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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a buried Zener diode having a sufficiently low breakdown voltage level, by generating a self-aligning Zener diode by executing a two-state photography mask process in a hybrid photoresist process. SOLUTION: A positive line pattern is formed on an N-well area, and a negative line pattern is formed on the other area than the N-well area. After N-well sedge implant 2302 is formed, the positive line pattern is removed and an N-well 2402 is formed. Then, a positive line pattern 2510 is formed on a p-well area and a negative line pattern 2508 is formed on the other area than the P-well area. Thereafter, an embedded Zener diode is formed by forming P-well edge implant 2602. Therefore, the number of required process masks can be reduced and the alignment problem of the photolightography can be reduced.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the latch-up resistance of a CMOS device by forming implants on the edges of an N well and/or a P well by using a hybrid resist and, at the same time, to improve the device density of the CMOS device by promoting the scaling of the device. SOLUTION: A wafer section 2100 can be completed by an appropriate manufacturing method, for example, by forming a device gate, a contact diffusion area, etc. In the wafer section 2100, in addition, N and P contact diffusion areas are formed. In these contact diffusion areas, implants are usually formed on the surface of silicon which is not masked with a polysilicon gate. Therefore, a method and a structure for reducing the latch-up of a CMOS device by forming N and/or P edge implants on the edges of a P-well, N-well, and/or a double well are obtained.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a diode wherein it has a switching speed exceeding 1 GHz, and its electrostatic capacitance is smaller than 0.1 pF, and further, its breakdown voltage of its ESD-resistance is at least 500 V. SOLUTION: The ESD-resistant diode has a first conduction type anode and a second conduction type cathode provided under the anode. At least one of the anode and the cathode has a plurality of diffusion regions contacted with each other. Each of the anode and the cathode is provided between adjacent separating regions to each other, and its scope is defined by the adjacent separating regions. An n + -region 12 can be formed concurrently with the buried sub-collector of a bipolar transistor. Subsequently, an n - -region 14 can be formed as a portion of the epitaxial growth of the bipolar transistor. A p + -region is formed by using the source/drain of a MOSFET. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ESD SiGe resistant device used in high-frequency circuits. SOLUTION: This bipolar transistor is provided with a silicon substrate 105, a collector 110 formed on the silicon substrate, and an extrinsic base area 180 forming a intrinsic base area 180A and an internal resistor 240, and it is further provided with a base formed on the collector 110, an emitter 200 formed on the intrinsic base area 180A, and a dielectric layer 160 formed between the extrinsic base area 180B and collector 110, and the extrinsic base area 180B, dielectric layer 160 and collector 110 comprise an internal capacitor 235. The base of the transistor is made of silicon germanium.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor structure wherein the thermal conductivity is enhanced, and its manufacturing method. SOLUTION: During manufacturing of selected electronic components, silicon is formed at selected position on a substrate. Dielectric isolation regions are formed in an upper silicon layer and filled with a thermal conductive material. Before depositing the thermal conductive material, a liner material may be deposited at option. In a second embodiment, a horizontal layer of the thermal conductive material is deposited in an oxide layer or bulk silicon layer beneath the upper silicon layer.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controllable method for solving the problem of corner parasitic current conduction, at shallow trench isolations having narrow devices. SOLUTION: This field effect transistor has a drain region 14, a polysilicon gate 16, an STI region 18, polysilicon gate conductor 20, a dielectric layer 22, a corner edge oxide film 24 and an MOSFET spacer 26. The corner edge oxide film 24, added to the dielectric layer 22, is formed on the device corners, thereby increasing the thickness of the oxide film on the device corners, as well as its threshold voltage Vt. This reduces both the off-current by the device corner and increases the edge dielectric breakdown voltage. Or this enables reduction of the MOSFET gate induced drain leakage.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor structure, especially of FET, in which threshold voltage can be increased in the vicinity of corner of isolating region and a fabrication method thereof. SOLUTION: A field effect transistor has source and drain regions 26, 28, a channel region 24 between them, an isolating region 22 in a substrate, and a gate 30 including gate dopant on the channel region. The isolating region provides the corner region of channel along the interface between the channel region and the isolating region. The gate includes a region where the gate dopant is substantially depleted at least in a region where the channel region and the isolating region overlap and the threshold voltage in the channel corner region beneath the depletion region 34 increases as compared with the channel region between corner regions. A field effect transistor having an MOSFET gate 'corner part' of decreased dopant concentration improves the breakdown strength at the edge.
Abstract:
A body and dual gate coupled diode for silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology is disclosed. The body and dual gate coupled diode is formed from a SOI field-effect transistor (FET) structure. The source of the SOI FET structure forms the first terminal of the diode. The drain of the SOI FET structure forms the second terminal of the diode. The SOI FET structure includes two gates, which are tied to the body of the SOI FET structure. An SOI circuit comprising at least one body and dual gate coupled diode formed from the SOI FET structure provides electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection.