US Patent 10355000 Method of fabricating semiconductor device

A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes pattering an upper portion of a substrate to form a first active pattern, the substrate including a semiconductor element having a first lattice constant, performing a selective epitaxial growth process on an upper portion of the first active pattern to form a first source/drain region, doping the first source/drain region with gallium, performing an annealing process on the first source/drain region doped with gallium, and forming a first contact pattern coupled to the first source/drain region. The first source/drain region includes a semiconductor element having a second lattice constant larger than the first lattice constant.