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US4463491A
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Method of fabricating a monolithic integrated circuit structure
Assignee: Verizon Laboratories Inc
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Filing: 1982-04-23
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Granted: 1984-08-07
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Expires: 2002-04-23
Abstract
Abstract Method of fabricating a monolithic integrated circuit structure incorporating complementary metal-oxide-silicon field effect transistors (CMOS FET's) including providing a body of silicon produced by conventional techniques having a sector of N-type and a sector of P-type each covered by a thin silicon oxide layer and a thin silicon nitride layer. The regions of the body adjacent to each of the sectors are covered by a thicker silicon oxide field layer. Portions of the thin nitride and oxide layers are removed to expose spaced apart zones in each of the sectors. Adherent contact members of low resistivity polycrystalline silicon of N and P-type conductivity are formed in contact with the exposed surfaces of the zone in the P and N-type sectors, respectively. Where N and P-type contact members are contiguous a rectifying junction is produced. The surfaces of the polycrystalline contact members are metallized with a highly conductive material, thereby shorting out the rectifying junctions. P-type conductivity imparting material is implanted through a gate oxide layer into the N-type sector except the portion shielded by a first gate electrode and the contact members. N-type conductivity imparting material is implanted through a gate oxide layer into the P-type sector except the portions shielded by a second gate electrode and the contact members. The body is heated to drive the implanted conductivity type imparting materials further into the sectors and to diffuse conductivity type imparting material from the contact members into the adjacent zones.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernest A. Goldman
- 👤 Jeremiah P. McCarthy
- 👤 Paul E. Poppert
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2026-10-28 17:45
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/011; H10D64/0111; H10D64/0113; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/0165; H10D84/0186; H10D84/0188; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10D84/80; H10D84/82; H10D84/83; H10D84/85; H10D84/859
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
508 words
The method of fabricating monolithic integrated circuit structure incorporating complementary field effect transistors comprising providing a body of semiconductor material having a first section of one conductivity type and a second section of the opposite conductivity type at a surface of the body with a first sector within said first section and a second sector within said second section covered by an adherent coating of insulating material, the portions of the surface of the body contiguous with said first and second sectors being covered by an adherent field layer of insulating material thicker than the coating of insulating material; removing portions of said coating of insulating material to form openings exposing first and second spaced apart zones in said first sector and first and second spaced apart zones in said second sector; forming adherent contact members of semiconductor material of the one conductivity type of low resistivity on the surfaces of the exposed first and second zones in said second sector extending over portions of said adherent coating and field layer of insulating material, and forming adherent contact members of semiconductor material of the opposite conductivity type of low resistivity on the surfaces of the exposed first and second zones in said first sector extending over portions of said adherent coating and field layer of insulating material, one of the contact members of semiconductor material of the one conductivity type being contiguous with one of the contact members of semiconductor material of the opposite conductivity type at a junction; forming an adherent layer of highy conductive material on and in ohmic contact with the one contact member of semiconductor material of the one conductivity type and on and in ohmic contact with the one contact member of semiconductor material of the opposite conductivity type in the regions of the contact members in which they are contiguous, thereby shorting out the rectifying junction therebetween; removing the coating of insulating material from said first and second sectors except the portions thereof underlying said adherent contact members of semiconductor material to expose portions of said first and second sectors; placing an adherent gate layer of insulating material on the exposed portions of said first and second sectors; placing a first gate member of semiconductor material of low resistivity over a portion of the gate layer of insulating material overlying a channel region of said first sector with said channel region lying between two source/drain regions of said first sector, and a second gate member of semiconductor material of low resistivity over a portion of the gate layer of insulating material overlying a channel region of said second sector with said channel region lying between two source/drain regions of said second sector; and introducing conductivity type imparting material of the opposite conductivity type into said two source/drain regions of said first sector including said first and second zones in said first sector, and introducing conductivity type imparting material of the one conductivity type into said two source/drain regions of said second sector including said first and second zones in said second sector.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
508 words
The method of fabricating monolithic integrated circuit structure incorporating complementary field effect transistors comprising providing a body of semiconductor material having a first section of one conductivity type and a second section of the opposite conductivity type at a surface of the body with a first sector within said first section and a second sector within said second section covered by an adherent coating of insulating material, the portions of the surface of the body contiguous with said first and second sectors being covered by an adherent field layer of insulating material thicker than the coating of insulating material; removing portions of said coating of insulating material to form openings exposing first and second spaced apart zones in said first sector and first and second spaced apart zones in said second sector; forming adherent contact members of semiconductor material of the one conductivity type of low resistivity on the surfaces of the exposed first and second zones in said second sector extending over portions of said adherent coating and field layer of insulating material, and forming adherent contact members of semiconductor material of the opposite conductivity type of low resistivity on the surfaces of the exposed first and second zones in said first sector extending over portions of said adherent coating and field layer of insulating material, one of the contact members of semiconductor material of the one conductivity type being contiguous with one of the contact members of semiconductor material of the opposite conductivity type at a junction; forming an adherent layer of highy conductive material on and in ohmic contact with the one contact member of semiconductor material of the one conductivity type and on and in ohmic contact with the one contact member of semiconductor material of the opposite conductivity type in the regions of the contact members in which they are contiguous, thereby shorting out the rectifying junction therebetween; removing the coating of insulating material from said first and second sectors except the portions thereof underlying said adherent contact members of semiconductor material to expose portions of said first and second sectors; placing an adherent gate layer of insulating material on the exposed portions of said first and second sectors; placing a first gate member of semiconductor material of low resistivity over a portion of the gate layer of insulating material overlying a channel region of said first sector with said channel region lying between two source/drain regions of said first sector, and a second gate member of semiconductor material of low resistivity over a portion of the gate layer of insulating material overlying a channel region of said second sector with said channel region lying between two source/drain regions of said second sector; and introducing conductivity type imparting material of the opposite conductivity type into said two source/drain regions of said first sector including said first and second zones in said first sector, and introducing conductivity type imparting material of the one conductivity type into said two source/drain regions of said second sector including said first and second zones in said second sector.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method in accordance with claim 1 wherein said body of semiconductor material is of single crystal silicon; and said contact member of semiconductor material of the one conductivity type, said contact member of semiconductor material of the opposite conductivity type, said first gate member of semiconductor material, and said second gate member of semiconductor material are of polycrystalline silicon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method in accordance with claim 2 wherein said adherent field layer of insulating material, and said adherent gate layer of insulating material are of silicon oxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
183 words
The method in accordance with claim 3 wherein introducing conductivity type imparting material of the opposite conductivity type into said two source/drain regions of said first sector includes ion implanting conductivity type imparting material of the opposite conductivity type through the gate layer of insulating material into said first sector except for the portions shielded by said contact members and said first gate member; introducing conductivity type imparting material of the one conductivity type into said two source/drain regions of said second sector includes ion implanting conductivity type imparting material of the one conductivity type through the gate layer of insulating material into said second sector except for the portions shielded by said contact members and said second gate member; and conductivity type imparting material of the opposite conductivity type is introduced into said first and second zones in said first sector and conductivity type imparting material of the one conductivity type is introduced into said first and second zones in said second sector by heating said body to diffuse conductivity type imparting material from the contact members into the respective adjacent zones.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-08-07 | 1988-02-06 | 1988-08-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-08-07 | 1992-02-06 | 1992-08-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-08-07 | 1996-02-06 | 1996-08-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |