Patent classifications
H01L21/822
3D SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE WITH SINGLE-CRYSTAL LAYERS
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.
Radio-frequency circuit
A radio-frequency circuit includes: an amplifier; a matching circuit connected to an output side of the amplifier; and a power splitter connected to an output side of the matching circuit. The power splitter includes a differential inductor and a resistor element. The differential inductor includes an input node (ni), a first line, and a second line. The input node (ni) is connected to the matching circuit. The first line and the second line are respectively wound into coil form and connected to the input node (ni). The resistor element forms a connection between a node (n1) on an output side of the first line and a node (n2) on an output side of the second line. The first line and the second line are wound in opposite directions and have the same coil axis.
Capacitor and method for manufacturing the same
A capacitor that includes a substrate, a dielectric portion, and a conductor layer. The dielectric portion includes a thick film portion and a thin film portion. The thick film portion has a thickness larger than the average thickness of the dielectric portion in a direction perpendicular to the first main surface. The thin film portion has a thickness smaller than the average thickness of the dielectric portion in the direction perpendicular to the first main surface. The thick film portion has a larger relative permittivity than the thin film portion.
Three dimensional integrated circuit and fabrication thereof
An integrated circuit structure includes a first transistor, an interconnect structure, a first dielectric layer, polycrystalline plugs, a semiconductor structure and a second transistor. The first transistor is formed on a substrate. The interconnect structure is over the first transistor. The first dielectric layer is over the interconnect structure. The polycrystalline plugs extend from a top surface of the dielectric layer into the dielectric layer. The semiconductor structure is disposed over the first dielectric layer. The second transistor is formed on the semiconductor structure.
Method to produce 3D semiconductor devices and structures with memory
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.
Multi-Transistor Stack Architecture
Various implementations described herein relate to a method for manufacturing, or causing to be manufactured, multiple devices packaged within a single semiconductor die. The multiple devices may have first devices that are arranged in a first multi-transistor stack with a first P-N configuration. The multiple devices may have second devices that are arranged in a second multi-transistor stack with a second P-N configuration that is different than the first P-N configuration.
GALLIUM NITRIDE (GAN) EPITAXY ON PATTERNED SUBSTRATE FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY
Gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxy on patterned substrates for integrated circuit technology is described. In an example, an integrated circuit structure includes a material layer including gallium and nitrogen, the material layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. A plurality of fins is on the first side of the material layer, the plurality of fins including silicon. A device layer is on the second side of the material layer, the device layer including one or more GaN-based devices.
SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, METHOD OF FORMING STACKED UNIT LAYERS AND METHOD OF FORMING STACKED TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL LAYERS
A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of stacked units, a conductive structure, a plurality of dielectrics, a first electrode strip, a second electrode strip, and a plurality of contact structures. The stacked units are stacked up over the semiconductor substrate, and comprises a first passivation layer, a second passivation layer and a channel layer sandwiched between the first passivation layer and the second passivation layer. The conductive structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate and wrapping around the stacked units. The dielectrics are surrounding the stacked units and separating the stacked units from the conductive structure. The first electrode strip and the second electrode strip are located on two opposing sides of the conductive structure. The contact structures are connecting the channel layer of each of the stacked units to the first electrode strip and the second electrode strip.
Epitaxial Structures for Stacked Semiconductor Devices
A semiconductor device includes a first transistor device of a first type. The first transistor includes first nanostructures, a first pair of source/drain structures, and a first gate electrode on the first nanostructures. The semiconductor device also includes a second transistor device of a second type formed over the first transistor device. The second transistor device includes second nanostructures over the first nanostructures, a second pair of source/drain structures over the first pair or source/drain structures, and a second gate electrode on the second nanostructures and over the first nanostructures. The semiconductor device also includes a first isolation structure between the first and second nanostructures. The semiconductor device further includes a second isolation structure in contact with a top surface of the first pair of source/drain structures. The semiconductor device also includes a seed layer between the second isolation structure and the second pair of source/drain structures.
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME
A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The structure includes a plurality of semiconductor layers having a first group of semiconductor layers, a second group of semiconductor layers disposed over and aligned with the first group of semiconductor layers, and a third group of semiconductor layers disposed over and aligned with the second group of semiconductor layers. The structure further includes a first source/drain epitaxial feature in contact with a first number of semiconductor layers of the first group of semiconductor layers and a second source/drain epitaxial feature in contact with a second number of semiconductor layers of the third group of semiconductor layers. The first number of semiconductor layers of the first group of semiconductor layers is different from the second number of semiconductor layers of the third group of semiconductor layers.