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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2017
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Chun-Tsung Kuo, Tainan, TW;
Chuan-Feng Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a collector element formed in or over a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a semiconductor element over the collector element, and the semiconductor element has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface. The semiconductor device structure further includes an emitter element over the top surface of the semiconductor element. In addition, the semiconductor device structure includes a base element over the collector element and in direct contact with the side surface of the semiconductor element.