摘要:
A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes an inductor disposed on a surface of an intermetallic dielectric layer at a location below which no virtual interconnect members are present. Thus, parasitic capacitance is reduced or eliminated and the Q value of the inductor is high.
摘要:
A method for forming image sensors includes providing a substrate and forming a plurality of photo diode regions, each of the photo diode regions being spatially disposed on the substrate. The method also includes forming an interlayer dielectric layer overlying the plurality of photo diode regions, forming a shielding layer formed overlying the interlayer dielectric layer, and applying a silicon dioxide bearing material overlying the shielding layer. The method further includes etching portions of the silicon dioxide bearing material to form a plurality of first lens structures, and continuing to form each of the plurality of first lens structures to provide a plurality of finished lens structures.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate having a stack of a first semiconductor substrate, a buried insulating layer and a second semiconductor substrate formed in a first region and a deep trench isolation disposed in a second region. The method of forming the semiconductor device includes providing a SOI substrate having shallow trench isolations (STIs) and transistors formed within and on the second semiconductor substrate, respectively. The method also includes forming a hard mask over the first region and removing the STIs, the transistors, the second semiconductor substrate and the buried insulating layer in the second region using the hard mask as a mask, and forming a capping layer covering the deep trench isolation and the second semiconductor substrate including the transistors.
摘要:
A thin-film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) apparatus includes a lower dielectric layer including a first cavity; an upper dielectric layer including a second cavity, wherein the upper dielectric layer is on the lower dielectric layer; and an acoustic resonance film that is positioned between and separating the first and the second cavities. The acoustic resonance film includes a lower electrode layer, an upper electrode layer, and a piezoelectric film that is sandwiched between the lower and upper electrode layers. A plan view of the first and the second cavities overlap to form an overlapped region having a polygonal shape without parallel sides.
摘要:
A resonator may include a first dielectric member, a second dielectric member, and a composite member. The first dielectric member may have a first cavity. The composite member may include a piezoelectric layer and may overlap at least one of the first dielectric member and the second dielectric member. At least one of the second dielectric member and the composite member may have a second cavity. The piezoelectric layer may be positioned between the first cavity and the second cavity. A projection of the first cavity in a direction perpendicular to a flat side of the first dielectric member and a projection of the second cavity in the direction may intersect each other to form a polygon. No two edges of the polygon may be parallel to each other.
摘要:
A semiconductor device may include the following elements: a first substrate; a second substrate; a dielectric layer, which may be positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate and may have a hole; a first conductive member, which may be positioned in the dielectric layer; a second conductive member, which may be positioned in the dielectric layer, may be spaced from the first conductive member, and may be positioned closer to the second substrate than the first conductive member; and a third conductive member, which may contact both the first conductive member and the second conductive member through the hole.
摘要:
A method of forming a semiconductor device includes: providing a first substrate, forming at least one transistor on a first surface of the first substrate; forming a first dielectric cap layer covering the first surface of the first substrate; forming a first interconnect structure on the first dielectric cap layer; providing a carrier substrate; bonding the carrier substrate to the first substrate through the first dielectric cap layer; and from a second surface of the first substrate opposite to the first surface, thinning the first substrate to a second depth.
摘要:
An integrated circuit includes a first semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, at least one first trench extending into the first semiconductor substrate from the first surface and having a first depth, at least one second trench extending into the first semiconductor substrate from the first surface and having a second depth greater than the first depth, a thinned semiconductor region with a first recessed region extending in the first semiconductor substrate from the second surface and having a first thickness, a second recessed region in the first semiconductor substrate extending from the second surface to the first surface, and a bulk dielectric layer covering the second surface of the first semiconductor substrate.
摘要:
A resistive memory cell control unit, integrated circuit, and method are described herein. The resistive memory cell control unit includes a switching transistor and a resistive memory cell. The switching transistor includes a gate disposed on a first surface of a semiconductor substrate, a source, and a drain each disposed in the semiconductor substrate, a gate terminal disposed on the first surface and connected to the gate, a source terminal disposed on the first surface and connected to the source, and a drain terminal connected to the drain and disposed on a second surface opposite the first surface. The resistive memory cell is disposed on the second surface and has a first end connected to the drain terminal. The structure provides a small area and simple manufacturing process for a resistive memory cell integrated circuit.
摘要:
An integrated circuit includes a compound semiconductor substrate having a first semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer on the first semiconductor substrate, and a second semiconductor substrate on the insulating layer, a transistor disposed on the second semiconductor substrate and having a bottom insulated by the insulating layer, a plurality of shallow trench isolations disposed on opposite sides of the transistor, a cavity disposed below the bottom of the transistor, and a plurality of isolation plugs disposed on opposite sides of the cavity. By having a cavity located below the transistor, parasitic couplings between the transistor and the substrate are reduced and the performance of the integrated circuit is improved.