H01L27/00

Vertical memory structure with array interconnects and method for producing the same

Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for fabricating a memory device. The memory device has a vertical stack of alternating layers of conductive and insulating layers wherein a top layer and a bottom layer are insulating layers. A plurality of vias is formed through the vertical stack from the top layer to the bottom layer. A memory layer disposed adjacent the conductive layers in the vias. A selector device disposed adjacent the memory layer wherein the selector device comprises multiple layers of dissimilar metal oxides. A lateral electrical contact to the memory layer through the conductive layer. And a top contact electrically connected to the conductive layer through a portion of the memory layer and the portion of the memory layer wherein the portion of the memory layer is configured to store data therein.

Memory device including ovonic threshold switch adjusting threshold voltage thereof

A memory device may include a substrate, a first conductive line on the substrate and extending in a first direction, a second conductive line over the first conductive line and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a third conductive line over the second conductive line and extending in the first direction, a first memory cell at an intersection of the first conductive line and the second conductive line and including a first selection element layer and a first variable resistance layer, and a second memory cell at an intersection of the second conductive line and the third conductive line and including a second selection element layer and a second variable resistance layer. A first height of the first selection element layer in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions is different than a second height of the second selection element layer in the third direction.

Array substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and organic light emitting diode display device
11430844 · 2022-08-30 · ·

An array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and an organic light emitting diode display device are provided. The manufacturing method of the array substrate includes forming a first thin film transistor including a first semiconductor pattern, including forming a first electrode pattern including a first source electrode and a first drain electrode and a second electrode pattern including a first auxiliary source electrode and a first auxiliary drain electrode respectively through two patterning processes; forming a second thin film transistor including forming a second source electrode and a second drain electrode through one patterning process. The second electrode pattern, the second source electrode and the second drain electrode are formed in the same patterning process, the first electrode pattern is connected with the first semiconductor pattern.

White light emitting diode (LED) and method of repairing light emitting device using same
11430830 · 2022-08-30 · ·

A white LED and a method of repairing a light emitting device including, the method including colored light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured to emit different colors of light and arranged in pixels on a backplane of the device, the method including: determining whether each pixel is a functional pixel or a defective pixel; and repairing the defective pixels by transferring white LEDs to the backplane in each defective pixel.

Method of co-integration of strained silicon and strained germanium in semiconductor devices including fin structures

A method of forming a semiconductor device that includes forming an at least partially relaxed semiconductor material, and forming a plurality of fin trenches in the partially relaxed semiconductor material. At least a portion of the plurality of fin trenches is filled with a first strained semiconductor material that is formed using epitaxial deposition. A remaining portion of the at least partially relaxed semiconductor material is removed to provide a plurality of fin structure of the first strained semiconductor material.

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Provided is a semiconductor device that can directly compare two negative potentials. The semiconductor device includes a first to a third transistor and a load and is configured to compare a first negative potential and a second negative potential. The first negative potential and the second negative potential are input to a gate of the first transistor and a gate of the second transistor, respectively. Each drain of the first transistor and the second transistor is electrically connected to the load. The third transistor serves as a current source. The first transistor and the second transistor each include a backgate. A positive potential is input to the backgates.

TWO STAGE POWER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE DEVICES
20170229860 · 2017-08-10 · ·

A system and method includes a power control circuit for controlling first power from a power supply provided to a first circuit includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage includes a low power energy detector and a first power switch. The low power energy detector is configured to provide second power via the first switch in response to energy. The second stage includes a signal detector configured to detect a characteristic of a signal associated with the energy in response to the second power. The signal detector is configured have the first power provided to the first circuit in response to the characteristic being detected.

Image sensor, driving method, and electronic apparatus
09729807 · 2017-08-08 · ·

An image sensor includes a capacitor, a low-impedance virtual battery, and a boost current source. The capacitor includes one end connected to a vertical signal line and the other end. The low-impedance virtual battery is connected to the other end of the capacitor and configured to detect a current flowing in the capacitor. The boost current source is configured to provide a boost current to the vertical signal line, the boost current being a current corresponding to the current flowing in the capacitor.

MOS-transistor structure as light sensor
09721980 · 2017-08-01 · ·

Described is an arrangement for registering light, comprising: a MOS-transistor structure having a first source/drain region, a second source/drain region, and a bulk region at least partially between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region, wherein the bulk region has a doping type different from another doping type of the first and the second source/drain regions, wherein in the bulk region charge carriers are generated in dependence of light impinging on the bulk region, wherein the generated charge carriers control a current flowing from the first source/drain region to the second source/drain region via at least a portion of the bulk region.

Method for forming Fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure

Methods for forming the fin field effect transistor (FinFET) device structure are provided. The method includes forming first fin structures and second fin structures on a first region and a second region of a substrate, respectively, and a number of the first fin structures is greater than a number of the second fin structures. The method also includes forming a sacrificial layer on the first fin structures and the second fin structures and performing an etching process to the sacrificial layer to form an isolation structure on the substrate.