US4684971A
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Ion implanted CMOS devices
Assignee: Nokia Bell Labs
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Filing: 1981-03-13
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Granted: 1987-08-04
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Expires: 2001-03-13
Abstract
Abstract A CMOS structure and method of manufacture are disclosed for achieving a high packing density in integrated circuits. Each device includes at least one high concentration surface region, (18 and 20) and at least one lower concentration background region (15 and 17) which permit the devices to be made close together. The devices can be fabricated with a single mask by using a lift-off technique in accordance with the method of the invention.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard S. Payne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 05:39
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/80; H10D84/82; H10D84/83; H10D84/85; H10D84/859; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/0165; H10D84/0191; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10P; H10P30/00; H10P30/20; H10P30/22; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/031; H10W10/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A CMOS device comprising a substrate (10) of a first conductivity type having a major surface, a first tub region (17) of opposite conductivity type formed at said surface wherein source and drain regions (23 and 24) are formed, a second tub region (15) of the same conductivity type but higher impurity concentration than said substrate wherein source and drain regions (21 and 22) are formed, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT there is included in each of said tub regions a surface region (20 and 18 respectively) covering essentially the same area as said tub region and having the same conductivity type but a greater impurity concentration than said tub region, and extending to a depth at least as great as that of said source and drain regions such that the impurities of the tub regions overlap but are compensated for by the impurities of the surface region of opposite conductivity type in the area of overlap.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A CMOS device comprising a substrate (10) of a first conductivity type having a major surface, a first tub region (17) of opposite conductivity type formed at said surface wherein source and drain regions (23 and 24) are formed, a second tub region (15) of the same conductivity type but higher impurity concentration than said substrate wherein source and drain regions (21 and 22) are formed, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT there is included in each of said tub regions a surface region (20 and 18 respectively) covering essentially the same area as said tub region and having the same conductivity type but a greater impurity concentration than said tub region, and extending to a depth at least as great as that of said source and drain regions such that the impurities of the tub regions overlap but are compensated for by the impurities of the surface region of opposite conductivity type in the area of overlap.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
The device according to claim 1 wherein the surface impurity concentration of the surface regions lies within the range 0.5-5×10 16 ions/cm 3 and the surface impurity concentration of the tub regions lies within the range 10 15 -10 16 ions/cm 3 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device according to claim 1 wherein the source and drain region of adjacent transistors (22 and 23) are placed no more than 5μ apart.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device according to claim 1 wherein the tub and surface regions of the first conductivity type comprise phosphorous impurities and the tub and surface regions of opposite conductivity type comprise boron impurities.
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