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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2007
Bradley J. Larsen, Mound, MN (US);
Michael S. Liu, Bloomington, MN (US);
Paul S. Fechner, Plymouth, MN (US);
Bradley J. Larsen, Mound, MN (US);
Michael S. Liu, Bloomington, MN (US);
Paul S. Fechner, Plymouth, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
Non-planar SOI devices that include an 'area-efficient' body tie are disclosed. The device includes a bulk substrate, an insulator layer formed on a surface of the bulk substrate, and a silicon body formed on a surface of the insulator layer. The silicon body preferably includes (i) a non-planar channel connecting a source region and a drain region, and (ii) a body tie that is adjacent to the channel and couples the channel to a voltage potential. The device further includes a gate dielectric formed on the channel and a gate material formed on the gate dielectric.