Complementary Field Effect Transistors Patents (Class 438/153)
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Patent number: 12218156Abstract: A display device includes: a first electrode layer; a semiconductor layer including a source region, a drain region, and a channel region, wherein at least a portion of the source region or the drain region overlaps the first electrode layer; a second electrode layer arranged adjacent to the channel region; a third electrode layer overlapping the second electrode layer and at least a portion of the source region or the drain region; and a power line electrically connected to the first electrode layer and the third electrode layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Youngin Hwang, Elly Gil, Sungho Kim, Eungtaek Kim, Yongho Yang, Seongmin Wang, Jina Lee, Joohyeon Jo, Seongbaik Chu
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Patent number: 12125819Abstract: A package structure and method of manufacturing is provided, whereby a bonding dielectric material layer is provided at a back side of a wafer, a bonding dielectric material layer is provided at a front side of an adjoining wafer, and wherein the bonding dielectric material layers are fusion bonded to each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Ming-Fa Chen, Chao-Wen Shih, Sung-Feng Yeh
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Patent number: 12042828Abstract: A wafer cleaning apparatus is provided. The wafer cleaning apparatus includes comprising a chamber configured to be loaded with a wafer, a nozzle on the wafer and configured to provide liquid chemicals on an upper surface of the wafer, a housing under the wafer, a laser module configured to irradiate laser on the wafer, a transparent window disposed between the wafer and the laser module, and a controller configured to control on/off of the laser module, wherein the controller is configured to control repetition of turning the laser module on and off, and retain temperature of the wafer within a temperature range, and a ratio of time when the laser module is on in one cycle including on/off of the laser module is 30% to 50%.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung Min Shin, Hun Jae Jang, Seok Hoon Kim, Young-Hoo Kim, In Gi Kim, Tae-Hong Kim, Kun Tack Lee, Ji Hoon Cha, Yong Jun Choi
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Patent number: 11996140Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate having a frontside and a backside; a static random-access memory (SRAM) circuit having SRAM bit cells formed on the frontside of the substrate, wherein each of the SRAM bit cells including two inverters cross-coupled together, and a first and second pass gates coupled to the two inverters; a first bit-line disposed on the frontside of the substrate and connected to the first pass gate; and a second bit-line disposed on the backside of the substrate and connected to the second pass gate.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Yi-Hsun Chiu, Chia-En Huang
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Patent number: 11978800Abstract: An SOI wafer contains a compressively stressed buried insulator structure. In one example, the stressed buried insulator (BOX) may be formed on a host wafer by forming silicon oxide, silicon nitride and silicon oxide layers so that the silicon nitride layer is compressively stressed. Wafer bonding provides the surface silicon layer over the stressed insulator layer. Preferred implementations of the invention form MOS transistors by etching isolation trenches into a preferred SOI substrate having a stressed BOX structure to define transistor active areas on the surface of the SOI substrate. Most preferably the trenches are formed deep enough to penetrate through the stressed BOX structure and some distance into the underlying silicon portion of the substrate. The overlying silicon active regions will have tensile stress induced due to elastic edge relaxation.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Acorn Semi, LLCInventors: Paul A. Clifton, R. Stockton Gaines
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Patent number: 11588050Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method of forming the same are provided. In an embodiment, a semiconductor structure includes an epitaxial source feature and an epitaxial drain feature, a vertical stack of channel members disposed over a backside dielectric layer, the vertical stack of channel members extending between the epitaxial source feature and the epitaxial drain feature along a direction, a gate structure wrapping around each of the vertical stack of channel members, and a backside source contact disposed in the backside dielectric layer. The backside source contact includes a top portion adjacent the epitaxial source feature and a bottom portion away from the epitaxial source feature. The top portion and the bottom portion includes a step width change along the direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Li-Zhen Yu, Huan-Chieh Su, Lin-Yu Huang, Kuan-Lun Cheng, Chih-Hao Wang
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Patent number: 11476364Abstract: An SOI wafer contains a compressively stressed buried insulator structure. In one example, the stressed buried insulator (BOX) may be formed on a host wafer by forming silicon oxide, silicon nitride and silicon oxide layers so that the silicon nitride layer is compressively stressed. Wafer bonding provides the surface silicon layer over the stressed insulator layer. Preferred implementations of the invention form MOS transistors by etching isolation trenches into a preferred SOI substrate having a stressed BOX structure to define transistor active areas on the surface of the SOI substrate. Most preferably the trenches are formed deep enough to penetrate through the stressed BOX structure and some distance into the underlying silicon portion of the substrate. The overlying silicon active regions will have tensile stress induced due to elastic edge relaxation.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Acorn Semi, LLCInventors: Paul A. Clifton, R. Stockton Gaines
