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Forming a non-planar transistor having a quantum well channel

US7928426B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 2007
Grant dateApr 19, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/47

Abstract

In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a substrate, a buried oxide layer formed on the substrate, a silicon on insulator (SOI) core formed on the buried oxide layer, a compressive strained quantum well (QW) layer wrapped around the SOI core, and a tensile strained silicon layer wrapped around the QW layer. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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