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Class 257/E21.425 - With source or drain region formed by Schottky barrier or conductor-insulator-semiconductor structure (EPO)


Subclass of Class 257 - Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes)
Definition: This subclass is indented under subclass E21.424. This
No. of patents: 29
Last issue date: 11/13/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7294898Field effect transistor having source and/or drain forming Schottky or Schottky-like contact with strained semiconductor substrate
The present invention is a field effect transistor having a strained semiconductor substrate and Schottky-barrier source and drain electrodes, and a method for making the transistor. The bulk charge carrier transport characteristic of the Schottky barrier field effe...
11/13/2007
7202539Semiconductor device having misfet gate electrodes with and without GE or impurity and manufacturing method thereof
The performance and reliability of a semiconductor device are improved. In a semiconductor device having a CMISFET, a gate electrode of an n channel MISFET is composed of a nickel silicide film formed by reacting a silicon film doped with P, As, or Sb with an Ni fil...
04/10/2007
6680224Methods of forming and operating field effect transistors having gate and sub-gate electrodes
Field effect transistors include a semiconductor substrate having a channel region of first conductivity type therein extending adjacent a surface thereof. Source and drain regions of second conductivity type are also provided at opposite ends of the chan...
01/20/2004
6674099MISFET
A metal insulator semiconductor field effect transistor (MISFET) is disclosed comprising a source layer being made with a material having a source band-gap (EG2) and a source mid-gap value (EGM2), the source layer having a source Fermi-Level (EF2). A drai...
01/06/2004
6648987Method for producing nanostructures in thin films
The invention relates to a method for producing a layer with a sub-micrometre structure on a substrate. First, a layer is formed on the substrate. Agents for creating elastic strains are then formed in at least one predetermined position on the layer and ...
11/18/2003
6630712Transistor with dynamic source/drain extensions
A method of fabricating an integrated circuit with a transistor having less susceptibility to off-state leakage current and short-channel effect is disclosed. The transistor includes high-K gate dielectric spacers and a T-shaped gate conductor. The high-K...
10/07/2003
6509609Grooved channel schottky MOSFET
A grooved channel Schottky contacted MOSFET has asymmetric source and drain regions. The MOSFET includes an undoped silicon substrate with a background doping concentration of less than about 1017 cm-3. A grooved channel is formed in...
01/21/2003
6495882Short-channel schottky-barrier MOSFET device
A MOSFET device and method of fabricating are disclosed. The present invention utilizes Schottky barrier contacts for source and/or drain contact fabrication within the context of a MOSFET device structure to eliminate the requirement for halo/pocket impl...
12/17/2002
6380010Shielded channel transistor structure with embedded source/drain junctions
Microelectronic structures embodying the present invention include a silicon pillar contiguous with a bulk semiconductor, the pillar being surrounded by a shallow trench isolation insulator, which has been recessed to receive polysilicon and a superjacent...
04/30/2002
6339005Disposable spacer for symmetric and asymmetric Schottky contact to SOI MOSFET
A silicon on insulator transistor is disclosed which has a Schottky contact to the body. The Schottky contact may be formed on the source and/or drain side of the gate conductor. A spacer, with at least a part thereof being disposable, is formed on the si...
01/15/2002
6312995MOS transistor with assisted-gates and ultra-shallow "Psuedo" source and drain extensions for ultra-large-scale integration
A MOS transistor and a method of fabricating the same for Ultra Large Scale Integration applications includes a composite gate structure. The composite gate structure is comprised of a main gate electrode and two assisted-gate electrodes disposed adjacent...
11/06/2001
6303479Method of manufacturing a short-channel FET with Schottky-barrier source and drain contacts
The present invention Is a fabrication method for a short-channel Schottky-barrier field-effect transistor device. The method of the present invention includes introducing channel dopants into a semiconductor substrate such that the dopant concentration v...
10/16/2001
6274913Shielded channel transistor structure with embedded source/drain junctions
Microelectronic structures embodying the present invention include a silicon pillar contiguous with a bulk semiconductor, the pillar being surrounded by a shallow trench isolation insulator, which has been recessed to receive polysilicon and a superjacent...
08/14/2001
6271563MOS transistor with high-K spacer designed for ultra-large-scale integration
A MOS transistor having a source and drain extension that are less than 40 nanometers in thickness to minimize the short channel effect. A gate includes a high-K dielectric spacer layer to create depletion regions in the substrate which form the drain and...
