In one example, a device includes a p-type field effect transistor region and n-type field effect transistor region. The p-type field effect transistor region includes at least one fin including strained germanium. The n-type field effect transistor region also includes at least one fin including strained germanium.

An integrated circuit device includes a substrate including a first region and a second region, a first transistor in the first region, the first transistor being an N-type transistor and including a first silicon-germanium layer on the substrate, and a first gate electrode on the first silicon-germanium layer, and a second transistor in the second region and including a second gate electrode, the second transistor not having a silicon-germanium layer between the substrate and the second gate electrode.

Devices, and methods of forming such devices, having a material that is semimetal when in bulk but is a semiconductor in the devices are described. An example structure includes a substrate, a first source/drain contact region, a channel structure, a gate dielectric, a gate electrode, and a second source/drain contact region. The substrate has an upper surface. The channel structure is connected to and over the first source/drain contact region, and the channel structure is over the upper surface of the substrate. The channel structure has a sidewall that extends above the first source/drain contact region. The channel structure comprises a bismuth-containing semiconductor material. The gate dielectric is along the sidewall of the channel structure. The gate electrode is along the gate dielectric. The second source/drain contact region is connected to and over the channel structure.

Provided is a two-dimensional large-area growth method for a chalcogen compound, the method including: depositing a film of a transition metal element or a Group V element on a substrate; thereafter, uniformly diffusing a vaporized chalcogen element, a vaporized chalcogen precursor compound or a chalcogen compound represented by MX.sub.2+ within the film; and, thereafter, forming a film of a chalcogen compound represented by MX.sub.2 by forming the chalcogen compound represented by MX.sub.2 through post-heating.

Embodiments of semiconductor assemblies, and related integrated circuit devices and techniques, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a semiconductor assembly may include a flexible substrate, a first barrier formed of a first transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) material, a transistor channel formed of a second TMD material, and a second barrier formed of a third TMD material. The first barrier may be disposed between the transistor channel and the flexible substrate, the transistor channel may be disposed between the second barrier and the first barrier, and a bandgap of the transistor channel may be less than a bandgap of the first barrier and less than a bandgap of the second barrier. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

A method of manufacturing an electronic circuit (or circuit module) (100) is disclosed. The electronic circuit comprises a transistor (1) and a resistor (2), the transistor comprising a source terminal (11), a drain terminal (12), a gate terminal (13), and a first body (10) of material providing a controllable semi-conductive channel between the source and drain terminals, and the resistor comprises a first resistor terminal (21), a second resistor terminal (22), and a second body (20) of material providing a resistive current path between the first resistor terminal and the second resistor terminal. The method comprises: forming the first body (10); and forming the second body (20), wherein the first body comprises a first quantity (100) of a metal oxide and the second body comprises a second quantity (200) of said metal oxide. Corresponding electronic circuits are disclosed.

A method of manufacturing an electronic circuit (or circuit module) (100) is disclosed. The electronic circuit comprises a transistor (1) and a resistor (2), the transistor comprising a source terminal (11), a drain terminal (12), a gate terminal (13), and a first body (10) of material providing a controllable semi-conductive channel between the source and drain terminals, and the resistor comprises a first resistor terminal (21), a second resistor terminal (22), and a second body (20) of material providing a resistive current path between the first resistor terminal and the second resistor terminal. The method comprises: forming the first body (10); and forming the second body (20), wherein the first body comprises a first quantity (100) of a metal oxide and the second body comprises a second quantity (200) of said metal oxide. Corresponding electronic circuits are disclosed.

One or more 3D transistor structures that use one or more 2D materials as transistor channels along with methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. A 3D transistor can include a first carrier nanosheet at least partially surrounded by a first 2D material and a second carrier nanosheet at least partially surrounded by a second 2D material. The transistor can include a first source/drain structure in electrical contact with a first end of the first 2D material and a first end of the second 2D material. The transistor can include a second source/drain structure in electrical contact with a second end of the first 2D material and a second end of the second 2D material. The transistor can include a gate structure at least partially surrounding the first 2D material and the second 2D material.

A device including one or more transistors with nano sheets stacked along a vertical direction, and a method of fabricating the device are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a device includes a transistor structure including at least a first dielectric nano sheet and a second dielectric nano sheet. The first dielectric nano sheet and the second dielectric nano sheet may extend parallel to a substrate. The second dielectric nano sheet may be disposed above the first dielectric nano sheet. The transistor may include a first source/drain structure coupled to a first end of the first dielectric nano sheet and a first end of the second dielectric nano sheet, and a second source/drain structure coupled to a second end of the first dielectric nano sheet and a second end of the second dielectric nano sheet.

A device includes a first source/drain region including: a first metal layer including a first metal; and a conductive two-dimensional material on the first metal layer; an isolation layer physically contacting a sidewall of the first metal layer, wherein the conductive two-dimensional material protrudes above the isolation layer; a two-dimensional semiconductor material on the isolation layer, wherein a sidewall of the two-dimensional semiconductor material physically contacts a sidewall of the conductive two-dimensional material; and a gate stack on the two-dimensional semiconductor material.