US Patent 7986013 Semiconductor device having SiGe semiconductor regions

A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor region having a channel region, and containing silicon as a main component, second semiconductor regions sandwiching the first semiconductor region, formed of SiGe, and applying stress to the first semiconductor region, cap layers provided on the second semiconductor regions, and formed of silicon containing carbon or SiGe containing carbon, and silicide layers provided on the cap layers, and formed of nickel silicide or nickel-platinum alloy silicide.