08/07/2001
6091076Quantum WELL MOS transistor and methods for making same
A new quantum well MOS transistor is described along with a processes for manufacturing it. In this transistor, the source and drain areas are separated from the channel by sufficiently thin insulating layers to enable the passage of charge carriers by th...
07/18/2000
5949103MOSFET with tunneling insulation and fabrication method thereof
A tunneling insulation film MOSFET and a fabrication method for a tunneling insulation film MOSFET avoid a short channel effect and prevent a punchthrough phenomenon by forming a tunneling insulation film between a channel area and one of source area and ...
09/07/1999
5943575Method of forming semiconductor device
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, including the steps of providing a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, defining a channel region and source/drain regions in the semiconductor substrate and etching the semiconductor subst...
08/24/1999
5840604Methods of forming MOS transistors having hot-carrier suppression electrodes
Methods of forming MOS transistors include the steps of forming hot-carrier suppression electrodes on opposing sides of an insulatedgate of a field effect transistor, to reduce hot-carrier degradation parasitics and reduce gate-to-drain overlap capacitanc...
11/24/1998
5834793Semiconductor devices
A semiconductor device has a semiconductor substrate, a source and a drain region, each formed at the surface of said semiconductor substrate, and each having a potential barrier with respect to the semiconductor substrate. A gate electrode is formed on t...
11/10/1998
5801398Field effect transistor
A field effect transistor including a gate electrode, a semiconductor region, a source electrode and a drain electrode, the source and drain electrodes being formed on opposite sides of the semiconductor region and spaced apart from the gate electrode. Th...
09/01/1998
5338698Method of fabricating an ultra-short channel field effect transistor
An ultra-short channel field effect transistor provides a combination of a shallow junction for injection of carriers into a conduction channel and a Schottky barrier below the shallow junction with a lowered barrier height to reduce the depletion region ...
08/16/1994
5177568Tunnel injection semiconductor devices with Schottky barriers
A tunnel injection type semiconductor device having an MIS structure comprising a semiconductor region, a source, a drain and a gate electrode, wherein said source and said drain are composed of a metal or metal compound member, respectively, and wherein ...
01/05/1993
5162879Diffusionless conductor/oxide semiconductor field effect transistor and methods for making and using the same
A diffusionless field effect transistor is formed at a face of a semiconductor layer (12) of a first conductivity type and includes a source conductor (36), a drain conductor (38) and a channel region (44). Source conductor (36) and drain conductor (38) a...
11/10/1992
5063171Method of making a diffusionless virtual drain and source conductor/oxide semiconductor field effect transistor
A diffusionless field effect transistor is formed at a face of a semiconductor layer (12) of a first conductivity type and includes a source conductor (36), a drain conductor (38) and a channel region (44). Source conductor (36) and drain conductor (38) a...
11/05/1991
4780429Method of fabrication of MOS transistors having electrodes of metallic silicide
In a method of fabrication of field-effect transistors having very small dimensions, the gate electrode is formed by a first layer of metallic silicide. Insulating embankments are formed along the lateral edges of the gate and a second layer of metallic s...
10/25/1988
4752815Method of fabricating a Schottky barrier field effect transistor
A method of fabricating a Schottky barrier MOSFET wherein a polysilicon gate chip is disposed adjacent the drain and source regions of a single crystal silicon substrate surface, and a metal is deposited on the top surface of the gate chip and the drain a...
06/21/1988
4696093Fabrication of Schottky barrier MOSFETS
A method for fabricating MOSFET devices by a one mask, one etch process utilizing vacuum deposited chromium, silicon upon which is grown SiO2 and an anneal process. An optional optimizing ion implantation and activating anneal step is also disc...
09/29/1987
4587710Method of fabricating a Schottky barrier field effect transistor
A method of fabricating a Schottky barrier MOSFET wherein a polysilicon gate chip is disposed adjacent the drain and source regions of a single crystal silicon substrate surface, and a metal is deposited on the top surface of the gate chip and the drain a...
05/13/1986
4432132Formation of sidewall oxide layers by reactive oxygen ion etching to define submicron features
This invention involves the defining of a submicron feature (21 or 93) in a structure, typically an insulated gate field effect transistor structure (30, 40, or 110). This feature is defined by a sidewall oxide protective masking layer (21 or 71) formed b...
02/21/1984
 
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