Patent classifications
H01L29/7839
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a semiconductor chip having a semiconductor layer that has a first surface on a die-bonding side, a second surface on the opposite side of the first surface, and an end surface extending in a direction crossing the first surface and the second surface, a first electrode that is formed on the first surface and has a peripheral edge at a position separated inward from the end surface, and a second electrode formed on the second surface, a conductive substrate onto which the semiconductor chip is die-bonded, a conductive spacer that has a planar area smaller than that of the first electrode and supports the semiconductor chip on the conductive substrate, and a resin package that seals at least the semiconductor chip and the conductive spacer.
Nanowire transistor with source and drain induced by electrical contacts with negative Schottky barrier height
A nanowire transistor includes undoped source and drain regions electrically coupled with a channel region. A source stack that is electrically isolated from a gate conductor includes an interfacial layer and a source conductor, and is coaxially wrapped completely around the source region, extending along at least a portion of the source region. A Schottky barrier between the source conductor and the source region is a negative Schottky barrier and a concentration of free charge carriers is induced in the semiconductor source region.
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an epitaxial layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate, a cell zone including multiple unit cells disposed in the epitaxial layer opposite to the semiconductor substrate, a transition zone having a doped region and surrounding the cell zone, a source electrode unit disposed on the epitaxial layer opposite to the semiconductor substrate, and multiple gate electrode units. Each unit cell includes a well region, a source region disposed in the well region, and a well contact region extending through the source region to contact the well region. A method for manufacturing the semiconductor device is also disclosed.
SCHOTTKY DIODE
A Schottky diode comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a body of semiconductive material connected to the first electrode at a first interface and connected to the second electrode at a second interface, wherein the first interface comprises a first planar region lying in a first plane and the first electrode has a first projection onto the first plane in a first direction normal to the first plane, the second interface comprises a second planar region lying in a second plane and the second electrode has a second projection onto the first plane in said first direction, at least a portion of the second projection lies outside the first projection, said second planar region is offset from the first planar region in said first direction, and one of the first interface and the second interface provides a Schottky contact.
Synthesis and fabrication of transition metal dichalcogenide structures
Methods of synthesis and fabrication of a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) structures are disclosed. A method can include first patterning a transition metal (TM) on a substrate and placing the substrate in a process chamber. Oxygen can be applied to the transition metal on the substrate and a mixture of highly reactive transition metal oxides can be formed and simultaneously thinned down by sublimation. Finally, a chalcogen can be applied to the substrate and a transition metal dichalcogenide structure can be formed.
METHOD FOR DEPINNING THE FERMI LEVEL OF A SEMICONDUCTOR AT AN ELECTRICAL JUNCTION AND DEVICES INCORPORATING SUCH JUNCTIONS
An electrical device in which an interface layer is disposed in between and in contact with a conductor and a semiconductor.
METHOD FOR DEPINNING THE FERMI LEVEL OF A SEMICONDUCTOR AT AN ELECTRICAL JUNCTION AND DEVICES INCORPORATING SUCH JUNCTIONS
An electrical device in which an interface layer is disposed in between and in contact with a conductor and a semiconductor.
Fermi-level unpinning structures for semiconductive devices, processes of forming same, and systems containing same
An interlayer is used to reduce Fermi-level pinning phenomena in a semiconductive device with a semiconductive substrate. The interlayer may be a rare-earth oxide. The interlayer may be an ionic semiconductor. A metallic barrier film may be disposed between the interlayer and a metallic coupling. The interlayer may be a thermal-process combination of the metallic barrier film and the semiconductive substrate. A process of forming the interlayer may include grading the interlayer. A computing system includes the interlayer.
METHOD FOR DEPINNING THE FERMI LEVEL OF A SEMICONDUCTOR AT AN ELECTRICAL JUNCTION AND DEVICES INCORPORATING SUCH JUNCTIONS
An electrical device in which an interface layer is disposed in between and in contact with a conductor and a semiconductor.
Secure fingerprint data generating device
It is provided a circuit for generating finger print code data comprising: plural pairs of first transistors, each of the first transistors having a source formed in the substrate, a drain formed in the substrate, a channel formed in the substrate between the source and the drain, a gate insulating layer formed on the channel, a gate electrode formed over the gate insulating layer, and an insulating sidewall formed at a side surface of the gate electrode; plural pairs of cross coupled second transistors, each of the plural pairs of cross coupled second transistors having drains and commonly connected sources, corresponding to each of the plural pairs of first transistors; and plural pairs of third transistors, each of the plural pairs of third transistors corresponding to each of the plural pairs of cross coupled second transistors.