US4364166A
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Semiconductor integrated circuit interconnections
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1981-09-02
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Granted: 1982-12-21
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Expires: 2001-09-02
Abstract
Abstract An improved interconnection for semiconductor integrated circuits is provided by a member made of doped polycrystalline silicon and metal silicide that provides the simultaneous advantages of high conductivity and reduced overlap capacitance in multilayer integrated circuit devices. Such interconnecting members are useable to produce field effect transistor type devices.
Inventors
- 👤 Billy L. Crowder
- 👤 Arnold Reisman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 10:58
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D64/00; H10D64/60; H10D64/66; H10D64/671; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/30; H10D30/00; H10D30/01; H10D30/021; H10D30/027; H10D30/0273; H10D64/01; H10D64/013; H10D64/01302; H10D64/01304; H10D64/01306; H10D64/01308; H10D64/01312; H10D64/661; H10D64/662; H10D64/663; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/40; H10W20/41; H10W20/44; H10W20/4451; H10W20/495; H10W74/00; H10W74/10; H10W74/131; H10W74/137; H10W74/40; H10W74/43; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/958
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
In the process of making a semiconductor device wherein a conductor makes contact with a precisely positioned region of a first conductivity type in a substrate of a second conductivity type opposite to said first conductivity type the alignment improving steps of: positioning in contact with said semiconductor substrate in a precise location a conductor comprising a first layer of polysilicon contiguous with a second layer of a metal silicide, said polysilicon layer containing a diffusable dopant operable on diffusion to convert said substrate to said first conductivity type; and diffusing said dopant from said conductor into said substrate forming thereby a region of said first conductivity type in said substrate; and depositing at least one insulated electrode of a layer of polysilicon contiguous with a layer of a metal silicide overlapping said positioned conductor by the separate steps of sequentially depositing a layer of oxide, a layer of polysilicon and a layer of metal silicide.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
In the process of making a semiconductor device wherein a conductor makes contact with a precisely positioned region of a first conductivity type in a substrate of a second conductivity type opposite to said first conductivity type the alignment improving steps of: positioning in contact with said semiconductor substrate in a precise location a conductor comprising a first layer of polysilicon contiguous with a second layer of a metal silicide, said polysilicon layer containing a diffusable dopant operable on diffusion to convert said substrate to said first conductivity type; and diffusing said dopant from said conductor into said substrate forming thereby a region of said first conductivity type in said substrate; and depositing at least one insulated electrode of a layer of polysilicon contiguous with a layer of a metal silicide overlapping said positioned conductor by the separate steps of sequentially depositing a layer of oxide, a layer of polysilicon and a layer of metal silicide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
129 words
The process of fabrication of a field effect transistor comprising: delineating by recessed oxidation a region of the semiconductor crystal of a first conductivity type; applying in contact with said delineated opening and over said recessed oxide a region of doped polycrystalline silicon the doping being of opposite conductivity type to said crystal; providing adjacent to said region of doped polysilicon a region of metal silicide material; applying a passivation coating over said silicide layer; diffusing source and drain contacts into said semiconductor crystal out of the impurities present in said polycrystalline layer; forming an opening through said layers exposing said semiconductor crystal between said diffused contacts; and forming a gate electrode in said opening comprised of at least a portion of polycrystalline silicon and a portion of silicide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
129 words
The process of fabrication of a field effect transistor comprising: delineating by recessed oxidation a region of the semiconductor crystal of a first conductivity type; applying in contact with said delineated opening and over said recessed oxide a region of doped polycrystalline silicon the doping being of opposite conductivity type to said crystal; providing adjacent to said region of doped polysilicon a region of metal silicide material; applying a passivation coating over said silicide layer; diffusing source and drain contacts into said semiconductor crystal out of the impurities present in said polycrystalline layer; forming an opening through said layers exposing said semiconductor crystal between said diffused contacts; and forming a gate electrode in said opening comprised of at least a portion of polycrystalline silicon and a portion of silicide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said metal in said metal silicide is a metal that forms a passivating and insulating oxide with silicon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 2 wherein said providing of a region of metal silicide involves at least one of reacting said metal with said doped polycrystalline silicon and co-evaporating said metal along with said doped polycrystalline silicon.
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