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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2014
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Teng-Chun Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;
Li-Ting Wang, Hsinchu, TW;
Cheng-Tung Lin, Jhudong Township, TW;
De-Fang Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Chih-Tang Peng, Zhubei, TW;
Chien-Hsun Wang, Hsinchu, TW;
Hung-Ta Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A tunnel field-effect transistor and method fabricating the same are provided. The tunnel field-effect transistor includes a drain region, a source region with opposite conductive type to the drain region, a channel region disposed between the drain region and the source region, a metal gate layer disposed around the channel region, and a high-k dielectric layer disposed between the metal gate layer and the channel region.