Patent ID: 8129773

Claim:
A fin-type field effect transistor comprising: a source region comprising a first semiconductor plane having a first length; a drain region comprising a second semiconductor plane parallel to said first semiconductor plane and having a second length; a semiconductor fin, having a first end and a second end opposite said first end, said semiconductor fin extending from said first semiconductor plane at said first end to said second semiconductor plane at said second end and being essentially perpendicular to said first semiconductor plane and said second semiconductor plane, said semiconductor fin further having a width that is less than said first length and said second length; and a gate conductor adjacent said semiconductor fin between said source region and said drain region at a predetermined position closer to said source region than said drain region such that a first resistance of said semiconductor fin between said source region and said gate conductor is less than a second resistance of said semiconductor fin between said gate conductor and said drain region, and such that a first capacitance between said source region and said gate conductor is greater than a second capacitance between said gate conductor and said drain region.