Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a doped well in the substrate, wherein the doped well comprises a first concentration of dopants of a first type in the substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a doped region in the substrate, wherein the doped region comprises a second concentration of the dopants of the first type, the doped region extends around the doped well, and the doped region is electrically insulated from the doped well. The semiconductor device further includes an active area, and wherein the active area comprises an emitter region and a collector region, wherein the emitter region is electrically connected to the doped region. The semiconductor device further includes a deep trench isolation (DTI) structure extending through the active area and between the emitter region and the collector region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a doped well in the substrate, wherein the doped well comprises a first concentration of dopants of a first type in the substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a doped region in the substrate, wherein the doped region comprises a second concentration of the dopants of the first type, the doped region extends around the doped well, and the doped region is electrically insulated from the doped well. The semiconductor device further includes an active area, and wherein the active area comprises an emitter region and a collector region, wherein the emitter region is electrically connected to the doped region. The semiconductor device further includes a deep trench isolation (DTI) structure extending through the active area and between the emitter region and the collector region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a P-doped well having a first concentration of P-type dopants in the substrate; a P-doped region having a second concentration of P-type dopants in the substrate and extending around a perimeter of the P-doped well; a shallow trench isolation structure (STI) between the P-doped well and the P-doped region; an active area on the substrate, the active area including an emitter region and a collector region; a deep trench isolation structure (DTI) extending through the active area and between the emitter region and the collector region; and an electrical connection between the emitter region and the P-doped region.

Abstract: A memory device includes a transistor, a memory cell, and an interconnect layer. The transistor includes a bottom source/drain portion, a channel portion, and a top source/drain portion stacked from bottom to top and a gate structure surrounding the channel portion. The memory cell includes a nanowire bottom electrode, a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, and a top electrode. The first dielectric layer laterally surrounds the nanowire bottom electrode. The second dielectric layer is over the nanowire bottom electrode and the first dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer is in contact with a top surface of the nanowire bottom electrode and a sidewall of the first dielectric layer. The top electrode covers the second dielectric layer. The interconnect layer is over the transistor and the memory cell to interconnect the transistor and the memory cell.

Abstract: A device includes a substrate, a dielectric structure, a gate electrode, and a drain electrode. The dielectric structure is over the substrate. The dielectric structure includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion has a first equivalent oxide thickness. The second portion is spaced apart from the first portion and has a second equivalent oxide thickness. The third portion laterally surrounds the first and second portions and has a third equivalent oxide thickness greater than the first equivalent oxide thickness of the first portion. The gate electrode is over the dielectric structure and in contact with the first and third portions of the dielectric structure. The drain electrode is over the dielectric structure and in contact with the second and third portions of the dielectric structure.

Abstract: A memory device includes a transistor and a memory cell. The memory cell includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode, and a dielectric structure. The top electrode is electrically connected to the transistor. The dielectric structure includes a thin portion and a thick portion. The thin portion is sandwiched between the bottom electrode and the top electrode. The thick portion is thicker than the thin portion and between the bottom electrode and the top electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a P-doped well having a first concentration of P-type dopants in the substrate; a P-doped region having a second concentration of P-type dopants in the substrate and extending around a perimeter of the P-doped well; a shallow trench isolation structure (STI) between the P-doped well and the P-doped region; an active area on the substrate, the active area including an emitter region and a collector region; a deep trench isolation structure (DTI) extending through the active area and between the emitter region and the collector region; and an electrical connection between the emitter region and the P-doped region.

Abstract: A memory device includes a transistor and a memory cell. The memory cell includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode, and a dielectric structure. The top electrode is electrically connected to the transistor. The dielectric structure includes a thin portion and a thick portion. The thin portion is sandwiched between the bottom electrode and the top electrode. The thick portion is thicker than the thin portion and between the bottom electrode and the top electrode.