Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having a semiconductor substrate (21) comprising the steps of: diffusing an impurity into the substrate (21) to form a diffusion region (25,26) in the substrate (21); depositing an insulation layer (27) on the semiconductor substrate (21); and etching a contact hole (28) through the insulation layer (27) for exposing a portion of the diffusion region (25,26); characterized in that filling the contact hole (28) with a semiconductive layer (29a); \ depositing a conductive layer (30) over the entire substrate for connection to the semiconductive layer (29a); and selectively etching the conductive layer (30) to form a lead.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having a semiconductor substrate (21) comprising the steps of: diffusing an impurity into the substrate (21) to form a diffusion region (25,26) in the substrate (21); depositing an insulation layer (27) on the semiconductor substrate (21); and etching a contact hole (28) through the insulation layer (27) for exposing a portion of the diffusion region (25,26); characterized in that filling the contact hole (28) with a semiconductive layer (29a); \ depositing a conductive layer (30) over the entire substrate for connection to the semiconductive layer (29a); and selectively etching the conductive layer (30) to form a lead.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
69 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 wherein the step of filling includes the steps of: depositing a metallic layer (29) including silicon over the entire substrate; heating the substrate for concentrating the silicon on the surface of the diffusion region (25,26) in the contact hole (28); and selectively removing the metallic layer (29b) to leave the semiconductive layer (29a) inside the contact hole (28).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 2 wherein the step of heating includes the step of raising the temperature to about 400 C to 600 C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 2 wherein the step of heating also includes the step of maintaining the temperature at about 450°C for about 30 to 60 minutes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
80 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 wherein the step of filling includes the steps of: depositing a metallic layer (41) on the entire surface of the substrate; depositing a silicon layer (42) on the metallic layer; heating the substrate for concentrating the silicon on the surface of the diffusion region (25,26) in the contact hole (28); and selectively removing the metallic and silicon layers to leave the semiconductive layer (29a) inside the contact hole (28).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 5 wherein the step of heating includes the step of raising the temperature to about 400°C to 600°C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 2 wherein the step of depositing a metallic layer (29) includes the step of simultaneously depositing a metal and silicon in an amount above the solid solubility limit of the metal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 wherein the step of filling includes the steps of: selecting a material from the group consisting of aluminum, platinum, tungsten, titanium, cobalt, and tantalum; depositing the material in the contact hole; and diffusing silicon into the material in the contact hole.