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Patent number: 11462568Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for a semiconductor device including a first transistor above a substrate, an insulator layer above the first transistor, and a second transistor above the insulator layer. The first transistor includes a first channel layer above the substrate, and a first gate electrode above the first channel layer. The insulator layer is next to a first source electrode of the first transistor above the first channel layer, next to a first drain electrode of the first transistor above the first channel layer, and above the first gate electrode. The second transistor includes a second channel layer above the insulator layer, and a second gate electrode separated from the second channel layer by a gate dielectric layer. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Aaron Lilak, Justin Weber, Harold Kennel, Willy Rachmady, Gilbert Dewey, Van H. Le, Abhishek Sharma, Patrick Morrow, Ashish Agrawal
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Patent number: 11342431Abstract: A thin film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof, an array substrate and a display device are provided. The thin film transistor is formed on a substrate and includes: an active layer on the substrate, the active layer including a source region, a drain region, and a channel region between the source region and the drain region; a first gate electrode on a side of the active layer away from the substrate; and a second gate electrode on a side of the first gate electrode away from the substrate, wherein a thickness of the first gate electrode is smaller than a thickness of the second gate electrode.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignees: HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Tongshang Su, Dongfang Wang, Qinghe Wang, Ning Liu, Yongchao Huang, Yu Ji, Zheng Wang, Liangchen Yan
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Patent number: 11251251Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a plurality of pixels provided in a pixel region of the substrate; a scan line and a data line, connected to each of the plurality of pixels; a first transistor connected to the scan line and the data line and a second transistor connected to the first transistor; a light emitting element connected to the transistor; a first blocking layer disposed between the substrate and the first transistor, the first blocking layer being electrically connected to the first transistor; and a second blocking layer disposed between the substrate and the second transistor, the second blocking layer being electrically connected to the second transistor, wherein the first blocking layer is connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor, and the second blocking layer is connected to any one of source and drain electrodes of the second transistor.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Inventors: Il Joo Kim, Cheol Gon Lee, Mee Hye Jung
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Patent number: 11056479Abstract: In a chip, a manufacturing method, and a mobile terminal, the chip includes a first region and a second region. The first region is formed by at least one first circuit unit set. The second region is formed by a second circuit unit set. The at least one first circuit unit set includes a plurality of identical circuit units. A number of circuit units in the first region determines a specification of the chip and a size of the first region of the chip.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventor: Jian Bai
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Patent number: 10115805Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a strained silicon germanium layer on top of a substrate. At least one patterned hard mask layer is formed on and in contact with at least a first portion of the strained silicon germanium layer. At least a first exposed portion and a second exposed portion of the strained silicon germanium layer are oxidized. The oxidizing process forms a first oxide region and a second oxide region within the first and second exposed portions, respectively, of the strained silicon germanium.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kangguo Cheng, Juntao Li, Zuoguang Liu, Xin Miao
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Patent number: 9721851Abstract: Forming a set of semiconductor fins is disclosed. Forming the set of semiconductor fins can include forming a base structure including a silicon substrate, an insulator layer stacked on the silicon substrate, and a plurality of silicon semiconductor fins each stacked directly on the insulator layer. Forming the set of semiconductor fins can include depositing a first atomic layer of germanium atoms on a first set of semiconductor fins in the plurality of semiconductor fins and annealing the first atomic layer and the first set of semiconductor fins. Forming the set of semiconductor fins can include forming, from the annealing, a first set of silicon-germanium semiconductor fins.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2016Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kangguo Cheng, Pouya Hashemi, Ali Khakifirooz, Alexander Reznicek
