Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to sealed cavity structures having a planar surface and methods of manufacture. The structure includes a cavity formed in a substrate material and which has a curvature at its upper end. The cavity is covered with epitaxial material that has an upper planar surface.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a switch with local silicon on insulator (SOI) and deep trench isolation structures and methods of manufacture. The structure a structure comprises an air gap located under a device region and bounded by an upper etch stop layer and deep trench isolation structures.
Abstract:
Bulk acoustic wave filters and/or bulk acoustic resonators integrated with CMOS devices, methods of manufacture and design structure are provided. The method includes forming a single crystalline beam from a silicon layer on an insulator. The method further includes providing a coating of insulator material over the single crystalline beam. The method further includes forming a via through the insulator material exposing a wafer underlying the insulator. The insulator material remains over the single crystalline beam. The method further includes providing a sacrificial material in the via and over the insulator material. The method further includes providing a lid on the sacrificial material. The method further includes venting, through the lid, the sacrificial material and a portion of the wafer under the single crystalline beam to form an upper cavity above the single crystalline beam and a lower cavity in the wafer, below the single crystalline beam.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to oxidized cavity structures within and under semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a substrate material; active devices over the substrate material; an oxidized trench structure extending into the substrate and surrounding the active devices; and one or more oxidized cavity structures extending from the oxidized trench structure and formed in the substrate material under the active devices.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to radio frequency (RF) switches with airgap structures and methods of manufacture. The structure includes a substrate with at least one airgap structure formed in a well region under at least one gate structure, and which extends to a junction formed by a source/drain region of the at least one gate structure.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to segmented guard-ring and chip edge seals and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a guard ring structure formed in a low-k dielectric material; and an edge seal structure formed through the low-k dielectric material to at least a substrate underneath the low-k dielectric material.