NONLINEAR CHANNEL

A finFET that includes a nonlinear channel is presented. The nonlinear channel includes one or more arced, curved, segmented, or the like, sidewall(s) that define a channel width and a channel length. The nonlinear channel provides a relatively increased channel length compared to a linear fin that...

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Hauptverfasser: Greene, Andrew M, Xie, Ruilong, Emans, Susan Ng, Frougier, Julien
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A finFET that includes a nonlinear channel is presented. The nonlinear channel includes one or more arced, curved, segmented, or the like, sidewall(s) that define a channel width and a channel length. The nonlinear channel provides a relatively increased channel length compared to a linear fin that is orientated orthogonal to the gate width. As such, channel length of the nonlinear channel may be relatively increased within the confines of the gate. In other words, short channel effects may be limited due to a reduced electric field along the nonlinear channel due to the relatively increased channel or fin length within the footprint of the gate.