US4996575A
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Low leakage silicon-on-insulator CMOS structure and method of making same
Assignee: Sarnoff Corp
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Filing: 1989-08-29
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Granted: 1991-02-26
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Expires: 2009-08-29
Abstract
Abstract A CMOS device is provided with a field shield region below one of the P and N channel MOS transistors, whereby the field shield region is formed to have the opposite conductivity of both the one MOS transistor it underlies, and of the substrate, thereby permitting the field shield region to be biased to a potential for turning off any anomalous back channel leakage current in the one MOS transistor, and also permitting the substrate to be biased to an opposite polarity for turning off such leakage current in the other MOS transistor.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred C. Ipri
- 👤 Louis S. Napoli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:35
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/67; H10D30/6729; H10D30/673; H10D30/6733; H10D30/6734; H10D84/00; H10D84/80; H10D84/82; H10D84/83; H10D84/85; H10D88/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
265 words
A complimentary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device comprising: a substrate of a semiconductor material having a lower portion of a first conductivity type; a layer of a dielectric material over the lower portion of said substrate; a first island of a semiconductor material of a first conductivity type over a first portion of said dielectric layer, spaced regions of the second conductivity type in said first island forming the source and drain regions of a first MOS transistor of a second conductivity type over a first portion of said dielectric layer; a region of a second conductivity type in said substrate immediately below a second portion of said dielectric layer remote from said first portion to provide a field shield; a second island of a semiconductor material of said second conductivity type over said second portion of said dielectric layer, spaced region of the first conductivity type in said second island forming the source and drain regions of a second MOS transistor of said first conductivity type over said second portion of said dielectric layer; said second island being located wholly within a vertical projection of said field shield region through said second portion of said dielectric layer; a first electrode of a conductive material electrically connected to said substrate for receiving a first bias voltage for compensating for any charge in said dielectric layer below said first MOS transistor; and a second electrode of a conductive material electrically connected only to said field shield region for receiving a second bias voltage compensating for any charge in said dielectric layer below said second MOS transistor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
265 words
A complimentary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) device comprising: a substrate of a semiconductor material having a lower portion of a first conductivity type; a layer of a dielectric material over the lower portion of said substrate; a first island of a semiconductor material of a first conductivity type over a first portion of said dielectric layer, spaced regions of the second conductivity type in said first island forming the source and drain regions of a first MOS transistor of a second conductivity type over a first portion of said dielectric layer; a region of a second conductivity type in said substrate immediately below a second portion of said dielectric layer remote from said first portion to provide a field shield; a second island of a semiconductor material of said second conductivity type over said second portion of said dielectric layer, spaced region of the first conductivity type in said second island forming the source and drain regions of a second MOS transistor of said first conductivity type over said second portion of said dielectric layer; said second island being located wholly within a vertical projection of said field shield region through said second portion of said dielectric layer; a first electrode of a conductive material electrically connected to said substrate for receiving a first bias voltage for compensating for any charge in said dielectric layer below said first MOS transistor; and a second electrode of a conductive material electrically connected only to said field shield region for receiving a second bias voltage compensating for any charge in said dielectric layer below said second MOS transistor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The CMOS device of claim 1, wherein said substrate consists of silicon material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The CMOS device of claim 1, wherein said first conductivity type is P type, and said second conductivity type is N type.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
THe CMOS device of claim 3, wherein said substrate has a P- conductivity, and said field shield region has an N- conductivity.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The CMOS device of claim 1, wherein said first conductivity type is N type, and said second conductivity type is P type.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The CMOS device of claim 5, wherein said substrate has an N- conductivity, and said field shield region has a P-conductivity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
The CMOS device of claim 4 including means connected said second electrode to a source of a positive DC voltage and means connecting said first electrode to a source of a negative DC bias voltage for forming a reverse bias PN junction between said field shield region and said substrate.
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