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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Shyue Seng Tan, Singapore, SG;
Eng Huat Toh, Singapore, SG;
Elgin Quek, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/336 (2006.01); H01L 21/8234 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/786 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/7841 (2013.01); H01L 29/78654 (2013.01); H01L 29/66545 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of forming a floating body cell (FBC) with faster programming and lower refresh rate and the resulting devices are disclosed. Embodiments include forming a silicon on insulator (SOI) layer on a substrate; forming a band-engineered layer surrounding and/or on the SOI layer; forming a source region and a drain region with at least one of the source region and the drain region being on the band-engineered layer; and forming a gate on the SOI layer, between the source and drain regions.