Provided is an interposer structure. The interposer structure comprises an interposer substrate, an interlayer insulating film which covers a top surface of the interposer substrate, a capacitor structure in the interlayer insulating film and a wiring structure including a first wiring pattern and a second wiring pattern spaced apart from the first wiring pattern, on the interlayer insulating film, wherein the capacitor structure includes an upper electrode connected to the first wiring pattern, a lower electrode connected to the second wiring pattern, and a capacitor dielectric film between the upper electrode and the lower electrode.

The present disclosure generally relates to bilayer metal dichalcogenides, to processes for forming bilayer metal dichalcogenides, and to uses of bilayer metal dichalcogenides in devices for quantum electronics. In an aspect, a device is provided. The device includes a gate electrode, a substrate disposed over at least a portion of the gate electrode, and a bottom layer including a first metal dichalcogenide, the bottom layer disposed over at least a portion of the substrate. The device further includes a top layer including a second metal dichalcogenide, the top layer disposed over at least a portion of the bottom layer, the first metal dichalcogenide and the second metal dichalcogenide being the same or different. The device further includes a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed over at least a portion of the top layer.

Provided is a semiconductor package structure including a first die having a first bonding structure thereon, a second die having a second bonding structure thereon, a metal circuit structure, and a first protective structure. The second die is bonded to the first die such that a first bonding dielectric layer of the first bonding structure contacts a second bonding dielectric layer of the second bonding structure. The metal circuit structure is disposed over a top surface of the second die. The first protective structure is disposed within the top surface of the second die, and sandwiched between the metal circuit structure and the second die.

Semiconductor structures and methods of forming the same are provided. A method according to the present disclosure includes forming a stack of epitaxial layers over a substrate, forming a first fin-like structure and a second fin-like structure from the stack, forming an isolation feature between the first fin-like structure and the second fin-like structure, forming a cladding layer over the first fin-like structure and the second fin-like structure, conformally depositing a first dielectric layer over the cladding layer, depositing a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer, planarizing the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer until the cladding layer are exposed, performing an etch process to etch the second dielectric layer to form a helmet recess, performing a trimming process to trim the first dielectric layer to widen the helmet recess, and depositing a helmet feature in the widened helmet recess.

A field effect transistor (FET), a method of fabricating a field effect transistor, and an electronic device, the field effect transistor comprises: a source and a drain, the source being made of a first graphene film; a channel disposed between the source and the drain, and comprising a laminate of a second graphene film and a material layer having semiconductor properties, the second graphene film being formed of bilayer graphene; and a gate disposed on the laminate and electrically insulated from the laminate.

An electronic device including at least first and second superimposed transistors comprises at least a substrate; a first transistor including a portion of a first nanowire forming a first channel, and first source and drain regions in contact with ends of the first nanowire portion; and a second transistor including a portion of a second nanowire forming a second channel and having a greater length than that of the first channel, and second source and drain regions in contact with ends of the second nanowire portion such that the second transistor is arranged between the substrate and the first transistor. A dielectric encapsulation layer covers at least the second source and drain regions and such that the first source and drain regions are arranged at least partly on the dielectric encapsulation layer, and forms vertical insulating portions extending between the first and second source and drain regions.

Disclosed herein are quantum dot devices, as well as related computing devices and methods. For example, in some embodiments, a quantum dot device may include: a quantum well stack including a quantum well layer; a plurality of gates disposed above the quantum well stack, wherein at least two of the gates are spaced apart in a first dimension above the quantum well stack, at least two of the gates are spaced apart in a second dimension above the quantum well stack, and the first and second dimensions are perpendicular; and an insulating material disposed above the quantum well stack, wherein the insulating material extends between at least two of the gates spaced apart in the first dimension, and the insulating material extends between at least two of the gates spaced apart in the second dimension.

A nitrogen plasma treatment is used on an adhesion layer of a contact plug. As a result of the nitrogen plasma treatment, nitrogen is incorporated into the adhesion layer. When a contact plug is deposited in the opening, an interlayer of a metal nitride is formed between the contact plug and the adhesion layer. A nitrogen plasma treatment is used on an opening in an insulating layer. As a result of the nitrogen plasma treatment, nitrogen is incorporated into the insulating layer at the opening. When a contact plug is deposited in the opening, an interlayer of a metal nitride is formed between the contact plug and the insulating layer.

A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device are provided. The semiconductor device includes a source structure formed on a base, an etch prevention layer formed on the source structure, bit lines, a stack structure located between the etch prevention layer and the bit lines and including conductive layers and insulating layers that are alternately stacked on each other, and a channel structure passing through the stack structure and the etch prevention layer, wherein a lower portion of the channel structure is located in the source structure and a sidewall of the lower portion of the channel structure is in direct contact with the source structure.

A method for forming a first impurity region 3 connected to lower portions of first semiconductor pillars and second impurity regions 4a and 4b connected to lower portions of second semiconductor pillars includes forming a semiconductor layer 100 having an impurity concentration lower than an impurity concentration of each of the first impurity region 3 and the second impurity regions 4a and 4b in impurity boundary regions of the first impurity region 3 and the second impurity regions 4a and 4b in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction.