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公开(公告)号:DE60306892T2
公开(公告)日:2007-08-30
申请号:DE60306892
申请日:2003-05-02
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL
Inventor: BORTESI LUCA , VENDRAME LORIS , BOGLIOLO ALESSANDRO
Abstract: A method and a corresponding arrangement for measuring the coupling capacitance between two interconnect lines exploits the so-called cross-talk effect and keeps an interconnect line at a constant reference voltage. The method and arrangement solve the problem of short-circuit currents that affects the known test structures, and allow a direct measurement of the coupling capacitance between the two interconnect lines. Capacitance measurements may also be used for determining points of interruption of interconnect lines. When a line is interrupted, the measured coupling capacitance is the capacitance of a single conducting branch. The position of points of interruption of an interconnect line is determined by measuring the coupling capacitance of all segments of the line with a second conducting line.
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公开(公告)号:DE60218685D1
公开(公告)日:2007-04-19
申请号:DE60218685
申请日:2002-10-08
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL , OVONYX INC
Inventor: PELLIZZER FABIO , CASAGRANDE GIULIO , GASTALDI ROBERTO , VENDRAME LORIS , BENVENUTI AUGUSTO , LOWREY TYLER
Abstract: An array of cells is made by implanting a doping agent of a first conductivity type to first portions of active area regions through first openings of an insulating layer to form second conduction regions; implanting a doping agent of second conductivity type to second portions of the active area regions through second openings of the insulating layer to form control contact regions; and forming storage components on top of the body. Manufacture of an array of cells includes providing a body (10) of semiconductor material of a first conductivity type; implanting, in the body, a common conduction region (11) of the first conductivity type; forming, in the body, above the common conductive region, active area regions (12) of a second conductivity type and a first doping level; forming, on top of the body, an insulating layer having first and second openings (27a, 27b); implanting first portions of the active area regions through the first openings with a doping agent of the first conductivity type, thus forming, in the active area regions second conduction regions of the first conductivity type; implanting second portions of the active area regions through the second openings with a doping agent of the second conductivity type, thus forming control contact regions (15) of the second conductivity type and a second doping level higher than the first doping level; and forming storage components (24) on top of the body. Each control contact region forms, together with the second conduction region and the common conduction region, a selection bipolar transistor (20). Each storage component has a terminal connected to a respective second conduction region. It defines, together with the bipolar transistor, a cell of the cell array.
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公开(公告)号:DE602004026447D1
公开(公告)日:2010-05-20
申请号:DE602004026447
申请日:2004-09-22
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL
Inventor: BEDESCHI FERDINANDO , PELLIZZER FABIO , BENVENUTI AUGUSTO , VENDRAME LORIS , ZULIANI PAOLA
Abstract: A memory device is proposed. The memory device includes a plurality of memory cells (P,S), wherein each memory cell includes a storage element (P) and a selector (S) for selecting the corresponding storage element during a reading operation or a programming operation. The selector includes a unipolar element (M) and a bipolar element (D;B). The memory device further includes control means (110s) for prevalently enabling the unipolar element during the reading operation or the bipolar element during the programming operation.
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公开(公告)号:DE60306892D1
公开(公告)日:2006-08-31
申请号:DE60306892
申请日:2003-05-02
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL
Inventor: BORTESI LUCA , VENDRAME LORIS , BOGLIOLO ALESSANDRO
Abstract: A method and a corresponding arrangement for measuring the coupling capacitance between two interconnect lines exploits the so-called cross-talk effect and keeps an interconnect line at a constant reference voltage. The method and arrangement solve the problem of short-circuit currents that affects the known test structures, and allow a direct measurement of the coupling capacitance between the two interconnect lines. Capacitance measurements may also be used for determining points of interruption of interconnect lines. When a line is interrupted, the measured coupling capacitance is the capacitance of a single conducting branch. The position of points of interruption of an interconnect line is determined by measuring the coupling capacitance of all segments of the line with a second conducting line.
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公开(公告)号:DE60218685T2
公开(公告)日:2007-11-15
申请号:DE60218685
申请日:2002-10-08
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL , OVONYX INC
Inventor: PELLIZZER FABIO , CASAGRANDE GIULIO , GASTALDI ROBERTO , VENDRAME LORIS , BENVENUTI AUGUSTO , LOWREY TYLER
Abstract: An array of cells is made by implanting a doping agent of a first conductivity type to first portions of active area regions through first openings of an insulating layer to form second conduction regions; implanting a doping agent of second conductivity type to second portions of the active area regions through second openings of the insulating layer to form control contact regions; and forming storage components on top of the body. Manufacture of an array of cells includes providing a body (10) of semiconductor material of a first conductivity type; implanting, in the body, a common conduction region (11) of the first conductivity type; forming, in the body, above the common conductive region, active area regions (12) of a second conductivity type and a first doping level; forming, on top of the body, an insulating layer having first and second openings (27a, 27b); implanting first portions of the active area regions through the first openings with a doping agent of the first conductivity type, thus forming, in the active area regions second conduction regions of the first conductivity type; implanting second portions of the active area regions through the second openings with a doping agent of the second conductivity type, thus forming control contact regions (15) of the second conductivity type and a second doping level higher than the first doping level; and forming storage components (24) on top of the body. Each control contact region forms, together with the second conduction region and the common conduction region, a selection bipolar transistor (20). Each storage component has a terminal connected to a respective second conduction region. It defines, together with the bipolar transistor, a cell of the cell array.
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公开(公告)号:DE69942273D1
公开(公告)日:2010-06-02
申请号:DE69942273
申请日:1999-07-21
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL
Inventor: VENDRAME LORIS , GHEZZI PAOLO
IPC: H01L27/105 , H01L21/8249 , H01L29/06 , H01L29/732
Abstract: This invention refers to a bipolar transistor obtained by means of a process for CMOS devices of non volatile memories, and in particular to an integrated circuit comprising a vertical transistor at high gain. Besides it refers to a building process of a bipolar transistor obtained by means a process for CMOS devices of non volatile memories. In one embodiment the integrated circuit obtained by means of a process for CMOS devices of non volatile memories comprises a semiconductor substrate (2) having a first type of conductivity, a pMOS transistor formed above said substrate (2), a nMOS transistor formed above said substrate (2), a bipolar transistor (1) comprising: a buried semiconductor layer (4) having a second type of conductivity placed at a prefixed depth from the surface of said bipolar transistor (1), a isolation semiconductor region (5) having a second type of conductivity in direct contact with said buried semiconductor layer (4) and suitable for delimiting a portion of said substrate (2) forming a base region (3), a emitter region (8) of said transistor (1) formed within said base region (3) having a second type of conductivity, a base contact region (6) of said transistor (1) formed within said base region (3) having a first type of conductivity, a collector contact region (7) of said transistor (1) formed within said isolation semiconductor region (5) having a second type of conductivity, characterised in that said base region (3) has a doping concentration included between 10 and 10 atoms/cm .
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公开(公告)号:IT1319590B1
公开(公告)日:2003-10-20
申请号:ITMI20002755
申请日:2000-12-19
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL
Inventor: VENDRAME LORIS , BERTAIOLA SIMONE
IPC: G01R20060101
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公开(公告)号:ITMI20002755A1
公开(公告)日:2002-06-19
申请号:ITMI20002755
申请日:2000-12-19
Applicant: ST MICROELECTRONICS SRL
Inventor: VENDRAME LORIS , BERTAIOLA SIMONE
IPC: G01R20060101
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