A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer, the first level including first transistors, where the first transistors each include a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least the first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layers; and a second level including a second single crystal layer, the second level including second transistors, where the second level overlays the first level, where the second transistors each include at least two side-gates, where the second level is bonded to the first level, and where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds.

A method for producing a 3D semiconductor device including: providing a first level including a first single crystal layer; forming peripheral circuitry in and/or on the first level, and includes first single crystal transistors; forming a first metal layer on top of the first level; forming a second metal layer on top of the first metal layer; forming second level disposed on top of the second metal layer; performing a first lithography step; forming a third level on top of the second level; performing a second lithography step; processing steps to form first memory cells within the second level and second memory cells within the third level, where the plurality of first memory cells include at least one second transistor, and the plurality of second memory cells include at least one third transistor; and deposit a gate electrode for second and third transistors simultaneously.

Embodiments related to transistors and integrated circuits having aluminum indium phosphide subfins and germanium channels, systems incorporating such transistors, and methods for forming them are discussed.

A 3D semiconductor device, the device comprising: a first level comprising a first single crystal layer, said first level comprising first transistors, wherein each of said first transistors comprises a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least said first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying said first metal layers; and a second level comprising a second single crystal layer, said second level comprising second transistors, wherein said second level overlays said first level, wherein at least one of said second transistors comprises a gate all around structure, wherein said second level is directly bonded to said first level, and wherein said bonded comprises direct oxide to oxide bonds.

A 3D semiconductor device, the device comprising: a first level comprising a first single crystal layer, said first level comprising first transistors, wherein each of said first transistors comprises a single crystal channel; first metal layers interconnecting at least said first transistors; a second metal layer overlaying said first metal layers; and a second level comprising a second single crystal layer, said second level comprising second transistors, wherein said second level overlays said first level, wherein at least one of said second transistors comprises a gate all around structure, wherein said second level is directly bonded to said first level, and wherein said bonded comprises direct oxide to oxide bonds.

Described is a packaging technology to improve performance of an AI processing system. An IC package is provided which comprises: a substrate; a first die on the substrate, and a second die stacked over the first die. The first die includes memory and the second die includes computational logic. The first die comprises a ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM) having bit-cells. Each bit-cell comprises an access transistor and a capacitor including ferroelectric material. The access transistor is coupled to the ferroelectric material. The FeRAM can be FeDRAM or FeSRAM. The memory of the first die may store input data and weight factors. The computational logic of the second die is coupled to the memory of the first die. The second die is an inference die that applies fixed weights for a trained model to an input data to generate an output. In one example, the second die is a training die that enables learning of the weights.

Well pick-up regions are disclosed herein for improving performance of memory arrays, such as static random access memory arrays. An exemplary integrated circuit (IC) device includes a circuit region; a first well pick-up (WPU) region; a first well oriented lengthwise along a first direction in the circuit region and extending into the first WPU region, the first well having a first conductivity type; and a second well oriented lengthwise along the first direction in the circuit region and extending into the first WPU region, the second well having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, wherein the first well has a first portion in the circuit region and a second portion in the first WPU region, and the second portion of the first well has a width larger than the first portion of the first well along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor fin, a gate structure, a first source/drain epitaxy structure, a second source/drain epitaxy structure, a first dielectric fin sidewall structure, a second dielectric fin sidewall structure. The semiconductor fin is over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor fin includes a channel portion and recessed portions on opposite sides of the channel portion. The gate structure is over the channel portion of the semiconductor fin. The first source/drain epitaxy structure and the second source/drain epitaxy structure are over the recessed portions of the semiconductor fin, respectively. The first source/drain epitaxy structure has a round surface. The first dielectric fin sidewall structure and the second dielectric fin sidewall structure are on opposite sides of the first source/drain epitaxy structure. The round surface of the first source/drain epitaxy structure is directly above the first dielectric fin sidewall structure.

A method for producing a 3D semiconductor device including: providing a first level, the first level including a first single crystal layer; forming first alignment marks and control circuits in and/or on the first level, where the control circuits include first single crystal transistors and at least two interconnection metal layers; forming at least one second level disposed above the control circuits; performing a first etch step into the second level; forming at least one third level disposed on top of the second level; performing additional processing steps to form first memory cells within the second level and second memory cells within the third level, where each of the first memory cells include at least one second transistor, where each of the second memory cells include at least one third transistor, performing bonding of the first level to the second level, where the bonding includes oxide to oxide bonding.

Semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a base substrate including a first region, a second region, and a third region, a first doped layer in the base substrate at the first region and a second doped layer in the base substrate at the third region, a first gate structure on the base substrate at the second region, a first dielectric layer on the base substrate, a first conductive layer on the first conductive layer and the second doped layer, a second conductive layer on a surface of the first conductive layer, and a third conductive layer on a contact region of the first gate structure. The second region is between the first region and the third region. The contact region is at a top of the first gate structure. A minimum distance between the second conductive layer and the third conductive layer is greater than zero.