US4546540A — Self-aligned manufacture of FET

Claim 1

Independent Claim 157 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET comprising the steps of: (a) forming a gate electrode of metallic material and a mask member on a semiconductor substrate, said gate electrode of metallic material being in Schottky contact to the semiconductor substrate, said mask member overhanging a periphery of the gate electrode; (b) ion-implanting impurities into the semiconductor substrate using said mask member as a mask, to form a source region and a drain region thereby forming an intermediate structure; (c) depositing insulator on a surface of the intermediate structure, including a side surface of the gate electrode overhung by the mask member; (d) etching said deposited insulator to expose the source region and the drain region using at least said mask member as a mask, while leaving the insulator at least at the side surface of the gate electrode; and (e) forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on the exposed source and drain regions.

Claim 2

Independent Claim 157 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET comprising the steps of: (a) forming a gate electrode of metallic material and a mask member on a semiconductor substrate, said gate electrode of metallic material being in Schottky contact to the semiconductor substrate, said mask member overhanging a periphery of the gate electrode; (b) ion-implanting impurities into the semiconductor substrate using said mask member as a mask, to form a source region and a drain region thereby forming an intermediate structure; (c) depositing insulator on a surface of the intermediate structure, including a side surface of the gate electrode overhung by the mask member; (d) etching said deposited insulator to expose the source region and the drain region using at least said mask member as a mask, while leaving the insulator at least at the side surface of the gate electrode; and (e) forming a source electrode and a drain electrode on the exposed source and drain regions.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 24 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 1 wherein said insulator depositing step includes vapor-depositing nitride at a reduced pressure.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 23 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 2 wherein said nitride depositing step comprises plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD).

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 36 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 2 wherein said etching step includes dry etching using (CF 4 +O 2 ) gas containing small amounts of N 2 and H 2 .

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 34 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 1 wherein said deposited insulator comprises an oxide underlie deposited at atmospheric pressure and a nitride layer deposited thereon at a reduced pressure.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 44 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 5 wherein said etching step includes dry etching using (CF 4 +O 2 ) gas containing small amounts of N 2 and H 2 and wet etching using etching liquid containing hydrofluoric acid.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 19 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 1 wherein said etching step comprises directional etching.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 19 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 1 wherein said etching step includes dry etching.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 64 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 1 wherein said step of forming a gate electrode includes forming an oxide film and a photoresist film on a gate electrode metallic material, photoetching the oxide film using the photoresist film as a mask, and etching the gate electrode metallic material using the photoresist film and the oxide film as a mask.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 29 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 9 wherein said etching of the gate electrode includes plasma etching using (CF 4 +O 2 ) gas.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 30 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 10 wherein said plasma etching provides a side-etch of about 0.1-0.4 μm from an edge of the mask member.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 36 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 10 wherein said depositing step includes depositing thin oxide film on the semiconductor substrate surface and a nitride film thicker than the oxide film thereon.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 20 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 12 wherein said depositing step is effected by CVD.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 30 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 13 wherein said etching step is dry etching using a gas containing CF 4 achieved under a reduced pressure.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 44 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 14 wherein said reduced pressure dry etching is effected in an atmosphere of a reduced pressure mixed (CF 4 +O 2 ) gas containing small amounts of N 2 and H 2 .

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 32 words

A method of manufactruing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 14 wherein said gate metallic material contains at least one of Ti/W, silicides and nitrides of Ti,W, Ti/W, Ta and Hf.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 61 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 1 wherein the source and drain electrodes are formed without removing the insulator at the side surface of the gate electrode, whereby the source and drain electrodes are formed in self-alignment with the overhanging mask and insulator and short-circuiting between the gate electrode and source and drain electrodes is prevented.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 38 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 1 wherein after forming the source and drain regions said mask member is removed, with said insulator at the side surface of the gate electrode being left.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 22 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 1, wherein said insulator depositing step includes depositing nitride by sputtering.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 17 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 1 wherein said insulator is AlN.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 33 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 1, wherein both the source and drain regions, and the source and drain electrodes, are formed in self-alignment with the gate electrode.

