US5006911A
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Transistor device with high density contacts
Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1989-10-02
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Granted: 1991-04-09
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Expires: 2009-10-02
Abstract
Abstract A transistor device has a gate centered in an active region in which the gate does not extend beyond the active region. The active region has stem portion for the gate and a branch portion extending from each side of the stem portion for the formation of contacts. Raised polysilicon contacts are formed in the branch portions simultaneously with the gate being formed by selective polysilicon deposition. A source and drain are formed on sides of the gates while simultaneously doping the raised polysilicon contacts and the gate. A conformal insulator is etched to form holes to the raised contacts and the gate. These holes, even if over source and drain, do not penetrate to the source or drain because of the raised nature of the polysilicon contacts. Thus, the holes are filled with conductive material to form contacts over source and/or drain which do not contact source/drain. Thus there is no short from gate to source/drain even though the contact to gate is made over the active region. The gate, then, does not need to extend beyond the active region to provide for a metal contact thereto.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard D. Sivan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:38
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/01; H10D30/021; H10D30/0223; H10D30/0212; H10D62/00; H10D62/80; H10D62/83; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/011; H10D64/0111; H10D64/0113; H10D64/60; H10D64/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
298 words
An integrated circuit device formed in a substrate, comprising: an active region defined by walls of a field oxide, said active region comprising a stem portion running from a top end to a bottom end, a left branch extending left substantially orthogonally from the stem on a left side of the stem portion, and a right branch extending right substantially orthogonally from the stem portion on a right side of the stem portion; a conductive strip aligned along an intermediate portion of the stem portion, spaced from the left side and right side of the stem portion, and contained within the stem portion, said strip terminating at the field oxide at the top and bottom ends of the stem portion; a first doped region in the substrate in the stem portion along the left side of the stem portion and a first side of the conductive strip; a second doped region in the substrate in the stem portion along the right side of the stem portion and a second side of the conductive strip; a first raised conductive material overlying and contained within left branch and having a boundary partially defined by a first portion of the field oxide; a second raised conductive material overlying and contained within the right branch; an insulating material overlying the active region, said insulating material having a first hole over the first raised conductive material, a second hole over the second raised conductive material, and a third hole over the conductive strip; a first contact in the first hole which makes electrical contact with the first raised conductive material; a second contact in the second hole which makes electrical contact with the second raised conductive material; and a third contact in the third hole which makes electrical contact with the conductive strip.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
298 words
An integrated circuit device formed in a substrate, comprising: an active region defined by walls of a field oxide, said active region comprising a stem portion running from a top end to a bottom end, a left branch extending left substantially orthogonally from the stem on a left side of the stem portion, and a right branch extending right substantially orthogonally from the stem portion on a right side of the stem portion; a conductive strip aligned along an intermediate portion of the stem portion, spaced from the left side and right side of the stem portion, and contained within the stem portion, said strip terminating at the field oxide at the top and bottom ends of the stem portion; a first doped region in the substrate in the stem portion along the left side of the stem portion and a first side of the conductive strip; a second doped region in the substrate in the stem portion along the right side of the stem portion and a second side of the conductive strip; a first raised conductive material overlying and contained within left branch and having a boundary partially defined by a first portion of the field oxide; a second raised conductive material overlying and contained within the right branch; an insulating material overlying the active region, said insulating material having a first hole over the first raised conductive material, a second hole over the second raised conductive material, and a third hole over the conductive strip; a first contact in the first hole which makes electrical contact with the first raised conductive material; a second contact in the second hole which makes electrical contact with the second raised conductive material; and a third contact in the third hole which makes electrical contact with the conductive strip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The integrated circuit device of claim 1, further comprising contact means for making electrical contact between the first raised conductive material and the first doped region and electrical contact between the second raised conductive material and the second doped region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
The integrated circuit device of claim 2, wherein the contact means comprises: a third doped region which is under the first raised conductive material and is merged with the first doped region; and a fourth doped region which is under the second raised conductive material and is merged with the second doped region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
