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Process for making complementary transistors by sequential implantations using oxidation barrier masking layer
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1982-12-09
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Granted: 1984-09-11
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Expires: 2002-12-09
Abstract
Abstract A simple process is provided for making a planar CMOS structure wherein isolation regions required by bulk CMOS structures are first formed, an N channel device field region is self-aligned to an N well region in a semiconductor substrate and a refractory material is twice defined for forming P and N channels, the first definition masking P channel source and drain regions while defining the N channel and the second definition defining the P channel while using a photoresist layer to mask the N channel. In the process, a technique which uses a single mask level defines the well region and self-aligns the necessary field doping to the well region to provide closely spaced N and P channel devices.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter E. Cottrell
- 👤 Henry J. Geipel, Jr.
- 👤 Donald M. Kenney
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 01:46
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/0165; H10D84/0188; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/011; H10W10/012; H10W10/0125; H10W10/0126; H10W10/0127; H10W10/10; H10W10/13; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/975
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of making a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) structure comprising the steps of: forming an oxidation barrier layer on a semiconductor substrate of a given conductivity type, defining an isolation region having first and second ends in said substrate, removing a portion of said oxidation barrier layer over said isolation region, defining with a first ion implant masking layer having a reentrant slope a well in said substrate extending from within the first end of said isolation region, implanting a first impurity having a conductivity type opposite to that of said given conductivity type into said well, masking said well with a second ion implant masking layer, removing said first masking layer, implanting a second impurity having said given conductivity type into said substrate without said well to the second end of said isolation region, removing said second masking layer, and oxidizing the surface of said substrate without the remaining portion of said oxidation barrier layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of making a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) structure comprising the steps of: forming an oxidation barrier layer on a semiconductor substrate of a given conductivity type, defining an isolation region having first and second ends in said substrate, removing a portion of said oxidation barrier layer over said isolation region, defining with a first ion implant masking layer having a reentrant slope a well in said substrate extending from within the first end of said isolation region, implanting a first impurity having a conductivity type opposite to that of said given conductivity type into said well, masking said well with a second ion implant masking layer, removing said first masking layer, implanting a second impurity having said given conductivity type into said substrate without said well to the second end of said isolation region, removing said second masking layer, and oxidizing the surface of said substrate without the remaining portion of said oxidation barrier layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method a set forth in claim 1 wherein an edge of said well is disposed between and at a substantial distance from the first and second ends of said isolation region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as set forth in claim 2 wherein said second impurity is implanted into said substrate between the edge of said well and the second end of said isolation region to form a field region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as set forth in claim 3 wherein said field region butts said N well.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as set forth in claim 3 wherein said oxidation barrier layer is a refractory material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as set forth in claim 5 wherein said oxidation barrier layer includes silicon nitride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as set forth in claim 3 wherein said second ion implant masking layer is a refractory material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as set forth in claim 7 wherein said refractory material is silicon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as set forth in claim 8 wherein said first ion implant masking layer is a photoresist layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as set forth in claim 9 wherein first impurity includes phosphorous, said second impurity includes boron and said substrate is made of P type conductivity silicon.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as set forth in claim 5 further including the step of forming a layer of polysilicon over said refractory material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 wherein said substrate is annealed after said first impurity is implanted and before said second impurity is implanted.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as set forth in claim 1 further including the step of annealing said substrate after said first and second impurities are implanted.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of making a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) structure comprising the steps of: forming an oxidation barrier layer on a semiconductor substrate of a given conductivity type, forming a first layer of silicon over said oxidation barrier layer, defining an isolation region having first and second ends in said substrate, removing a portion of said oxidation barrier layer and a corresponding portion of said silicon layer over said isolation region, defining with a photoresist layer having an edge with a reentrant slope a well in said substrate in an overlapping relationship with said isolation region, implanting a first impurity having a conductivity type opposite to that of said given conductivity type into said well, masking said well with a second layer of silicon, removing said photoresist layer, implanting a second impurity having said given conductivity type into said substrate without said well to an end of said isolation region, removing said silicon layers, and oxidizing the surface of said substrate without the remaining portion of said oxidation barrier layer.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
171 words
A method of making a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) structure comprising the steps of: forming an oxidation barrier layer on a semiconductor substrate of a given conductivity type, forming a first layer of silicon over said oxidation barrier layer, defining an isolation region having first and second ends in said substrate, removing a portion of said oxidation barrier layer and a corresponding portion of said silicon layer over said isolation region, defining with a photoresist layer having an edge with a reentrant slope a well in said substrate in an overlapping relationship with said isolation region, implanting a first impurity having a conductivity type opposite to that of said given conductivity type into said well, masking said well with a second layer of silicon, removing said photoresist layer, implanting a second impurity having said given conductivity type into said substrate without said well to an end of said isolation region, removing said silicon layers, and oxidizing the surface of said substrate without the remaining portion of said oxidation barrier layer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method as set forth in claim 14 wherein said second silicon layer is deposited over said well and over said photoresist layer and then the portion of said second silicon layer disposed over said photoresist layer is removed with said photoresist layer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as set forth in claim 15 wherein said substrate is annealed after said first impurity is implanted and before said second impurity is implanted.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
256 words
A process for making a semiconductor structure comprising the steps of: growing a layer of silicon dioxide on an epitaxial semiconductor layer having a given P type conductivity, depositing a layer of silicon nitride on said silicon dioxide layer, depositing a first layer of silicon on said silicon nitride layer, forming openings in said silicon and silicon dioxide layers to define an isolation region in the surface of said epitaxial semiconductor layer, depositing a layer of photoresist over said silicon layer and in said openings, removing said photoresist layer from a point within one of said openings to a point within an adjacent opening with the edge of said photoresist layer having a reentrant slope, implanting an N type impurity into said epitaxial semiconductor layer without the remaining portion of said photoresist layer to form an N well, depositing a second layer of silicon over the remaining portion of said photoresist layer and over said N well, removing the remaining portion of said photoresist layer and the portion of said second silicon layer thereover, implanting a P type impurity into said epitaxial semiconductor layer between the end of said N well and an edge of said layer of silicon nitride to form a field region having a higher P type conductivity than said given P type conductivity, removing the remaining portions of said first and second silicon layers, and oxidizing the surface of said epitaxial layer outside of the remaining portion of said silicon nitride layer to form semi-recessed silicon dioxide segments in said epitaxial layer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
256 words
A process for making a semiconductor structure comprising the steps of: growing a layer of silicon dioxide on an epitaxial semiconductor layer having a given P type conductivity, depositing a layer of silicon nitride on said silicon dioxide layer, depositing a first layer of silicon on said silicon nitride layer, forming openings in said silicon and silicon dioxide layers to define an isolation region in the surface of said epitaxial semiconductor layer, depositing a layer of photoresist over said silicon layer and in said openings, removing said photoresist layer from a point within one of said openings to a point within an adjacent opening with the edge of said photoresist layer having a reentrant slope, implanting an N type impurity into said epitaxial semiconductor layer without the remaining portion of said photoresist layer to form an N well, depositing a second layer of silicon over the remaining portion of said photoresist layer and over said N well, removing the remaining portion of said photoresist layer and the portion of said second silicon layer thereover, implanting a P type impurity into said epitaxial semiconductor layer between the end of said N well and an edge of said layer of silicon nitride to form a field region having a higher P type conductivity than said given P type conductivity, removing the remaining portions of said first and second silicon layers, and oxidizing the surface of said epitaxial layer outside of the remaining portion of said silicon nitride layer to form semi-recessed silicon dioxide segments in said epitaxial layer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method as set forth in claim 19 wherein the thickness of said second silicon layer is less than that of said photoresist layer, said N type impurity is phosphorous and said P type impurity is boron.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of making a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) structure comprising the steps of: forming an oxidation barrier layer on a semiconductor substrate of a given conductivity type, defining an isolation region having first and second ends in said substrate, removing a portion of said oxidation barrier layer over said isolation region, defining with a first ion implant masking layer having a reentrant edge a well in said substrate extending from within the first end of said isolation region, implanting a first impurity having a conductivity type opposite to that of said given conductivity type into said well, masking said well with a second ion implant masking layer, removing said first masking layer, implanting a second impurity having said given conductivity type into said substrate without said well to the second end of said isolation region, removing said second masking layer, and oxidizing the surface of said substrate without the remaining portion of said oxidation barrier layer.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of making a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) structure comprising the steps of: forming an oxidation barrier layer on a semiconductor substrate of a given conductivity type, defining an isolation region having first and second ends in said substrate, removing a portion of said oxidation barrier layer over said isolation region, defining with a first ion implant masking layer having a reentrant edge a well in said substrate extending from within the first end of said isolation region, implanting a first impurity having a conductivity type opposite to that of said given conductivity type into said well, masking said well with a second ion implant masking layer, removing said first masking layer, implanting a second impurity having said given conductivity type into said substrate without said well to the second end of said isolation region, removing said second masking layer, and oxidizing the surface of said substrate without the remaining portion of said oxidation barrier layer.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
181 words
A method of making a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) structure comprising the steps of: forming an oxidation barrier layer on a semiconductor substrate of a given conductivity type, defining an isolation region having first and second ends in said substrate, removing a portion of said oxidation barrier layer over said isolation region, defining with a first ion implant masking layer a well in said substrate extending from within the first end of said isolation region, implanting a first impurity having a conductivity type opposite to that of said given conductivity type into said well, depositing a second ion implant masking layer having a first portion over said well and a second portion over said first masking layer, removing simultaneously said first masking layer and said second portion of said second masking layer, implanting a second impurity having said given conductivity type into said substrate without said well to the second end of said isolation region, removing the first portion of said second masking layer, and oxidizing the surface of said substrate without the remaining portion of said oxidation barrier layer.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
181 words
A method of making a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) structure comprising the steps of: forming an oxidation barrier layer on a semiconductor substrate of a given conductivity type, defining an isolation region having first and second ends in said substrate, removing a portion of said oxidation barrier layer over said isolation region, defining with a first ion implant masking layer a well in said substrate extending from within the first end of said isolation region, implanting a first impurity having a conductivity type opposite to that of said given conductivity type into said well, depositing a second ion implant masking layer having a first portion over said well and a second portion over said first masking layer, removing simultaneously said first masking layer and said second portion of said second masking layer, implanting a second impurity having said given conductivity type into said substrate without said well to the second end of said isolation region, removing the first portion of said second masking layer, and oxidizing the surface of said substrate without the remaining portion of said oxidation barrier layer.
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