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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
May. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Steven Bentley, Menands, NY (US);
Richard A. Farrell, Albany, NY (US);
Gerard Schmid, Rensselaer, NY (US);
Ajey Poovannummoottil Jacob, Watervliet, NY (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/31 (2006.01); H01L 21/311 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 21/308 (2006.01); B82Y 10/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/775 (2006.01); H01L 29/786 (2006.01); H01L 21/8234 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/31144 (2013.01); B82Y 10/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); H01L 21/3086 (2013.01); H01L 29/068 (2013.01); H01L 29/0649 (2013.01); H01L 29/0676 (2013.01); H01L 29/66439 (2013.01); H01L 29/66469 (2013.01); H01L 29/66666 (2013.01); H01L 29/66742 (2013.01); H01L 29/775 (2013.01); H01L 29/7851 (2013.01); H01L 29/7854 (2013.01); H01L 29/78642 (2013.01); H01L 29/78681 (2013.01); H01L 29/78696 (2013.01); H01L 21/823487 (2013.01);
Abstract
One illustrative device includes, among other things, at least one fin defined in a semiconductor substrate and a substantially vertical nanowire having an oval-shaped cross-section disposed on a top surface of the at least one fin.