Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080308848 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device according to an aspect of the invention comprises an n-type FinFET which is provided on a semiconductor substrate and which includes a first fin, a first gate electrode crossing a channel region of the first fin via a gate insulating film in three dimensions, and contact regions provided at both end of the first fin, a p-type FinFET which is provided on the semiconductor substrate and which includes a second fin, a second gate electrode crossing a channel region of the second fin via a gate insulating film in three dimensions, and contact regions provided at both end of the second fin, wherein the n- and the p-type FinFET constitute an inverter circuit, and the fin width of the contact region of the p-type FinFET is greater than the fin width of the channel region of the n-type FinFET. | 12-18-2008 |
20090065869 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device has a plurality of fins formed on a semiconductor substrate to be separated from each other, a first contact region which connects commonly one end side of the plurality of fins, a second contact region which connects commonly the other end side of the plurality of fins, a gate electrode arranged to be opposed to at least both side surfaces of the plurality of fins by sandwiching a gate insulating film therebetween, a source electrode including the first contact region and the plurality of fins on a side closer to the first contact region than the gate electrode, and a drain electrode including the second contact region and the plurality of fins on a side closer to the second contact than the gate electrode. The ratio Rd/Rs of a resistance Rd of each fin in the drain region to a resistance Rs of each fin in the source region is larger than 1. | 03-12-2009 |
20090152623 | FIN TRANSISTOR - A fin transistor includes: a substrate; a plurality of semiconductor fins formed on the substrate; a gate electrode covering a channel region of the semiconductor fins; and a member as a stress source for the semiconductor fins included in a region of the gate electrode and the region provided between the semiconductor fins, and the member being made of a different material from the gate electrode. | 06-18-2009 |
20100237436 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a circuit comprising a first transistor in a first Fin; a power supply circuit in a second Fin, the power supply circuit comprising a second transistor connected between the circuit and a power supply line; and a substrate contact electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate and configured to apply a substrate voltage to a substrate, wherein a width of the first Fin in a cross-section of the first Fin perpendicular to a channel length direction of the first transistor is equal to or smaller than a twofold of a largest depletion layer width of a depletion layer formed in a channel part of the first transistor, and a width of the second Fin in a cross-section of the second Fin perpendicular to a channel length direction of the second transistor is larger than a twofold of a largest depletion layer width of a depletion layer in a channel of the second transistor. | 09-23-2010 |
20100304555 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device - The disclosure concerns a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including forming a plurality of fins made of a semiconductor material on an insulating layer; forming a gate insulating film on side surfaces of the plurality of fins; and forming a gate electrode on the gate insulating film in such a manner that a compressive stress is applied to a side surface of a first fin which is used in an NMOSFET among the plurality of fins in a direction perpendicular to the side surface and a tensile stress is applied to a side surface of a second fin which is used in a PMOSFET among the plurality of fins in a direction perpendicular to the side surface. | 12-02-2010 |
20110260253 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device according to an aspect of the invention comprises an n-type FinFET which is provided on a semiconductor substrate and which includes a first fin, a first gate electrode crossing a channel region of the first fin via a gate insulating film in three dimensions, and contact regions provided at both end of the first fin, a p-type FinFET which is provided on the semiconductor substrate and which includes a second fin, a second gate electrode crossing a channel region of the second fin via a gate insulating film in three dimensions, and contact regions provided at both end of the second fin, wherein the n- and the p-type FinFET constitute an inverter circuit, and the fin width of the contact region of the p-type FinFET is greater than the fin width of the channel region of the n-type FinFET. | 10-27-2011 |
20120012935 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device - The disclosure concerns a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including forming a plurality of fins made of a semiconductor material on an insulating layer; forming a gate insulating film on side surfaces of the plurality of fins; and forming a gate electrode on the gate insulating film in such a manner that a compressive stress is applied to a side surface of a first fin which is used in an NMOSFET among the plurality of fins in a direction perpendicular to the side surface and a tensile stress is applied to a side surface of a second fin which is used in a PMOSFET among the plurality of fins in a direction perpendicular to the side surface. | 01-19-2012 |
20120091537 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In accordance with an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an SRAM cell on a substrate. The SRAM cell includes: first and second load transistors each having an n-type source region and a p-type drain region, first and second driver transistors each having a p-type source region and an n-type drain region, and first and second transfer transistors each having an n-type source region and a n-type drain region. The n-type source regions of the first and second load transistors, the n-type drain regions of the first and second driver transistors, and the n-type source regions and the n-type drain regions of the first and second transfer transistors are located in a region other than a region present between any two of the p-type drain regions of the first and second load transistors and the p-type source regions of the first and second driver transistors. | 04-19-2012 |
20120099363 | RESISTANCE CHANGE TYPE MEMORY - According to one embodiment, a resistance change type memory includes a first bit line extending in a first direction, a first word line extending in a second direction, a first bipolar transistor which is a first drive type and has a first emitter, a first base, and a first collector, a second bipolar transistor which is a second drive type different from the first drive type and has a second emitter, a second base, and a second collector, and a first memory element which has first and second terminals and in which a change in resistance state thereof is associated with data. The first terminal is connected to the first and second emitters, the second terminal is connected to the first bit line, and the first and second bases are connected to the first word line. | 04-26-2012 |
20120319164 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device that has a rectification element includes a semiconductor substrate, a first well region of a first conductivity type formed on the semiconductor substrate, a second well region of a second conductivity type formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of fins arranged over the first well region and the second well region at a first pitch in the same direction. In the semiconductor device, the rectification element includes a cathode region, an anode region, a well contact region, and a trigger region that are configured using fins. These regions are connected to each wiring portion to form a PNP-type bipolar transistor and an NPN-type bipolar transistor. | 12-20-2012 |