US4903109A
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Semiconductor devices having local oxide isolation
Assignee: NXP BV
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Filing: 1987-03-02
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Granted: 1990-02-20
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Expires: 2007-03-02
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor monolithic integrated circuit comprising circuit elements built into isolated epitaxial layer islands is described. The isolation is accomplished by part by a p-n junction between the epitaxial layer and its substrate, in part by an insulated zone of converted epitaxial material sunken only part way through the layer, and in part by a depletion layer or buried zone of the substrate conductivity type.
Inventors
- 👤 Else Kooi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 15:07
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/40; H10D84/401; H10D84/403; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; H10D62/102; H10D62/112; H10D84/60; H10D84/611; H10D84/613; H10D84/615; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/60; H10P14/61; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/011; H10W10/012; H10W10/0121; H10W10/0125; H10W10/0126; H10W10/10; H10W10/13; H10W15/00; H10W15/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A semiconductor monolithic integrated circuit comprising a monocrystalline semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a second-conductivity-type epitaxial semiconductor layer of a given thickness on a surface of said substrate, at least one isolation zone laterally dividing the epitaxial layer into a plurality of islands, at least one PN junction isolating each of said islands from the substrate, and at least one circuit element within one of the islands, said isolation zone including a region of silicon oxide extending from the epitaxial layer surface down into said epitaxial layer but spaced from said substrate such that said silicon oxide extends through only a part of the thickness of said epitaxial layer, and a region of said first conductivity type more heavily doped than said epitaxial layer and extending from said silicon oxide layer into contact with said substrate to complete the isolation of the islands.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A semiconductor monolithic integrated circuit comprising a monocrystalline semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a second-conductivity-type epitaxial semiconductor layer of a given thickness on a surface of said substrate, at least one isolation zone laterally dividing the epitaxial layer into a plurality of islands, at least one PN junction isolating each of said islands from the substrate, and at least one circuit element within one of the islands, said isolation zone including a region of silicon oxide extending from the epitaxial layer surface down into said epitaxial layer but spaced from said substrate such that said silicon oxide extends through only a part of the thickness of said epitaxial layer, and a region of said first conductivity type more heavily doped than said epitaxial layer and extending from said silicon oxide layer into contact with said substrate to complete the isolation of the islands.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
141 words
A semiconductor monolithic integrated circuit comprising a monocrystalline semiconductor sugstrate of a first conductivity type, a second-conductivity-type epitaxial semiconductor layer of a given thickness on a surface of said substrate, at least one isolation zone laterally dividing the epitaxial layer into a plurality of islands, at least one PN junction isolating each of said islands from the substrate, and at least one circuit element within one of the islands, said isolation zone including a region of silicon oxide extending from the epitqaxial layer surface down into said epitaxial layer but spaced from said substrate such that said silicon oxide extends through only a part of the thickness of said epitaxial layer, and means for producing a depletion region extending from said substrate into said epitaxial layer and into contact with said silicon oxide layer to complete the isolation of the islands.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
141 words
A semiconductor monolithic integrated circuit comprising a monocrystalline semiconductor sugstrate of a first conductivity type, a second-conductivity-type epitaxial semiconductor layer of a given thickness on a surface of said substrate, at least one isolation zone laterally dividing the epitaxial layer into a plurality of islands, at least one PN junction isolating each of said islands from the substrate, and at least one circuit element within one of the islands, said isolation zone including a region of silicon oxide extending from the epitqaxial layer surface down into said epitaxial layer but spaced from said substrate such that said silicon oxide extends through only a part of the thickness of said epitaxial layer, and means for producing a depletion region extending from said substrate into said epitaxial layer and into contact with said silicon oxide layer to complete the isolation of the islands.
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