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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mario P. Pelella, Mountain View, CA (US);
Srinath Krishnan, Campbell, CA (US);
William G. En, Milpitas, CA (US);
Witold P. Maszara, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/176 ; H01L 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/176 ; H01L 2/100 ;
Abstract
An SOI semiconductor and method for making the same includes a substrate and dielectric support structures that support a silicon body above the substrate. This creates a void underneath the silicon body and thereby reduces the capacitance between the source/drain regions on body and the substrate.