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Method for fabricating surrounding-gate silicon nanowire transistor with air sidewalls

US8563370B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 4, 2011
Grant dateOct 22, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/121
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for fabricating a surrounding-gate silicon nanowire transistor with air sidewalls is provided. The method is compatible with the CMOS process; the introduced air sidewalls can reduce the parasitic capacitance effectively and increase the transient response characteristic of the device, thus being applicable to a high-performance logic circuit.

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