Abstract:
A complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device and methods of formation thereof are disclosed. In a particular example, a method of forming a CMOS device includes forming a first layer on an extension layer of a wafer, forming a first gate on a portion of the first layer, and forming an expansion region proximate to the extension layer. The method also includes removing a portion of the first gate to create a cavity and removing a portion of the first layer to extend the cavity to the extension layer.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprises a substrate and a fin-type semiconductor device extending from the substrate. The fin type semiconductor device comprises a fin that comprises a first region having a first doping concentration and a second region having a second doping concentration. The first doping concentration is greater than the second doping concentration. The fin type semiconductor device also comprises an oxide layer. Prior to source and drain formation of the fin-type semiconductor device, a doping concentration of the oxide layer is less than the first doping concentration.
Abstract:
A particular metal-oxide-metal (MOM) capacitor device includes a conductive gate material coupled to a substrate. The MOM capacitor device further includes a first metal structure coupled to the conductive gate material. The MOM capacitor device further includes a second metal structure coupled to the substrate and proximate to the first metal structure.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device is disclosed that includes a plurality of fins on a substrate. A long channel gate is disposed over a first portion of the plurality of fins. A gate contact is provided having an extended portion that extends into an active area from a gate contact base outside the active area.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device generally includes a substrate, at least one silicon-on-insulator (SOI) transistor disposed above the substrate, a gate-all-around (GAA) transistor disposed above the substrate, and a fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) disposed above the substrate.
Abstract:
Aspects generally relate to a heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT), and method of manufacturing the same. The HBT including an emitter a first, a first side of a base coupled to a second side of the emitter opposite the first side of the emitter. A collector coupled to the base on a second side of the base opposite the emitter, wherein an area of a junction between the base and the collector is less than or equal to an area of a junction between the base and the emitter. A dielectric coupled to the collector. A first conductive base contact coupled to the base and adjacent to the collector and extending over a base-collector junction, the conductive base contact operative as a field plate.
Abstract:
A metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) device for radio frequency (RF) applications may include a guard ring. The guard ring may surround the MOS device and at least one other MOS device. The MOS device may further include a level zero contact layer coupled to a first interconnect layer through level zero interconnects and vias. The first interconnect layer may be for routing to the MOS device.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus for thermal matching of integrated circuits (ICs). One example apparatus generally includes a first substrate, a first IC disposed on the first substrate and having a second substrate, and a second IC disposed on the first substrate. The second IC may include a third substrate, a thermal conductivity adjustment region comprising different material than the third substrate, the thermal conductivity adjustment region being adjacent to a first side of the third substrate, and one or more electrical components formed in one or more layers of the second IC adjacent to a second side of the third substrate, wherein the first side and the second side are opposite sides of the third substrate, and wherein a thermal conductivity of the thermal conductivity adjustment region is closer to a thermal conductivity of the second substrate than a thermal conductivity of the third substrate.
Abstract:
Vertically-integrated two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor slabs in Complementary Field-Effect Transistor (FET) (CFET) cell circuits are disclosed. A horizontal footprint of a CFET cell circuit may be reduced in an X-axis dimension by reducing a gate length of the N-type and P-type channel structures. The N-type and P-type channel structures may be formed of 2D semiconductor materials with high carrier mobility and strong on/off control, which allows a gate length of each semiconductor channel structure to be reduced without increasing a leakage current. By employing one or more elongated monolayers of 2D material in each slab, and vertically stacking slabs to form each semiconductor channel structure, a desired CFET drive strength may be adjusted according to a vertical dimension of the CFET cell circuit, while X-axis and Y-axis dimensions of the horizontal footprint are reduced.
Abstract:
Three-dimensional (3D) carbon nanotube gate field-effect transistors (FETs), that use carbon nanotubes to form a gate, and related fabrication methods are disclosed. A carbon nanotube gate can provide for greater channel control and enlarge the effective channel width of the 3D FET, thus increasing drive strength. Carbon nanotubes have lower surface scatter and have been found to be diffusive such that resistance dominates carrier transport, thus causing higher carrier mobility. A 3D FET can be provided that includes a gate formed from carbon nanotube(s) disposed adjacent to a semiconductor channel formed from a carbon nanotube(s). A dual-gate FET can be provided employing a carbon nanotube gate(s) comprising a front and back carbon nanotube with a semiconductor channel formed therebetween.