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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Gerben Doornbos, Leuven, BE;
Krishna Kumar Bhuwalka, Asansol, IN;
Matthias Passlack, Huldenberg, BE;
Inventors:
Gerben Doornbos, Leuven, BE;
Krishna Kumar Bhuwalka, Asansol, IN;
Matthias Passlack, Huldenberg, BE;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/205 (2006.01); H01L 29/10 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/205 (2013.01); H01L 29/1054 (2013.01); H01L 29/66795 (2013.01); H01L 29/785 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for a channel region is disclosed. An embodiment comprises a channel region with multiple bi-layers comprising alternating complementary materials such as layers of InAs and layers of GaSb. The alternating layers of complementary materials provide desirable band gap characteristics for the channel region as a whole that individual layers of material may not.