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Patent number: 9634142Abstract: A method may include forming a germanium-including fin on a substrate, and forming a dummy gate extending over the germanium-including fin, creating a channel under the gate and a source/drain region of the germanium-including fin extending from under the dummy gate on each side of the dummy gate. An in-situ p-type doped silicon germanium layer may be grown over the source/drain region, the germanium-including fin having a higher concentration of germanium than the in-situ p-type doped silicon germanium layer. An anneal thermally mixes the germanium of the in-situ p-type doped silicon germanium layer and the germanium of the germanium-including fin in the source/drain region of the germanium-including fin and diffuses the p-type dopant of the in-situ p-type doped silicon germanium layer into the channel of the germanium-including fin, forming a source/drain extension. A portion of the channel has a higher germanium concentration than the source/drain region.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.Inventors: Dominic J. Schepis, Alexander Reznicek, Pouya Hashemi, Kangguo Cheng
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Patent number: 9472573Abstract: Forming a set of semiconductor fins is disclosed. Forming the set of semiconductor fins can include forming a base structure including a silicon substrate, an insulator layer stacked on the silicon substrate, and a plurality of silicon semiconductor fins each stacked directly on the insulator layer. Forming the set of semiconductor fins can include depositing a first atomic layer of germanium atoms on a first set of semiconductor fins in the plurality of semiconductor fins and annealing the first atomic layer and the first set of semiconductor fins. Forming the set of semiconductor fins can include forming, from the annealing, a first set of silicon-germanium semiconductor fins.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kangguo Cheng, Pouya Hashemi, Ali Khakifirooz, Alexander Reznicek
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Patent number: 9331071Abstract: Provided is an in-wiring-layer active element (component) which allows for electrical isolation between a gate electrode and a channel in a top gate structure. A semiconductor device includes a first wiring layer, a second wiring layer, and a semiconductor element. The first wiring layer has a first interlayer insulating layer, and a first wire embedded in the first interlayer insulating layer. The second wiring layer has a second interlayer insulating layer, and second wires embedded in the second interlayer insulating layer. The semiconductor element is provided at least in the second wiring layer. The semiconductor element includes a semiconductor layer provided in the second wiring layer, a gate insulating film provided in contact with the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode provided on the opposite side of the semiconductor layer via the first gate insulating film, and a first side wall film provided over a side surface of the semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Sunamura, Kishou Kaneko, Yoshihiro Hayashi
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Patent number: 9293455Abstract: Provided is an in-wiring-layer active element (component) which allows for electrical isolation between a gate electrode and a channel in a top gate structure. A semiconductor device includes a first wiring layer, a second wiring layer, and a semiconductor element. The first wiring layer has a first interlayer insulating layer, and a first wire embedded in the first interlayer insulating layer. The second wiring layer has a second interlayer insulating layer, and second wires embedded in the second interlayer insulating layer. The semiconductor element is provided at least in the second wiring layer. The semiconductor element includes a semiconductor layer provided in the second wiring layer, a gate insulating film provided in contact with the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode provided on the opposite side of the semiconductor layer via the first gate insulating film, and a first side wall film provided over a side surface of the semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Renesas Electronics CorporationInventors: Hiroshi Sunamura, Kishou Kaneko, Yoshihiro Hayashi
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Patent number: 9287294Abstract: An object is to provide a novel semiconductor device which can store data even when power is not supplied in a data storing time and which does not have a limitation on the number of writing operations. The semiconductor device includes a transistor and a capacitor. The transistor includes a first oxide semiconductor layer, a source electrode and a drain electrode which are in contact with the first oxide semiconductor layer, a gate electrode overlapping with the first oxide semiconductor layer, and a gate insulating layer between the first oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode. The capacitor includes the source electrode or the drain electrode, a second oxide semiconductor layer in contact with the source electrode or the drain electrode, and a capacitor electrode in contact with the second oxide semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shunpei Yamazaki
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Patent number: 9184096Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method for the same are provided. The method includes following steps. A first gate structure is formed on a substrate in a first region. A protecting layer is formed covering the first gate structure. A second gate structure is formed on the substrate in second region exposed by the protecting layer and adjacent to the first region.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Guan-Ru Lee, Erh-Kun Lai
