Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor structure comprises forming an array of vertical thin film transistors. Forming the array of vertical thin film transistors comprises forming a source region, forming a channel material comprising an oxide semiconductor material over the source region, exposing the channel material to a dry etchant comprising hydrogen bromide to pattern the channel material into channel regions of adjacent vertical thin film transistor structures, forming a gate dielectric material on sidewalls of the channel regions, forming a gate electrode material adjacent to the gate dielectric material, and forming a drain region over the channel regions. Related methods of forming semiconductor structures and an array of memory cells are also disclosed.

Abstract: Structures including electrical isolation and methods of forming a structure including electrical isolation. A semiconductor layer is formed over a semiconductor substrate and shallow trench isolation regions are formed in the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer includes single-crystal semiconductor material having an electrical resistivity that is greater than or equal to 1000 ohm-cm. The shallow trench isolation regions are arranged to surround a portion of the semiconductor layer to define an active device region. A polycrystalline layer is positioned in the semiconductor layer and extends laterally beneath the active device region and the shallow trench isolation regions that surround the active device region.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a substrate including: a flexible base member, a first wiring pattern located on the upper surface of the base member, the first wiring pattern including: a first component-side conductive portion, and a second component-side conductive portion, and a plurality of reinforcing lands located on the upper surface of the base member, the plurality of reinforcing lands including: a first reinforcing land, and a second reinforcing land; and a plurality of light emitting elements mounted on the substrate, each light emitting element being electrically connected to the first component-side conductive portion and the second component-side conductive portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a bit line structure, first and second capping patterns, first and second contact plug structures, and a capacitor. The bit line structure extends on a cell region and a dummy region. The first capping pattern is adjacent the bit line structure on the cell region. The second capping pattern is adjacent the bit line structure on the dummy region. The first contact plug structure is adjacent the bit line structure and the first capping pattern on the cell region, and includes a lower contact plug and a first upper contact plug sequentially stacked. The second contact plug structure is adjacent the bit line structure and the second capping pattern on the dummy region, and includes a dummy lower contact plug and a second upper contact plug sequentially stacked. The capacitor contacts an upper surface of the first contact plug structure on the cell region.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device, and an integrated semiconductor device. The manufacturing method comprises: on a semiconductor substrate, forming an epitaxial layer having a first region, a second region, and a third region; forming at least one groove in the third region, forming at least two second doping deep traps in the first region, and forming at least two second doping deep traps in the second region; forming a first dielectric island between the second doping deep traps and forming a second dielectric island on the second doping deep traps; forming a first doping groove at both sides of the first dielectric island in the first region; forming a gate structure on the first dielectric island; forming an isolated first doping source region using the second dielectric island as a mask.

Abstract: A power semiconductor die has a semiconductor body coupled to first and second load terminals, and at least one power cell. In a horizontal cross-section of the at least one power cell, a contact has a contact region which horizontally overlaps with a field plate electrode and horizontally protrudes from the field plate trench, and a recess region does not horizontally overlap with the contact region and extends into a horizontal circumference of the field plate trench.

Abstract: A memory device and a method for forming the same are provided. The method includes forming a plurality of gate structures on a substrate, forming a first spacer on opposite sides of the gate structures, filling a dielectric layer between adjacent first spacers, forming a metal silicide layer on the gate structures, conformally forming a spacer material layer over the metal silicide layer, the first spacer layer and the dielectric layer, and performing an etch back process on the spacer material layer to form a second spacer on opposite sides of the metal silicide layer.

Abstract: The present application discloses a thin film transistor. The thin film transistor includes a base substrate; an active layer; an etch stop layer on a side of the active layer distal to the base substrate; and a source electrode and a drain electrode on a side of the etch stop layer distal to the active layer. The active layer includes a channel region, a source electrode contact region, and a drain electrode contact region. An orthographic projection of the etch stop layer on the base substrate surrounds an orthographic projection of the drain electrode contact region on the base substrate. An orthographic projection of the source electrode contact region on the base substrate at least partially peripherally surrounding the orthographic projection of the etch stop layer on the base substrate.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided, including: a semiconductor substrate; an active section in which current flows between upper and lower surfaces of the semiconductor substrate; a transistor section provided in the active section; a gate metal layer to supply a gate voltage to the transistor section; a gate pad electrically connected to the gate metal layer; a temperature-sensing unit provided above the active section; a temperature-measurement pad arranged in a peripheral region between the active section and an outermost perimeter of the semiconductor substrate; and a temperature-sensing wire having a longitudinal portion and connecting the temperature-sensing unit and the temperature-measurement pad, wherein on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, the gate pad is arranged in a region other than an extending region that is an extension of the longitudinal portion of the temperature-sensing wire to the outermost perimeter of the semiconductor substrate in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first metal plug and an etch stop layer disposed over a semiconductor substrate. The first metal plug has an upper portion protruding from a top surface of the etch stop layer, and a top surface of the upper portion is rounded. The semiconductor device also includes a second metal plug disposed over the first metal plug. The second metal plug is in direct contact with a first sidewall of the upper portion of the first metal plug and the top surface of the etch stop layer.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for storage node after horizontally oriented, three-node access device formation in vertical three dimensional (3D) memory. An example method includes a method for forming arrays of vertically stacked memory cells, having horizontally oriented access devices and vertically oriented access lines. The method includes depositing alternating layers of a dielectric material and a sacrificial semiconductor material to form a vertical stack. A first vertical opening is formed through the vertical stack to expose a first region of the sacrificial semiconductor material. The first region is selectively removed to form a first horizontal opening in which to replace a sacrificial gate dielectric material, form a source/drain conductive contact material, a channel conductive material, and a digit line conductive contact material of the three-node access device.

