公开(公告)号：US12062574B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US17389779

申请日：2021-07-30

Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.

Inventor： Zhong-Xiang He ,  Richard J. Rassel ,  Alvin J. Joseph ,  Ramsey M. Hazbun ,  Jeonghyun Hwang ,  Mark D. Levy

IPC: H01L21/768 ,  H01L21/8234 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/778

CPC classification number: H01L21/76898 ,  H01L21/823475 ,  H01L23/481 ,  H01L29/66462 ,  H01L29/7786

Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated circuit (IC) structure that includes a through-metal through-substrate interconnect. The interconnect extends essentially vertically through a device level metallic feature on a frontside of a substrate, extends downward from the device level metallic feature into or completely through the substrate (e.g., to contact a backside metallic feature below), and extends upward from the device level metallic feature through interlayer dielectric (ILD) material (e.g., to contact a BEOL metallic feature above). The device level metallic feature can be, for example, a metallic source/drain region of a transistor, such as a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) or a metal-insulator-semiconductor high electron mobility transistor (MISHEMT), which is formed on the frontside of the substrate. The backside metallic feature can be a grounded metal layer. The BEOL metallic feature can be a metal wire in one of the BEOL metal levels. Also disclosed is an associated method.

公开(公告)号：US11916119B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17517738

申请日：2021-11-03

Applicant: GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.

Inventor： Zhong-Xiang He ,  Jeonghyun Hwang ,  Ramsey M. Hazbun ,  Brett T. Cucci ,  Ajay Raman ,  Johnatan A. Kantarovsky

IPC: H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/423 ,  H01L29/40 ,  H01L29/778

CPC classification number: H01L29/41783 ,  H01L29/401 ,  H01L29/42376 ,  H01L29/6656 ,  H01L29/66462 ,  H01L29/66553 ,  H01L29/7786

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a transistor (e.g., a III-V high electron mobility transistor (HEMT), a III-V metal-insulator-semiconductor HEMT (MISHEMT), or the like) that has multiple self-aligned terminals. The self-aligned terminals include a self-aligned gate, a self-aligned source terminal and, optionally, a self-aligned drain terminal. By forming self-aligned terminals during processing, the separation distances between the terminals (e.g., between the gate and source terminal and, optionally, between the gate and drain terminal) can be reduced in order to reduce device size and to improve performance (e.g., to reduce on resistance and increase switching speeds). Also disclosed herein are method embodiments for forming such a transistor.

公开(公告)号：US11942423B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17343101

申请日：2021-06-09

Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.

Inventor： Venkata Narayana Rao Vanukuru ,  Zhong-Xiang He

IPC: H01L23/522 ,  H01F17/00 ,  H01F41/04 ,  H01L23/528

CPC classification number: H01L23/5227 ,  H01F17/0013 ,  H01F41/041 ,  H01L23/5283

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to series inductors and methods of manufacture. A structure includes a plurality of wiring levels each of which include a wiring structure connected in series to one another. A second wiring level being located above a first wiring level of the plurality of wiring levels. A wiring structure on the second wiring level being at least partially outside boundaries of the wiring structure of the first wiring level.

公开(公告)号：US20250054908A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18232876

申请日：2023-08-11

Applicant: GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.

Inventor： Brett Cucci ,  Ramsey Hazbun ,  Richard Rassel ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Patrick Mitchell

IPC: H01L25/065 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/48

Abstract: Structures including a compound semiconductor layer stack and methods of forming such structures. The structure comprises a device region on a substrate. The device region includes a first section of a layer stack that has a plurality of semiconductor layers, and each semiconductor layer comprises a compound semiconductor material. The structure further comprises an isolation structure disposed about the section of the layer stack, and a device in the device region. The isolation structure penetrates through the layer stack to the substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20230034728A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-02

申请号：US17389779

申请日：2021-07-30

Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.

Inventor： Zhong-Xiang He ,  Richard J. Rassel ,  Alvin J. Joseph ,  Ramsey M. Hazbun ,  Jeonghyun Hwang ,  Mark D. Levy

IPC: H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L29/778 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L21/8234

Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated circuit (IC) structure that includes a through-metal through-substrate interconnect. The interconnect extends essentially vertically through a device level metallic feature on a frontside of a substrate, extends downward from the device level metallic feature into or completely through the substrate (e.g., to contact a backside metallic feature below), and extends upward from the device level metallic feature through interlayer dielectric (ILD) material (e.g., to contact a BEOL metallic feature above). The device level metallic feature can be, for example, a metallic source/drain region of a transistor, such as a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) or a metal-insulator-semiconductor high electron mobility transistor (MISHEMT), which is formed on the frontside of the substrate. The backside metallic feature can be a grounded metal layer. The BEOL metallic feature can be a metal wire in one of the BEOL metal levels. Also disclosed is an associated method.

公开(公告)号：US20230139011A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：US17517738

申请日：2021-11-03

Applicant: GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.

Inventor： Zhong-Xiang He ,  Jeonghyun Hwang ,  Ramsey M. Hazbun ,  Brett T. Cucci ,  Ajay Raman ,  Johnatan A. Kantarovsky

IPC: H01L29/417 ,  H01L29/66 ,  H01L29/40 ,  H01L29/778 ,  H01L29/423

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a transistor (e.g., a III-V high electron mobility transistor (HEMT), a III-V metal-insulator-semiconductor HEMT (MISHEMT), or the like) that has multiple self-aligned terminals. The self-aligned terminals include a self-aligned gate, a self-aligned source terminal and, optionally, a self-aligned drain terminal. By forming self-aligned terminals during processing, the separation distances between the terminals (e.g., between the gate and source terminal and, optionally, between the gate and drain terminal) can be reduced in order to reduce device size and to improve performance (e.g., to reduce on resistance and increase switching speeds). Also disclosed herein are method embodiments for forming such a transistor.