Abstract:
A method for fabricating a field effect transistor with fin structure includes the following steps. A substrate having an ion well with a first conductivity type is provided, wherein the ion well has a first doping concentration. At least a fin structure disposed on the substrate is formed. At least a first ion implantation is performed to form an anti-punch doped region with first conductivity type between the substrate and the channel layer, wherein the anti-punch doped region has a third doping concentration higher than the first doping concentration. At least a channel layer disposed along at least one surface of the fin structure is formed after the first ion implantation is performed. A gate covering part of the fin structure is formed. A source and a drain disposed in the fin structure beside the gate are formed, wherein the source and the drain have a second conductivity type.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a semiconductor device is provided that includes a semiconductor substrate including an active region and at least one trench isolation region at a perimeter of the active region, and a functional gate structure present on a portion of the active region of the semiconductor substrate. Embedded semiconductor regions are present in the active region of the semiconductor substrate on opposing sides of the portion of the active region that the functional gate structure is present on. A portion of the active region of the semiconductor substrate separates the outermost edge of the embedded semiconductor regions from the at least one isolation region. Methods of forming the aforementioned device are also provided.
Abstract:
A compound semiconductor device includes an electron transit layer having a first polarity, a p-type cap layer which is formed above the electron transit layer and has a second polarity, and an n-type cap layer which is formed on the p-type cap layer and has the first polarity. The n-type cap layer includes portions having different thicknesses.
Abstract:
A device with reduced gate resistance includes a gate structure having a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion formed in electrical contact with the first conductive portion and extending laterally beyond the first conductive portion. The gate structure is embedded in a dielectric material and has a gate dielectric on the first conductive portion. A channel layer is provided over the first conductive portion. Source and drain electrodes are formed on opposite end portions of a channel region of the channel layer. Methods for forming a device with reduced gate resistance are also provided.
Abstract:
A multi-layer scavenging metal gate stack, and methods of manufacturing the same, are disclosed. In an example, a gate stack disposed over a semiconductor substrate includes an interfacial dielectric layer disposed over the semiconductor substrate, a high-k dielectric layer disposed over the interfacial dielectric layer, a first conductive layer disposed over the high-k dielectric layer, and a second conductive layer disposed over the first conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes a first metal layer disposed over the high-k dielectric layer, a second metal layer disposed over the first metal layer, and a third metal layer disposed over the second metal layer. The first metal layer includes a material that scavenges oxygen impurities from the interfacial dielectric layer, and the second metal layer includes a material that adsorbs oxygen impurities from the third metal layer and prevents oxygen impurities from diffusing into the first metal layer.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an ion sensor with which an ion concentration in a sample in which both ions are mixed can be measured with high accuracy, a display device, a method for driving the ion sensor, and a method for calculating an ion concentration. The present invention is an ion sensor that includes a field effect transistor. The ion sensor detects one of negative ions and positive ions using the field effect transistor, and consecutively thereafter detects the other of the negative ions and positive ions using the field effect transistor.
Abstract:
Embodiments of a strained semiconductor device are provided, as are embodiments of a method for fabricating such a strained semiconductor device. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a partially-fabricated semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate having a source side and a drain side, a gate stack formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a channel region formed within the semiconductor substrate beneath the gate stack and extending from the source side to the drain side of the semiconductor substrate. A cavity is produced in only one of the source side and the drain side of the semiconductor substrate, and a strain-inducing material is formed within the cavity to create an asymmetric heterojunction structure within the semiconductor substrate.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode provided on the semiconductor substrate via an insulating layer, and a gate insulator provided on a side surface of the gate electrode. The device includes a stacked layer including a lower main terminal layer of a first conductivity type, an intermediate layer, and an upper main terminal layer of a second conductivity type which are successively stacked on the semiconductor substrate, the stacked layer being provided on the side surface of the gate electrode via the gate insulator. The upper or lower main terminal layer is provided on the side surface of the gate electrode via the gate insulator and the semiconductor layer.
Abstract:
The rectifier in this invention is connected in series with two field effect transistor, comprises: the source S1 of first N-channel FET F1 and the source S2 of second N-channel FET F2 are directly connected together, the gate G1 of first N-channel FET F1 and the gate G2 of second N-channel FET F2 are connected together form a control terminal GA, the drain D1 of first N-channel FET F1 form a input terminal D1, the drain D2 of second N-channel FET F2 form a output terminal D2, the body diode DA of first N-channel FET F1 and the body diode DB of second N-channel FET F2, are back-to-back series connected together, the right side equivalent circuit F are first N-channel FET F1 and second N-channel FET F2 equivalent circuit, form a rectifier F of the present invention.
Abstract:
In an embodiment, provided is a semiconductor device in which a normally-on type FET; a capacitor having one electrode electrically connected to a gate of the FET and the other electrode electrically connected to an input terminal; and a diode having an anode electrode electrically connected to the gate of the FET and a cathode electrode electrically connected to a source of the FET are formed on the same chip on which the FET is formed. Also, the capacitor may have a structure in which an insulation film such as a dielectric substance is formed on a gate drawn electrode of the FET, and a metallic layer is formed on the insulation layer.