US3975221A
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Low capacitance V groove MOS NOR gate and method of manufacture
Assignee: American Microsystems Holding Corp
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Filing: 1975-08-29
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Granted: 1976-08-17
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Expires: 1995-08-29
Abstract
Abstract An MOS transistor is provided having a surface diffused drain and a common substrate source. A heavily doped base layer and a lightly doped space charge region are provided between the drain and source regions. The gate is formed on the inclined surface of a V groove which penetrates into the transistor to the substrate exposing the base layer to the gate structure. The gate is formed in the V groove by a silicon oxide insulative layer and conductive layer. Appropriate leads contact the gate conductor and the drain.
Inventors
- 👤 Thurman J. Rodgers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:43
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K19/00; H03K19/02; H03K19/08; H03K19/094; H03K19/0944; H03K19/09441; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/80; H10D84/811; H10D84/817; H10D84/82; H10D84/83; H10D84/837; H10D84/839; H10D99/00; H10D64/00; H10D64/20; H10D64/27; H10D64/311; H10D64/411; H10D64/511; H10D64/512; H10D64/513; H10D84/83125; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/037; Y10S148/051; Y10S148/053; Y10S148/085; Y10S148/168
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of making a field effect transister device, comprising the steps of: providing a semiconductor crystal source substrate having donor and acceptor dopants in which the acceptor concentration is less than the donor dopant concentration; forming a drift region over the source substrate having a dopant concentration less than the acceptor dopant concentration of the source substrate; out diffusing acceptor dopant from the source substrate into the drift region to form a p-type base means; forming n-type drain means in the drift region; etching at least one V groove into the source substrate exposing portions of the base means and drift region; providing insulative material over the exposed portions to form a gate oxide; providing conductive material over the insulation material to form a gate electrode; and providing lead means in electrical communication with the base means and drain means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of making a field effect transister device, comprising the steps of: providing a semiconductor crystal source substrate having donor and acceptor dopants in which the acceptor concentration is less than the donor dopant concentration; forming a drift region over the source substrate having a dopant concentration less than the acceptor dopant concentration of the source substrate; out diffusing acceptor dopant from the source substrate into the drift region to form a p-type base means; forming n-type drain means in the drift region; etching at least one V groove into the source substrate exposing portions of the base means and drift region; providing insulative material over the exposed portions to form a gate oxide; providing conductive material over the insulation material to form a gate electrode; and providing lead means in electrical communication with the base means and drain means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the donor dopant in the source substrate is antimony or arsenic.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the donor dopant in the source substrate is antimony.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the donor dopant in the substrate is antimony at a concentration of from about 10 17 to about 5 × 10 19 atoms per cubic cm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the drift region is lightly p doped.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the acceptor dopant is diffused into the source substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the acceptor dopant is ion implanted into the source substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the acceptor dopant and donor dopant are incorporated into the source substrate during the crystal growth of the source substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the drift region is epitaxially grown over the source substrate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the out diffusion proceeds at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the acceptor dopant has a greater diffusion coefficient at the out diffusion temperature than the donor dopant.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the acceptor dopant concentration in the source substrate is less than the donor dopant concentration in the source substrate along the surface of the source substrate proximate the drift region.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method of claim 1 additionally comprising: forming field insulation over the drift region prior to forming the n type drain means; selectively removing the field insulation to define drain means sites; diffusing donor dopant through the drain means sites during the drain formation step to form the drain means; and depositing conductive material over the field insulation to form lead means.
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