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Patent number: 9166600Abstract: A standard cell used for the logic synthesis and the routing of layout is configured by a logic circuit on an output side and a logic circuit on an input side, and a driving capacity of the logic circuit on the output side is made large while gate input capacitance of the logic circuit on the input side is made small.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshiyuki Kurokawa
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Patent number: 9059000Abstract: Increased protection of areas of a chip are provided by both a mask structure of increased robustness in regard to semiconductor manufacturing processes or which can be removed with increased selectivity and controllability in regard to underlying materials, or both. Mask structures are provided which exhibit an interface of a chemical reaction, grain or material type which can be exploited to enhance either or both types of protection. Structures of such masks include TERA material which can be converted or hydrated and selectively etched using a mixture of hydrogen fluoride and a hygroscopic acid or organic solvent, and two layer structures of similar or dissimilar materials.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2008Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Deok-kee Kim, Kenneth T. Settlemyer, Jr., Kangguo Cheng, Ramachandra Divakaruni, Carl J. Radens, Dirk Pfeiffer, Timothy Dalton, Katherina Babich, Arpan P. Mahorowala, Harald Okorn-Schmidt
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Publication number: 20150137236Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a semiconductor structure including a finFET having an epitaxial semiconductor region in direct physical contact with a plurality of fins, wherein the epitaxial semiconductor region traverses an insulator layer and is in direct physical contact with the semiconductor substrate. The gate of the finFET is disposed over an insulator layer, such as a buried oxide layer. Methods of forming the semiconductor structure are also included.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDERIES Inc.Inventors: Yanxiang Liu, Min-hwa Chi
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Patent number: 9034705Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device is disclosed. At least one gate structure is provided on a substrate, wherein the gate structure includes a first spacer formed on a sidewall of a gate. A first disposable spacer material layer is deposited on the substrate covering the gate structure. The first disposable spacer material layer is etched to form a first disposable spacer on the first spacer. A second disposable spacer material layer is deposited on the substrate covering the gate structure. The second disposable spacer material layer is etched to form a second disposable spacer on the first disposable spacer. A portion of the substrate is removed, by using the first and second disposable spacers as a mask, so as to form two recesses in the substrate beside the gate structure. A stress-inducing layer is formed in the recesses.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Tsai-Yu Wen, Tsuo-Wen Lu, Yu-Ren Wang, Chin-Cheng Chien, Tien-Wei Yu, Hsin-Kuo Hsu, Yu-Shu Lin, Szu-Hao Lai, Ming-Hua Chang
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Publication number: 20150129932Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor structure having multiple semiconductor device layers is provided. The method comprises providing a bulk substrate and growing a first channel material on the bulk substrate wherein the lattice constant of the channel material is different from the lattice constant of the bulk substrate to introduce strain to the channel material. The method further comprises fabricating a first semiconductor device layer on the bulk substrate with the strained first channel material, fabricating a buffer layer comprising dielectric material with a blanket top surface above the first semiconductor layer, bonding to the blanket top surface a bottom surface of a second substrate comprising a buried oxide with second channel material above the buried oxide, and fabricating a second semiconductor device layer on the second substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LimitedInventors: YI-TANG LIN, CHUN-HSIUNG TSAI, Clement HSINGJEN WANN
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Publication number: 20150126003Abstract: A SOI substrate layer formed of a silicon semiconductor material includes adjacent first and second regions. A portion of the silicon substrate layer in the second region is removed such that the second region retains a bottom portion made of the silicon semiconductor material. An epitaxial growth of a silicon-germanium semiconductor material is made on the bottom portion to produce a silicon-germanium region. The silicon region is patterned to define a first fin structure of a FinFET of a first (for example, n-channel) conductivity type. The silicon-germanium region is also patterned to define a second fin structure of a FinFET of a second (for example, p-channel) conductivity type.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2015Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: STMicroelectronics, Inc.Inventors: Nicolas Loubet, Qing Liu
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Patent number: 9018052Abstract: An integrated circuit comprising an N+ type layer, a buffer layer arranged on the N+ type layer; a P type region formed on with the buffer layer; an insulator layer overlying the N+ type layer, a silicon layer overlying the insulator layer, an embedded RAM FET formed in the silicon layer and connected with a conductive node of a trench capacitor that extends into the N+ type layer, the N+ type layer forming a plate electrode of the trench capacitor, a first contact through the silicon layer and the insulating layer and electrically connecting to the N+ type layer, a first logic RAM FET formed in the silicon layer above the P type region, the P type region functional as a P-type back gate of the first logic RAM FET, and a second contact through the silicon layer and the insulating layer and electrically connecting to the P type region.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Veeraraghavan S. Basker, Kangguo Cheng, Bruce B. Doris, Terence B. Hook, Ali Khakifirooz, Pranita Kerber, Tenko Yamashita, Chun-Chen Yeh
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Publication number: 20150108575Abstract: A multilayer semiconductor structure having a layout footprint with a first region and a non-overlapping second region and different transistor types fabricated using different channel material. The semiconductor structure comprises a first transistor layer comprising a first type of channel material in the first region but no channel material in the second region. The semiconductor structure further comprises a second transistor layer comprising a second type of channel material in the second region but no channel material in the first region. The second transistor layer is vertically elevated above the first transistor layer. A first transistor is fabricated on the first transistor layer. A second transistor is fabricated on the second transistor layer, and the first transistor is interconnected with the second transistor to form a circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company LimitedInventors: YI-TANG LIN, Clement HSINGJEN WANN
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Patent number: 9006043Abstract: The invention provides a technique to manufacture a highly reliable semiconductor device and a display device at high yield. As an exposure mask, an exposure mask provided with a diffraction grating pattern or an auxiliary pattern formed of a semi-transmissive film with a light intensity reducing function is used. With such an exposure mask, various light exposures can be more accurately controlled, which enables a resist to be processed into a more accurate shape. Therefore, when such a mask layer is used, the conductive film and the insulating film can be processed in the same step into different shapes in accordance with desired performances. As a result, thin film transistors with different characteristics, wires in different sizes and shapes, and the like can be manufactured without increasing the number of steps.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideto Ohnuma, Masayuki Sakakura
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Patent number: 9006066Abstract: A semiconductor structure in fabrication includes a n-FinFET and p-FinFET. Stress inducing materials such as silicon and silicon germanium are epitaxially grown into naturally diamond-shaped structures atop the silicon fins of the n-FinFET and p-FinFET areas. The diamond structures act as the source, drain and channel between the source and drain. The diamond structures of the channel are selectively separated from the fin while retaining the fin connections of the diamond-shaped growth of the source and the drain. Further fabrication to complete the structure may then proceed.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.Inventors: Min-Hwa Chi, Hoong Shing Wong
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Patent number: 8994086Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor device which is non-volatile, easily manufactured, and can be additionally written. A semiconductor device of the invention includes a plurality of transistors, a conductive layer which functions as a source wiring or a drain wiring of the transistors, and a memory element which overlaps one of the plurality of transistors, and a conductive layer which functions as an antenna. The memory element includes a first conductive layer, an organic compound layer and a phase change layer, and a second conductive layer stacked in this order. The conductive layer which functions as an antenna and a conductive layer which functions as a source wiring or a drain wiring of the plurality of transistors are provided on the same layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Hiroko Abe, Yukie Nemoto, Ryoji Nomura, Mikio Yukawa
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Patent number: 8987141Abstract: A method can include: growing a Ge layer on a Si substrate; growing a low-temperature nucleation GaAs layer, a high-temperature GaAs layer, a semi-insulating InGaP layer and a GaAs cap layer sequentially on the Ge layer after a first annealing, forming a sample; polishing the sample's GaAs cap layer, and growing an nMOSFET structure after a second annealing on the sample; performing selective ICP etching on a surface of the nMOSFET structure to form a groove, and growing a SiO2 layer in the groove and the surface of the nMOSFET structure using PECVD; performing the ICP etching again to etch the SiO2 layer till the Ge layer, forming a trench; cleaning the sample and growing a Ge nucleation layer and a Ge top layer in the trench by UHVCVD; polishing the Ge top layer and removing a part of the SiO2 layer on the nMOSFET structure; performing a CMOS process.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2014Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of SciencesInventors: Xuliang Zhou, Hongyan Yu, Shiyan Li, Jiaoqing Pan, Wei Wang
