Abstract:
A compound semiconductor transistor may include a channel layer. The compound semiconductor transistor may also include a dielectric layer on the channel layer. The compound semiconductor transistor may further include a gate. The gate may include a vertical base portion through the dielectric layer and electrically contacting the channel layer. The gate may also include a head portion on the dielectric layer and electrically coupled to the vertical base portion of the gate.
Abstract:
A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor includes a compound semiconductor substrate. The MIM capacitor includes a collector contact layer on the compound semiconductor substrate, a first dielectric layer on the collector contact layer, a conductive electrode layer on the first dielectric layer, and a second dielectric layer on the conductive electrode layer. The MIM capacitor includes a first conductive interconnect on the second dielectric layer, a third dielectric layer on the first conductive interconnect, and a second conductive interconnect on the third dielectric layer. A first capacitive component includes the collector contact layer, the conductive electrode layer, and the first dielectric layer. A second capacitive component includes the first conductive interconnect, the conductive electrode layer and the second dielectric layer. A third capacitive component includes the second conductive interconnect, the first conductive interconnect, and the third dielectric layer. The first, second, and third capacitive components are arranged in parallel with each other.
Abstract:
Middle-of-line (MOL) metal resistor temperature sensors for localized temperature sensing of active semiconductor areas in integrated circuits (ICs) are disclosed. One or more metal resistors are fabricated in a MOL layer in the IC adjacent to an active semiconductor area to sense ambient temperature in the adjacent active semiconductor area. Voltage of the metal resistor will change as a function of ambient temperature of the metal resistor, which can be sensed to measure the ambient temperature around devices in the active semiconductor layer adjacent to the metal resistor. By fabricating a metal resistor in the MOL layer, the metal resistor can be localized adjacent and close to semiconductor devices to more accurately sense ambient temperature of the semiconductor devices. The same fabrication processes used to create contacts in the MOL layer can be used to fabricate the metal resistor.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprises a first fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device extending from a surface of a first etch stop layer. The apparatus also comprises a second FinFET device extending from a surface of a second etch stop layer. A first compound layer is interposed between the first etch stop layer and the second etch stop layer.
Abstract:
An apparatus includes a semiconductor transistor structure. The semiconductor transistor structure includes dielectric material, a channel region, a gate, a source overlap region, and a drain overlap region. The source overlap region is biasable to cause a first voltage difference between the source overlap region and the gate to exceed a breakdown voltage of the dielectric material. The drain overlap region is biasable to cause a second voltage difference between the drain overlap region and the gate to exceed the breakdown voltage. The apparatus includes a well line coupled to a body of the semiconductor transistor. The apparatus includes circuitry configured to apply a voltage to the well line to prevent a breakdown condition between the channel region and the gate.
Abstract:
A complementary back end of line (BEOL) capacitor (CBC) structure includes a metal oxide metal (MOM) capacitor structure. The MOM capacitor structure is coupled to a first upper interconnect layer of an interconnect stack of an integrated circuit (IC) device. The MOM capacitor structure includes a lower interconnect layer of the interconnect stack. The CBC structure also includes a second upper interconnect layer of the interconnect stack coupled to the MOM capacitor structure. The CBC structure also includes a metal insulator metal (MIM) capacitor layer between the first upper interconnect layer and the second upper interconnect layer. In addition, CBC structure also includes a MIM capacitor structure coupled to the MOM capacitor structure. The MIM capacitor structure includes a first capacitor plate having a portion of the first upper interconnect layer, and a second capacitor plate having a portion of the MIM capacitor layer(s).
Abstract:
A particular metal-oxide-metal (MOM) capacitor device includes a conductive gate material coupled to a substrate. The MOM capacitor device further includes a first metal structure coupled to the conductive gate material. The MOM capacitor device further includes a second metal structure coupled to the substrate and proximate to the first metal structure.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprises a substrate and a fin-type semiconductor device extending from the substrate. The fin-type semiconductor device comprises means for providing a first fin-type conduction channel having first and second regions, means for providing a second fin-type conduction channel having a fourth region above a third region, and means for shielding current leakage coupled to at least one of the first region and the third region. The first region has a first doping concentration greater than a second doping concentration of the second region. The first fin-type conduction channel comprises first ion implants implanted into the substrate at a first depth and second ion implants implanted into the substrate at a different depth. The third region has a third doping concentration, and the fourth region has a fourth doping concentration.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprises a substrate and a fin-type semiconductor device extending from the substrate. The fin type semiconductor device comprises a fin that comprises a first region having a first doping concentration and a second region having a second doping concentration. The first doping concentration is greater than the second doping concentration. The fin type semiconductor device also comprises an oxide layer. Prior to source and drain formation of the fin-type semiconductor device, a doping concentration of the oxide layer is less than the first doping concentration.
Abstract:
In a particular embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a high mobility channel between a source region and a drain region. The high mobility channel extends substantially a length of a gate. The semiconductor device also includes a doped region extending from the source region or the drain region toward the high mobility channel. A portion of a substrate is positioned between the doped region and the high mobility channel