Patent ID: 6890804

Claim:
A semiconductor device, comprising: a substrate of a first conductivity type; a first insulating layer formed on at least a portion of the substrate; an epitaxial layer of a second conductivity type formed on at least a portion of the first insulating layer; first and second source/drain regions of the second conductivity type formed in the epitaxial layer proximate an upper surface of the epitaxial layer, the first and second source/drain regions being spaced laterally from one another; a gate formed above the epitaxial layer proximate the upper surface of the epitaxial layer and at least partially between the first and second source/drain regions; a first source/drain contact formed through the epitaxial layer and first insulating layer, the first source/drain contact configured so as to be in direct electrical connection with the substrate, the first source/drain region and the epitaxial layer; and a second source/drain contact formed at least partially through the epitaxial layer, the second source/drain contact configured so as to be in direct electrical connection with the second source/drain region.