METHOD OF FABRICATING A STRAINED SEMICONDUCTOR-ON-INSULATOR SUBSTRATE

摘要

A method of fabricating a strained semiconductor-on-insulator (SSOI) substrate in which the strained semiconductor is a thin semiconductor layer having a thickness of less than 50 nm that is located directly atop an insulator layer of a preformed silicon-on-insulator substrate is provided. Wafer bonding is not employed in forming the SSOI substrate of the present invention.