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 process is disclosed for forming, on a common semiconductor substrate (S), CMOS transistors and vertical or lateral MOS transistors on at least first and second portions (A,C), respectively, of the substrate (S), the process comprising the following steps:
forming a first dielectric layer (14) on the whole substrate (S); forming a first semiconductor material layer (15) on the first dielectric layer (14), in the first portion (A); forming, on the whole substrate (S), a stack structure comprising a second dielectric layer (16), second semiconductor layer (17), and low-resistance layer (18); the process being in that it further comprises the steps of:
defining first ports (19) in the second semiconductor layer (17) and the low-resistance layer ( 18) to provide gate regions (20) of the vertical or lateral MOS transistors; completely removing the second semiconductor layer (17) and the low-resistance layer (18) from the first portion (A) of the substrate (S) by using the second dielectric layer (16) as a screen; defining second ports (22') in the second dielectric layer (16) and the second semiconductor layer (15) to provide gate regions (22) with the CMOS transistors; screening off the gate region (20) of the vertical or lateral transistors with a protective layer (27); forming a low-resistance layer (29) on the gate regions (22) of the CMOS transistors.
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:
A power amplifier comprising at least a load element (2) and at least an active element (3) inserted, in series to each other, between a first and a second voltage reference (Vdd, GND) is described. Advantageously, according to the invention, the load element (2) comprises a DMOS transistor (Ml).
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.