Vdmos/logic integrated circuit comprising a diode

Claim 2

An integrated circuit comprising a highly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, the substrate including a doped epitaxial semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, the doped epitaxial layer including: a vertical power transistor, a depletion-mode lateral MOS logic transistor and a lateral Schottky diode; the depletion-mode lateral transistor and Schottky diode being in a well of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type formed in the epitaxial layer during a first doping step; the vertical power transistor and depletion-mode lateral transistor including semiconductor highly doped regions of the second conductivity type formed during a second doping step, the regions formed during the second step enabling ohmic contacts to be formed; the lateral transistor and Schottky diode including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the first conductivity type formed during a third doping step, the layer formed in the diode during the third step having characteristics similar to those of the channel of the lateral transistor formed during the third step; the vertical power transistor including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the second conductivity type formed during a fourth doping step; a lateral transistor, Schottky diode and channel of the vertical power transistor including highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type formed during a fifth doping step, the semiconductor region formed during the fifth step associated with the Schottky diode forming a ring around the layer of the diode formed during the third step; and metal electrodes on regions of the transistors and diode as formed during the fifth step and on the diode layer formed during the third step and on regions formed during the second step the regions and layers of said Schottky diode being polarized and the regions and layers being arranged so that, when the diode is forward biased, no parasitic transistor in shunt with the power transistor is formed.

Claim 3

The integrated circuit of claim 1 wherein the layer formed during the third step forms a junction about 0.7μ below the substrate surface and has a dopant concentration of about 10 16 atoms/cm 3 .

Claim 4

The integrated circuit of claim 1 wherein the metal electrodes are formed in a single cathode sputtering metallization step as an aluminum-silicon layer with about a 1% silicon dose.

Claim 5

An integrated circuit comprising a highly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, the substrate including a doped epitaxial semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, the doped epitaxial layer including: a vertical power transistor, a depletion-mode lateral MOS logic transistor and a lateral Schottky diode; the depletion-mode lateral transistor and Schottky diode being in a well of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type in the epitaxial layer; the vertical power transistor and depletion-mode lateral transistor including semiconductor highly doped regions of the second conductivity type, the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type enabling ohmic contacts to be formed; the lateral transistor and Schottky diode including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the first conductivity type, the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type in the diode having characteristics similar to those of the channel of the first conductivity type of the lateral transistor; the vertical power transistor including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the second conductivity type; the lateral transistor, Schottky diode and channel of the vertical power transistor including highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, the highly doped semiconductor region of the first conductivity type associated with the Schottky diode forming a ring around the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode; and metal electrodes forming ohmic contacts on the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type of the transistors and diode and on the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode and on the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type; the regions and layers of said Schottky diode being polarized and the regions and layers being arranged so that, when the diode is forward biased, no parasitic transistor in shunt with the power transistor is formed.

Claim 6

An integrated circuit comprising a highly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, the substrate including a doped epitaxial semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, the doped epitaxial layer including: a vertical power transistor, a depletion-mode lateral MOS logic transistor and a lateral Schottky diode; the depletion-mode lateral transistor and Schottky diode being in a well of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type in the epitaxial layer; the vertical power transistor and depletion-mode lateral transistor including semiconductor highly doped regions of the second conductivity type, the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type enabling ohmic contacts to be formed; the lateral transistor and Schottky diode including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the first conductivity type, the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type in the diode having characteristics similar to those of the channel of the first conductivity type of the lateral transistor; the vertical power transistor including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the second conductivity type; the lateral transistor, Schottky diode and channel of the vertical power transistor including highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, the highly doped semiconductor region of the first conductivity type associated with the Schottky diode forming a ring around the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode; and metal electrodes forming ohmic contacts on the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type of the transistors and diode and on the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode and on the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type; the regions and layers of said Schottky diode being polarized and the regions and layers being arranged so that, when the diode is forward biased, no parasitic transistor in shunt with the power transistor is formed.

Claim 7

The integrated circuit of claim 4 wherein the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the Schottky diode and the lateral transistor forms a junction about 0.7μ below the substrate surface and has a dopant concentration of about 10 16 atoms/cm 3 .

Claim 8

The integrated circuit of claim 4 wherein the metal electrodes are an aluminum-silicon layer with about a 1% silicon dose.

