Abstract:
A lateral injection group III-V heterostructure device having self-aligned graded contact diffusion regions of opposite conductivity types and a method of fabricating such devices are disclosed. The device includes a heterojunction formed by a higher bandgap III-V compound semiconductor formed over a lower bandgap III-V compound semiconductor. The method of the present invention allows the opposite conductivity type diffusion regions to diffuse simultaneously and penetrate the heterojunction. This results in compositional mixing of the compound semiconductor materials forming the heterojunction in the diffusion regions.
Abstract:
A lateral injection group III-V heterostructure device having self-aligned graded contact diffusion regions of opposite conductivity types and a method of fabricating such devices are disclosed. The device includes a heterojunction formed by a higher bandgap III-V compound semiconductor formed over a lower bandgap III-V compound semiconductor. The method of the present invention allows the opposite conductivity type diffusion regions to diffuse simultaneously and penetrate the heterojunction. This results in compositional mixing of the compound semiconductor materials forming the heterojunction in the diffusion regions.
Abstract:
This invention relates generally to ohmic contacts to substrates made of III-V compounds and to a process for fabricating such contacts. More specifically, the invention is directed to a contact to gallium arsenide having a given level of n-type dopant therein, a region of the substrate doped with germanium and a layer of a germanide of a refractory metal selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten and tantalum disposed on the substrate. Still more specifically, the invention relates to an ohmic contact to gallium arsenide which includes an interface region of germanium heavily doped with arsenic disposed between the region doped with germanium and the layer of germanide. The contact is formed by evaporating germanium and a refractory metal selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten and tantalum on the surface of an n-type gallium arsenide substrate and sintering the substrate in a reducing atmosphere for a time and at a temperature sufficient to form the first-to-form germanide of the refractory metal. The resulting contact is stable, has a very low contact resistance and may be subjected to later high temperature processing steps without affecting its characteristics.
Abstract:
A probe for scanned probe microscopy is provided. The probe includes a cantilever beam and a tip. The cantilever beam extends along a generally horizontal axis. The cantilever beam has a crystal facet surface that is oriented at a tilt angle with respect to the generally horizontal axis. The tip projects outwardly from the crystal facet surface.
Abstract:
An electro-mechanical transistor includes a source electrode and a drain electrode spaced apart from each other. A source pillar is between the substrate and the source electrode. A drain pillar is between the substrate and the drain electrode. A moveable channel is spaced apart from the source electrode and the drain electrode. A gate nano-pillar is between the moveable channel and the substrate. A first dielectric layer is between the moveable channel and the gate nano-pillar. A second dielectric layer is between the source pillar and the source electrode. A third dielectric layer is between the drain pillar and the drain electrode.
Abstract:
Mechanical devices having bistable positions are utilized to form switches and memory devices. The devices are actuatable to different positions and may be coupled to a transistor device in various configurations to provide memory devices. Actuation mechanisms include electrostatic methods and heat. In one form, the mechanical device forms a gate for a field effect transistor. In a further form, the device may be a switch that may be coupled to the transistor in various manners to affect its electrical characteristics when on and off. The memory switch in one embodiment comprises side walls formed with tensile or compressive films. A cross point switch is formed from a plurality of intersecting conductive rows and columns of conductors. Actuatable switches are positioned between each intersection of the rows and columns such that each intersection is independently addressable.
Abstract:
According to an aspect of the invention, a device structure is provided where charging and discharging occur in a trapping region formed by a stack of films that is placed on the back of a thin silicon channel. Uncoupling the charging mechanisms that lead to the memory function from the front gate transistor operation allows efficient scaling of the front gate. But significantly more important is a unique character of these devices: these structures can be operated both as a transistor and as a memory. The thin active silicon channel and the thin front oxide provide the capability of scaling the structure to tens of nanometers, and the dual function of the device is obtained by using two voltage ranges that are clearly distinct. At small voltages the structure operates as a normal transistor, and at higher voltages the structure operates as a memory device.
Abstract:
A patterned SOI/SON composite structure and methods of forming the same are provided. In the SOI/SON composite structure, the patterned SOI/SON structures are sandwiched between a Si over-layer and a semiconductor substrate. The method of forming the patterned SOI/SON composite structure includes shared processing steps wherein the SOI and SON structure are formed together. The present invention also provides a method of forming a composite structure which includes buried conductive/SON structures as well as a method of forming a composite structure including only buried void planes.
Abstract:
A method and structure for forming patterned SOI regions and bulk regions is described wherein a silicon containing layer over an insulator may have a plurality of selected thickness' and wherein bulk regions may be suitable to form DRAM's and SOI regions may be suitable to form merged logic such as CMOS. Ion implantation of oxygen is used to formed patterned buried oxide layers at selected depths and mask edges may be shaped to form stepped oxide regions from one depth to another. Trenches may be formed through buried oxide end regions to remove high concentrations of dislocations in single crystal silicon containing substrates. The invention overcomes the problem of forming DRAM with a storage capacitor formed with a deep, trench in bulk Si while forming merged logic regions on SOI.
Abstract:
In a method for forming a three dimensional interconnected structure, sets of devices on receiver and donor semiconductor substrates. The donor substrate is implanted with two or more exfoliating implants, the substrates are bonded together to form a bonded structure that is heated until a portion of the donor substrate exfoliates from the bonded structure and leaves a residual portion of the donor bonded to the receiver. To form three dimensional interconnected integrated circuits from devices formed on donor and receiver substrates, the receiver devices are covered with a protective and bonding layer. Interconnect structures extending from the surface of the protective and bonding layer to the devices of the receiver are formed, and a donor is implanted with two or more exfoliating implants. After bonding and heating of the two substrates until a portion of the donor exfoliates from the bonded substrates, leaving a remaining layer of the donor bonded to the receiver, the resulting devices are interconnected in an integrated circuit.