Patent classifications
H10D84/08
III-nitride device
An integrated semiconductor device includes a silicon body that includes <111> single crystal silicon, a semiconductor device that is disposed within the silicon body, a III-nitride body disposed on the silicon body, and a III-nitride device that is disposed within the III-nitride body, wherein the semiconductor device is operatively coupled to the III-nitride device.
Lattice-mismatched semiconductor structures with reduced dislocation defect densities and related methods for device fabrication
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming an opening in a dielectric layer, forming a recess in an exposed part of a substrate, and forming a lattice-mismatched crystalline semiconductor material in the recess and opening.
Integrated CMOS wafers
The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to integrated CMOS wafers and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a chip of a first technology type comprising a trench structure on a front side; a chip of a second technology type positioned within the trench structure and embedded therein with an interlevel dielectric material; and a common wiring layer on the front side connecting to both the chip of the first technology type and the chip of the second technology type.
Small aperture formation for facilitating optoelectronic device integration with defective semiconductor materials
In one example, a device includes a layered semiconductor material having material defects formed therein and an optoelectronic device formed in the layered semiconductor material. The optoelectronic device includes an active region comprising an aperture formed through the layered semiconductor material. The aperture is formed in a manner that avoids intersection with the material defects.
High-k gate dielectric and metal gate conductor stack for fin-type field effect transistors formed on type III-V semiconductor material and silicon germanium semiconductor material
An electrical device that includes at least one n-type field effect transistor including a channel region in a type III-V semiconductor device, and at least one p-type field effect transistor including a channel region in a germanium containing semiconductor material. Each of the n-type and p-type semiconductor devices may include gate structures composed of material layers including work function adjusting materials selections, such as metal and doped dielectric layers. The field effect transistors may be composed of fin type field effect transistors. The field effect transistors may be formed using gate first processing or gate last processing.
Growing groups III-V lateral nanowire channels
In one example, a method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a mandrel comprising silicon. Sidewalls of the silicon are orientated normal to the <111> direction of the silicon. A nanowire is grown directly on at least one of the sidewalls of the silicon and is formed from a material selected from Groups III-V. Only one end of the nanowire directly contacts the silicon.
COMPLEMENTARY TUNNELING FET DEVICES AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME
Described is an apparatus forming complementary tunneling field effect transistors (TFETs) using oxide and/or organic semiconductor material. One type of TFET comprises: a substrate; a doped first region, formed above the substrate, having p-type material selected from a group consisting of Group III-V, IV-IV, and IV of a periodic table; a doped second region, formed above the substrate, having transparent oxide n-type semiconductor material; and a gate stack coupled to the doped first and second regions. Another type of TFET comprises: a substrate; a doped first region, formed above the substrate, having p-type organic semiconductor material; a doped second region, formed above the substrate, having n-type oxide semiconductor material; and a gate stack coupled to the doped source and drain regions. In another example, TFET is made using organic only semiconductor materials for active regions.
METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
A transistor with stable electrical characteristics is provided. Provided is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device that includes, over a substrate, an oxide semiconductor, a first conductor, a first insulator, a second insulator, and a third insulator. The oxide semiconductor is over the first insulator. The second insulator is over the oxide semiconductor. The third insulator is over the second insulator. The first conductor is over the third insulator. The oxide semiconductor has a first region and a second region. To form the first region, ion implantation into the oxide semiconductor is performed using the first conductor as a mask, and then hydrogen is added to the oxide semiconductor using the first conductor as a mask.
HIGH-K GATE DIELECTRIC AND METAL GATE CONDUCTOR STACK FOR FIN-TYPE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS FORMED ON TYPE III-V SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL AND SILICON GERMANIUM SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL
An electrical device that includes at least one n-type field effect transistor including a channel region in a type III-V semiconductor device, and at least one p-type field effect transistor including a channel region in a germanium containing semiconductor material. Each of the n-type and p-type semiconductor devices may include gate structures composed of material layers including work function adjusting materials selections, such as metal and doped dielectric layers. The field effect transistors may be composed of fin type field effect transistors. The field effect transistors may be formed using gate first processing or gate last processing.
GaN transistors with polysilicon layers used for creating additional components
A GaN transistor with polysilicon layers for creating additional components for an integrated circuit and a method for manufacturing the same. The GaN device includes an EPI structure and an insulating material disposed over EPI structure. Furthermore, one or more polysilicon layers are disposed in the insulating material with the polysilicon layers having one or more n-type regions and p-type regions. The device further includes metal interconnects disposed on the insulating material and vias disposed in the insulating material layer that connect source and drain metals to the n-type and p-type regions of the polysilicon layer.