Claim 9

An integrated circuit comprising a highly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type including a doped epitaxial semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, the doped epitaxial layer including: a vertical power transistor, a depletion-mode lateral MOS logic transistor and a lateral Schottky diode; the depletion-mode lateral transistor and Schottky diode being in a well of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type formed in the epitaxial layer; the vertical power transistor and depletion-mode lateral transistor including semiconductor highly doped regions of the second conductivity type, the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type enabling ohmic contacts to be formed; the lateral transistor and Schottky diode including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the first conductivity type formed during the same doping step, the vertical power transistor including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the second conductivity type; the lateral transistor, Schottky diode and channel of the vertical power transistor including highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type associated with the Schottky diode forming a ring around the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode; and metal electrodes forming ohmic contacts on the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type of the transistors and diode and one the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode and on the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type; the regions and layers of said Schottky diode being polarized and the regions and layers being arranged so that, when the diode is forward biased, no parasitic transistor in shunt with the power transistor is formed.

Claim 10

An integrated circuit comprising a highly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type including a doped epitaxial semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, the doped epitaxial layer including: a vertical power transistor, a depletion-mode lateral MOS logic transistor and a lateral Schottky diode; the depletion-mode lateral transistor and Schottky diode being in a well of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type formed in the epitaxial layer; the vertical power transistor and depletion-mode lateral transistor including semiconductor highly doped regions of the second conductivity type, the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type enabling ohmic contacts to be formed; the lateral transistor and Schottky diode including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the first conductivity type formed during the same doping step, the vertical power transistor including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the second conductivity type; the lateral transistor, Schottky diode and channel of the vertical power transistor including highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type associated with the Schottky diode forming a ring around the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode; and metal electrodes forming ohmic contacts on the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type of the transistors and diode and one the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode and on the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type; the regions and layers of said Schottky diode being polarized and the regions and layers being arranged so that, when the diode is forward biased, no parasitic transistor in shunt with the power transistor is formed.

Claim 11

The integrated circuit of claim 7 wherein the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the Schottky diode and the lateral transistor forms a junction about 0.7μ below the substrate surface and has a dopant concentration of about 10 16 atoms/cm 3 .

Claim 12

The integrated circuit of claim 7 wherein the metal electrodes are an aluminum-silicon layer with about a 1% silicon dose.

Claim 13

An integrated circuit comprising a highly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, the substrate including a doped epitaxial layer of the first conductivity type, the doped epitaxial layer comprising: a vertical power transistor, a depletion-mode lateral MOS logic transistor and a lateral Schottky diode; the depletion-mode lateral transistor and Schottky diode being in a well of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type in the epitaxial layer; the vertical power transistor and depletion-mode lateral transistor including semiconductor highly doped regions of the second conductivity type, the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type enabling ohmic contacts to be formed; the lateral transistor and Schottky diode including doped semiconductor layers of the first conductivity type, the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the Schottky diode forming a junction having a depth in the well of about 0.7μ and a concentration of about 10 16 atoms per cm 3 ; the vertical power transistor including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the second conductivity type; the lateral transistor, Schottky diode and channel of the vertical power transistor including highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type associated with the Schottky diode forming a ring around the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode; and metal electrodes forming ohmic contacts on the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type of the transistors and diode and on the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode and on the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type; the regions and layers of said Schottky diode being polarized and the regions and layers being arranged so that, when the diode is forward biased, no parasitic transistor in shunt with the power transistor is formed.

Claim 14

An integrated circuit comprising a highly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, the substrate including a doped epitaxial layer of the first conductivity type, the doped epitaxial layer comprising: a vertical power transistor, a depletion-mode lateral MOS logic transistor and a lateral Schottky diode; the depletion-mode lateral transistor and Schottky diode being in a well of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type in the epitaxial layer; the vertical power transistor and depletion-mode lateral transistor including semiconductor highly doped regions of the second conductivity type, the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type enabling ohmic contacts to be formed; the lateral transistor and Schottky diode including doped semiconductor layers of the first conductivity type, the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the Schottky diode forming a junction having a depth in the well of about 0.7μ and a concentration of about 10 16 atoms per cm 3 ; the vertical power transistor including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the second conductivity type; the lateral transistor, Schottky diode and channel of the vertical power transistor including highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type associated with the Schottky diode forming a ring around the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode; and metal electrodes forming ohmic contacts on the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type of the transistors and diode and on the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode and on the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type; the regions and layers of said Schottky diode being polarized and the regions and layers being arranged so that, when the diode is forward biased, no parasitic transistor in shunt with the power transistor is formed.

Claim 15

The integrated circuit of claim 10 wherein the metal electrodes are formed in a single cathode sputtering metallization step as an aluminum-silicon layer with about a 1% silicon dose.

