Abstract:
A RESURF LDMOS integrated structure realized in a first region (drain well) of a first type of conductivity defined in a semiconductor substrate of opposite type of conductivity and comprising a source region of said first type of conductivity formed in a body region of said opposite type of conductivity. Said body region is contained within a surface portion (body buffer region) of the first region that is more heavily doped than the rest of the region to avoid punch-through when the structure operates as a high side driver.
Abstract:
An LDMOS structure is realized in a region of a first type of conductivity (N-POCKET) of a semiconductor substrate and comprises a gate, a drain region and a source region, the latter being constituted by a body diffusion (PBODY) of a second type of conductivity within said first region (N-POCKET), a source diffusion (N + ) of said first type of conductivity within said body diffusion (PBODY); an electrical connection diffusion (P + ) of said second type of conductivity, in a limited area of said source region, extending through said source diffusion (N + ) and reaching down to said body diffusion (PBODY), at least a source contact on said source diffusion (N + ) and said electrical connection diffusion (P + ), and further comprises a layer of silicide over the whole area of the source region short-circuiting said source diffusion (N + ) and said electrical connection diffusion (P + ); said source contact being established on said silicide layer.
Abstract:
A MOS transistor (100) for power applications in a substrate (105) of semiconductor material, is formed by a method being integrated in a process for manufacturing integrated circuits which uses an STI technique for forming the insulating regions. The method includes the phases of forming an insulating element (127) on a top surface (112) of the substrate and forming a control electrode (128) on a free surface of the insulating element. The insulating element insulates the control electrode from the substrate. Said insulating element comprises a first portion (130) and a second portion (135). The extension of the first portion along a first direction perpendicular to the top surface is lower than the extension of the second portion along such first direction. The phase of forming the insulating element comprises generating said second portion by locally oxidizing the top surface.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a MOS transistor integrated into a chip (2) of semi-conductive material comprising a first (D-REG) and a second (S-REG) active region which extend from the inside of the chip to a surface (7) of the chip. The method comprises the steps of:
a) forming a layer of insulating material (13) on the surface (7) of the chip (2) and deposition of a layer of conductive material (14) on said insulating layer, b) defining a insulated gate electrode (INS-G) of the transistor, starting from said superimposed insulating (13) and conductive (14) layers, characterized in that it also comprises the steps of: c) defining, starting from said superimposed insulating (13) and conductive (14) layers, an additional structure (ADD-STR) arranged on a first surface portion (N-well) of the first active region (D-REG), d) placing between the insulated gate electrode (INS-G) and the additional structure (ADD-STR) a dielectric spacer (C-SP) placed on a second surface portion (17) of the first active region (D-REG).
Abstract:
A metal oxide semiconductor transistor (200) integrated in a wafer of semiconductor material (30) and comprising a gate structure (3, 11) located on a surface of the said wafer and including a gate oxide layer (3). The transistor (200) is characterized in that the said gate oxide layer (3) includes a first portion (4) having a first thickness (t1) and a second portion (5) having a second thickness (t2) differing from the first thickness.
Abstract:
A metal oxide semiconductor transistor (200) integrated in a wafer of semiconductor material (30) and comprising a gate structure (3, 11) located on a surface of the said wafer and including a gate oxide layer (3). The transistor (200) is characterized in that the said gate oxide layer (3) includes a first portion (4) having a first thickness (t1) and a second portion (5) having a second thickness (t2) differing from the first thickness.