IP Library Granted Patent US 10,777,684
Granted Patent B2
US 10,777,684 · App. 16/057,612 · Granted Sep 15, 2020

Method of making a vertical pillar device and structure thereof

Inventor: Qing Liu (Irvine, CA)
Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
H01L29/78642H01L29/16H01L29/20H01L29/42392H01L29/66666H01L29/7827
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Patent No.
US 10,777,684
App. No.
16/057,612
Granted
Sep 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vertical pillar device includes a substrate, one or more pillars, a drain section, and a source section. The one or more pillars include a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to the substrate at a first interface. The substrate and the one or more pillars are made of different materials. The drain section surrounds the one or more pillars near the first end and away from the first interface. The source section connects to the one or more pillars at the second end.

Claims (32)

1. A vertical transistor, comprising:

a substrate;

a pillar comprising a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the substrate at a first interface, wherein the substrate and the pillar are made of different materials;

a drain surrounding the pillar between the first end and the second end, the drain being separated from the first interface; and

a source connecting to the pillar at the second end.

2. The vertical transistor of claim 1 , further comprising a gate formed between the drain and the source and surrounding the pillar.

3. The vertical transistor of claim 1 , wherein the drain and the source are connected through the pillar.

4. The vertical transistor of claim 2 , further comprising:

another pillar connected to the pillar through the gate.

5. The vertical transistor of claim 1 , wherein the pillar comprises a III-V material or a high percentage of Germanium.

6. The vertical transistor of claim 1 , wherein the first interface is defective.

7. A vertical transistor provided on an integrated circuit, the vertical transistor, comprising:

a plurality of pillars disposed above a substrate, each of the plurality of pillars comprising a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the substrate at a first interface, wherein the substrate and the pillar are made of different materials; and

a drain section of between the first ends of the plurality of pillars and the second ends of the plurality of pillars, the drain section being spaced away from the first interface.

8. The vertical transistor of claim 7 , wherein the drain section is disposed near a bottom end of the plurality of pillars.

9. The vertical transistor of claim 7 , further comprising a source section connected at a top end of the plurality of pillars.

10. The vertical transistor of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of pillars are formed with III-V material or Ge material.

11. The vertical transistor of claim 7 , wherein the first interface comprises defects.

12. The vertical transistor of claim 9 , wherein the drain section and the source section are vertically connected through the plurality of pillars.

13. The vertical transistor of claim 12 , further comprising:

a gate disposed vertically between the source section and the drain section and surrounded the plurality of pillars.

14. The vertical transistor of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of pillars are connected through the gate.

15. A vertical transistor, comprising;

a substrate;

a pillar connected to the substrate at a first interface;

a drain surrounding the pillar between a first end of the pillar and a second end of the pillar, wherein the first end of the pillar is connected to the substrate at the first interface comprising defects; and

a source disposed at the second end of the pillar, wherein the pillar comprises different material compared to a top layer of the substrate.

16. The vertical transistor of claim 15 , wherein the drain is separated from the first interface.

17. The vertical transistor of claim 16 , wherein the drain is above a top surface of the substrate.

18. The vertical transistor of claim 15 , wherein the pillar is grown in an epitaxial process.

19. The vertical transistor of claim 15 , further comprising an insulative spacer surrounding the pillar.

20. The vertical transistor of claim 15 , wherein the pillar comprises a III-V material or a high percentage of Germanium.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE EXECUTION DATE OF THE MERGER AND APPLICATION NOS. 13/237,550 AND 16/103,107 FROM THE MERGER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 047231 FRAME 0369. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER. Recorded Mar 8, 2019
From: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
Reel/Frame 048549/0113 →
MERGER Recorded Oct 4, 2018
From: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
Reel/Frame 047231/0369 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2018
From: LIU, QING
To: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 046577/0256 →
Continuity (1)
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