REDUCING LEAKAGE CURRENT IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

• Main Authors: LU, BIN, PALACIOS, TOMAS, APOSTOL, MATIOLI, ELISON, DE NAZARETH
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 19.06.2014
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

A semiconductor device includes a first region having a first semiconductor material and a second region having a second semiconductor material. The second region is formed over the first region. The semiconductor device also includes a current blocking structure formed in the first region between f...