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Patent number: 8980733Abstract: The semiconductor device has a semiconductor layer, a gate electrode which covers an end portion of the semiconductor layer, and an insulating layer for insulating the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode. The film thickness of the insulating layer which insulates a region where an end portion of the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode overlap each other is thicker than the film thickness of the insulating layer which covers the central portion of the semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yukie Suzuki, Yasuyuki Arai, Yoshitaka Moriya, Kazuko Ikeda, Yoshifumi Tanada, Shuhei Takahashi
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Patent number: 8975707Abstract: A region for substrate potential is formed of an n-type well at a position in the direction of a channel length relative to the gate electrode and the position is between drain regions in the direction of a channel width. An n-type of a contact region with a higher concentration of n-type impurity than that of the region is provided in the region. The contact region is arranged away from the drain regions with a distance to obtain a desired breakdown voltage of PN-junction between the region and the drain region.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Masaya Ohtsuka
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Patent number: 8975124Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosed technology provide a thin film transistor, an array substrate and a method for preparing the same. The thin film transistor comprises a base substrate, and a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, an active layer, an ohmic contact layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a passivation layer prepared on the base substrate in this order. The active layer is formed of microcrystalline silicon, and the active layer comprises an active layer lower portion and an active layer upper portion, and the active layer lower portion is microcrystalline silicon obtained by using hydrogen plasma to treat at least two layers of amorphous silicon thin film prepared in a layer-by-layer manner.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignees: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing Asahi Glass Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xueyan Tian, Chunping Long, Jiangfeng Yao
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Patent number: 8962397Abstract: At least one N-well implant having a different doping level is formed in a silicon substrate by first etching the substrate with an alignment target for aligning future process masks thereto. This alignment target is outside of any active device area. By using at least one N-well implant having a different doping level in combination with the substrate, a graded junction in the drift area of a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) field effect transistor (FET) can be created and a pseudo Ldd structure may be realized thereby.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Microchip Technology IncorporatedInventors: Gregory Dix, Leighton E. McKeen, Ian Livingston, Roger Melcher, Rohan Braithwaite
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Patent number: 8962398Abstract: A portion of a top semiconductor layer of a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate is patterned into a semiconductor fin having substantially vertical sidewalls. A portion of a body region of the semiconductor fin is exposed on a top surface of the semiconductor fin between two source regions having a doping of a conductivity type opposite to the body region of the semiconductor fin. A metal semiconductor alloy portion is formed directly on the two source regions and the top surface of the exposed body region between the two source regions. The doping concentration of the exposed top portion of the body region may be increased by ion implantation to provide a low-resistance contact to the body region, or a recombination region having a high-density of crystalline defects may be formed. A hybrid surface semiconductor-on-insulator (HSSOI) metal-oxide-semiconductor-field-effect-transistor (MOSFET) thus formed has a body region that is electrically tied to the source region.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Brent A. Anderson, Edward J. Nowak
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Patent number: 8946731Abstract: Spalling is employed to generate a single crystalline semiconductor layer. Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) logic and memory devices are formed on a single crystalline semiconductor substrate prior to spalling. Organic light emitting diode (OLED) driving circuitry, solar cells, sensors, batteries and the like can be formed prior to, or after, spalling. The spalled single crystalline semiconductor layer can be transferred to a substrate. OLED displays can be formed into the spalled single crystalline semiconductor layer to achieve a structure including an OLED display with semiconductor driving circuitry and other functions integrated on the single crystalline semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Ning Li, Devendra K. Sadana
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Patent number: 8933463Abstract: A semiconductor element including an MISFET exhibits diode characteristics in a reverse direction through an epitaxial channel layer. The semiconductor element includes: a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, body region of a second conductivity type, source region of the first conductivity type, epitaxial channel layer in contact with the body region, source electrode, gate insulating film, gate electrode and drain electrode. If the voltage applied to the gate electrode is smaller than a threshold voltage, the semiconductor element functions as a diode wherein current flows from the source electrode to the drain electrode through the epitaxial channel layer. The absolute value of the turn-on voltage of this diode is smaller than the turn-on voltage of a body diode that is formed of the body region and the first silicon carbide semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Adachi, Osamu Kusumoto, Masao Uchida, Koichi Hashimoto, Shun Kazama
