Apparatus and method for FinFETs
US8742509B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D84/834
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A FinFET comprises an isolation region formed in a substrate, a cloak-shaped active region formed over the substrate, wherein the cloak-shaped active region has an upper portion protruding above a top surface of the isolation region. In addition, the FinFET comprises a gate electrode wrapping the channel of the cloak-shaped active region.
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