Claim 16

An integrated circuit comprising a highly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, the substrate including a doped epitaxial semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, the doped epitaxial layer including: a power transistor, a depletion-mode lateral MOS logic transistor and a lateral Schottky diode; the depletion-mode lateral transistor and Schottky diode being in a well of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type formed in the epitaxial layer during a first doping step; the power transistor and depletion-mode lateral transistor including semiconductor highly doped regions of the second conductivity type formed during a second doping step, the regions formed during the second step enabling ohmic contacts to be formed; the lateral transistor and Schottky diode including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the first conductivity type formed during a third doping step, the layer formed in the diode during the third step having characteristics similar to those of the channel of the lateral transistor formed during the third step; the power transistor including a doped semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type formed during a fourth doping step; the lateral transistor, Schottky diode and layer of the power transistor including highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type formed during a fifth doping step, the semiconductor region formed during the fifth step associated with the Schottky diode forming a ring around the layer of the diode formed during the third step; and metal electrodes on regions of the transistors and diode as formed during the fifth step and on the diode layer formed during the third step and on regions formed during the second step; the regions and layers of said Schottky diode being polarized and the regions and layers being arranged so that, when the diode is forward biased, no parasitic transistor in shunt with the power transistor is formed.

Claim 17

An integrated circuit comprising a highly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, the substrate including a doped epitaxial semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, the doped epitaxial layer including: a power transistor, a depletion-mode lateral MOS logic transistor and a lateral Schottky diode; the depletion-mode lateral transistor and Schottky diode being in a well of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type formed in the epitaxial layer during a first doping step; the power transistor and depletion-mode lateral transistor including semiconductor highly doped regions of the second conductivity type formed during a second doping step, the regions formed during the second step enabling ohmic contacts to be formed; the lateral transistor and Schottky diode including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the first conductivity type formed during a third doping step, the layer formed in the diode during the third step having characteristics similar to those of the channel of the lateral transistor formed during the third step; the power transistor including a doped semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type formed during a fourth doping step; the lateral transistor, Schottky diode and layer of the power transistor including highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type formed during a fifth doping step, the semiconductor region formed during the fifth step associated with the Schottky diode forming a ring around the layer of the diode formed during the third step; and metal electrodes on regions of the transistors and diode as formed during the fifth step and on the diode layer formed during the third step and on regions formed during the second step; the regions and layers of said Schottky diode being polarized and the regions and layers being arranged so that, when the diode is forward biased, no parasitic transistor in shunt with the power transistor is formed.

Claim 18

The integrated circuit of claim 12 wherein the layer formed during the third step forms a junction about 0.7μ below the substrate surface and has a dopant concentration of about 10 16 atoms/cm 3 .

Claim 19

An integrated circuit comprising a highly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, the substrate including a doped epitaxial semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, the doped epitaxial layer including: a power transistor, a depletion-mode lateral MOS logic transistor and a lateral Schottky diode; the depletion-mode lateral transistor and Schottky diode being in a well of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type in the epitaxial layer; the power transistor and depletion-mode lateral transistor including semiconductor highly doped regions of the second conductivity type, the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type enabling ohmic contacts to be formed; the lateral transistor and Schottky diode including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the first conductivity type, the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type in the diode having characteristics similar to those of the channel of the first conductivity type of the lateral transistor; the power transistor including a doped semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type; the lateral transistor, Schottky diode and layer of the power transistor including highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, the highly doped semiconductor region of the first conductivity type associated with the Schottky diode forming a ring around the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode; and metal electrodes forming ohmic contacts on the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type of the transistors and diode and on the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode and on the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type; the regions and layers of said Schottky diode being polarized and the regions and layers being arranged so that, when the diode is forward biased, no parasitic transistor in shunt with the power transistor is formed.

Claim 20

An integrated circuit comprising a highly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, the substrate including a doped epitaxial semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, the doped epitaxial layer including: a power transistor, a depletion-mode lateral MOS logic transistor and a lateral Schottky diode; the depletion-mode lateral transistor and Schottky diode being in a well of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type in the epitaxial layer; the power transistor and depletion-mode lateral transistor including semiconductor highly doped regions of the second conductivity type, the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type enabling ohmic contacts to be formed; the lateral transistor and Schottky diode including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the first conductivity type, the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type in the diode having characteristics similar to those of the channel of the first conductivity type of the lateral transistor; the power transistor including a doped semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type; the lateral transistor, Schottky diode and layer of the power transistor including highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, the highly doped semiconductor region of the first conductivity type associated with the Schottky diode forming a ring around the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode; and metal electrodes forming ohmic contacts on the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type of the transistors and diode and on the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode and on the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type; the regions and layers of said Schottky diode being polarized and the regions and layers being arranged so that, when the diode is forward biased, no parasitic transistor in shunt with the power transistor is formed.

Claim 21

The integrated circuit of claim 14 wherein the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the Schottky diode and the lateral transistor forms a junction about 0.7μ below the substrate surface and has a dopant concentration of about 10 16 atoms/cm 3 .

