We report on the channel strain relaxation in transistors with embedded silicon germanium layer selectively grown in source and drain areas on recessed Si͑001͒. Nanobeam electron diffraction is used to characterize the local strain in the device channel. Our results show that strain is reduced in the device channel regions after implantation and thermal anneal.
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