Abstract:
Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, and techniques related to increasing the capacitance density of MIM capacitors on dies or within packages. In particular, a MIM stack is disclosed that has multiple insulator layers between the metal, in order to increase the dielectric constant of the MIM stack. In particular, the first dielectric layer may include strontium, titanium, and oxygen and may be physically coupled with a second dielectric layer that may include barium, strontium, titanium, and oxygen. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating floating body memory cells (FBCs), and the resultant FBCs where gates favoring different conductivity type regions are used is described. In one embodiment, a p type back gate with a thicker insulation is used with a thinner insulated n type front gate. Processing, which compensates for misalignment, which allows the different oxide and gate materials to be fabricated is described.
Abstract:
Thin film transistors having boron nitride integrated with two-dimensional (2D) channel materials are described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a first gate stack above a substrate. A 2D channel material layer is above the first gate stack. A second gate stack is above the 2D channel material layer, the second gate stack having a first side opposite a second side. A first conductive contact is adjacent the first side of the second gate stack and in contact with the 2D channel material layer. A second conductive contact is adjacent the second side of the second gate stack and in contact with the 2D channel material layer. A hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) layer is included between the first gate stack and the 2D channel material layer, between the second gate stack and the 2D channel material layer, or both.
Abstract:
Embodiments include two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor sheet transistors and methods of forming such devices. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device comprises a stack of 2D semiconductor sheets, where individual ones of the 2D semiconductor sheets have a first end and a second end opposite from the first end. In an embodiment, a first spacer is over the first end of the 2D semiconductor sheets, and a second spacer is over the second end of the 2D semiconductor sheets. Embodiments further comprise a gate electrode between the first spacer and the second spacer, a source contact adjacent to the first end of the 2D semiconductor sheets, and a drain contact adjacent to the second end of the 2D semiconductor sheets.
Abstract:
A integrated circuit structure comprises a fin extending from a substrate. The fin comprises source and drain regions and a channel region between the source and drain regions. A multilayer high-k gate dielectric stack comprises at least a first high-k material and a second high-k material, the first high-k material extending conformally over the fin over the channel region, and the second high-k material conformal to the first high-k material, wherein either the first high-k material or the second high-k material has a modified material property different from the other high-k material, wherein the modified material property comprises at least one of ferroelectricity, crystalline phase, texturing, ordering orientation of the crystalline phase or texturing to a specific crystalline direction or plane, strain, surface roughness, and lattice constant and combinations thereof. A gate electrode ix over and on a topmost high-k material in the multilayer high-k gate dielectric stack. A selector element is above the metal layer.
Abstract:
A memory device comprises a bitline along a first direction. A wordline is along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. An access transistor is coupled to the bitline and the wordline. A first ferroelectric capacitor is vertically aligned with and coupled to the access transistor. A second ferroelectric capacitor is vertically aligned with the first ferroelectric capacitor and coupled to the access transistor, wherein both the first ferroelectric capacitor and the second ferroelectric capacitor are controlled by the access transistor.
Abstract:
One embodiment provides an apparatus. The apparatus includes a first inverter comprising a first pull up transistor and a first pull down transistor; a second inverter cross coupled to the first inverter, the second inverter comprising a second pull up transistor and a second pull down transistor; a first access transistor coupled to the first inverter; and a second access transistor coupled to the second inverter. A gate electrode of one transistor of each inverter comprises a polarization layer.
Abstract:
Fermi filter field effect transistors having a Fermi filter between a source and a source contact, systems incorporating such transistors, and methods for forming them are discussed. Such transistors may include a channel between a source and a drain both having a first polarity and a Fermi filter between the source and a source contact such that the Fermi filter has a second polarity complementary to the first polarity.
Abstract:
Tunneling field effect transistors (TFETs) with undoped drain underlap wrap-around regions are described. For example, a tunneling field effect transistor (TFET) includes a homojunction active region formed above a substrate. The homojunction active region includes a doped source region, an undoped channel region, a wrapped-around region, and a doped drain region. A gate electrode and gate dielectric layer are formed on the undoped channel region, between the source and wrapped-around regions.
Abstract:
Embodiments disclosed herein comprise semiconductor devices with two dimensional (2D) semiconductor channels and methods of forming such devices. In an embodiment, the semiconductor device comprises a source contact and a drain contact. In an embodiment, a 2D semiconductor channel is between the source contact and the drain contact. In an embodiment, the 2D semiconductor channel is a shell.