IP Library Granted Patent US 9,865,603
Granted Patent B2
US 9,865,603 · App. 14/662,734 · Granted Jan 9, 2018

Transistor structure having N-type and P-type elongated regions intersecting under common gate

Inventors: Hui Zang (Clifton Park, NY); Min-hwa Chi (Malta, NY)
Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
H01L27/1104H01L21/823807H01L21/823821H01L21/823828H01L27/092H01L27/0924
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Patent No.
US 9,865,603
App. No.
14/662,734
Granted
Jan 9, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, at least one first elongated region of n-type or p-type, and at least one other second elongated region of the other of n-type or p-type, the first and second elongated regions crossing such that the first elongated region and the second elongated region intersect at a common area, and a shared gate structure over each common area.

Claims (13)

1. A semiconductor structure, comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

at least one elongated region of one of p-type and n-type;

at least one other elongated region of the other of p-type and n-type;

a common area comprising an intersection of the at least one elongated region and the at least one other elongated region; and

a shared gate structure over the common area, wherein an added impurities level of corresponding elongated regions is less, but non-zero, throughout the common area than outside the common area.

2. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of semiconductor fins coupled to the substrate, each of the at least one elongated region and the at least one other elongated region situated in a different fin.

3. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the at least one elongated region has a different width than one or more of the at least one other elongated region.

4. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the shared gate structure comprises a dummy gate.

5. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the shared gate structure comprises a conductive gate.

6. The semiconductor structure of claim 5 , wherein the conductive gate comprises a single mid-gap work function material.

7. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein the at least one elongated region comprises one elongated region, wherein the at least one other elongated region comprises one other elongated region, wherein one end of the elongated region and one end of the other elongated region outside the common area are electrically shorted, and wherein the structure acts as an inverter.

8. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the at least one elongated region and one or more of the at least one other elongated region comprise epitaxial semiconductor material.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2021
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Reel/Frame 056987/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2020
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 054636/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2020
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Reel/Frame 054633/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 29, 2018
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 049490/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2015
From: ZANG, HUI; CHI, MIN-HWA
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 035206/0589 →
Continuity (1)
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