H01L29/0808

Thin-film negative differential resistance and neuronal circuit

A method is presented for forming a monolithically integrated semiconductor device. The method includes forming a first device including first hydrogenated silicon-based contacts formed on a first portion of a semiconductor material of an insulating substrate and forming a second device including second hydrogenated silicon-based contacts formed on a second portion of the semiconductor material of the insulating substrate. Source and drain contacts of the first device are formed before a gate contact of the first device and a gate contact of the second device is formed before the emitter and collector contacts of the second device. The first device can be a heterojunction field effect transistor (HJFET) and the second device can be a (heterojunction bipolar transistor) HBT. The HJFET and the HBT are integrated in a neuronal circuit and create negative differential resistance by forming a lambda diode.

Integrated Circuit With Resurf Region Biasing Under Buried Insulator Layers
20200227440 · 2020-07-16 ·

Complementary high-voltage bipolar transistors in silicon-on-insulator (SC) integrated circuits is disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, a collector region is formed in an epitaxial silicon layer disposed over a buried insulator layer. A base region and an emitter are disposed over the collector region. An n-type region is formed under the buried insulator layer (BOX) by implanting donor impurity through the active region of substrate and BOX into a p-substrate. Later in the process flow this n-type region is connected from the top by doped poly-silicon plug and is biased at Vcc. In this case it will deplete lateral portion of PNP collector region and hence, will increase its BV.

High-performance lateral BJT with epitaxial lightly doped intrinsic base

High-performance lateral bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) are provided in which a lightly doped upper intrinsic base region is formed between a lower intrinsic base region and an extrinsic base region. The lightly doped upper intrinsic base region provides two electron paths which contribute to the collector current, I.sub.C. The presence of the lightly doped upper intrinsic base region increases the total I.sub.C and leads to higher current gain, , if there is no increase of the base current, I.sub.B.

Protection circuit

A circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor and a first resistive load. The first transistor has a first terminal coupled to a first reference voltage terminal, a second terminal coupled to a second reference voltage terminal, and a control terminal coupled to the first reference voltage terminal. The second transistor has a first terminal coupled to the second reference voltage terminal, a second terminal coupled to the first reference voltage terminal and the control terminal of the first transistor, and a control terminal coupled to the second reference voltage terminal and the second terminal of the first transistor. The first transistor further comprises a third terminal coupled to the second reference voltage terminal through the first resistive load.

Thin-film negative differential resistance and neuronal circuit

A method is presented for forming a monolithically integrated semiconductor device. The method includes forming a first device including first hydrogenated silicon-based contacts formed on a first portion of a semiconductor material of an insulating substrate and forming a second device including second hydrogenated silicon-based contacts formed on a second portion of the semiconductor material of the insulating substrate. Source and drain contacts of the first device are formed before a gate contact of the first device and a gate contact of the second device is formed before the emitter and collector contacts of the second device. The first device can be a heterojunction field effect transistor (HJFET) and the second device can be a (heterojunction bipolar transistor) HBT. The HJFET and the HBT are integrated in a neuronal circuit and create negative differential resistance by forming a lambda diode.

Gate-controlled bipolar junction transistor and operation method thereof
10665690 · 2020-05-26 · ·

A gate-controlled bipolar junction transistor includes a substrate, an emitter region, a base region disposed on one side of the emitter region, and a collector region disposed on one side of the base region and being opposite to the emitter region. The emitter region includes first fin structures, first metal gates extending across the first fin structures, and an emitter contact plug on the first fin structures. A gate contact region is disposed between the emitter region and the base region. Each of the first metal gates includes an extended contact end portion protruding toward the base region. The extended contact end portion is disposed within the gate contact region. A gate contact is disposed on the extended contact end portion.

Vertical bipolar transistors

A vertical bipolar transistor including a substrate including a first well of a first conductivity type and a second well of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, the first well adjoining the second well, a first fin extending, from the first well, a second fin extending from the first well, a third fin extending from the second well, a first conductive region on the first fin, having the second conductivity type and configured to serve as an emitter of the vertical bipolar transistor, a second conductive region on the second fin, having the first conductivity type, and configured to serve as a base of the vertical bipolar transistor, and a third conductive region on the third fin, having the second conductivity type, and configured to serve as a collector of the vertical bipolar transistor may be provided.

High-speed superjunction lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor

The present disclosure relates to a high-speed superjunction lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor, and belongs to the technical field of semiconductor power devices. Fast turn-off can be achieved by replacing the lightly doped substrate of the existing bulk silicon superjunction lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor with heavily doped substrate, breakdown voltage of the device is ensured by reasonably setting the total number of impurities in each drift region of the over junction-sustaining voltage layer, and further application thereof in integrated circuits is realized by providing the semiconductor second substrate region and the semiconductor isolation region. A high speed superjunction laterally insulated gate bipolar transistor according to the present disclosure solves the contradiction between cost of the superjunction laterally insulated gate bipolar transistor and achievement of fast turn-off on a bulk silicon substrate.

LATERAL BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR

The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a lateral bipolar transistor and methods of manufacture. A structure includes: an intrinsic base comprising semiconductor material in a channel region of a semiconductor substrate; an extrinsic base vertically above the intrinsic base; a raised collector region on the semiconductor substrate and laterally connected to the intrinsic base; and a raised emitter region on the semiconductor substate and laterally connected to the intrinsic base.

A NOVEL TRANSISTOR DEVICE
20240021712 · 2024-01-18 ·

A bipolar transistor having a semiconductor structure that includes a channel of semiconductor type that is the same as the collector and emitter regions. The channel is significantly shallower than the base region with which it interfaces. The semiconductor structure provides improved current gain. It also enables the device to operate, when on, selectively either with primarily unipolar conduction or with primarily bipolar conduction by control of the voltage across the emitter and collector terminals of the transistor.