A sub-400/spl deg/C germanium MOSFET technology with high-/spl kappa/ dielectric and metal gate

A novel low thermal budget (/spl les/400/spl deg/C) germanium MOS process with high-/spl kappa/ gate dielectric and metal gate electrode has been demonstrated. For the first time, self-aligned surface-channel Ge p-MOSFETs with ZrO/sub 2/ gate dielectric having equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) of 6-10 /spl Aring/ and platinum gate electrode are demonstrated with twice the low-field hole mobility of Si MOSFETs.