P-channel MOS transistors with raised Si 1 Ge and Si source/drain (S/D) structure selectively grown by ultra high vacuum chemical vapor deposition (UHVCVD) were fabricated for the first time. The impacts of Si 1 Ge and Si epitaxial S/D layer on S/D series resistance and drain current of p-channel transistors were studied. Our result show that the new device with Si 1 Ge raised S/D layer depicts only half the value of the specific contact resistivity and S/D series resistance ( SD ), compared to the device with Si raised S/D layer. The improvement is even more dramatic, when comparing to the conventional device without any raised S/D layer, i.e., SD of the new device with Si 1 Ge raised S/D is only about one fourth the value of the conventional device. Moreover, the device with raised SiGe S/D structure produces a 29% improvement in transconductance ( ) at an effective channel length of 0.16 m. These performance improvements, together with several inherent advantages such as self-aligned selective epitaxial growth (SEG) nature and the resultant T-shaped gate structure, make the new device with raised Si 1 Ge S/D structure very attractive for future sub-0.1 m p-channel MOS transistors. Index Terms-RSD MOSFET, selective epitaxial growth, source and drain series resistance (( SD ), strained Si 1 Ge , ultra high vacuum chemical vapor deposition.
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