US4554570A
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Vertically integrated IGFET device
Assignee: RCA Corp
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Filing: 1983-06-02
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Granted: 1985-11-19
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Expires: 2003-06-02
Abstract
Abstract An integrated device which incorporates a plurality of interconnected vertical IGFETs on a single substrate is described. A monocrystalline silicon region extends from an area of the substrate surface and a plurality of insulated gate electrodes are disposed so as to be contiguous with the monocrystalline silicon region. Each of the insulated gate electrodes can be selectively biased with a predetermined voltage so as to create an inversion channel in a segment of the monocrystalline silicon region contiguous therewith.
Inventors
- 👤 Lubomir L. Jastrzebski
- 👤 Alfred C. Ipri
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 03:56
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/63; H10B; H10B10/00; H10B10/12; H10D30/01; H10D30/021; H10D30/025; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/011; H10D88/00; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/27; H10P14/271; H10P14/29; H10P14/2901; H10P14/2902; H10P14/2905; H10P14/34; H10P14/3402; H10P14/3404; H10P14/3411; H10D64/20; H10D64/27; H10D64/311; H10D64/411; H10D64/511; H10D64/512; H10D64/513
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
An integrated device incorporating a plurality of interconnected vertical IGFETs on a substrate surface, comprising: a monocrystalline silicon region extending from an area of the substrate surface; and a plurality of insulated gate electrodes which are disposed in an overlying and substantially coincident relationship with respect to each other and which can be selectively biased, each of said insulated gate electrodes being contiguous with a segment of the monocrystalline silicon region such that a predetermined voltage applied to a particular electrode creates an inversion channel in the segment of the monocrystalline silicon region contiguous therewith each of said inversion channels having a length which is perpendicular to the substrate surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
An integrated device incorporating a plurality of interconnected vertical IGFETs on a substrate surface, comprising: a monocrystalline silicon region extending from an area of the substrate surface; and a plurality of insulated gate electrodes which are disposed in an overlying and substantially coincident relationship with respect to each other and which can be selectively biased, each of said insulated gate electrodes being contiguous with a segment of the monocrystalline silicon region such that a predetermined voltage applied to a particular electrode creates an inversion channel in the segment of the monocrystalline silicon region contiguous therewith each of said inversion channels having a length which is perpendicular to the substrate surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein each insulated gate electrode comprises an electrode having an aperture therein, said electrode being substantially surrounded by insulation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device in accordance with claim 2 wherein the apertures in the insulated gate electrodes are coincident and said monocrystalline silicon region extends through the coincident apertures.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein the monocrystalline silicon region comprises overlying source, body and drain regions of alternate conductivity type, the body region being contiguous with the electrode.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device in accordance with claim 4 wherein the substrate is monocrystalline silicon of the same conductivity type as the source region.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein the substrate surface includes a monocrystalline contact portion, of relatively high conductivity, from which the monocrystalline silicon region extends.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
A device in accordance with claim 6 wherein the monocrystalline silicon region is substantially entirely relatively low conductivity material of opposite conductivity type to said contact portion, and includes a drain region of relatively high conductivity which is of similar conductivity type as said contact region, said drain region comprising the uppermost portion of the monocrystalline silicon region.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein the uppermost portion of the monocrystalline silicon region is connected to a source of drain voltage.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device in accordance with claim 1 wherein the area of the substrate surface from which the monocrystalline silicon region extends is connected to a source of source voltage.
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