4-Terminal Piezoelectronic Transistor (PET)

    公开(公告)号:GB2506556A

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-02

    申请号:GB201400400

    申请日:2012-07-02

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A 4-terminal piezoelectronic transistor (PET) which includes a piezoelectric (PE) material disposed between first and second electrodes; an insulator material disposed on the second electrode; a third electrode disposed on the insulator material and a piezoresistive (PR) material disposed between the third electrode and a fourth electrode. An applied voltage across the first and second electrodes causing a pressure from the PE material to be applied to the PR material through the insulator material, the electrical resistance of the PR material being dependent upon the pressure applied by the PE material. The first and second electrodes are electrically isolated from the third and fourth electrodes. Also disclosed are logic devices fabricated from 4-terminal PETs and a method of fabricating a 4-terminal PET.

    Coupling structure and method of forming such

    公开(公告)号:GB2485749B

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-03

    申请号:GB201205373

    申请日:2010-12-03

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A coupling structure for coupling piezoelectric material generated stresses to an actuated device of an integrated circuit includes a rigid stiffener structure formed around a piezoelectric (PE) material and the actuated device, the actuated device comprising a piezoresistive (PR) material that has an electrical resistance dependent upon an applied pressure thereto; and a soft buffer structure formed around the PE material and PR material, the buffer structure disposed between the PE and PR materials and the stiffener structure, wherein the stiffener structure clamps both the PE and PR materials to a substrate over which the PE and PR materials are formed, and wherein the soft buffer structure permits the PE material freedom to move relative to the PR material, thereby coupling stress generated by an applied voltage to the PE material to the PR material so as change the electrical resistance of the PR material.

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