ION-SENSITIVE FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR FORMED WITH ALTERNATING DIELECTRIC STACK TO ENHANCE SENSITIVITY

摘要

A method for fabricating a semiconductor device including an ion-sensitive field-effect transistor (ISFET) with enhanced sensitivity includes forming a microwell within a stack including alternating dielectric layers formed on a semiconductor chip corresponding to an ISFET. Forming the stack includes forming a first dielectric layer including a first material and a second dielectric layer including a second material. The method further includes etching the second dielectric layer selective to at least the first dielectric layer using a wet etch process, and forming a macrowell from the microwell having a shape defined by the etching.