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Apparatus and method for FinFETs

US9559099B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 3, 2014
Grant dateJan 31, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 15, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D84/834
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A FinFET device comprises an isolation region in a substrate, wherein the isolation region comprises a plurality of non-vertical sidewalls, a first V-shaped groove, a second V-shaped groove and a third V-shaped groove formed in the substrate, a first cloak-shaped active region over the first V-shaped groove, wherein a top surface of the first cloak-shaped active region comprises a first slope, a second cloak-shaped active region over the second V-shaped groove, wherein a top surface of the second cloak-shaped active region is triangular in shape and a third cloak-shaped active region over the third V-shaped groove, wherein a top surface of the third cloak-shaped active region comprises a second slope.

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