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US4468414A
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Dielectric isolation fabrication for laser trimming
Assignee: Intersil Corp
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Filing: 1983-07-29
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Granted: 1984-08-28
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Expires: 2003-07-29
Abstract
Abstract Single crystal dielectrically isolated islands are formed providing an opening in the bottom dielectric isolation of selected islands before the application of the polycrystalline support. Thin film resistor material is formed and delineated on an insulative layer over the single crystal island juxtaposed with the opening of the bottom dielectric isolation. The thin film resistive layer is trimmed using a laser.
Inventors
- 👤 N. W. Van Vonno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 09:58
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D1/00; H10D1/40; H10D1/47; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/011; H10W10/019; H10W10/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/136
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A method of fabricating a thin film resistor comprising: forming a plurality of single crystal islands dielectrically isolated from a polycrystalline support, one or more of which include an opening in the bottom of said dielectric isolation to optically expose a portion of said polycrystalline support from the top surface of said single crystal island; forming an isolation layer on said top surface of said single crystal island; forming a layer of conductive material on said surface isolation layer; delineating said conductive material to form a thin film resistor juxtaposed with said opening in said bottom of said dielectric isolation; and subjecting said thin film resistor to laser radiation to further remove portions of said conductive layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
117 words
A method of fabricating a thin film resistor comprising: forming a plurality of single crystal islands dielectrically isolated from a polycrystalline support, one or more of which include an opening in the bottom of said dielectric isolation to optically expose a portion of said polycrystalline support from the top surface of said single crystal island; forming an isolation layer on said top surface of said single crystal island; forming a layer of conductive material on said surface isolation layer; delineating said conductive material to form a thin film resistor juxtaposed with said opening in said bottom of said dielectric isolation; and subjecting said thin film resistor to laser radiation to further remove portions of said conductive layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
130 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein forming said single crystal islands include: forming an oxide inhibiting layer on a region of the bottom surface of a single crystal semiconductor substrate; oxidizing the remainder of said bottom surface of said single crystal semiconductor substrate to form an oxide mask; forming moats in the bottom surface of said single crystal semiconductor substrate using said oxide mask; removing said oxide mask; oxidizing said bottom surface and the walls of said moats to form a dielectric isolation barrier except at the region covered by said oxide inhibiting layer; removing said oxide inhibiting layer; forming a polycrystalline support on said dielectric isolation barrier; and removing the top surface of said single crystal semiconductor substrate to a plane which forms dielectrically isolated single crystal islands.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
104 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein forming said single crystal islands includes: forming a mask on the bottom surface of a single crystal semiconductor substrate exposing moat regions; forming moats in said bottom surface using said mask; removing said mask layer; oxidizing said bottom surface and the walls of said moats to form a dielectric isolation barrier; removing a portion of said isolation barrier from the bottom surface of said dielectric isolation barrier; forming a polycrystalline support on said dielectric isolation barrier; and removing the top surface of said single crystal semiconductor substrate to a plane which forms dielectrically isolated single crystal islands.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
121 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein forming said single crystal islands includes: forming a mask on the bottom surface of a single crystalline semiconductor substrate exposing moat regions; forming moats in said bottom surface using said mask; removing said mask layer; forming an oxide inhibiting layer on a region of the bottom surface of said single crystal semiconductor substrate; oxidizing said walls of said moats and said bottom surface except for the region covered by said oxide inhibiting layer to form a dielectric isolation barrier; removing said oxide inhibiting layer; forming a polycrystalline support on said dielectric isolation barrier; and removing the top surface of said single crystal semiconductor substrate to a plane which forms dielectrically isolated single crystal islands.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said laser radiation is infrared laser radiation.
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