US 12,317,587 B2
Apparatus and circuits including transistors with different threshold voltages and methods of fabricating the same
Chan-Hong Chern, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu (TW)
Filed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu (TW)
Filed on Apr. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/629,823.
Application 18/629,823 is a continuation of application No. 18/104,734, filed on Feb. 1, 2023, granted, now 11,973,078.
Application 18/104,734 is a continuation of application No. 17/330,851, filed on May 26, 2021, granted, now 11,581,310.
Application 17/330,851 is a continuation of application No. 16/576,525, filed on Sep. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,024,626.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/753,618, filed on Oct. 31, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0274599 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H10D 84/84 (2025.01); H03K 17/687 (2006.01); H10D 30/01 (2025.01); H10D 30/47 (2025.01); H10D 64/60 (2025.01); H10D 84/05 (2025.01)
CPC H10D 84/84 (2025.01) [H03K 17/6871 (2013.01); H10D 30/015 (2025.01); H10D 30/475 (2025.01); H10D 64/602 (2025.01); H10D 84/05 (2025.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
providing a substrate;
forming a plurality of active portions over the substrate;
forming a plurality of polarization modulation portions each of which is disposed on a corresponding one of the plurality of active portions; and
forming a plurality of transistors each of which is formed on a corresponding one of the plurality of polarization modulation portions, wherein:
a first transistor of the plurality of transistors has a first gate structure comprising a first material,
a second transistor of the plurality of transistors has a second gate structure comprising a second material different from the first material,
a first threshold voltage of the first transistor has a first fixed value, and
a second threshold voltage of the second transistor has a second fixed value that is different from the first fixed value.