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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2014
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY (US);
James W. Adkisson, Jericho, VT (US);
David L. Harame, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Michael L. Kerbaugh, Williston, VT (US);
Qizhi Liu, Lexington, MA (US);
John J. Pekarik, Underhill, VT (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to integrated circuit (IC) structures and methods of forming the same. An IC structure according to the present disclosure can include: a doped substrate region adjacent to an insulating region; a crystalline base structure including: an intrinsic base region located on and contacting the doped substrate region, the intrinsic base region having a first thickness; an extrinsic base region adjacent to the insulating region, wherein the extrinsic base region has a second thickness greater than the first thickness; a semiconductor layer located on the intrinsic base region of the crystalline base structure; and a doped semiconductor layer located on the semiconductor layer.