Abstract:
Disclosed are embodiments of a Schottky barrier diode (100). This Schottky barrier diode can be formed in a semiconductor substrate (101) having a doped region (110) with a first conductivity type. A trench isolation structure (120) can laterally surround a section (111) of the doped region at the top surface (102) of the substrate. A semiconductor layer (150) can be positioned on the top surface of the substrate. This semiconductor layer can have a Schottky barrier portion (151) over the defined section (111) of the doped region and a guardring portion (152) over the trench isolation structure laterally surrounding the Schottky barrier portion. The Schottky barrier portion can have the first conductivity type and the guarding portion can have a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type. A metal silicide layer (140) can overlie the semiconductor layer. Also disclosed are embodiments of a method of forming this Schottky barrier diode and of a design structure for the Schottky barrier diode.
Abstract:
A conductive light shield is formed over a first dielectric layer of a via level in a metal interconnect structure The conductive light shiel covers a floating drain of an image sensor pixel cell A second dielectric layer is formed over the conductive light shield and at least on via extending from a top surface of the second dielectnic layer to a bottom surface of the first dielectric layer is formed in the metal interconnect structure The conductive light shield may be formed within a contact level between a top surface of a semiconductor substrate and a first metal line level, or may be formed in any metal interconnect via level between two metal line levels The inventive image sensor pixel cell is less prone to noise due to the blockage of light over the floating drain by the conductive light shield.
Abstract:
A deep trench varactor structure (3OA, 4OA, 50) compatible with a deep trench capacitor structure (20, 30B, 40B) and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. A buried plate layer (20) is formed on a second deep trench (HB), while the first trench (1 IA) is protected from formation of any buried plate layer. The inside of the deep trenches is filled with a conductive material to form inner electrodes (4OA, 40B). At least one doped well (50) is formed outside and abutting portions of the first deep trench and constitutes at least one outer varactor electrode. Multiple doped wells (50, 60) may be connected in parallel to provide a varactor (30A, 4OA, 50, 60) having complex voltage dependency of capacitance. The buried plate layer and another doped well (52) connected thereto constitute an outer electrode of a linear capacitor formed on the second deep trench.
Abstract:
Disclosed are embodiments of a circuit (e.g., an electrostatic discharge (ESD) circuit), a design methodology and a design system. In the circuit, an ESD device is wired to a first metal level (e.g., Ml). An inductor is formed in a second metal level (e.g., M5) above the first metal level and is aligned over and electrically connected in parallel to the ESD device by a single vertical via stack. The inductor is configured to nullify, for a given application frequency, the capacitance value of the ESD device. The quality factor of the inductor is optimized by providing, on a third metal level (e.g., M3) between the second metal level and the first metal level, a shield to minimize inductive coupling. An opening in the shield allows the via stack to pass through, trading off Q factor reduction for size-scaling and ESD robustness improvements.
Abstract:
A semiconductor structure comprising a hyperabrupt junction varactor with a compensated cathode contact as well as a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The method includes a single implant mask which is used in forming the subcollector/cathode, collector/well and hyperabrupt junction.
Abstract:
A FEOL/MEOL metal resistor (32) that has tight sheet resistance tolerance (on the order of about 5% or less), high current density (on the order of about 0.5 mA/micron or greater), lower parasitics than diffused resistors and lower TCR than standard BEOL metal resistors as well as various methods of integrating such a metal resistor structure (32) into a CMOS technology are provided.
Abstract:
A Schottky barrier diode comprises a first-type substrate (100), a second-type well isolation region (102) on the first-type substrate, and a first-type well region (110) on the second-type well isolation region. With embodiments herein a feature referred to as a perimeter capacitance well junction ring (106) is on the second-type well isolation region. A second-type well region (104) is on the second-type well isolation region. The perimeter capacitance well junction ring is positioned between and separates the first-type well region and the second-type well region. A second-type contact region (108) is on the second-type well region, and a first-type contact region (112) contacts the inner portion of the first-type well region. The inner portion of the first-type well region is positioned within the center of the first-type contact region. Additionally, a first ohmic metallic layer (124) is on the first- type contact region and a second ohmic metallic layer (126) is on the first-type well region. The first ohmic metallic layer contacts the second ohmic metallic layer at a junction that makes up the Schottky barrier of the Schottky barrier diode.
Abstract:
A semiconductor structure and a method for fabricating the semiconductor structure provide a field effect device located and formed upon an active region of a semiconductor substrate and at least one of a fuse structure, an anti-fuse structure and a resistor structure located and formed at least in part simultaneously upon an isolation region laterally separated from the active region within the semiconductor substrate. The field effect device includes a gate dielectric comprising a high dielectric constant dielectric material and a gate electrode comprising a metal material. The at least one of the fuse structure, anti-fuse structure and resistor structure includes a pad dielectric comprising the same material as the gate dielectric, and optionally, also a fuse, anti-fuse or resistor that may comprise the same metal material as the gate electrode.
Abstract:
A junction field effect transistor (JFET) (Fig. 4) has a hyperabrupl junction laj cr (54) that functions as a channel of a JFFT. The hyperabrupt junction layer (54) is formed by two dopant profiles (50. 52) of opposite t}pes such that one dopant concentration profile has a peak concentration depth at a tail end of the other dopant profile. The voltage bias to the channel is provided by a body ( 16) that is doped with the same type of dopants as the gate. This is in contrast with conventional JI7KTs that have a body that is doped with the opposite conductivity type as the gate. The body ( 16) may be electrically decoupled from (Figure 4, 10 and 30) the substrate by another reverse bias junction formed either between the body and the substrate or between a buried conductor layer beneath the body and the substrate (Figure 8. 16 and 1 10). The capability to form a thin hyperabrupt junction layer (54) allows formation of a JFET in a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate (Figure 11. 210. 230).
Abstract:
A semiconductor structure comprising a hyperabrupt junction varactor with a compensated cathode contact as well as a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The method includes a single implant mask which is used in forming the subcollector/cathode, collector/well and hyperabrupt junction.