US4258379A — IIL With in and outdiffused emitter pocket

Claim 1

Independent Claim 169 words

A semiconductor IC device in which a semiconductor layer formed on a semiconductor substrate of a first type conductivity and having a second type impurity concentration higher than the non-dope concentration thereof, is divided into plural island regions by an isolation region of insulating material or semiconductor having said first type conductivity and an integrated injection logic (IIL) circuit is formed in a first one of said plural island regions, wherein a well region is formed from the surface of said first island region down, said well region having said second type conductivity and an impurity concentration higher than that of said semiconductor layer; an up-diffused region is formed from the bottom of said first island region up, said up-diffused region having said second type conductivity and an impurity concentration higher than that of said semiconductor layer; and a buried layer is formed near the bottom of said island region, said buried region having said second type conductivity and an impurity concentration higher than that of said up-diffused region.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 169 words

A semiconductor IC device in which a semiconductor layer formed on a semiconductor substrate of a first type conductivity and having a second type impurity concentration higher than the non-dope concentration thereof, is divided into plural island regions by an isolation region of insulating material or semiconductor having said first type conductivity and an integrated injection logic (IIL) circuit is formed in a first one of said plural island regions, wherein a well region is formed from the surface of said first island region down, said well region having said second type conductivity and an impurity concentration higher than that of said semiconductor layer; an up-diffused region is formed from the bottom of said first island region up, said up-diffused region having said second type conductivity and an impurity concentration higher than that of said semiconductor layer; and a buried layer is formed near the bottom of said island region, said buried region having said second type conductivity and an impurity concentration higher than that of said up-diffused region.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 17 words

A semiconductor IC device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said up-diffused region overlaps said well region.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 38 words

A semiconductor IC device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said up-diffused layer formed from the bottom of said first island region up, is so extended by drive-in diffusion as to reach the surface of said island region.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 28 words

A semiconductor IC device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the peak impurity concentration in said up-diffused region is of the order of 10 17 atoms/cm 3 .

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 25 words

A semiconductor IC device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the surface impurity concentration in said well region is about 1-2×10 16 atoms/cm 3 .

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 37 words

A semiconductor IC device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the diffusion coefficient of said second type impurity doped in said up-diffused region is greater than that of said second type impurity doped in said buried region.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 27 words

A semiconductor IC device as claimed in claim 1, wherein an element other than an IIL is formed in a second one of said plural island regions.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 28 words

A semiconductor IC device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said element is at least one of a bipolar transistor, a MOS transistor and a static induction transistor.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 176 words

A semiconductor IC device having a semiconductor substrate of a first type conductivity, a semiconductor layer of a second type conductivity opposite to said first type conductivity and an isolation region for dividing said semiconductor layer into plural island regions, in a first one of which an IIL is formed, wherein said first island region comprises: a first impurity-doped region of said second type conductivity, having an impurity concentration higher than that of said semiconductor layer and the peak in concentration at the bottom of said first island region; a second impurity-doped region of said second type conductivity, having an impurity concentration higher than that of said first impurity-doped region and the peak in concentration at the bottom of said first island region; and a third impurity-doped region of said second type conductivity having an impurity concentration higher than that of said semiconductor layer and the peak in concentration at the main surface of said semiconductor layer and at least partially overlapping said first impurity-doped region, wherein said IIL is formed in said third impurity-doped region.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 176 words

A semiconductor IC device having a semiconductor substrate of a first type conductivity, a semiconductor layer of a second type conductivity opposite to said first type conductivity and an isolation region for dividing said semiconductor layer into plural island regions, in a first one of which an IIL is formed, wherein said first island region comprises: a first impurity-doped region of said second type conductivity, having an impurity concentration higher than that of said semiconductor layer and the peak in concentration at the bottom of said first island region; a second impurity-doped region of said second type conductivity, having an impurity concentration higher than that of said first impurity-doped region and the peak in concentration at the bottom of said first island region; and a third impurity-doped region of said second type conductivity having an impurity concentration higher than that of said semiconductor layer and the peak in concentration at the main surface of said semiconductor layer and at least partially overlapping said first impurity-doped region, wherein said IIL is formed in said third impurity-doped region.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 27 words

A semiconductor IC device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said first impurity-doped region extends from the bottom up to the main surface, of said semiconductor layer.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 46 words

A semiconductor IC device as claimed in claim 9 or 10, wherein said first and third impurity-doped regions overlap each other near the bottom of the region which has said first type conductivity and serves as the base of an inverse NPN transistor in said IIL.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 37 words

A semiconductor IC device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said first and third impurity-doped regions have phosphorus as their impurity and said second impurity-doped region has at least one of antimony and arsenic as its impurity.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 36 words

A semiconductor IC device as claimed in claim 9, wherein at least one of a bipolar transistor, an insulated-gate FET and a static induction transistor is formed in a second one of said plural island regions.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 48 words

A semiconductor IC device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said first impurity-doped region extends from the bottom of said semiconductor layer up to the vicinity of the region which has said first type conductivity and serves as the base of an inverse NPN transistor in said IIL.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1984-03-23	1984-09-22	1985-03-24	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1988-03-23	1988-09-22	1989-03-24	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1992-03-23	1992-09-22	1993-03-24	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

IIL With in and outdiffused emitter pocket

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