Abstract: An array of rail structures is formed over a substrate. Each rail structure includes at least one bit line. Dielectric isolation structures straddling the array of rail structures are formed. Line trenches are provided between neighboring pairs of the dielectric isolation structures. A layer stack of a resistive memory material layer and a selector material layer is formed within each of the line trenches. A word line is formed on each of the layer stacks within unfilled volumes of the line trenches. The word lines or at least a subset of the bit lines includes a carbon-based conductive material containing hybridized carbon atoms in a hexagonal arrangement to provide a low resistivity conductive structure. An array of resistive memory elements is formed over the substrate. A plurality of arrays of resistive memory elements may be formed at different levels over the substrate.

Abstract: The structure of a semiconductor device with isolation structures between FET devices and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device are disclosed. A method of fabricating the semiconductor device includes forming a fin structure on a substrate and forming polysilicon gate structures with a first threshold voltage on first fin portions of the fin structure. The method further includes forming doped fin regions with dopants of a first type conductivity on second fin portions of the fin structure, doping at least one of the polysilicon gate structures with dopants of a second type conductivity to adjust the first threshold voltage to a greater second threshold voltage, and replacing at least two of the polysilicon gate structures adjacent to the at least one of the polysilicon gate structures with metal gate structures having a third threshold voltage less than the first and second threshold voltages.

Abstract: A method includes forming a semiconductor fin protruding higher than top surfaces of isolation regions. The isolation regions extend into a semiconductor substrate. A portion of the semiconductor fin is etched to form a trench, which extends lower than bottom surfaces of the isolation regions, and extends into the semiconductor substrate. The method further includes filling the trench with a first dielectric material to form a first fin isolation region, recessing the first fin isolation region to form a first recess, and filling the first recess with a second dielectric material. The first dielectric material and the second dielectric material in combination form a second fin isolation region.

Abstract: A smart body temperature monitoring system, including a thermometer that has a body temperature detection module, a CPU connected with the body temperature detection module, and a wireless communication module connected with the CPU; a cloud server having a cloud database that stores global records of one or more persons including global identification information and global body temperature data of the person; and a mobile terminal, through which the global records of the cloud database stored in the cloud server are accessed and checked.

Abstract: A read method and a write method for a memory circuit are provided, wherein the memory circuit includes a memory cell and a selector electrically coupled to the memory cell. The read method includes applying a first voltage to the selector, wherein a first voltage level of the first voltage is larger than a voltage threshold corresponding to the selector; and applying, after the applying of the first voltage, a second voltage to the selector to sense one or more bit values stored in the memory cell, wherein a second voltage level of the second voltage is constant and smaller than the voltage threshold, wherein a first duration of the applying of the first voltage is smaller than a second duration of the applying of the second voltage, wherein the second voltage is applied following the end of the first duration.

Abstract: A memory device includes a first electrode, a selector layer and a plurality of first work function layers. The first work function layers are disposed between the first electrode and the selector layer, and a work function of the first work function layer increases as the first work function layer becomes closer to the selector layer.

Abstract: A method includes forming a first low-dimensional layer over an isolation layer, forming a first insulator over the first low-dimensional layer, forming a second low-dimensional layer over the first insulator, forming a second insulator over the second low-dimensional layer, and patterning the first low-dimensional layer, the first insulator, the second low-dimensional layer, and the second insulator into a protruding fin. Remaining portions of the first low-dimensional layer, the first insulator, the second low-dimensional layer, and the second insulator form a first low-dimensional strip, a first insulator strip, a second low-dimensional strip, and a second insulator strip, respectively. A transistor is then formed based on the protruding fin.

Abstract: A memory device and a memory circuit is provided. The memory device includes a spin-orbit torque (SOT) layer, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ), a read word line, a selector and a write word line. The MTJ stands on the SOT layer. The read word line is electrically connected to the MTJ. The write word line is connected to the SOT layer through the selector. The write word line is electrically connected to the SOT layer when the selector is turned on, and the write word line is electrically isolated from the SOT layer when the selector is in an off state.

Abstract: A manufacturing method a semiconductor device includes the following steps. A first mask pattern and a second mask pattern are formed on a first region and a second region of a substrate respectively. The second region is located adjacent to the first region. A top surface of the first mask pattern is lower than a top surface of the second mask pattern in a thickness direction of the substrate. A trench is formed in the substrate. The trench is partly located in the first region and partly located in the second region. A first etching process is performed for reducing a thickness of the second mask pattern and reducing a height difference between the top surface of the first mask pattern and the top surface of the second mask pattern in the thickness direction of the substrate. An isolation structure is formed in the trench after the first etching process.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure on the substrate, a source/drain (S/D) region and a contact. The S/D region is located in the substrate and on a side of the gate structure. The contact lands on and connected to the S/D region. The contact wraps around the S/D region.

