Abstract: Methods of fabricating semiconductor devices having a carbon-containing metal silicide layer and semiconductor devices fabricated by the methods are provided. A representative method includes the steps of preparing a semiconductor substrate and forming a gate electrode and source/drain regions on the semiconductor substrate, such that the gate electrode has a first metal silicide layer on an upper part thereof which contains carbon and the source/drain regions have second metal silicide layers on their substantially carbon-free upper parts.

Abstract: Methods of fabricating a semiconductor device using a selective epitaxial growth technique include forming a recess in a semiconductor substrate. The substrate having the recess is loaded into a reaction chamber. A semiconductor source gas and a main etching gas are injected into the reaction chamber to selectively grow an epitaxial semiconductor layer on a sidewall and on a bottom surface of the recess. A selective etching gas is injected into the reaction chamber to selectively etch a fence of the epitaxial semiconductor layer which is adjacent to the sidewall of the recess and grown to a level that is higher than an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a field effect transistor according to example embodiments may include a first semiconductor pattern disposed to fill a first recess region and a second semiconductor pattern disposed to fill a second recess region. The first recess region may be shallower than the second recess region and may be disposed adjacent to a channel region. Thus, sufficient stress may be supplied to the channel region to increase the mobility of holes or carriers in a channel and enhance a punchthrough characteristic.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate insulator and a gate electrode stacked on a substrate, a source/drain pattern which fills a recess region formed at opposite sides adjacent to the gate electrode, the source/drain pattern being made of silicon-germanium doped with dopants and a metal germanosilicide layer disposed on the source/drain pattern. The metal germanosilicide layer is electrically connected to the source/drain pattern. Moreover, a proportion of germanium amount to the sum of the germanium amount and silicon amount in the metal germanosilicide layer is lower than that of germanium amount to the sum of the germanium amount and silicon amount in the source/drain pattern.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with improved transistor operating and flicker noise characteristics includes a substrate, an analog NMOS transistor and a compressively-strained-channel analog PMOS transistor disposed on the substrate. The device also includes a first etch stop liner (ESL) and a second ESL which respectively cover the NMOS transistor and the PMOS transistor. The relative measurement of flicker noise power of the NMOS and PMOS transistors to flicker noise power of reference unstrained-channel analog NMOS and PMOS transistors at a frequency of 500 Hz is less than 1.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including an impurity doped region and a method of forming the same. The method includes implanting cluster-shaped dopant ions into a semiconductor substrate to form an impurity implantation region. An annealing process is performed on the impurity implantation region to form an impurity doped region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a semiconductor channel region therein. A gate electrode is provided on the channel region. A SiGeC stress-inducing region is provided adjacent the channel region. The SiGeC region is configured to form a semiconductor junction with the channel region and induce a net mobility-enhancing stress in a portion of the channel region. The SiGeC region may have a Ge/C atomic ratio of less than about 12. The SiGeC region also has a sufficient concentration of substitutional C atoms therein to induce a net tensile stress in the portion of the channel region, which has a different lattice constant relative to the SiGeC region.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. Other example embodiments relate to a method of manufacturing a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistor having an epitaxial region disposed in a lower portion of sidewalls of a gate pattern. Provided is a method of manufacturing a MOS transistor having an epitaxial region which improves an epitaxial growth rate and which may have fewer defects.

Abstract: A method of forming an integrated circuit includes selectively forming active channel regions for NMOS and PMOS transistors on a substrate parallel to a <100> crystal orientation thereof and selectively forming source/drain regions of the NMOS transistors with Carbon (C) impurities therein.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device may include a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulation layer and a gate electrode, a first spacer, a second spacer, an epitaxial pattern, and/or source/drain regions. The gate insulation layer and the gate electrode may be formed on the semiconductor substrate. The first spacer may be formed on sidewalls of the gate electrode. The second spacer may be formed on sidewalls of the first spacer. The epitaxial pattern may be formed between the second spacer and the semiconductor substrate such that an outside profile of the epitaxial pattern is aligned with an outside profile of the second spacer. The source/drain regions may include primary source/drain regions that are aligned with the first spacer. The primary source/drain regions may be formed in the epitaxial pattern and the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: Low defect epitaxial semiconductor substrates having a gettering function and methods of fabricating such substrates are described. A substrate in accordance with this invention includes a semiconductor substrate, a non-carrier characteristic dopant layer formed in the semiconductor substrate, a carrier characteristic dopant layer including the non-carrier characteristic dopant layer therein, and an epi-layer formed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a beam splitter providing a high-contrast image and preventing light from scattering, and a laser scanning microscope provided with the above, in which there is provided a high-quality probe coming in contact with an electrode pad of a semiconductor device, in which a foreign substance is not likely to attach, a configuration is not likely changed and a preferable electrical contact can be maintained for a long time. According to the present invention, a probe coming into contact with an electrode pad of a measurement object comprises a connection terminal part integrally formed and connected to a substrate, a contact part having a tapered configuration, and a supporting part which supports the contact part. The contact part extending from an end of the supporting part has a sectional configuration which shares at least one side face with the supporting part.

