A lateral transistor tile is formed with first and second collector regions that longitudinally span first and second sides of the transistor tile; and a base region and an emitter region that are between the first and second collector regions and are both centered on a longitudinal midline of the transistor tile. A base-collector current, a collector-emitter current, and a base-emitter current flow horizontally; and the direction of the base-emitter current is perpendicular to the direction of the base-collector current and the collector-emitter current. Lateral BJT transistors having a variety of layouts are formed from a plurality of the tiles and share common components thereof.

The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a lateral bipolar transistor with gated collector and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: an extrinsic base region vertically over a semiconductor substrate and comprising asymmetrical sidewall spacers on opposing sidewalls of the extrinsic base region; a collector region on the semiconductor substrate and separated from the extrinsic base region by at least a first spacer of the asymmetrical sidewall spacers; and an emitter region on the semiconductor substrate and separated from the extrinsic base region by a second spacer of the asymmetrical sidewall spacers.

Structures for a bipolar junction transistor and methods of fabricating a structure for a bipolar junction transistor. The structure includes a first terminal having a first raised semiconductor layer, a second terminal having a second raised semiconductor layer, and a base layer positioned laterally between the first raised semiconductor layer and the second raised semiconductor layer. The structure further includes a spacer positioned laterally positioned between the first raised semiconductor layer and the base layer. The spacer includes a dielectric material and an airgap surrounded by the dielectric material.

A disclosed structure includes a fin-based bipolar junction transistor (BJT) with reduced base resistance. The BJT includes one or more semiconductor fins. Each semiconductor fin has opposing sidewalls, a first width, and a base recess, which extends across the first width through the opposing sidewalls. The BJT includes a base region positioned laterally between collector and emitter regions. The base region includes a base semiconductor layer (e.g., an intrinsic base layer), which fills the base recess and which has a second width greater than the first width such that the base semiconductor layer extends laterally beyond the opposing sidewalls. In a BJT with multiple semiconductor fins, the base recess on each semiconductor fin is filled with a discrete base semiconductor layer. The base region further includes an additional base semiconductor layer (e.g., an extrinsic base layer) covering the base semiconductor layer(s). Also disclosed is a method of forming the structure.

The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a lateral bipolar transistor and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: an extrinsic base region within a semiconductor substrate material; a shallow trench isolation structure extending into the semiconductor substrate material and bounding the extrinsic base region; an emitter region adjacent to the shallow trench isolation structure and on a side of the extrinsic base region; and a collector region adjacent to the shallow trench isolation structure and on an opposing side of the extrinsic base region.

The disclosure provides a bipolar transistor structure with multiple bases, and related methods. A bipolar transistor structure includes a first emitter/collector (E/C) material above an insulator. The first E/C material has first sidewall and a second sidewall over the insulator. A first base is above the insulator adjacent the first sidewall of the first E/C material. A second base is above the insulator adjacent the second sidewall of the first E/C material. A second E/C material is above the insulator and adjacent the first base. A width of the first base between the first E/C material and the second E/C material is less than a width of the first E/C material, and the first base protrudes horizontally outward from an end of the first E/C material and an end of the second E/C material.

A lateral bipolar junction transistor (LBJT) device that may include a dielectric stack including a pedestal of a base region passivating dielectric and a nucleation dielectric layer; and a base region composed of a germanium containing material or a type III-V semiconductor material in contact with the pedestal of the base region passivating dielectric. An emitter region and collector region may be present on opposing sides of the base region contacting a sidewall of the pedestal of the base region passivating dielectric and an upper surface of the nucleation dielectric layer.

A lateral transistor tile is formed with first and second collector regions that longitudinally span first and second sides of the transistor tile; and a base region and an emitter region that are between the first and second collector regions and are both centered on a longitudinal midline of the transistor tile. A base-collector current, a collector-emitter current, and a base-emitter current flow horizontally; and the direction of the base-emitter current is perpendicular to the direction of the base-collector current and the collector-emitter current. Lateral BJT transistors having a variety of layouts are formed from a plurality of the tiles and share common components thereof.

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.

A lateral bipolar junction transistor including an emitter region, base region and collector region laterally orientated over a type IV semiconductor substrate, each of the emitter region, the base region and the collector region being composed of a type III-V semiconductor material. A buried oxide layer is present between the type IV semiconductor substrate and the emitter region, the base region and the collector region. The buried oxide layer having a pedestal aligned with the base region.