Claim 23

Independent Claim 123 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate GaAs FET comprising the steps of: forming a Schottky gate electrode on a GaAs substrate and a mask member overhanging the gate electrode, the gate electrode being formed of a material selected from the group consisting of Ti, W, alloy of Ti and W, Ta, Hf, silicides and nitrides thereof, the overhanging mask including a silicon oxide layer; depositing an insulator layer on the exposed surfaces of the substrate, the gate electrode and the mask member, the insulator layer including a silicon nitride layer; directionally etching the insulator layer using said mask member as an etching mask to expose part of the GaAs substrate; and depositing current electrode on the exposed part of the GaAs substrate.

Claim 24

Independent Claim 123 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate GaAs FET comprising the steps of: forming a Schottky gate electrode on a GaAs substrate and a mask member overhanging the gate electrode, the gate electrode being formed of a material selected from the group consisting of Ti, W, alloy of Ti and W, Ta, Hf, silicides and nitrides thereof, the overhanging mask including a silicon oxide layer; depositing an insulator layer on the exposed surfaces of the substrate, the gate electrode and the mask member, the insulator layer including a silicon nitride layer; directionally etching the insulator layer using said mask member as an etching mask to expose part of the GaAs substrate; and depositing current electrode on the exposed part of the GaAs substrate.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 30 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate GaAs FET according to claim 22, wherein said step of forming a Schottky gate electrode includes isotropic dry etching utilizing a fluorine-containing gas.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 39 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate GaAs FET according to claim 22, wherein said directional etching step includes anisotropic reactive dry etching utilizing a fluorine-containing gas having a higher etching rate for silicon nitride than for silicon oxide.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 96 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate GaAs FET according to claim 22 wherein the deposited insulator layer includes a portion covering the side surface of the gate electrode, and, in directionally etching the insulator layer, insulator material is left at least at the side surface of the gate electrode, and said current electrode is deposited without prior removal of the insulator at the side surface of the gate electrode, whereby short-circuiting between the gate electrode and current electrode can be prevented and the current electrode is formed in self-alignment with the overhanging mask and insulator.

Claim 28

Independent Claim 145 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET, comprising the steps of: forming a shallow doped region in a surface of a semiconductor substrate; depositing a layer of Schottky material on the surface of the semiconductor substrate to form a Schottky contact therewith; forming an insulator layer on the surface of the layer of Schottky material; patterning the insulator layer to form a mask member; overly etching the layer of Schottky material using said mask member as an etching mask to form a Schottky gate electrode and to indent the side surface of the Schottky gate electrode below the mask member; depositing another insulator layer at least on the side surface of the Schottky gate electrode; directionally etching said another insulator layer using said mask member as an etching mask to expose the substrate surface; and depositing a metal layer on the exposed substrate surface.

Claim 29

Independent Claim 145 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET, comprising the steps of: forming a shallow doped region in a surface of a semiconductor substrate; depositing a layer of Schottky material on the surface of the semiconductor substrate to form a Schottky contact therewith; forming an insulator layer on the surface of the layer of Schottky material; patterning the insulator layer to form a mask member; overly etching the layer of Schottky material using said mask member as an etching mask to form a Schottky gate electrode and to indent the side surface of the Schottky gate electrode below the mask member; depositing another insulator layer at least on the side surface of the Schottky gate electrode; directionally etching said another insulator layer using said mask member as an etching mask to expose the substrate surface; and depositing a metal layer on the exposed substrate surface.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 96 words

A method of manufacturing a Schottky gate FET according to claim 26 wherein, in directionally etching said another insulator layer, a portion of said another insulator layer is left at least on the side surface of the Schottky gate electrode, and said metal layer is deposited without prior removal of said another insulator layer left at least on the side surface of the Schottky gate electrode, whereby the metal layer is deposited in self-alignment with the mask member and another insulator layer and short-circuiting between the Schottky gate electrode and the metal layer can be prevented.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1988-10-14	1989-04-15	1989-10-15	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1992-10-14	1993-04-15	1993-10-15	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1996-10-14	1997-04-15	1997-10-15	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Self-aligned manufacture of FET

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