227 words
An integrated circuit device formed in a substrate, comprising: an active region defined by walls of a thick field, said active region comprising a stem portion running from a top end to a bottom end, a left branch extending left substantially orthogonally from the stem on a left side of the stem portion, and a right branch extending right substantially orthogonally from the stem portion on a right side of the stem portion; a conductive strip aligned along an intermediate portion of the stem portion, spaced from the left side and right side of the stem portion, and contained within the stem portion, said strip terminating at the thick field at the top and bottom ends of the stem portion; a first doped region in the substrate in the stem portion along the left side of the stem portion and a first side of the conductive strip; a second doped region in the substrate in the stem portion along the right side of the stem portion and a second side of the conductive strip; a first raised conductive material overlying and contained within the left branch and; an insulating material overlying the active region, said insulating material having a first hole over the first raised conductive material; and a first metal contact in the first hole which is in electrical contact with the first raised conductive material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
227 words
An integrated circuit device formed in a substrate, comprising: an active region defined by walls of a thick field, said active region comprising a stem portion running from a top end to a bottom end, a left branch extending left substantially orthogonally from the stem on a left side of the stem portion, and a right branch extending right substantially orthogonally from the stem portion on a right side of the stem portion; a conductive strip aligned along an intermediate portion of the stem portion, spaced from the left side and right side of the stem portion, and contained within the stem portion, said strip terminating at the thick field at the top and bottom ends of the stem portion; a first doped region in the substrate in the stem portion along the left side of the stem portion and a first side of the conductive strip; a second doped region in the substrate in the stem portion along the right side of the stem portion and a second side of the conductive strip; a first raised conductive material overlying and contained within the left branch and; an insulating material overlying the active region, said insulating material having a first hole over the first raised conductive material; and a first metal contact in the first hole which is in electrical contact with the first raised conductive material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The integrated circuit device of claim 4, wherein the insulating material is characterized as having a second hole over the conductive strip.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The integrated circuit device of claim 5 further comprising a second metal contact in the second hole which is in electrical contact with the conductive strip via the second hole.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
The integrated circuit of claim 4, wherein the conductive strip is polysilicon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The integrated circuit of claim 7, wherein the first raised conductive material is polysilicon.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
210 words
An integrated circuit device formed in a substrate, comprising: an active region defined by walls of a thick field, said active region comprising a stem portion running from a top end to a bottom end, a left branch extending left substantially orthogonally from the stem on a left side of the stem portion, and a right branch extending right substantially orthogonally from the stem portion on a right side of the stem portion; a conductive strip aligned along an intermediate portion of the stem portion, spaced from the left side and right side of the stem portion, and contained within the stem portion, said strip terminating at the thick field at the top and bottom ends of the stem portion; a first doped region in the substrate in the stem portion along the left side of the stem portion and a first side of the conductive strip; a second doped region in the substrate in the stem portion along the right side of the stem portion and a second side of the conductive strip; an insulating material overlying the active region, said insulating material having a first hole over the conductive strip; and a first metal contact in the first hole which is in electrical contact with the conductive strip.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
210 words
An integrated circuit device formed in a substrate, comprising: an active region defined by walls of a thick field, said active region comprising a stem portion running from a top end to a bottom end, a left branch extending left substantially orthogonally from the stem on a left side of the stem portion, and a right branch extending right substantially orthogonally from the stem portion on a right side of the stem portion; a conductive strip aligned along an intermediate portion of the stem portion, spaced from the left side and right side of the stem portion, and contained within the stem portion, said strip terminating at the thick field at the top and bottom ends of the stem portion; a first doped region in the substrate in the stem portion along the left side of the stem portion and a first side of the conductive strip; a second doped region in the substrate in the stem portion along the right side of the stem portion and a second side of the conductive strip; an insulating material overlying the active region, said insulating material having a first hole over the conductive strip; and a first metal contact in the first hole which is in electrical contact with the conductive strip.
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