Abstract:
A heterojunction bipolar transistor may include an emitter, a base contacting the emitter, a collector contacting the base, a sub-collector contacting the collector, and an electrical isolation layer contacting the sub-collector. The heterojunction bipolar transistor may also include a backside heatsink thermally coupled to the sub-collector and the collector. The backside heatsink may be aligned with a central axis of the emitter and the base.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device generally includes a substrate, a channel disposed above the substrate, and a first dielectric layer disposed adjacent to a first side of the channel. The semiconductor device may also include a first non-insulative region disposed between the first dielectric layer and the substrate, and a second dielectric layer disposed adjacent to a second side of the channel, wherein the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer comprise high-k layers. In certain aspects, a second non-insulative region may be disposed above the second dielectric layer, and a third non-insulative region may be disposed adjacent to a third side of the channel.
Abstract:
A heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) thermal sensing device includes a well structure as a layer between an HBT sub-collector and an HBT substrate. In one instance, the HBT sub-collector contacts an emitter, a collector, and a base of the HBT thermal sensing device. The HBT thermal sensing device also includes a first side electrode in electrical contact with the quantum well structure and a second side electrode in electrical contact with the quantum well structure.
Abstract:
A method of fabrication of a device includes forming a first electrode and a second electrode. The method further includes forming a resistive material between the first electrode and the second electrode to form a resistance-based storage element of a resistive random access memory (RRAM) device.
Abstract:
An inner fin of a high bandgap material is on a substrate, having two vertical faces, and is surrounded by a carrier redistribution fin of a low bandgap material. The inner fin and the carrier redistribution fin have two vertical interfaces. The carrier redistribution fin has a thickness and a bandgap relative to the bandgap of the inner fin that establishes, along the two vertical interfaces, an equilibrium of a corresponding two two-dimensional electron gasses.
Abstract:
A magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) integration compatible with shrinking device technologies includes a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) formed in a common interlayer metal dielectric (IMD) layer with one or more logic elements. The MTJ is connected to a bottom metal line in a bottom IMD layer and a top via connected to a top IMD layer. The MTJ substantially extends between one or more bottom cap layers configured to separate the common IMD layer and the bottom IMD layer and one or more top cap layers configured to separate the common IMD layer and the top IMD layer. The MTJ can include a top electrode to connect to the top via or be directly connected to the top via through a hard mask for smaller device technologies. The logic elements include vias, metal lines, and semiconductor devices.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating a multiple time programmable (MTP) device includes forming fins of a first conducting type on a substrate of a second conducting type. The method further includes forming a floating gate dielectric to partially surround the fins. The method also includes forming a floating gate on the floating gate dielectric. The method also includes forming a coupling film on the floating gate and forming a coupling gate on the coupling film.
Abstract:
Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) devices include input/output (I/O) devices and core function devices. A method includes forming first conduction type wells for the I/O devices and the core function devices with a well mask. Such a method also includes creating at least one baseline device of a first conduction type, at least one first threshold voltage device of the first conduction type, and at least one second threshold device of the first conduction type by tuning a conduction type drive current ratio with a threshold voltage mask. The method also includes controlling a gate critical dimension for the first conduction type devices and/or at least one second conduction type device using a gate mask.
Abstract:
An electronic device having one or more non-planar transistors is disclosed. At least one of the non-planar transistors comprises: one or more gate structures; and one or more gate spacers associated with each of the one or more gate structures, at least one gate spacer of the one or more gate spacers having a multi-layer dielectric structure comprising an interior wall disposed next to a respective gate structure of the one or more gate structures, wherein the interior wall is formed from a first dielectric material, an exterior wall spaced apart from the interior wall, wherein the exterior wall is formed from a second dielectric material, and a third dielectric material disposed between the interior wall and the exterior wall, wherein a dielectric constant of the third dielectric material is lower than both the dielectric constants of the first and second dielectric materials.
Abstract:
A package comprising a package substrate; a first integrated device coupled to the package substrate through a first plurality of solder interconnects; an encapsulation layer at least partially encapsulating the first integrated device; a plurality of post interconnects at least partially located in the encapsulation layer; a metallization portion coupled to the plurality of post interconnects; a second integrated device coupled to the metallization portion through a second plurality of solder interconnects; an optical integrated device coupled to the package substrate; and an optical fiber coupled to the optical integrated device.