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公开(公告)号:US20230032080A1
公开(公告)日:2023-02-02
申请号:US17388284
申请日:2021-07-29
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.
Inventor: Alexander M. Derrickson , Mankyu Yang , Judson R. Holt , Jagar Singh , Alexander L. Martin , Richard F. Taylor, III
IPC: H01L29/735 , H01L29/417 , H01L29/08 , H01L29/66
Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor structure that includes an asymmetric lateral bipolar junction transistor (BJT). The BJT includes an emitter, a base, a collector extension and a collector arranged side-by-side (i.e., laterally) across a semiconductor layer. The emitter, collector and collector extension have a first type conductivity with the collector extension having a lower conductivity level than either the emitter or the collector. The base has a second type conductivity that is different from the first type conductivity. With such a lateral configuration, the BJT can be easily integrated with CMOS devices on advanced SOI technology platforms. With such an asymmetric configuration and, particularly, given the inclusion of the collector extension but not an emitter extension, the BJT can achieve a relatively high collector-emitter breakdown voltage (Vbr-CEO) without a significant risk of leakage currents at high voltages. Also disclosed are method embodiments for forming such a semiconductor structure.
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公开(公告)号:US11448822B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-20
申请号:US17131997
申请日:2020-12-23
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.
Inventor: Judson R. Holt , Yusheng Bian , Dali Shao
Abstract: Disclosed is a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) chip structure with a substrate-embedded optical waveguide. Also disclosed is a method for forming the SOI chip structure. In the method, an optical waveguide is formed within a trench in a bulk substrate prior to a wafer bonding process that results in the SOI structure. Subsequently, front-end-of-the-line (FEOL) processing can be performed to form additional optical devices and/or electronic devices in and/or above the silicon layer. By embedding an optical waveguide within the substrate prior to wafer bonding as opposed to forming it during FEOL processing, strict limitations on the dimensions of the core layer of the optical waveguide are avoided. The core layer of the substrate-embedded optical waveguide can be relatively large such that the cut-off wavelength can be relatively long. Thus, such a substrate-embedded optical waveguide brings different functionality to the SOI chip structure as compared to FEOL optical waveguides.
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公开(公告)号:US20220262931A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-18
申请号:US17177490
申请日:2021-02-17
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.
Inventor: Arkadiusz Malinowski , Alexander M. Derrickson , Judson R. Holt
IPC: H01L29/735 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/66
Abstract: A lateral bipolar junction transistor (BJT) device includes: an emitter region, a collector region, and a base region, the base region positioned between and laterally separating the emitter region and the collector region, the base region including an intrinsic base region; and a cavity formed in a semiconductor substrate and filled with an insulating material, the cavity physically separating a lower surface of the intrinsic base region from the semiconductor substrate.
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公开(公告)号:US20220262930A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-18
申请号:US17176251
申请日:2021-02-16
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.
Inventor: Vibhor Jain , Judson R. Holt , Tayel Nesheiwat , John J. Pekarik , Christopher Durcan
IPC: H01L29/732 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/08 , H01L29/66
Abstract: Device structures and fabrication methods for a bipolar junction transistor. The device structure includes a substrate and a trench isolation region in the substrate. The trench isolation region surrounds an active region of the substrate. The device structure further includes a collector in the active region of the substrate, a base layer having a first section positioned on the active region and a second section oriented at an angle relative to the first section, an emitter positioned on the first section of the base layer, and an extrinsic base layer positioned over the trench isolation region and adjacent to the emitter. The second section of the base layer is laterally positioned between the extrinsic base layer and the emitter.
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公开(公告)号:US11217584B2
公开(公告)日:2022-01-04
申请号:US16660868
申请日:2019-10-23
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Inventor: Judson R. Holt , Jiehui Shu
IPC: H01L27/092 , H01L21/8238 , H01L21/8234 , H01L27/088 , H01L21/84 , H01L27/12 , H01L29/417 , H01L21/82 , H01L29/66
Abstract: A method limits lateral epitaxy growth at an N-P boundary area using an inner spacer. The method may include forming inner spacers on inner sidewalls of the inner active regions of a first polarity region (e.g., n-type) and an adjacent second polarity region (e.g., p-type) that are taller than any outer spacers on an outer sidewall of the inner active regions. During forming of semiconductor layers over the active regions (e.g., via epitaxy), the inner spacers abut and limit lateral forming of the semiconductor layers. The method generates larger semiconductor layers than possible with conventional approaches, and prevents electrical shorts between the semiconductor layers in an N-P boundary area. A structure includes the semiconductor epitaxy layers separated from one another, and abutting respective inner spacers. Any outer spacer on the inner active region is shorter than a respective inner spacer.
