A low voltage transient voltage suppressing (TVS) device supported on a semiconductor substrate supporting an epitaxial layer to form a bottom-source metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (BS-MOSFET) that comprises a trench gate surrounded by a drain region encompassed in a body region disposed near a top surface of the semiconductor substrate. The drain region interfaces with the body region constituting a junction diode. The drain region on top of the epitaxial layer constituting a bipolar transistor with a top electrode disposed on the top surface of the semiconductor functioning as a drain/collector terminal and a bottom electrode disposed on a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate functioning as a source/emitter electrode. The body regions further comprises a surface body contact region electrically connected to a body-to-source short-connection thus connecting the body region to the bottom electrode functioning as the source/emitter terminal.

An embodiment of the invention reduces the external resistance of a transistor by utilizing a silicon germanium alloy for the source and drain regions and a nickel silicon germanium self-aligned silicide (i.e., salicide) layer to form the contact surface of the source and drain regions. The interface of the silicon germanium and the nickel silicon germanium silicide has a lower specific contact resistivity based on a decreased metal-semiconductor work function between the silicon germanium and the silicide and the increased carrier mobility in silicon germanium versus silicon. The silicon germanium may be doped to further tune its electrical properties. A reduction of the external resistance of a transistor equates to increased transistor performance both in switching speed and power consumption.

Embodiments provide bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) which are formed from GAA or FinFET transistors and methods of forming the BJTs. The BJTs include dielectric isolation structures formed between gates of the GAA or FinFET transistors. The dielectric isolation structures reduce spacing between transistors of neighboring terminals of the BJTs. The dielectric isolation structures allow the BJTs to use the nominal gate spacing (Lg) as logic device, thereby, compatible with the GAA or FinFET processes.

Disclosed are a method for producing an electrode for a galvanic cell, an electrode for a galvanic cell, a galvanic cell, and uses of the galvanic cell. The method comprises: applying a separator membrane to a planar electrode such that an intermediate space is formed between the planar electrode and the separator membrane; subsequently applying a liquid comprising a particular material to the separator membrane, wherein the liquid comprising material penetrates, by way of capillary forces, at least into the pores of the separator membrane, into the intermediate space between the planar electrode and the separator membrane and into pores of the planar electrode, wherein the liquid is subsequently evaporated. The method makes it easily and inexpensively possible to provide an electrode which exhibits a high energy density at the cell level and high chemical, electrochemical and mechanical stability, exhibits high cycle stability and allows high operating currents.