yokohama (Japan); and Kouji Matsuo, Yokohama (Japan)
Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Jan. 05, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/649,752.
Claims priority of application No. P2006-107385 (JP), filed on Apr. 10, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2007/0238255 A1, Oct. 11, 2007
Int. Cl. H01L 29/78 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 257—328  [257/401; 257/E21.428] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
a semiconductor substrate consisting of silicon (Si);
a first layer provided on or above said semiconductor substrate, having an opening, and containing silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge);
a channel region provided in the semiconductor substrate at a position corresponding to the opening, the channel region consisting of silicon (Si);
a gate insulation film provided at the position corresponding to the opening;
a gate electrode provided on said gate insulation film; and
a gate sidewall insulation film formed on the first layer.