Abstract: The present application discloses a semiconductor device with alleviation features for reducing capacitive coupling between conductive features and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first conductive line positioned on the substrate and extend along a first direction, a first conductive line spacer positioned on a sidewall of the first conductive line, a bottom contact positioned adjacent to the first conductive line, a bottom contact spacer positioned on a sidewall of the bottom contact, an air gap positioned between the first conductive line spacer and the bottom contact spacer, and a second conductive line positioned above the bottom contact and extend along a second direction different from the first direction.

Abstract: An anti-static metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor structure includes an anti-static body structure and a slave metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor, the anti-static body structure includes: a main metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor; a first silicon controlled rectifier, an anode thereof being connected to a drain of the main metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor, a cathode and a control electrode thereof being connected to a source of the main metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor; and a second silicon controlled rectifier, an anode thereof being connected to the drain of the main metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor, a cathode thereof being connected to a gate of the main metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor, a control electrode thereof being connected to the source or the gate of the main metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate, a first pad disposed on the substrate, a second pad disposed opposite to the first pad, and a conductive particle disposed between the first pad and the second pad. The first pad has a recess, and a part of the conductive particle sinks in the recess.

Abstract: Bulk semiconductor substrates configured to exhibit semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) behavior, and corresponding methods of fabrication, are disclosed herein. An exemplary bulk substrate configured to exhibit SOI behavior includes a first isolation trench that defines a channel region of the bulk substrate and a second isolation trench that defines an active region that includes the channel region. The first isolation trench includes a first isolation trench portion and a second isolation trench portion disposed over the first isolation trench portion. A first isolation material fills the first isolation trench portion, and an epitaxial material fills the second isolation trench portion. The epitaxial material is disposed on the first isolation material. A second isolation material fills the second isolation trench. A portion of the bulk substrate underlying the first isolation trench and the channel region is configured to have a higher resistance than the bulk substrate.

Abstract: To more securely hold reliability of an electronic component. There is provided an electronic component including a base material having a main face, at least one wiring formed on the main face of the base material, at least one pad provided at each end of the at least one wiring on the main face of the base material, a resist part formed to cover the at least one wiring on the main face of the base material, and a chip flip-chip mounted on the main face of the base material and connected to the base material via a bump bonded to the at least one pad, in which the resist part has a pad opening configured to expose the at least one pad bonded with the bump, and a circulation groove formed to be connected to the pad opening at one end as a connection end to the pad opening.

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor memory structure includes forming a hard mask layer over a semiconductor substrate, etching the hard mask layer to form first mask patterns and second mask patterns, transferring the first and second mask patterns to the substrate to form semiconductor blocks, and thinning down the second mask element. After thinning down the second mask element, the thickness of the second mask elements is less than the thickness of the first mask elements. The method also includes forming a first capping layer to laterally extend over the first mask patterns and the second mask patterns, and etching the first capping layer and the second mask pattern to form contact openings.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode and a gate dielectric. The gate electrode extends from a first surface of a silicon carbide body into the silicon carbide body. The gate dielectric is between the gate electrode and the silicon carbide body. The gate electrode includes a metal structure and a semiconductor layer between the metal structure and the gate dielectric.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second voltage device regions and a deep well common to the first and second voltage device regions. An operation voltage of electronic devices in the second voltage device region is higher than that of electronic devices in the first voltage device region. The deep well has a first conductivity type. The first voltage device region includes a first well having the second conductivity type and a second well having the first conductivity type. The second voltage region includes a third well having a second conductivity type and a fourth well having the first conductivity type. A second deep well having the second conductivity type is formed below the fourth well. The first, second and third wells are in contact with the first deep well, and the fourth well is separated by the second deep well from the first deep well.

Abstract: A multichip module provided with a first substrate, a first semiconductor chip, a second substrate and a third substrate. The first semiconductor chip has a first surface provided with a first electrode and a second surface mounted on the first substrate so that the first wiring of a first mount surface of the first substrate is electrically connected to the first electrode. The second substrate has a second mounting surface and a third mounting surface bonded to the first substrate so that the second mounting surface is opposed to the first mounting surface. The third substrate has a fourth mounting surface provided with a second wiring and a fifth mounting surface bonded to the second silicon substrate so that the fourth mounting surface is opposed to the third mounting surface and is mounted with the first semiconductor chip so that the second wiring is electrically connected to the second surface.