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Aluminum nitride and aluminum oxide/aluminum nitride heterostructure gate dielectric stack based field effect transistors and method for forming same

US7488640B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 2004
Grant dateFeb 10, 2009
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/28194
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A structure (e.g., field effect transistor) and a method for making the structure, include a substrate having a source region, a drain region, and a channel region therebetween, an insulating layer disposed over the channel region, the insulating layer including a layer including aluminum nitride disposed over the channel region, and a gate electrode disposed over the insulating layer.

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