Abstract:
Integrated power structure (100) for radio-frequency applications, formed in a chip of semiconductor material comprising, between a first (187) and a second (184) surface which are opposite each other, a substrate (103) on which at least one epitaxial layer (106, 112) is grown, the integrated structure (100) including at least one transistor (Tp) formed in an insulated portion (109, 142) of the chip and having a power terminal (E) located on the second surface (184), and at least one connection region (130, 136) in contact with the power terminal (E) and extending from the second surface (184) to the substrate (103) to electrically connect the power terminal (E) to the first surface (187), the at least one connection region (130, 136) comprising a groove (127) which extends from the second surface (184) to the substrate (103) and is filled with doped polysilicon (130).
Abstract:
Integrated structure (100) for radio frequency applications, formed in a chip of semiconductor material, comprising a substrate (103) having a first type of conductivity (P) on which at least one epitaxial layer (109, 118) is grown, at least one connecting region (106) having the first type of conductivity (P) extending from a free surface of the at least one epitaxial layer (109, 118) to the substrate (103), to form an insulating region which demarcates a portion of the at least one epitaxial layer (109, 118) in which a bipolar transistor (Tp) is formed, the transistor (Tp) comprising a collector region (115, 118, 127) having a second type of conductivity (N) delimited by the free surface and by the connecting region (106), a base region having the first type of conductivity (P) extending from the free surface into the collector region (115, 118, 127), and an emitter region having the second type of conductivity (N) extending from the free surface into the base region, in which are included conducting means (148, 157e) in contact on the free surface with one of the base region and the emitter region, and with the connecting region (106), to electrically connect the said one region to the substrate (103).
Abstract:
A lateral MOS device (1) is formed in a body (2) having a surface (7) and is formed by a semiconductor layer (40) of a first conductivity type; a drain region (10, 11) of a second conductivity type, formed in the semiconductor layer (40) and facing the surface (7); a source region (13) of the second conductivity type, formed in the semiconductor layer (40) and facing the surface (7); a channel (15) of the first conductivity type, formed in the semiconductor layer (40) between the drain region (10, 11) and the source region (13) and facing the surface (7); and an insulated gate region (20-22), formed on top of the surface (7) over the channel region (15). In order to improve the dynamic performance, a conductive region (23) extends only on one side of the insulated gate region (20-22), on top of the drain region (10, 11) but not on top of the insulated gate region.
Abstract:
An electronic semiconductor device (20) with a control electrode (19) consisting of self-aligned polycrystalline silicon (4) and silicide (12), of the type in which said control electrode (19) is formed above a portion (1) of semiconductor material which accommodates active areas (9) of the device (20) laterally with respect to the electrode, has the active areas (9) at least partially protected by an oxide layer (10) while the silicide layer (12) is obtained by means of direct reaction between a metal film deposited on the polycrystalline silicon (4) and on the oxide layer (10).
Abstract:
MOS device (1) formed in a semiconductor body (2) having a first conductivity type and a surface (7) and housing a first current-conduction region (3) and a second current-conduction region (4), of a second conductivity type. The first and second current-conduction regions (3, 4) define between them a channel (5), arranged below a gate region (10), formed on top of the surface (7) and electrically insulated from the channel region (5). A conductive region (12) extends on top of a portion (5a) of the channel (5), adjacent to and insulated from the gate region only on a side thereof facing the first current-conduction region (3). The conductive region (12) is biased so as to modulate the current flowing in the channel (5).
Abstract:
Process for manufacturing a resistive structure (1) comprising at least one semiconductor strip (2) laid above a semiconductor substrate (3) characterised in that it comprises the following steps of:
covering with a mask (4) said semiconductor strip (2); forming a plurality of apertures (5) in said mask (4) until portions (6) of the semiconductor strip (2) are uncovered; implanting dopant in said semiconductor strip (2) through said apertures (5); subjecting the resistive structure (1) to a thermal process for diffusing the dopant in such a way to obtain a variable concentration profile in the semiconductor strip (2).
Abstract:
A process for selectively introducing a dopant into the bottom of a trench (13) formed in a semiconductor material layer (10) provides for depositing a barrier layer (14) by means of a process of deposition over the semiconductor material layer (10), so as to form a deposited barrier layer (14) having, over lateral walls and a bottom wall of the trench, a thickness which is lower than a nominal thickness of the deposited barrier layer (14) over a planar surface of the semiconductor material layer (10), and implanting a dopant using the deposited barrier layer (14) as an implant mask.