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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2018
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Salvatore Cimino, Waterford, NY (US);
David Pritchard, Glenville, NY (US);
Lixia Lei, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Heng Yang, Rexford, NY (US);
Manjunatha Prabhu, Clifton Park, NY (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
One illustrative embodiment disclosed herein relates to a semiconductor device that includes, among other things, a semiconductor substrate including a base semiconductor layer, an active semiconductor layer, and a buried insulating layer positioned between the base semiconductor layer and the active semiconductor layer. The device further includes a set of functional gate structures including at least one functional gate structure formed above the active semiconductor layer, a first source/drain region positioned in the active semiconductor layer adjacent a first functional gate structure in the set, a first auxiliary gate structure positioned adjacent the first source/drain region, and a discharge device coupled to the base semiconductor layer and the first auxiliary gate structure.