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Sensing device for sensing minor charge variations

A charge sensing device for sensing charge variations in a charge storage area includes: a TFET having at least one sense gate; and a capacitive coupling for coupling the charge storage area with the sense gate.

Sensing Device for Sensing Minor Charge Variations
20190172937 · 2019-06-06 ·

The present invention relates to a charge sensing device for sensing charge variations in a charge storage area including: a TFET having at least one sense gate; a capacitive coupling for coupling the charge storage area with the sense gate.

Semiconductor device, memory circuit, method of manufacturing semiconductor device
10269867 · 2019-04-23 · ·

A semiconductor device of the technology includes a first diffusion section (22), a second diffusion section (21), a channel section (23), a gate section (24), and a stress application section (31, 32, or 33). In a semiconductor layer (10) having a groove (10A), the first diffusion section (22) is formed at or in the vicinity of a bottom of the groove (10A), the second diffusion section (21) is formed at an upper end of the groove (10A), and the channel section (23) is formed between the first diffusion section (22) and the second diffusion section (21). The gate section (24) is buried in the groove (10A) at a position opposing the channel section (23). The stress application section (31, 32, or 33) applies one of compressive stress and tensile stress to the channel section (23) in a normal direction to the semiconductor layer (10).

Semiconductor device having symmetric and asymmetric active fins

A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed, which may improve the operating performance of a multi-gate transistor in a highly scaled integrated circuit device. The semiconductor device includes a first active fin unit protruding on a first region of a semiconductor substrate and extending along a first direction. The first active fin unit includes at least one first active fin having left and right profiles, which are symmetric to each other about a first center line perpendicular to a top surface of the semiconductor substrate on a cut surface perpendicular to the first direction. A second active fin unit protrudes on a second region of the semiconductor substrate and includes two second active fins, each having a left and right profiles, which are asymmetric to each other about a second center line perpendicular to the top surface of the semiconductor substrate on a cut surface.