摘要 |
Methods for reducing stress in silicon to enhance the formation of nickel mono-silicide films formed thereon include a strain compensation source/drain implant process, a silicide formation process on an amorphous silicon layer, a strain compensating buried layer process, a strain compensating dielectric capping layer process during silicide formation, a two cycle anneal process during silicide formation, an excess nickel process to transform NiSi<SUB>2 </SUB>to NiSi.
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