Abstract: A structure and a formation method of a semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate and an isolation structure over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first fin structure over the semiconductor substrate and surrounded by the isolation structure and a stack of nanostructures over the first fin structure. The nanostructures are separated from each other. The semiconductor device structure further includes a second fin structure over the semiconductor substrate. The second fin structure has an embedded portion surrounded by the isolation structure and a protruding portion over the isolation structure. The embedded portion is separated from the protruding portion by a distance.

Abstract: A memory array and a structure of the memory array are provided. The memory array includes flash transistors, word lines and bit lines. The flash transistors are arranged in columns and rows. The flash transistors in each column are in serial connection with one another. The word lines are respectively coupled to gate terminals of a row of the flash transistors. The bit lines are respectively coupled to opposite ends of a column of the flash transistors. Band-to-band tunneling current at a selected flash transistor is utilized as read current during a read operation. The BTB tunneling current flows from one of the source/drain terminals of the selected flash transistor to the substrate, rather than flowing from one of the source/drain terminals to the other. As a result, charges stored in multiple programming sites of each flash transistor can be respectively sensed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a first nanostructure over the substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate stack over the substrate and surrounding the first nanostructure. The semiconductor device structure includes a first source/drain structure and a second source/drain structure over the substrate. The gate stack is between the first source/drain structure and the second source/drain structure. The semiconductor device structure includes an inner spacer layer covering a sidewall of the first source/drain structure and partially between the gate stack and the first source/drain structure. The first nanostructure passes through the inner spacer layer. The semiconductor device structure includes a dielectric structure over the gate stack and extending into the inner spacer layer.

Abstract: A multi-gate semiconductor device having a fin element, a gate structure over the fin element, an epitaxial source/drain feature adjacent the fin element; a dielectric spacer interposing the gate structure and the epitaxial source/drain feature.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate having a first region and a second region around the first region. A first fin structure is disposed within the first region. A second fin structure is disposed within the second region. A first isolation trench is disposed within the first region and situated adjacent to the first fin structure. A first trench isolation layer is disposed in the first isolation trench. A second isolation trench is disposed around the first region and situated between the first fin structure and the second fin structure. The bottom surface of the second isolation trench has a step height. A second isolation layer is disposed in the second isolation trench.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate and a gate structure over the substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a spacer element covering a first sidewall of the gate structure. The semiconductor device structure further includes a source/drain portion in the substrate, and the spacer element is between the source/drain portion and the gate structure. In addition, the semiconductor device structure includes an etch stop layer covering the source/drain portion. The etch stop layer includes a first nitride layer covering the source/drain portion and having a second sidewall, and the second sidewall is in direct contact with the spacer element. The etch stop layer also includes a first silicon layer covering the first nitride layer and having a third sidewall, and the third sidewall is in direct contact with the spacer element.

Abstract: A system of training behavior labeling model is provided. Specifically, a processing unit inputs each data of a training data set into a plurality of learning modules to establish a plurality of labeling models. The processing unit obtains a plurality of second labeling information corresponding to each data of a verification data set and generates a behavior labeling result according to the second labeling information corresponding to each data of the verification data set. The processing unit obtains a labeling change value according to the behavior labeling result and first labeling information corresponding to each data of the verification data set. The processing unit, if determining that the labeling change value is greater than a change threshold, updates the first labeling information according to the behavior labeling results, exchanges the training data set and the verification data set and reestablishes the labeling models.

Abstract: Provided are a memory cell and a method of forming the same. The memory cell includes a first dielectric pattern, a second dielectric pattern, a first bottom electrode, a first storage pattern, and a first top electrode. The first bottom electrode is disposed between the first dielectric pattern and the second dielectric pattern, and the first bottom electrode interfaces a first sidewall of the first dielectric pattern and a sidewall of the second dielectric pattern. The first storage pattern is disposed on the first dielectric pattern, the second dielectric pattern and the first bottom electrode, wherein the first storage pattern is electrically connected to the first bottom electrode. The first storage pattern is between the first bottom electrode and the first top electrode. A semiconductor die including a memory array is also provided.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure, a dielectric structure and a contact structure. The substrate has source/drain (S/D) regions. The gate structure is on the substrate and between the S/D regions. The dielectric structure covers the gate structure. The contact structure penetrates through the dielectric structure to connect to the S/D region. A lower portion of a sidewall of the contact structure is spaced apart from the dielectric structure by an air gap therebetween, while an upper portion of the sidewall of the contact structure is in contact with the dielectric structure.

Abstract: Transistor structures and methods of forming transistor structures are provided. The transistor structures include alternating layers of a first epitaxial material and a second epitaxial material. In some embodiments, one of the first epitaxial material and the second epitaxial material may be removed for one of an n-type or p-type transistor. A bottommost layer of the first epitaxial material and the second epitaxial material maybe be removed, and sidewalls of one of the first epitaxial material and the second epitaxial material may be indented or recessed.