Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
261 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a first insulation film on a surface of a semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; forming a first conductive film on said first insulation film; patterning said first conductive film; forming a second insulation film over the first conductive film; forming a first and a second impurity-diffused layer of a second conductivity type by implanting impurity ions in said semiconductor region with using said patterned first conductive film as a mask; forming a second conductive film over said first and second insulation films; forming a third insulation film over said second conductive film; performing an anisotropic etching to cause a lamination film of said second conductive film and said third insulation film to remain in a region of a side wall of said patterned first conductive film; forming a third and a fourth impurity-diffused layer of a second conductivity type by implanting impurity ions in said semiconductor region using said first and second conductive films and said second and third insulation films as masks, the concentration of impurities in said third and fourth impurity-diffused layers being higher than that of impurities in said first and second impurity-diffused layers; forming a fourth insulation film over the entire surface of the resulting structure; performing an anisotropic etching to expose surfaces, being substantially parallel to said semiconductor region, of said first and second conductive films; and selectively forming a third conductive film over said exposed first and second conductive films, said third conductive film connecting said first and second conductive films.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
261 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a first insulation film on a surface of a semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; forming a first conductive film on said first insulation film; patterning said first conductive film; forming a second insulation film over the first conductive film; forming a first and a second impurity-diffused layer of a second conductivity type by implanting impurity ions in said semiconductor region with using said patterned first conductive film as a mask; forming a second conductive film over said first and second insulation films; forming a third insulation film over said second conductive film; performing an anisotropic etching to cause a lamination film of said second conductive film and said third insulation film to remain in a region of a side wall of said patterned first conductive film; forming a third and a fourth impurity-diffused layer of a second conductivity type by implanting impurity ions in said semiconductor region using said first and second conductive films and said second and third insulation films as masks, the concentration of impurities in said third and fourth impurity-diffused layers being higher than that of impurities in said first and second impurity-diffused layers; forming a fourth insulation film over the entire surface of the resulting structure; performing an anisotropic etching to expose surfaces, being substantially parallel to said semiconductor region, of said first and second conductive films; and selectively forming a third conductive film over said exposed first and second conductive films, said third conductive film connecting said first and second conductive films.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
286 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a first insulation film on a main surface of a semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; forming a first conductive film on said first insulation film; patterning said first conductive film; forming a second insulation film over the first conductive film; forming a first and a second impurity-diffused layer of a second conductivity type by implanting impurity ions in said semiconductor region with using said patterned first conductive film as a mask; forming a second conductive film over said first and second insulation films; forming a third insulation film over said second conductive film; performing an anisotropic etching to cause a lamination film of said second conductive film and said third insulation film to remain in a region of a side wall of said patterned first conductive film; forming a third and a fourth impurity-diffused layer of the second conductivity type by implanting impurity ions in said semiconductor region using said first and second conductive films and said second and third insulation films as masks, the concentration of impurities in said third and fourth impurity-diffused layers being higher than that of impurities in said first and second impurity-diffused layers; forming a fourth insulation film over the entire surface of the resulting structure; performing an anisotropic etching to expose surfaces, being substantially parallel to said semiconductor region, of said first and second conductive films and said third and fourth impurity-diffused layers; selectively forming a third conductive film over said exposed first and second conductive films, and selectively forming a fourth conductive film over said exposed third and fourth impurity-diffused films, whereby said first and second conductive films are connected by said third conductive layer.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
286 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a first insulation film on a main surface of a semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; forming a first conductive film on said first insulation film; patterning said first conductive film; forming a second insulation film over the first conductive film; forming a first and a second impurity-diffused layer of a second conductivity type by implanting impurity ions in said semiconductor region with using said patterned first conductive film as a mask; forming a second conductive film over said first and second insulation films; forming a third insulation film over said second conductive film; performing an anisotropic etching to cause a lamination film of said second conductive film and said third insulation film to remain in a region of a side wall of said patterned first conductive film; forming a third and a fourth impurity-diffused layer of the second conductivity type by implanting impurity ions in said semiconductor region using said first and second conductive films and said second and third insulation films as masks, the concentration of impurities in said third and fourth impurity-diffused layers being higher than that of impurities in said first and second impurity-diffused layers; forming a fourth insulation film over the entire surface of the resulting structure; performing an anisotropic etching to expose surfaces, being substantially parallel to said semiconductor region, of said first and second conductive films and said third and fourth impurity-diffused layers; selectively forming a third conductive film over said exposed first and second conductive films, and selectively forming a fourth conductive film over said exposed third and fourth impurity-diffused films, whereby said first and second conductive films are connected by said third conductive layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein said third and fourth conductive films are simultaneously formed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein said third conductive film is formed after said fourth conductive film is formed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein said fourth conductive film is formed after said third conductive film is formed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said first conductive film is a polycrystalline silicon film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 2. wherein said first conductive film is a polycrystalline silicon film.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said second conductive film is a polycrystalline silicon film.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein said second conductive film is a polycrystalline silicon film.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said third conductive film is made of a refractory metal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein said third conductive film is made of a refractory metal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said third conductive film is made of a refractory metal silicide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein said third conductive film is made of a refractory metal silicide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein, in said step of performing an anisotropic etching to cause a lamination film of said second conductive film and said third insulation film to remain in a region of a side wall of said patterned first conductive film, the second insulation film formed on said first conductive film is removed.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein, in said step of performing an anisotropic etching to cause a lamination film of said second conductive film and said third insulation film to remain in a region of a side wall of said patterned first conductive film, the second insulation film formed on said first conductive film is removed.