A transistor may be formed of different layers of silicon germanium, a lowest layer having a graded germanium concentration and upper layers having constant germanium concentrations such that the lowest layer is of the form Si.sub.1-xGe.sub.x. The highest layer may be of the form Si.sub.1-yGe.sub.y on the PMOS side. A source and drain may be formed of epitaxial silicon germanium of the form Si.sub.1-zGe.sub.z on the PMOS side. In some embodiments, x is greater than y and z is greater than x in the PMOS device. Thus, a PMOS device may be formed with both uniaxial compressive stress in the channel direction and in-plane biaxial compressive stress. This combination of stress may result in higher mobility and increased device performance in some cases.

 
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