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V-MOS Field effect transistor for a dynamic memory cell having improved capacitance
Assignee: Unisys Corp
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Filing: 1979-01-26
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Granted: 1980-09-30
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Expires: 1999-01-26
Abstract
Abstract This disclosure relates to a V-MOS field effect transistor which is provided with enhanced source capacitance to provide a single transistor dynamic memory cell. The formation of the source area is achieved by masking the silicon substrate, opening an aperture in the mask and then etching the silicon substrate in such a manner as to undercut the mask so that the mask provides a shield to subsequent ion implanting of the source area. Both P and N type dopants can be separately implanted with different energy levels so as to form an enhanced PN junction capacitance for the device. Such a field effect transistor can be achieved without the formation of a graded dopant concentration in the channel between the source and drain areas of the transistor.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark A. Vinson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 04:11
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; H10D62/13; H10D62/149; H10D62/151; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/30; H10B12/34; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/63; H10D84/00; H10D84/80; H10D84/82; H10D84/83; H10D84/837; H10P; H10P30/00; H10P30/20; H10P30/22; H10P50/00; H10P50/60; H10P50/64; H10P50/642; H10P50/644; H10P50/69; H10P50/691; H10P76/00; H10P76/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A field effect transistor comprising: a monocrystalline unitary substrate of one conductivity type, said substrate having a surface and uniform dopant concentration; a region in said substrate adjacent to said surface and having a conductivity of a second conductivity type; a V-shaped recess in said substrate extending from said surface through said region of said second conductivity type, said recess being defined by recess surfaces; a second region of said second conductivity type in said unitary substrate, said second region being formed adjacent to said recess surface at least at the tip of the V by implanting ions through an aperture that overlies and is smaller than the top of said V: an oxide layer covering the surfaces of the V-shaped recess; and a gate electrode material covering at least a portion of said oxide layer in said V-shaped recess.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A field effect transistor comprising: a monocrystalline unitary substrate of one conductivity type, said substrate having a surface and uniform dopant concentration; a region in said substrate adjacent to said surface and having a conductivity of a second conductivity type; a V-shaped recess in said substrate extending from said surface through said region of said second conductivity type, said recess being defined by recess surfaces; a second region of said second conductivity type in said unitary substrate, said second region being formed adjacent to said recess surface at least at the tip of the V by implanting ions through an aperture that overlies and is smaller than the top of said V: an oxide layer covering the surfaces of the V-shaped recess; and a gate electrode material covering at least a portion of said oxide layer in said V-shaped recess.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
A field effect transistor according to claim 1 which further includes: a third region in said unitary substrate, portions of said third regions being adjacent to said second region, said third region being of said one conductivity type but with a greater concentration of ions and being formed by implanting ions through an aperture that overlies and is smaller than the top of said V.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A field effect transistor according to claim 2 wherein: said third region is larger than and includes said second region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A field effect transistor according to claim 3 wherein: said second region is formed by the implantation of phosphorous ions and said third region is formed by implantation of boron ions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
173 words
A field effect transistor comprising: a monocrystalline unitary substrate of one conductivity type, said substrate having a surface and uniform dopant concentration; a region in said substrate adjacent to said surface and having a conductivity of a second conductivity type; a V-shaped recess in said substrate extending from said surface through said region of said second conductivity type, said recess being defined by recess surfaces; a second region of said second conductivity type in said unitary substrate, said second region being formed adjacent to said recess surfaces at least at the tip of the V by implanting ions through an aperture that overlies and is smaller than the top of said V; a third region of said one conductivity type but with a greater concentration of ions, portions of said third region being formed adjacent to said second region by ion implantation through said aperture; an oxide layer covering the surfaces of said V-shaped recess; and a gate electrode layer covering at least a portion of said oxide layer in said V-shaped recess.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
173 words
A field effect transistor comprising: a monocrystalline unitary substrate of one conductivity type, said substrate having a surface and uniform dopant concentration; a region in said substrate adjacent to said surface and having a conductivity of a second conductivity type; a V-shaped recess in said substrate extending from said surface through said region of said second conductivity type, said recess being defined by recess surfaces; a second region of said second conductivity type in said unitary substrate, said second region being formed adjacent to said recess surfaces at least at the tip of the V by implanting ions through an aperture that overlies and is smaller than the top of said V; a third region of said one conductivity type but with a greater concentration of ions, portions of said third region being formed adjacent to said second region by ion implantation through said aperture; an oxide layer covering the surfaces of said V-shaped recess; and a gate electrode layer covering at least a portion of said oxide layer in said V-shaped recess.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
67 words
A field effect transistor according to claim 5 wherein: said third region is provided with a dopant concentration to have a greater conductivity of said one conductivity type than said crystalline substrate and said second region has a dopant concentration to provide a similar dopant concentration of said second conductivity type so as to provide an increased capacitance at the junction between said second and third regions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
A field effect transistor according to claim 5 wherein: the ions in said third region are implanted to a depth of 0.4 to 0.9 microns and the ions in said second region are implanted to a depth of 0.1 to 0.3 microns.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
A field effect transistor according to claim 5 wherein: the ions implanted in said second region are phosphorous and the ions implanted in said third region are boron.
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