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公开(公告)号:US11195925B2
公开(公告)日:2021-12-07
申请号:US16732755
申请日:2020-01-02
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Inventor: Judson R. Holt , Vibhor Jain , Qizhi Liu , Ramsey Hazbun , Pernell Dongmo , John J. Pekarik , Cameron E. Luce
IPC: H01L29/423 , H01L29/66 , H01L29/08 , H01L29/737
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to heterojunction bipolar transistors and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a sub-collector region in a substrate; a collector region above the sub-collector region, the collector region composed of semiconductor material; an intrinsic base region composed of intrinsic base material surrounded by the semiconductor material above the collector region; and an emitter region above the intrinsic base region.
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公开(公告)号:US20210091200A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-25
申请号:US16788914
申请日:2020-02-12
Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc.
Inventor: Qizhi Liu , Vibhor Jain , John J. Pekarik , Judson R. Holt
IPC: H01L29/423 , H01L21/8238 , H01L29/08 , H01L29/45 , H01L27/092 , H01L29/78 , H01L29/49
Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a transistor structure and methods to form the same. The transistor structure may include an active semiconductor region with a channel region between a first source/drain (S/D) region and a second S/D region. A polysilicon gate structure is above the channel region of the active semiconductor region. An overlying gate is positioned on the polysilicon gate structure. A horizontal width of the overlying gate is greater than a horizontal width of the polysilicon gate structure. The transistor structure includes a gate contact to the overlying gate.
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公开(公告)号:US20250169087A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-22
申请号:US18512859
申请日:2023-11-17
Applicant: GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Inventor: Judson R. Holt , Crystal R. Kenney , Vibhor Jain , John J. Pekarik , Mona Nafari , Jeffrey B. Johnson
IPC: H01L29/737 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/08 , H01L29/165 , H01L29/66
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to vertical heterojunction bipolar transistors and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a sub-collector region; a collector region above the sub-collector region; an intrinsic base above the collector region; an emitter above the intrinsic base region; and an extrinsic base on the intrinsic base and adjacent to the emitter, wherein the collector region includes an undercut profile comprising lower inwardly tapered sidewalls and upper inwardly tapered sidewalls which extend to a narrow section between the sub-collector region and the base region.
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公开(公告)号:US20250147235A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-08
申请号:US18501602
申请日:2023-11-03
Applicant: GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Inventor: Yusheng Bian , Andreas D. Stricker , Abdelsalam Aboketaf , Judson R. Holt , Kevin K. Dezfulian , Kenneth J. Giewont , Alexander Derrickson , Won Suk Lee , Sujith Chandran , Ryan W. Sporer , Teng-Yin Lin
Abstract: Structures for a photonics chip that include a photodetector and methods of forming such structures. The structure comprises a photodetector that is disposed on a substrate and that includes a light-absorbing layer. The light-absorbing layer includes a sidewall and a notch in the sidewall. The structure further comprises a waveguide core including a section adjacent to the notch in the sidewall of the light-absorbing layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20250076574A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-06
申请号:US18242364
申请日:2023-09-05
Applicant: GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
Inventor: Md Nabil Shehtab Dhrubo , Andreas D. Stricker , Alexander Derrickson , Subramanian Krishnamurthy , Yusheng Bian , Judson R. Holt
Abstract: Photonics chip structures including a reflector and methods of forming such structures. The photonics chip structure comprises a first waveguide core, a second waveguide core adjacent to the first waveguide core, and a reflector including a plurality of metal contacts over a portion of the first waveguide core. The second waveguide core is configured to couple light to the first waveguide core, and the metal contacts are configured to reflect the light.
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