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High voltage bipolar transistor in BiCMOS

Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1990-11-13
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Granted: 1992-04-07
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Expires: 2010-11-13
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Abstract

Abstract The described embodiments of the present invention show a high voltage bipolar transistor integrated into a bipolar complementary metal oxide semiconductor integrated circuit. The high voltage transistor is fabricated using the available processing steps for fabricating other components in more standard BiCMOS processes. The collector of the transistor is formed using a buried N type region in a P substrate. A P well, rather than the conventional N well is formed above the buried N layer. The collector contact to the buried N layer is fabricated so as to surround the P well to provide a separate base region. A highly doped P type base region is formed with a P+ contact to this region. An N+ emitter is formed by out diffusion from a heavily doped polycrystalline silicon layer formed in contact with the base region. By providing the lightly doped P well as an interface between the collector and the base, the breakdown voltage of the collector/base junction is substantially raised and thus the breakdown voltage from the collector to the emitter is also raised. A transistor thus fabricated is appropriate for high voltage applications.

Inventors

  • 👤 David B. Scott

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D10/00; H10D10/01; H10D10/051; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; H10D62/17; H10D62/177; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0107; H10D84/0109; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 254 words
A process for forming bipolar transistors and complementary field effect transistors in a common substrate, comprising the steps of: providing said substrate having a P conductivity type and having an N-channel transistor area, a P-channel transistor area and a bipolar transistor area; forming buried N type layers spaced from a surface of said substrate in said P-channel transistor area and said bipolar transistor area; forming a buried P type layer spaced from said surface of said substrate in said N-channel area; forming an N well in said P-channel transistor area extending from said buried N type layer to said surface; forming P wells in said N-channel transistor area and said bipolar transistor area, said P well extending from said buried P type layer in said N-channel transistor area to said surface and said P well extending from said buried N type layer in said bipolar transistor area to said surface; forming a P base contact region and a P source and P drain by introducing dopant atoms into said P well in said bipolar transistor area and into said N well of said P-channel transistor area; forming an N emitter in said bipolar transistor area by introducing dopant atoms into said P well in said bipolar transistor area; forming an N source and an N drain in said N-channel transistor area by introducing dopant atoms into said P well in said N-channel transistor area; and forming gates controlling conduction between said sources and drains in said N-channel transistor area and said P-channel transistor area,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 254 words
A process for forming bipolar transistors and complementary field effect transistors in a common substrate, comprising the steps of: providing said substrate having a P conductivity type and having an N-channel transistor area, a P-channel transistor area and a bipolar transistor area; forming buried N type layers spaced from a surface of said substrate in said P-channel transistor area and said bipolar transistor area; forming a buried P type layer spaced from said surface of said substrate in said N-channel area; forming an N well in said P-channel transistor area extending from said buried N type layer to said surface; forming P wells in said N-channel transistor area and said bipolar transistor area, said P well extending from said buried P type layer in said N-channel transistor area to said surface and said P well extending from said buried N type layer in said bipolar transistor area to said surface; forming a P base contact region and a P source and P drain by introducing dopant atoms into said P well in said bipolar transistor area and into said N well of said P-channel transistor area; forming an N emitter in said bipolar transistor area by introducing dopant atoms into said P well in said bipolar transistor area; forming an N source and an N drain in said N-channel transistor area by introducing dopant atoms into said P well in said N-channel transistor area; and forming gates controlling conduction between said sources and drains in said N-channel transistor area and said P-channel transistor area,
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 12 words
A process as in claim 1 wherein said substrate comprises crystalline silicon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
A process as in claim 1 wherein said gates are separated from said substrate by insulating layers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 35 words
A process as in claim 1 wherein said buried N type layers are formed by implanting dopant ions into the surface of said substrate; and forming an epitaxial layer on said surface of said substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 35 words
A process as in claim 1 wherein said buried P type layer is formed by implanting dopant ions into the surface of said substrate; and forming an epitaxial layer on said surface of said substrate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 20 words
A process as in claim 4 wherein said N well is formed by implanting dopant ions into said epitaxial layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 20 words
A process as in claim 4 wherein said P well is formed by implanting dopant ions into said epitaxial layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 20 words
A process as in claim 5 wherein said N well is formed by implanting dopant ions into said epitaxial layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 20 words
A process as in claim 5 wherein said P well is formed by implanting dopant ions into said epitaxial layer.

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