摘要:
An embodiment of the invention is an integrated circuit 2 having antenna proximity lines 3 coupled to the semiconductor substrate 5. Another embodiment of the invention is a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit 2 having antenna proximity lines 3 coupled to the semiconductor substrate 5.
摘要:
Methods and systems are provided for characterizing the negative temperature bias instability of a transistor. A bias voltage is maintained at a drain terminal of the transistor during a test period. A stress voltage is maintained at a gate terminal of the transistor during the test period, such that the stress voltage is applied concurrently with the bias voltage. At least one characteristic of the transistor is measured at periodic intervals during the stress period to determine a degradation of the at least one characteristic caused by the stress voltage until a termination event occurs.
摘要:
According to one embodiment of the invention, a silicon-on-insulator device includes an insulative layer formed overlying a substrate and a source and drain region formed overlying the insulative layer. The source region and the drain region comprise a material having a first conductivity type. A body region is disposed between the source region and the drain region and overlying the insulative layer. The body region comprises a material having a second conductivity type. A gate insulative layer overlies the body region. This device also includes a gate region overlying the gate insulative layer. The device also includes a diode circuit conductively coupled to the source region and a conductive connection coupling the gate region to the diode circuit.
摘要:
Methods and systems are provided for characterizing the negative temperature bias instability of a transistor. A bias voltage is maintained at a drain terminal of the transistor during a test period. A stress voltage is maintained at a gate terminal of the transistor during the test period, such that the stress voltage is applied concurrently with the bias voltage. At least one characteristic of the transistor is measured at periodic intervals during the stress period to determine a degradation of the at least one characteristic caused by the stress voltage until a termination event occurs.
摘要:
A semiconductor device (200) that includes a semiconductor substrate (210), semiconductor features (230, 235, 240, 260) located thereover and an insulating photoconductive layer (270) coupling the semiconductor features (230, 235, 240, 260). The photoconductive layer (270) is configured to provide conductivity between the semiconductor features (230, 235, 240, 260) in a presence of a plasma.
摘要:
Methods are disclosed for determining charging related to one or more semiconductor processing steps. A wafer having a substantially unpolarized ferroelectric capacitor formed therein is exposed to a processing operation. After processing, the ferroelectric capacitor is measured to determine the extent to which the processing operation polarized the ferroelectric capacitor, and a process related charging value is determined according to the ferroelectric capacitor polarization.
摘要:
A method of reducing threshold voltage shift of a MOSFET transistor resulting after temperature and voltage stress, and an integrated circuit device fabricated according to the method. The method includes the steps of forming a nitrided dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate, and subjecting the nitrided dielectric layer to an anneal at low pressure.
摘要:
The present invention provides, in one aspect, a method of fabricating a gate oxide layer on a microelectronics substrate. This embodiment comprises forming a stress inducing pattern on a backside of a microelectronics wafer and growing a gate oxide layer on a front side of the microelectronics wafer in the presence of a tensile stress caused by the stress inducing pattern.
摘要:
This document provides methods and materials for identifying individuals with protein tyrosine kinase associated disorders for responsiveness to a kinase inhibitor (e.g., imatinib or nilotinib). For example, methods and materials for using a chemi-immunochromatographic lateral flow strip for detection of BCR-ABL and drug resistance are provided.
摘要:
The invention provides, one aspect, a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. In one aspect, the method includes forming a carbide layer over a gate electrode and depositing a pre-metal dielectric layer over the carbide layer. The method provides a significant reduction in NBTI drift.