Sub-quarter micron silicon-on-insulator MOS field effect transistor with deep silicide contact layers

摘要

A semiconductor thin film structure includes source/drain regions and a channel region positioned between the source/drain regions. The semiconductor thin film structure extends directly on and in contact with a surface of an insulation region. At least one of the source/drain regions includes a semiconductor material region extending directly over and in contact with the surface of the insulation region and a refractory metal silicide layer extending directly on and in contact with the semiconductor material region. The refractory metal silicide layer has a first thickness which is equal to or thicker than a half of a second thickness of the channel region, thereby suppressing any substantive kink effect. The first thickness of the refractory metal silicide layer is also thinner than a third thickness of the source/drain regions, so that at least a majority part of a bottom surface of the refractory metal silicide layer has a junction interface with the semiconductor material region of the source/drain regions, thereby reducing a parasitic resistance of the source and drain regions.