Claim 22

An integrated circuit comprising a highly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type including a doped epitaxial semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, the doped epitaxial layer including: a power transistor, a depletion-mode lateral MOS logic transistor and a lateral Schottky diode; the depletion-mode lateral transistor and Schottky diode being in a well of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type formed in the epitaxial layer; the power transistor and depletion-mode lateral transistor including semiconductor highly doped regions of the second conductivity type, the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type enabling ohmic contacts to be formed; the lateral transistor and Schottky diode including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the fist conductivity type formed during the same doping step, the power transistor including a doped semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type; the lateral transistor, Schottky diode and layer of the power transistor including highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type associated with the Schottky diode forming a ring around the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode; and metal electrodes forming ohmic contacts on the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type of the transistors and diode and on the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode and on the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type; the regions and layers of said Schottky diode being polarized and the regions and layers being arranged so that, when the diode is forward biased, no parasitic transistor is shunt with the power transistor is formed.

Claim 23

An integrated circuit comprising a highly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type including a doped epitaxial semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, the doped epitaxial layer including: a power transistor, a depletion-mode lateral MOS logic transistor and a lateral Schottky diode; the depletion-mode lateral transistor and Schottky diode being in a well of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type formed in the epitaxial layer; the power transistor and depletion-mode lateral transistor including semiconductor highly doped regions of the second conductivity type, the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type enabling ohmic contacts to be formed; the lateral transistor and Schottky diode including a doped semiconductor channel layer of the fist conductivity type formed during the same doping step, the power transistor including a doped semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type; the lateral transistor, Schottky diode and layer of the power transistor including highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type associated with the Schottky diode forming a ring around the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode; and metal electrodes forming ohmic contacts on the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type of the transistors and diode and on the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode and on the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type; the regions and layers of said Schottky diode being polarized and the regions and layers being arranged so that, when the diode is forward biased, no parasitic transistor is shunt with the power transistor is formed.

Claim 24

The integrated circuit of claim 16 wherein the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the Schottky diode and the lateral transistor forms a junction about 0.7μ below the substrate surface and has a dopant concentration of about 10 16 atoms/cm 3 .

Claim 25

An integrated circuit comprising a highly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, the substrate including a doped epitaxial layer of the first conductivity type, the doped epitaxial layer including: a power transistor, a depletion-mode lateral MOS logic transistor and a lateral Schottky diode; the depletion-mode lateral transistor and Schottky diode being in a well of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type in the epitaxial layer; the power transistor and depletion-mode lateral transistor including semiconductor highly doped regions of the second conductivity type, the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type enabling ohmic contacts to be formed; the lateral transistor and Schottky diode including doped semiconductor layers of the first conductivity type, the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the Schottky diode forming a junction having a depth in the well of about 0.7μ and a concentration of about 10 16 atoms per cm 3 ; the power transistor including a doped semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type; the lateral transistor, Schottky diode and layer of the power transistor including highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type associated with the Schottky diode forming a ring around the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode; and metal electrodes forming ohmic contacts on the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type of the transistors and diode and on the doped semicondcutr layer of the first conductivity type of the diode and on the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type; the regions and layers of said Schottky diode being polarized and the regions and layers being arranged so that, when the diode is forward biased, no parasitic transistor in shunt with the power transistor is formed.

Claim 26

An integrated circuit comprising a highly doped semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, the substrate including a doped epitaxial layer of the first conductivity type, the doped epitaxial layer including: a power transistor, a depletion-mode lateral MOS logic transistor and a lateral Schottky diode; the depletion-mode lateral transistor and Schottky diode being in a well of a doped semiconductor material of a second conductivity type in the epitaxial layer; the power transistor and depletion-mode lateral transistor including semiconductor highly doped regions of the second conductivity type, the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type enabling ohmic contacts to be formed; the lateral transistor and Schottky diode including doped semiconductor layers of the first conductivity type, the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the Schottky diode forming a junction having a depth in the well of about 0.7μ and a concentration of about 10 16 atoms per cm 3 ; the power transistor including a doped semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type; the lateral transistor, Schottky diode and layer of the power transistor including highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type associated with the Schottky diode forming a ring around the doped semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type of the diode; and metal electrodes forming ohmic contacts on the highly doped semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type of the transistors and diode and on the doped semicondcutr layer of the first conductivity type of the diode and on the highly doped regions of the second conductivity type; the regions and layers of said Schottky diode being polarized and the regions and layers being arranged so that, when the diode is forward biased, no parasitic transistor in shunt with the power transistor is formed.

Claim 27

The integrated circuit of claim 18 wherein the metal electrodes are formed in a single cathode sputtering metallization step as an aluminum-silicon layer with about a 1% silicon dose.