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Patent number: 8926852Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for transferring a graphene layer. The graphene layer formed on a metal carrier layer is electrostatically adsorbed on a substrate by electrostatic charges, and then the substrate having the graphene layer formed on the metal carrier layer is immersed in an etching solution to remove the metal carrier layer, thereby completing the transfer of the graphene layer. In addition to being able to provide a simple method for transferring the graphene layer, the present invention further solves a problem of retaining organic residues, thus enhancing electrical properties of the transferred graphene layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignees: National Taiwan University, National Taiwan Normal UniversityInventors: Chun-wei Chen, Chia-chun Chen, Di-yan Wang, I-sheng Huang
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Publication number: 20150001625Abstract: A method of forming a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device including an n-type field effect transistor (NFET) and an p-type field effect transistor (PFET) having fully silicided gates electrode in which an improved dual stress buried insulator is employed to incorporate and advantageous mechanical stress into the device channel of the NFET and PFET. The method can be imposed on a bulk substrate or extremely thin silicon on insulator (ETSOI) substrate. The device includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of shallow trench isolations structures formed in the ETSOI layer, NFET having a source and drain region and a gate formation, a PFET having a source and drain region, and a gate formation, an insulator layer, including a stressed oxide or nitride, deposited inside the substrate of the NFET, and a second insulator layer, including either an stressed oxide or nitride, deposited inside the substrate of the PFET.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Ming Cai, Dechao Guo, Liyang Song, Chun-chen Yeh
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Patent number: 8912055Abstract: Disclosed are methods for forming hybrid metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) and the hybrid MOSFETS thus obtained. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes providing a first substrate comprising a first region and a second region, providing a second substrate comprising a second semiconductor layer and an insulating layer overlaying the second semiconductor layer, and direct substrate bonding the second substrate to the first substrate, thereby contacting the first region and the second region with the insulating layer. The method further includes selectively removing the second semiconductor layer and the insulating layer in the first region, thereby exposing the first semiconductor layer in the first region, forming a first gate stack of a first MOSFET on the exposed first semiconductor layer in the first region, and forming a second gate stack of a second MOSFET on the second semiconductor layer in the second region.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: IMECInventors: Thomas Y. Hoffman, Matty Caymax, Niamh Waldron, Geert Hellings
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Patent number: 8895395Abstract: A method for forming a fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) device, comprises forming a plurality of silicon fins on a substrate, depositing silicon germanium (SiGe) on the plurality of fins, forming a gate region by forming a dummy gate stack on a predetermined area of the fins including the SiGe, removing the SiGe from an area of the fins not covered by the dummy gate stack, forming a merged region in the area of the fins not covered by the dummy gate stack to form a source drain region, removing the dummy gate stack to expose the remaining SiGe in the gate region, mixing the SiGe with the silicon fins in the gate region to form SiGe fins, and depositing a gate dielectric and gate metal on the SiGe fins.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Pranita Kerber, Qiqing C. Ouyang, Alexander Reznicek
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Patent number: 8896007Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device comprises a light-emitting epitaxial structure, a first electrode structure, a light reflective layer and an resistivity-enhancing structure. The light-emitting epitaxial structure has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first electrode structure is electrically connected to the first surface. The light reflective layer is disposed adjacent to the second surface. The resistivity-enhancing structure is disposed adjacent to the light reflective layer and away from the second surface corresponding to a position of the first electrode structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2013Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: High Power Opto, Inc.Inventors: Wei-Yu Yen, Li-Ping Chou, Fu-Bang Chen, Chih-Sung Chang
