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Homoepitaxial Si films were deposited using an ArF excimer laser beam parallel to the substrate to photodissociate Si2H6 at low temperatures (250–350 °C) under laser intensity and Si2H6 partial pressure conditions that result in low initial photofragment concentrations (< 1013 cm−3). Total pressure and flow conditions were chosen such that there is little secondary photolysis of the initial photofragments. The deposition yield of solid Si from photoexcited Si2H6 is estimated to be 0.20±0.04, indicating that in order for film growth to result solely from the primary products in ArF laser (193 nm) photolysis of Si2H6, a sticking coefficient ≥0.6 must be assigned to the dominant growth precursor. Growth rates vary linearly with laser intensity and Si2H6 partial pressure over a range of 1–15 mJ/cm2 pulse and 5–40 mTorr, respectively. Increasing the distance between the laser-beam axis and the silicon substrate results in a reduction of the growth rate that can be explained by gas-phase chemical reaction of the growth precursors as they diffuse to the substrate. Epitaxy is maintained for temperatures above the threshold for thermal decomposition of surface (SiH2)n chains at ∼250 °C, and for temperatures below the onset of Si2H6 pyrolysis and rapid thermal desorption of surface H2 at ∼350 °C.

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We report, for the first time, on the 2-D boundary effects in a high performance 65nm SOI technology with dual Etch Stop Layer (dESL) stressors. 1-D geometry effects, such as poly pitch dependence, and the implications on SPICE models and circuit design are also discussed. It will be shown that PMOS and ring oscillator performance can be significantly enhanced by optimizing the transverse and lateral placement of the dESL boundary.