A Self-Aligned Dry Etching Method for Mechanical Strain Enhancement of Germanium and Its Uniformity Improvement for Photonic Applications

Disclosed is a method of facilitating straining of a semiconductor element (331) for semiconductor fabrication. In a described embodiment, the method comprises: providing a base layer (320) with the semiconductor element (331) arranged on a first base portion (321) of the base layer (320), the semiconductor element (331) being subjected to a strain relating to a characteristic of the first base portion (321); and adjusting the characteristic of the first base portion (321) to facilitate straining of the semiconductor element (331).

Researchers

Yiding Lin / Jurgen Michel / Chuan Seng Tan

Departments: Materials Research Laboratory
Technology Areas: Electronics & Photonics: Lasers, Photonics, Semiconductors
Impact Areas: Advanced Materials

  • method of facilitating straining of a semiconductor element for semiconductor fabrication, semiconductor platform obtained by the method, and optoelec
    Taiwan | Pending
  • method of facilitating straining of a semiconductor element for semiconductor fabrication, semiconductor platform obtained by the method, and optoelec
    United States of America | Granted | 11,581,451

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