Integrated circuit device, system, and method of fabrication
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Current Assignee / Owner
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV
- Publication Date
- 2009-12-31
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention is directed generally to integrated circuits and, more specifically, to methods of fabricating integrated circuits, devices and systems for fabricating integrated circuits and other devices and systems, and devices and systems which are formed by, or which utilize, components or other parts which are formed by or in accordance with the present invention.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The fabrication of integrated circuits is typically done by building successive layers on top of each other. These layers are built on or in an underlying substrate, such as single crystal silicon or an electrical insulator. When the substrate is an electrical insulator, such as sapphire, the fabrication techniques and resulting devices are often referred to as “silicon on insulator” or “semiconductor on insulator”, which are collectively called “SOI”.
[0003] Many process steps are typically involved in semiconductor fabrication including deposition, oxi...