Co-integration of tensile silicon and compressive silicon germanium

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15469851

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Integrated circuits are disclosed in which the strain properties of adjacent pFETs and nFETs are independently adjustable. The pFETs include compressive-strained SiGe on a silicon substrate, while the nFETs include tensile-strained silicon on a strain-relaxed SiGe substrate. Adjacent n-type and p-type FinFETs are separated by electrically insulating regions formed by a damascene process. During formation of the insulating regions, the SiGe substrate supporting the n-type devices is permitted to relax elastically, thereby limiting defect formation in the crystal lattice of the SiGe substrate.

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STMICROELECTRONICS INCCOPPELL TX

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Loubet, Nicolas Guilderland, US 245 2330
Mignot, Yann Slingerlands, US 128 357
Morin, Pierre Grenoble, FR 42 48

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