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Reverse self-aligned BiMOS transistor integrated circuit
Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSMC Ltd
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Filing: 1991-04-22
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Granted: 1992-12-29
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Expires: 2011-04-22
Abstract
Abstract A method of forming self-aligned transistors wherein both bipolar and field effect transistors are formed in the same Integrated Circuit simultaneously is described. A heavily doped conductive layer of one conductivity type is formed upon a monocrystalline semiconductor substrate of the opposite conductivity type to that of the one type. The conductive layer may be typically polycrystalline silicon. An insulator layer is formed upon the surface of the conductive layer. Openings with substantially vertical sidewalls are formed through the conductive layer to the semiconductor substrate in the locations of the first element, the emitter for the bipolar and gate for the MOSFET, of the transistors to be formed. The structure is heated to form the heavily doped portions of the second element of said transistors of the one conductivity type by outdiffusing from the conductive layer. The second element is the base where the bipolar transistor is being formed and the source/drain where the field effect transistor is being formed. A uniform thickness conformal insulating layer is then deposited on the insulator layer over the conductive layer and oxidized substrate and preferentially removing the insulating layer from the horizontal surfaces and leaving a sidewall insulating layer upon the substantially vertical sidewalls. The integrated circuit is completed and the appropriate electrical contacts are made to the transistors of the IC.
Inventors
- 👤 Nun-Sian Tsai
- 👤 Cliff Y. Tsai
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-30 19:48
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/01; H10D30/021; H10D30/027; H10D30/0273; H10D10/00; H10D10/01; H10D10/051; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/011; H10D64/0111; H10D64/0113; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0107; H10D84/0109; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/011; H10W10/014; H10W10/10; H10W10/17
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
313 words
A self-aligned bipolar-MOS field effect transistor integrated circuit structure comprising: a silicon semiconductor substrate having dielectric regions that isolate semiconductor surface regions from one another; heavily doped source/drain regions of one conductivity in at least some of said semiconductor surface regions which are of an opposite conductivity; directly above said heavily doped regions are heavily doped conductive layers which are of the same one conductivity and the source of the dopant in said heavily doped regions; heavily doped base regions of one conductivity in at least some of said semiconductor surface regions which are of an opposite conductivity; directly above said heavily doped regions are heavily doped conductive layers which are of the same one conductivity and the source of the dopant in said heavily doped regions; substantially vertically sided self-aligned openings in said heavily doped layers having a insulating sidewall layer on the said vertically sided openings; there are no said heavily doped regions in the said semiconductor surface regions under the said openings; thermal silicon dioxide regions at the surface and on the inner periphery of the said heavily doped regions near the said openings to force current flow away from the surface of the said integrated circuit structure; said insulating sidewall layer being only on said vertically sided openings and being directly above said thermal silicon dioxide regions; said openings are at the bipolar emitter and collector regions and the field effect transistor channel and gate regions and said thermal silicon oxide regions being of the same depth for both bipolar and field effect transistor regions; a gate electrode over the gate dielectric and in said openings in the field effect transistor regions; emitter and collector regions at the base of the said openings in said bipolar transistor regions; and means for electrically contacting the elements of the field effect and bipolar transistors to complete the said integrated circuit structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
313 words
A self-aligned bipolar-MOS field effect transistor integrated circuit structure comprising: a silicon semiconductor substrate having dielectric regions that isolate semiconductor surface regions from one another; heavily doped source/drain regions of one conductivity in at least some of said semiconductor surface regions which are of an opposite conductivity; directly above said heavily doped regions are heavily doped conductive layers which are of the same one conductivity and the source of the dopant in said heavily doped regions; heavily doped base regions of one conductivity in at least some of said semiconductor surface regions which are of an opposite conductivity; directly above said heavily doped regions are heavily doped conductive layers which are of the same one conductivity and the source of the dopant in said heavily doped regions; substantially vertically sided self-aligned openings in said heavily doped layers having a insulating sidewall layer on the said vertically sided openings; there are no said heavily doped regions in the said semiconductor surface regions under the said openings; thermal silicon dioxide regions at the surface and on the inner periphery of the said heavily doped regions