Patent ID: 11908765
Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A structure, comprising:
an insulating layer disposed on a substrate;
a semiconductor device located on the insulating layer;
an intrinsic semiconductor area surrounding the semiconductor device;
at least one heating element surrounding the intrinsic semiconductor area, wherein the at least one heating element is a heavily doped region of a first conductivity type, and the intrinsic semiconductor area is sandwiched between the at least one heating element and the semiconductor device, and a distance between the at least one heating element and a boundary surface of the semiconductor device is smaller than half of a maximum width of the semiconductor device;
a plurality of heating pads joined with the at least one heating element; and
a voltage supplier connected to the plurality of heating pads, wherein the voltage supplier controls a temperature of the plurality of heating pads.