US3911470A
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Integrated circuit for logic purposes having transistors with different base thicknesses and method of manufacturing
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1974-10-18
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Granted: 1975-10-07
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Expires: 1994-10-18
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to logic integrated circuits in which the collector of a multi-emitter transistor is connected to the base of a further transistor, as for example in TTL circuits. The base zone of the multi-emitter transistor is provided simultaneously with the isolation zones and strikes on a buried collector layer which separates such base zone from the substrate. Said multiemitter transistor has a low Beta inverse as a result of which the reaction to preceding parts of the logic circuit, particularly with small voltages, is comparatively small.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz Walter Ruegg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 15:38
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/60; H10D84/641; H10D84/642; H10D84/01; H10D84/0112; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10D84/611; H10D84/63; H10D99/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
253 words
AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE COMPRISING: A. A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE OF A FIRST CONDUCTIVITY TYPE B. A SURFACE LAYER OF A SECOND CONDUCTIVITY TYPE LOCATED ON SAID SUBSTRATE, C. ISOLATION DIFFUSION ZONES OF SAID FIRST CONDUCTIVITY TYPE EXTENDING FROM THE SURFACE OF SAID SURFACE LAYER INTO SAID SUBSTRATE, SAID ISOLATION DIFFUSION ZONES DIVIDING SAID SURFACE LAYER INTO A PLURALITY OF ISLANDS, D. AT LEAST ONE MULTI-EMITTER TRANSISTOR OF ONE TYPE LOCATED INDIVIDUALLY WITHIN ONE OF SAID ISLANDS AND COMPRISING A COLLECTOR REGION AND A BASE REGION, E. AT LEAST ONE FURTHER TRANSISTOR OF SAID ONE TYPE LOCATED INDIVIDUALLY WITHIN ANOTHER ONE OF SAID ISLANDS, SAID FURTHER TRANSISTOR INCLUDING A BASE REGION ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID COLLECTOR REGION OF SAID MULTI-EMITTER TRANSISTOR, SAID BASE REGION OF SAID MULTI-EMITTER TRANSISTOR SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDING IN THICKNESS SAID BASE REGION OF SAID FURTHER TRANSISTOR, AND F. LOCAL BURIED LAYERS OF SAD SECOND CONDUCTIVITY TYPE LOCATED IN AT LEAST SAID ONE AND SAID OTHER ISLANDS AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN SAID SUBSTRATE AND SAID SURFACE LAYER, SAID BURIED LAYERS HAVING DIMENSIONS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SAID ISLANDS, SAID MULTI-EMITTER AND SAID FURTHER TRANSISTORS BEING DISPOSED ABOVE THEIR RESPECTIVE SAID BURIED LAYERS, SAID BASE REGION OF SAID MULTI-EMITTER TRANSISTOR EXTENDING FROM SAID SURFACE INTO ITS ASSOCIATED BURIED LAYER TO A GREATER DEPTH THAN SAID BASE REGION OF SAID FURTHER TRANSISSTOR AND CONSTITUTING WITH ITS ASSOCIATED BURIED LAYER PART OF THE COLLECTOR JUNCTION OF SAID MULTI-EMITTER TRANSISTOR, SAID BASE REGION OF SAID FURTHER TRANSISTOR BEING SPACED FROM ITS ASSOCIATED BURIED LAYER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
253 words
AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE COMPRISING: A. A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE OF A FIRST CONDUCTIVITY TYPE B. A SURFACE LAYER OF A SECOND CONDUCTIVITY TYPE LOCATED ON SAID SUBSTRATE, C. ISOLATION DIFFUSION ZONES OF SAID FIRST CONDUCTIVITY TYPE EXTENDING FROM THE SURFACE OF SAID SURFACE LAYER INTO SAID SUBSTRATE, SAID ISOLATION DIFFUSION ZONES DIVIDING SAID SURFACE LAYER INTO A PLURALITY OF ISLANDS, D. AT LEAST ONE MULTI-EMITTER TRANSISTOR OF ONE TYPE LOCATED INDIVIDUALLY WITHIN ONE OF SAID ISLANDS AND COMPRISING A COLLECTOR REGION AND A BASE REGION, E. AT LEAST ONE FURTHER TRANSISTOR OF SAID ONE TYPE LOCATED INDIVIDUALLY WITHIN ANOTHER ONE OF SAID ISLANDS, SAID FURTHER TRANSISTOR INCLUDING A BASE REGION ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID COLLECTOR REGION OF SAID MULTI-EMITTER TRANSISTOR, SAID BASE REGION OF SAID MULTI-EMITTER TRANSISTOR SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDING IN THICKNESS SAID BASE REGION OF SAID FURTHER TRANSISTOR, AND F. LOCAL BURIED LAYERS OF SAD SECOND CONDUCTIVITY TYPE LOCATED IN AT LEAST SAID ONE AND SAID OTHER ISLANDS AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN SAID SUBSTRATE AND SAID SURFACE LAYER, SAID BURIED LAYERS HAVING DIMENSIONS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SAID ISLANDS, SAID MULTI-EMITTER AND SAID FURTHER TRANSISTORS BEING DISPOSED ABOVE THEIR RESPECTIVE SAID BURIED LAYERS, SAID BASE REGION OF SAID MULTI-EMITTER TRANSISTOR EXTENDING FROM SAID SURFACE INTO ITS ASSOCIATED BURIED LAYER TO A GREATER DEPTH THAN SAID BASE REGION OF SAID FURTHER TRANSISSTOR AND CONSTITUTING WITH ITS ASSOCIATED BURIED LAYER PART OF THE COLLECTOR JUNCTION OF SAID MULTI-EMITTER TRANSISTOR, SAID BASE REGION OF SAID FURTHER TRANSISTOR BEING SPACED FROM ITS ASSOCIATED BURIED LAYER.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
An integrated circuit device as recited in claim 1, further comprising lateral transistors in said surface layer and having diffused emitter and collector zones situated laterally beside each other at said surface of said surface layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
An integrated circuit device as recited in claim 2, wherein said lateral transistors overlie respective ones of said buried layers and at least said emitter zones of said lateral transistors extend down to their associated said buried layers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
An integrated circuit device as recited in claim 1, wherein said multi-emitter transistor and said further transistor are each planar transistors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
An integrated circuit device as recited in claim 4, wherein said multi-emitter transistor comprises a collector region and a base zone that comprises a recess, said collector region extending into said recess and said emitters being located at opposite sides of said recess.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
An integrated circuit devices as recited in claim 1, wherein said substrate and said surface layer define an interface and said buried layers are disposed at said interface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
An integrated circuit device as recited in claim 1, wherein said multi-emitter transistor and said further transistor comprise respective emitter regions of substantially equal thickness to each other.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-10-06 | 1979-04-07 | 1979-10-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-10-06 | 1983-04-07 | 1983-10-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-10-06 | 1987-04-07 | 1987-10-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |