Selective silicon epitaxy extends the exposed crystal into source/drain recesses, restoring conductive volume while leaving dopant activation, interface quality and later contact performance to be established (Engineering Practice).
This eSi Growth operation follows source/drain cavity etching and cleaning in the 7nm Flow. Exposed crystalline silicon provides the lattice template for silicon epitaxy. Dielectric boundaries and the existing cavity shape constrain wh…
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