Abstract: In an example embodiment of the method of manufacturing an epitaxial semiconductor substrate, a gettering layer is grown over a semiconductor substrate. An epitaxial layer may then be formed over the gettering layer, and a semiconductor device may be formed on the epitaxial layer.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a high-quality silicon epitaxial growth. (SEG) layer on a highly doped silicon substrate. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate including dopant areas with a predetermined concentration, implanting group IV ions into the substrate, cleaning the substrate using a chlorine-based gas, and forming a silicon epitaxial growth (SEG) layer on the substrate.

Abstract: Provided is an in-situ precleaning method for use in conjunction with epitaxial processes that utilizes temperatures at or below those typically utilized during the subsequent epitaxial deposition under pressure and ambient conditions suitable for inducing decomposition of semiconductor oxides, such as native oxides, from exposed semiconductor surfaces. The reduced temperature and the resulting quality of the cleaned semiconductor surfaces will tend to reduce the likelihood of temperature related issues such as unwanted diffusion, autodoping, slip, and other crystalline stress problems while simultaneously reducing the overall process time. The combination of pressure, ambient gas composition and temperature maintained within the reaction chamber are sufficient to decompose semiconductor oxides present on the substrate surface.

Abstract: A Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) device is provided. The CMOS device includes an isolation layer provided in a semiconductor substrate to define first and second active regions. First and second gate patterns are disposed to cross over the first and second active regions, respectively. A first elevated source region and a first elevated drain region are disposed at both sides of the first gate pattern respectively, and a second elevated source region and a second elevated drain region are disposed at both sides of the second gate pattern respectively. The first elevated source/drain regions are provided on the first active region, and the second elevated source/drain regions are provided on the second active region. A first gate spacer is provided between the first gate pattern and the first elevated source/drain regions.

Abstract: Methods of fabricating semiconductor devices having a carbon-containing metal silicide layer and semiconductor devices fabricated by the methods are provided. A representative method includes the steps of preparing a semiconductor substrate and forming a gate electrode and source/drain regions on the semiconductor substrate, such that the gate electrode has a first metal silicide layer on an upper part thereof which contains carbon and the source/drain regions have second metal silicide layers on their substantially carbon-free upper parts.

Abstract: Methods of fabricating a semiconductor device using a selective epitaxial growth technique include forming a recess in a semiconductor substrate. The substrate having the recess is loaded into a reaction chamber. A semiconductor source gas and a main etching gas are injected into the reaction chamber to selectively grow an epitaxial semiconductor layer on a sidewall and on a bottom surface of the recess. A selective etching gas is injected into the reaction chamber to selectively etch a fence of the epitaxial semiconductor layer which is adjacent to the sidewall of the recess and grown to a level that is higher than an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: A transistor of the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate that has a first surface of the {100} crystal plane, a second surface of the {100} crystal plane having a height lower than that of the first surface, and a side face of the {111} crystal plane connecting the first surface to the second surface. A gate structure is formed on the first surface. An epitaxial layer is formed on the second surface and the side face. Impurity regions are formed adjacent to both sides of the gate structure. The impurity regions have side faces of the {111} crystal plane so that a short channel effect generated between the impurity regions may be prevented.

Abstract: A transistor includes a semiconductor substrate that has a first surface of a {100} crystal plane, a second surface of the {100} crystal plane having a height lower than that of the first surface, and a third surface of a {111} crystal plane connecting the first surface to the second surface. First heavily doped impurity regions are formed under the second surface. A gate structure is formed on the first surface. An epitaxial layer is formed on the second surface and the third surface. Second heavily doped impurity regions are formed at both sides of the gate structure. The second heavily doped impurity regions have side faces of the {111} crystal plane so that a short channel effect generated between the impurity regions may be prevented.