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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2016
Eric J Stewart, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Howell George Henry, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Robert S. Howell, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Matthew Russell King, Linthicum, MD (US);
Justin Andrew Parke, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Bettina Nechay, Laurel, MD (US);
Harlan Carl Cramer, Columbia, MD (US);
Ronald G Freitag, Catonsville, MD (US);
Karen Marie Renaldo, Pasadena, MD (US);
Eric J Stewart, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Howell George Henry, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Robert S. Howell, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Matthew Russell King, Linthicum, MD (US);
Justin Andrew Parke, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Bettina Nechay, Laurel, MD (US);
Harlan Carl Cramer, Columbia, MD (US);
Ronald G Freitag, Catonsville, MD (US);
Karen Marie Renaldo, Pasadena, MD (US);
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Abstract
A device is provided that comprises a first pillar disposed in a first region and overlying a base structure, and a second pillar disposed in a second region and overlying the base structure and being spaced apart from the first pillar by a device region. A bridge is disposed in the device region with a first end connected to the first pillar and a second end connected to the second pillar. The bridge includes a top, sides, and a bottom. The bridge is formed from one or more heterostructures with an undercut opening extending from the bottom to an underlying structure. A four-sided conductive contact wraps around and substantially surrounds the bridge around its top, its sides, and its bottom along at least a portion of its length between the first and second end.