Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of executing an electrical function such as a fusing operation by activation through a chip-embedded photodiode through spectrally selected external light activation, a corresponding structure, and a corresponding circuit. SOLUTION: In conjunction with additional circuit elements to an integrated circuit, incident light with specific intensity/wave length characteristics performs the implementation of repairs. More specifically, failing circuit elements are replaced with redundant ones for yield and/or reliability, and, after a packaged chip is placed in the system, the incident light makes an ESD protection device be disconnected from input pad. No additional pins on the package are necessary. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an isolation structure used to isolate a pixel sensor device including a selectively doped sidewall. SOLUTION: A new pixel sensor structure formed on a first conductive-type substrate includes a second conductive-type photosensitive device and a first conductive-type surface pinning layer 180a. The isolation structure 101a is formed adjacent to a photosensitive device pinning layer. The isolation structure includes a dopant region containing a first conductive-type material selectively formed along sidewalls 105a, 105b of the isolation structure where the surface pinning layer is adapted so as to electrically connected to a substrate 150 located beneath. A suitable method for forming the dopant region selectively formed along the sidewall of the isolation structure includes an externally diffusing process that the dopant material present in a material layer formed and doped along a selected portion of the isolation structure is driven into the substrate located beneath during annealing. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
Manufacturing a semiconductor structure (5) including: forming a seed material (25) on a sidewall of a mandrel (20a, 20b); forming a graphene field effect transistor (FET) (30) on the seed material (25); and removing the seed material (25).
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dual-gate transistor having a relatively thin epitaxial growth channel. SOLUTION: The epitaxial growth channel is formed, and then a damascene gate is formed, thus forming a silicon-on-insulator(SOI) MOSFET of a dual gate. In the dual-gate MOSFET, a narrow channel should be provided, thus increasing a current drive per layout width, and achieving low out conductance.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device that comprises an embedded DRAM device and a logic device, and to provide a its manufacturing method. SOLUTION: This device comprises a monocrystal substrate having an almost flat surface, a first surface region on the flat surface having a silicon on insulator region, a second surface region on the flat surface which is a monocrystal bulk region, an embeded logic device which is formed in the silicon on insulator region, an embedded memory device which is formed in the monocrystal bulk region, and a trench in the bulk monocrystal region.
Abstract:
A reference pixel sensor cell (e.g., global shutter) with hold node for leakage cancellation, methods of manufacture and design structure is provided., A pixel array includes one or more reference pixel sensor ceils (5') dispersed locally throughout active light sensing regions (5). The one or more reference pixel sensor cells provides reference signal (Vdd or REFERENCE) used, to correct for photon generated leakage signals which vary by locality within the active light sensing regions.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit, a method and a system for designing and a method fabricating the integrated circuit. The method including: (a) generating a photomask level design of an integrated circuit design (300) of the integrated circuit, the photomask level design comprising a multiplicity of integrated circuit element shapes; (b) designating regions of the photomask level design between adjacent integrated circuit element shapes, the designated regions large enough to require placement of fill shaped (305) between the adjacent integrated circuit elements based on fill shape rules (310), the fill shapes not required for the operation of the integrated circuit; and (c) placing one or more monitor structure shapes (320) of a monitor structure (315) in at least one of the designated regions, the monitor structure not required for the operation of the integrated circuit.