Abstract:
Structures for a commonly-bodied field-effect transistors and methods of forming such structures. The structure includes a body of semiconductor material defined by a trench isolation region in a semiconductor substrate. The body includes a plurality of first sections, a plurality of second sections, and a third section, the second sections coupling the first sections and the third section. The third section includes a contact region used as a common-body contact for at least the first sections. The first sections and the third section have a first height and the second sections have a second height that is less than the first height.
Abstract:
A capacitor structure can include a parallel connection of a plurality of trench capacitors. First nodes of the plurality of trench capacitors are electrically tied to provide a first node of the capacitor structure. Second nodes of the plurality of trench capacitors are electrically tied together through at least one programmable electrical connection at a second node of the capacitor structure. Each programmable electrical connection can include at least one of a programmable electrical fuse and a field effect transistor, and can disconnect a corresponding trench capacitor temporarily or permanently. The total capacitance of the capacitor structure can be tuned by programming, temporarily or permanently, the at least one programmable electrical connection.
Abstract:
Structures that include isolation structures and methods for fabricating isolation structures. First and second trenches are etched in a substrate and surround a device region in which an integrated circuit is formed. A dielectric material is deposited in the first trench to define a first isolation structure, and an electrical conductor is deposited in the second trench to define a second isolation structure.
Abstract:
Structures for a commonly-bodied field-effect transistors and methods of forming such structures. The structure includes a body of semiconductor material defined by a trench isolation region in a semiconductor substrate. The body includes a plurality of first sections, a plurality of second sections, and a third section, the second sections coupling the first sections and the third section. The third section includes a contact region used as a common-body contact for at least the first sections. The first sections and the third section have a first height and the second sections have a second height that is less than the first height.
Abstract:
Aspects relate to an electrostatic discharge (ESD) system for ESD protection and a method of manufacturing. The ESD system includes a lower substrate, an underfill layer that is disposed on the lower substrate that includes a plurality of cavities, and an upper substrate disposed on the underfill layer. The upper substrate includes a plurality of air ventilation shafts. The ESD system also includes a plurality of air gap metal tip structures disposed within one or more of the plurality of cavities in the underfill, wherein the plurality of ventilation shafts line up with the plurality of air gap metal tip structures. At least one air gap tip structure includes an upper metallic tip and a lower metallic tip that are placed along a vertical axis that is perpendicular to the substrates. An air cavity is provided between the upper metallic tip and the lower metallic tip forming an air chamber.
Abstract:
An organic material layer is lithographically patterned to include a linear array portion of lines and spaces. In one embodiment, the organic material layer can be an organic planarization layer that is patterned employing a photoresist layer, which is consumed during patterning of the organic planarization layer. Volume expansion of the organic planarization layer upon exposure to a halogen-including gas causes portions of the linear array to collapse at random locations. In another embodiment, the height of the photoresist layer is selected such that the linear array portion of the photoresist layer is mechanically unstable and produces random photoresist collapses. The pattern including random modifications due to the collapse of the organic material layer is transferred into an underlying layer to generate an array of conductive material lines with random electrical disruption of shorts or opens. The structure with random shorts can be employed as a physical unclonable function.