MuGFET with increased thermal mass
AssigneeInfineon Technologies AG
InventorsHarald Gossner, Christian Russ, Jens Schneider, Thomas Schulz
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Abstract
Some embodiments discussed herein include a semiconductor having a source region, a drain region and an array of fins operatively coupled to a gate region controlling current flow through the fins between the source region and the drain region. The semiconductor also has at least one cooling element formed at least in part of a material having a heat capacity equal to or larger than the heat capacity of the material of the source region, drain region and array of fins, the cooling elements being in close vicinity to fins of the array of fins electrically isolated from the fins of the array, the source region and the drain region. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
Claims13
A semiconductor, comprising:
- a source region;
- a drain region;
- an array of fins operatively coupled to a gate region controlling current flow through the fins between the source region and the drain region;
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- at least one cooling element formed at least in part of a material having a heat capacity equal to or larger than the heat capacity of the material of the source region, drain region and array of fins, the cooling element being in close vicinity to fins of the array of fins and electrically isolated from the fins of the array, the source region and the drain region, wherein the at least one cooling element is a bar contact extending transversely to and above at least two fins of the array of fins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.