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Lateral transistor and method of making same
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1990-07-03
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Granted: 1991-08-27
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Expires: 2010-07-03
Abstract
Abstract A method of fabricating a lateral transistor is provided, including the steps of: providing a body of semiconductor material including a device region of a first conductivity type; patterning the surface of the device region to define a first transistor region; filling the patterned portion of the device region surrounding the first transistor region with an insulating material to a height generally equal to the surface of with first transistor region; removing portions of the insulating material so as to define a pair of trenches generally bounding opposite sides of the first transistor region; filling the pair of trenches with doped conductive material of opposite conductivity type to the first transistor region; and annealing the semiconductor body whereby to form second and third transistor regions of opposite conductivity type to the first transistor region in the opposing sides of the first transistor region.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian H. Desilets
- 👤 Chang-Ming Hsieh
- 👤 Louis L. Hsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-31 13:34
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D10/00; H10D10/01; H10D10/061; H10D10/60; H10D64/00; H10D64/20; H10D64/23; H10D64/231; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/041; H10W10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A lateral transistor, comprising: a body of semiconductor material including a device region of a first conductivity type defining a surface; a mesa patterned in said surface of said device region including a first transistor region of said first conductivity type bounded on generally opposite sides by second and third transistor regions of second conductivity type; first and second regions of insulating material disposed in and generally flush with said surface of said device region spaced from each of said second and third transistor regions, respectively, so as to form first and second trenches therebetween; first and second layers of conductive material overlying said first and second regions of insulating material, respectively, and including edges generally adjoining the tops of said first and second trenches, respectively; and first and second regions of doped conductive material filling said first and second trenches, respectively, and forming conductive links between the second and third transistor regions and the first and second layers of conductive material, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A lateral transistor, comprising: a body of semiconductor material including a device region of a first conductivity type defining a surface; a mesa patterned in said surface of said device region including a first transistor region of said first conductivity type bounded on generally opposite sides by second and third transistor regions of second conductivity type; first and second regions of insulating material disposed in and generally flush with said surface of said device region spaced from each of said second and third transistor regions, respectively, so as to form first and second trenches therebetween; first and second layers of conductive material overlying said first and second regions of insulating material, respectively, and including edges generally adjoining the tops of said first and second trenches, respectively; and first and second regions of doped conductive material filling said first and second trenches, respectively, and forming conductive links between the second and third transistor regions and the first and second layers of conductive material, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A lateral transistor in accordance with claim 1 and further including first and second regions of insulating material underlying each of the first and second regions of doped conductive material in each of said first and second trenches, respectively.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
A lateral transistor in accordance with claim 2 and further including: a buried region of said first conductivity type disposed in contact with the bottom of said first transistor region and extending laterally thereto; and a reachthrough region of said first conductivity type extending from the surface of said body into contact with said buried region and spaced from said first, second, and third transistor regions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A lateral transistor in accordance with claim 1 and further including first and second metal contacts to said first and second layers of conductive material, respectively, for making electrical connections thereto.
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