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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2010
David E. Brown, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Hans Van Meer, Fishkill, NY (US);
Sey-ping Sun, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
David E. Brown, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Hans Van Meer, Fishkill, NY (US);
Sey-Ping Sun, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for forming different active thicknesses on the same silicon layer includes masking the silicon layer and exposing selected regions of the silicon layer. The thickness of the silicon layer at the exposed regions is changed, either by adding silicon or subtracting silicon from the layer at the exposed regions. Once the mask is removed, the silicon layer has regions of different active thicknesses, respectively suitable for use in different types of devices, such as diodes and transistors.