Patent ID: 8378394

Claim:
A semiconductor structure comprising: an insulator layer on a substrate; a plurality of parallel fins above said insulator layer, relative to a bottom of said semiconductor structure, each of said fins comprising a central semiconductor portion and conductive end portions; at least one conductive strap positioned within said insulator layer below said fins, relative to said bottom of said structure, said conductive strap being perpendicular to said fins and contacting said fins, said at least one conductive strap including: recessed portions disposed within said insulator layer, below said plurality of fins, relative to said bottom of said structure, and between each of said plurality of fins, and projected portions extending into said fins, collinear with each of said plurality of fins, relative to said bottom of said structure; a gate dielectric contacting and covering said central semiconductor portion of said fins; and a gate conductor covering and contacting said gate dielectric, wherein said conductive strap is disposed in at least one of a source and a drain region of said semiconductor structure.