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Radiation hard MOS devices and methods for the manufacture thereof
Assignee: General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc
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Filing: 1982-12-20
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Granted: 1986-05-27
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Expires: 2002-12-20
Abstract
Abstract Radiation hard, N-channel MOS devices comprising active regions surrounded by field oxide protected by an underlying region of heavily doped p-type material. The guard region is doped heavily enough to provide field inversion voltages in the range of 50 V to 60 V prior to irradiation. The guard region is separated from the source and drain regions to provide acceptably high breakdown voltages. The devices are produced with minor variations to well known, high density local oxidation of silicon-type processes.
Inventors
- 👤 Clarence A. Lund
- 👤 Michael D. Sugino
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 01:26
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; H10D62/102; H10D62/112; 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; H10W10/10; H10W10/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A radiation hard MOS device comprising: a p-type semiconductor base region; a field oxide overlying a portion of said base region, said field oxide surrounding an active area of said base region; a heavily doped p-type guard region underlying said field oxide; first and second n-type regions in said active area of said base region, outer edges of said first and second n-type regions being separated from an inner edge of said field oxide; a radiation hard gate oxide overlying said base region between said first and second n-type regions and extending over said field oxide; and a polysilicon layer overlying said gate oxide, a portion of said polysilicon layer being doped, a remainder of said polysilicon layer being undoped, said doped portion of said polysilicon layer being spaced from an edge of said gate oxide in a region between said n-type regions and said field oxide.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A radiation hard MOS device comprising: a p-type semiconductor base region; a field oxide overlying a portion of said base region, said field oxide surrounding an active area of said base region; a heavily doped p-type guard region underlying said field oxide; first and second n-type regions in said active area of said base region, outer edges of said first and second n-type regions being separated from an inner edge of said field oxide; a radiation hard gate oxide overlying said base region between said first and second n-type regions and extending over said field oxide; and a polysilicon layer overlying said gate oxide, a portion of said polysilicon layer being doped, a remainder of said polysilicon layer being undoped, said doped portion of said polysilicon layer being spaced from an edge of said gate oxide in a region between said n-type regions and said field oxide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A radiation hard MOS device according to claim 1 wherein: said first and second n-type regions are separated from said field oxide by approximately nine microns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A radiation hard MOS device according to claim 1 wherein: said doped portion of said polysilicon layer be spaced from an edge of said gate oxide in said region between said n-type regions and said field oxide by approximately 3 microns.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A radiation hard MOS device according to claim 1 wherein: said p-type guard region is doped to a surface concentration in the range of approximately 10 19 to 10 22 per cubic centimeter.
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