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Patent number: 8889495Abstract: Semiconductor alloy fin structures can be formed by recessing a semiconductor material layer including a first semiconductor material to form a trench, and epitaxially depositing a semiconductor alloy material of the first semiconductor material and a second semiconductor material within the trench. The semiconductor alloy material is epitaxially aligned to the first semiconductor material in the semiconductor material layer. First semiconductor fins including the first semiconductor material and second semiconductor fins including the semiconductor alloy material can be simultaneously formed. In one embodiment, the first and second semiconductor fins can be formed on an insulator layer, which prevents diffusion of the second semiconductor material to the first semiconductor fins. In another embodiment, shallow trench isolation structures and reverse biased wells can be employed to provide electrical insulation among neighboring semiconductor fins.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kangguo Cheng, Thomas N. Adam, Ali Khakifirooz, Alexander Reznicek
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Publication number: 20140319612Abstract: A semiconductor-on-insulator structure, including a semiconductor thin film having electronic devices formed therein, the semiconductor thin film being disposed on a first face of an electrically insulating thin film; wherein to reduce parasitic capacitance, there is no bulk substrate attached to a second face of the electrically insulating thin film opposite to the first face, and to provide a path for heat flow from the devices, the thermal conductivity of the electrically insulating thin film is substantially greater than 1.4 W·m?1·K?1.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2012Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventor: Andrew John Brawley
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Publication number: 20140312404Abstract: A structure and method provided for integrating SOI CMOS FETs and NVRAM memory devices. The structure includes a SOI substrate containing a semiconductor substrate, a SOI layer, and a BOX layer formed between the semiconductor substrate and the SOI layer. The SOI substrate includes predefined SOI device and NVRAM device regions. A SOI FET is formed in the SOI device region. The SOI FET includes portions of the BOX layer and SOI layers, an SOI FET gate dielectric layer, and a gate conductor layer. The structure further includes a NVRAM device formed in the NVRAM device region. The NVRAM device includes a tunnel oxide, floating gate, blocking oxide, and control gate layers. The tunnel oxide layer is coplanar with the portion of the BOX layer in the SOI device region. The floating gate layer is coplanar with the portion of the semiconductor layer in the SOI device region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Anthony I. Chou, Arvind Kumar
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Patent number: 8866162Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes forming an upper electrode power source line outside of a pixel area over a substrate, forming a lower electrode in the pixel area, forming at least one layer of an organic material layer in the pixel area and areas outside of the pixel area, forming an upper electrode in the pixel area, selectively removing portions of the organic material layer that are exposed outside of the upper electrode, thereby exposing the upper electrode power source line, and coating a conductive material between the upper electrode and the upper electrode power source line in a normal pressure condition such that the conductive material overlaps the upper electrode and the upper electrode power source line, thereby forming a connection portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin-Goo Kang, Mu-Hyun Kim
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Patent number: 8865517Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing thin-film transistor active device and a thin-film transistor active device manufactured with the method.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chenglung Chiang, Polin Chen
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Publication number: 20140287560Abstract: An integrated semiconductor device is provided. The integrated semiconductor device has a first semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a first conductivity type forming a pn-junction with the first semiconductor region, a non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type arranged on the second semiconductor region, a first well and at least one second well of the first conductivity type arranged on the non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer and an insulating structure insulating the first well from the at least one second well and the non-monocrystalline semiconductor layer. Further, a method for forming a semiconductor device is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Matthias Stecher, Hans Weber, Lincoln O'Riain, Birgit von Ehrenwall
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Patent number: 8835233Abstract: A method for fabricating a multiple-workfunction FinFET structure includes depositing a first workfunction material in a layer in a plurality of trenches of the FinFET structure and etching the first workfunction material layer so as to completely remove the first workfunction material layer from all but a first trench of the plurality of trenches. Further, the method includes depositing a second workfunction material in a layer in the plurality of trenches and etching the second workfunction material layer so as to completely remove the second workfunction material layer from all but a second trench of the plurality of trenches. Still further, the method includes depositing a third workfunction material in a layer in the plurality of trenches.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: GlobalFoundries, Inc.Inventors: Andy C. Wei, Akshey Sehgal, Bamidele S. Allimi