Fabrication method of semiconductor device and semiconductor device

Abstract

Gases for film formation are introduced from a plurality of holes provided at a gas nozzle into a processing chamber of a batch-type CVD film-forming apparatus to cause a turbulence of the gases within the processing chamber. In the state where the chamber is kept at a pressure within an atmospheric and quasi-atmospheric pressure region, a silicon-germanium film is epitaxially grown on a semiconductor wafer placed within the processing chamber. Subsequently, a strained silicon film is epitaxially grown on the silicon-germanium film. Thereafter, a semiconductor element is formed in the semiconductor wafer on which the silicon-germanium film and the strained silicon film have been formed, respectively.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to a fabrication technique of a semiconductor device and a technique for semiconductor device, and more particularly, to a fabrication method of a semiconductor device wherein a silicon germanium film is formed on a semiconductor substrate and also to a technique effective in application to semiconductor devices. [0002] In Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. Hei 6(1994)-69131 of Ashikaga et al., a low pressure CVD method and an atmospheric pressure CVD method for the formation of an SiGe film are considered, and a novel SiGe film-forming method of overcoming the drawbacks of the former methods is proposed. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0003] In recent years, speeding up of semiconductor device is in progress, and for one of approaches therefor, it has been adopted to use a silicon-germanium (SiGe) thin film. For instance, a silicon-germanium film and a silicon film are successively, epitaxially formed on a silicon substrate...

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Benefits of technology

[0005] With these film-forming methods, however, a silicon-germanium film is formed in high vacuum, so that the film-forming apparatus should be provided with an advanced type of vacuum pumping system. This requires a large-sized film-forming apparatus, thus increasing the fabrication costs of semiconductor device. In addition, with the case of the film formation under high vacuum, the forming speed of silicon-germanium film is relatively small. Accordingly, a long time is required for the formation of the silicon-germanium film, thereby increasing the fabrication time of semiconductor device.

[0009] Another object of the invention is to provide a fabrication method of a semiconductor device wherein a fabrication yield can be improved, and also the thus fabricated semiconductor device.

[0010] A further object of the invention is to provide a fabrication method of a semiconductor device wherein reliability can be improved, and also the thus fabricated semiconductor device.

Problems solved by technology

This requires a large-sized film-forming apparatus, thus increasing the fabrication costs of semiconductor device.

In addition, with the case of the film formation under high vacuum, the forming speed of silicon-germanium film is relatively small.

Accordingly, a long time is required for the formation of the silicon-germanium film, thereby increasing the fabrication time of semiconductor device.

In this case, although the forming speed of a silicon-germanium film can be made relatively large, a problem on practical application arises in that the productivity of semiconductor device is worsened when a thick film is formed since the condition of single wafer processing is added.

This results in the lowering in fabrication yield of the semiconductor device.

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