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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Hsi-Yu Kuo, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Ko-Yi Lee, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed. In some embodiments, a semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a first region over the substrate, the first region comprising a first n type material; a second region over the substrate and laterally adjacent to the first region, the second region comprising a first p type material; a third region disposed within the second region and laterally separated from the first region, the third region comprising a second n type material; a fourth region disposed atop the third region, the fourth region comprising a second p type material; a fifth region disposed within the first region and laterally separated from the second region, the fifth region comprising a third p type material; and a sixth region disposed atop the fifth region, the sixth region comprising a third n type material.