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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2011
Rolf Stephan, Dresden, DE;
Markus Forsberg, Dresden, DE;
Gert Burbach, Dresden, DE;
Anthony Mowry, Buda, TX (US);
Rolf Stephan, Dresden, DE;
Markus Forsberg, Dresden, DE;
Gert Burbach, Dresden, DE;
Anthony Mowry, Buda, TX (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
By incorporating germanium material into thermal sensing diode structures, the sensitivity thereof may be significantly increased. In some illustrative embodiments, the process for incorporating the germanium material may be performed with high compatibility with a process flow for incorporating a silicon/germanium material into P-channel transistors of sophisticated semiconductor devices. Hence, temperature control efficiency may be increased with reduced die area consumption.