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Granted Patent B2
US 12,136,661 · App. 17/300,746 · Granted Nov 5, 2024

Compact CMOS

Inventor: James D. Welch (Omaha, NE)
H01L29/66795H01L21/823821H01L21/823871H01L27/0924
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Patent No.
US 12,136,661
App. No.
17/300,746
Granted
Nov 5, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A Compact CMOS System having a non-split Channel Regions Controlling Gate, including a material which forms rectifying junctions with both N and P-type Field Induced Semiconductor, and at least two Channels electrically connected thereto and projecting substantially away therefrom adjacent and parallel to one another. There further being substantially non-rectifying junctions to the material which forms a rectifying junction with both N and P-type Field Induced Semiconductor, and to distal ends of the at least two Channels.

Claims (21)

1. A compact CMOS structure comprising a region of material in a semiconductor substrate which forms rectifying junctions with both field induced N and P-type semiconductor,

said compact CMOS structure further comprising at least two channels projecting from electrical contact with said region of material in a semiconductor substrate which forms rectifying junctions with both field induced N and P-type semiconductor, said channels being substantially parallel and adjacent to one another;

said compact CMOS structure further comprising a gate structure offset with respect to said channels by insulating material;

said compact CMOS structure further comprising substantially non-rectifying junctions to said region of material which forms rectifying junctions with both field induced N and P-type semiconductor, and to distal ends of said at least two channels;

said substrate, at least in the regions of said channels being characterized by a selection from the group consisting of:

it is substantially or per se. intrinsic;

it is substantially or per se. compensated;

it contains both N and P-type dopants in unequal concentrations;

such that in use a voltage is applied between the substantially non-rectifying junctions at the distal ends of said at least two channels and a voltage is applied to said gate which, when switched between the voltages applied to the substantially non-rectifying distal ends of said at least two channels, causes a voltage to appear at the substantially non-rectifying junction to said region of material which forms rectifying junctions with both field induced N and P-type semiconductor which is inverted, in that when the higher of said voltages applied to the substantially non-rectifying junctions to said distal ends of said at least two channels is applied to said gate, the voltage at the substantially non-rectifying junction to said region of material which forms rectifying junctions with both field induced N and P-type semiconductor is low, and vice-versa.

2. The compact CMOS structure as in claim 1 , wherein the at least two channels are formed in silicon, and the region of material which forms rectifying junctions with both field induced N and P-type semiconductor is chromium disilicide.

3. The compact CMOS structure as in claim 1 , wherein the at least two channels are formed in other than silicon.

4. The compact CMOS structure as in claim 1 , in which the gate comprises metal and/or non-metal components.

5. A compact FINFET CMOS structure comprising a region of material in a semiconductor substrate which forms rectifying junctions with both field induced N and P-type semiconductor,

said compact CMOS structure further comprising at least two FIN channels projecting from electrical contact with said region of material in a semiconductor substrate which forms rectifying junctions with both field induced N and P-type semiconductor, said FIN channels being substantially parallel and adjacent to one another;

said compact FINFET CMOS structure further comprising a gate structure offset with respect to said FIN channels by insulating material;

said compact FINFET CMOS structure further comprising substantially non-rectifying junctions to said region of material which forms rectifying junctions with both field induced N and P-type semiconductor, and to distal ends of said at least two FIN channels;

said substrate, at least in the regions of said FINFETs being characterized by a selection from the group consisting of:

it is substantially or per se. intrinsic;

it is substantially or per se. compensated;

it contains both N and P-type dopants in unequal concentrations;

such that in use a voltage is applied between the substantially non-rectifying junctions at the distal ends of said at least two FIN channels and a voltage is applied to said gate which, when switched between the voltages applied to the substantially non-rectifying distal ends of said at least two FIN channels, causes a voltage to appear at the substantially non-rectifying junction to said region of material which forms rectifying junctions with both field induced N and P-type semiconductor which is inverted, in that when the higher of said voltages applied to the substantially non-rectifying junctions to said distal ends of said at least two FIN channels is applied to said gate, the voltage at the substantially non-rectifying junction to said region of material which forms rectifying junctions with both field induced N and P-type semiconductor is low, and vice-versa.

Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 16974016 · Sep 8, 2020
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