near the said openings to force current flow away from the surface of the said integrated circuit structure; said insulating sidewall layer being only on said vertically sided openings and being directly above said thermal silicon dioxide regions; said openings are at the bipolar emitter and collector regions and the field effect transistor channel and gate regions and said thermal silicon oxide regions being of the same depth for both bipolar and field effect transistor regions; a gate electrode over the gate dielectric and in said openings in the field effect transistor regions; emitter and collector regions at the base of the said openings in said bipolar transistor regions; and means for electrically contacting the elements of the field effect and bipolar transistors to complete the said integrated circuit structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The self aligned bipolar--MOS field effect transistor integrated circuit structure of claim 1 wherein said bipolar transistor is a vertical PNP, said field effect transistor is N channel, and an N- ion implantation is located under the P+ emitter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The structure of claim 1 wherein the said conductive layer is polycrystalline silicon, the semiconductor substrate is silicon, and said polycrystalline silicon layer is N+ type conductivity imparting impurity, the said base and said source/drain regions are N+ and said bipolar transistors are vertical PNP.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The structure of claim 3 wherein said polycrystalline silicon conductive layer includes a top portion of a refractory metal silicide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
The structure of claim 1 and further comprising a second polycrystalline silicon layer which is patterned and makes contacts to the said gate electrodes, emitter and collector of the said self aligned transistors; and a next level patterned conductor which completes said making contacts to the elements of said integrated circuit step.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
293 words
A self aligned bipolar--MOS field effect transistor integrated circuit structure comprising: a silicon semiconductor substrate having dielectric regions that isolate semiconductor surface regions from one another; heavily doped regions of one conductivity in at least some of said semiconductor surface regions which are of an opposite conductivity; separate regions in and on said integrated circuit structure containing said bipolar transistors and other regions containing said MOS field effect transistors; directly above said heavily doped regions are heavily doped conductive layers which are of the same one conductivity and the source of the dopant of the dopant in said heavily doped regions; said heavily doped regions in said bipolar regions are base regions and said heavily doped conductor regions are the base contacts; said heavily doped regions in said field effect transistor regions are the source/drain regions and said heavily doped conductor regions are the source/drain contacts; substantially vertically sided openings in said heavily doped layers having a insulating sidewall layer on the said vertically sided openings; there are no said heavily doped regions in the said semiconductor surface regions under the said openings; thermal silicon dioxide regions at the surface and on the inner periphery of the said heavily doped regions near the said openings to force current flow away from the surface of the said integrated circuit structure; said thermal silicon oxide regions being of the same depth for both bipolar and field effect transistor regions; said insulating sidewall layer being only on said vertically sided openings and being directly above said thermal silicon dioxide regions; lightly doped regions of said one conductivity directly under said thermal silicon dioxide regions; means for connecting the remaining elements of said transistors; and electrical contact means to said elements to form said integrated circuit structure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
293 words
A self aligned bipolar--MOS field effect transistor integrated circuit structure comprising: a silicon semiconductor substrate having dielectric regions that isolate semiconductor surface regions from one another; heavily doped regions of one conductivity in at least some of said semiconductor surface regions which are of an opposite conductivity; separate regions in and on said integrated circuit structure containing said bipolar transistors and other regions containing said MOS field effect transistors; directly above said heavily doped regions are heavily doped conductive layers which are of the same one conductivity and the source of the dopant of the dopant in said heavily doped regions; said heavily doped regions in said bipolar regions are base regions and said heavily doped conductor regions are the base contacts; said heavily doped regions in said field effect transistor regions are the source/drain regions and said heavily doped conductor regions are the source/drain contacts; substantially vertically sided openings in said heavily doped layers having a insulating sidewall layer on the said vertically sided openings; there are no said heavily doped regions in the said semiconductor surface regions under the said openings; thermal silicon dioxide regions at the surface and on the inner periphery of the said heavily doped regions near the said openings to force current flow away from the surface of the said integrated circuit structure; said thermal silicon oxide regions being of the same depth for both bipolar and field effect transistor regions; said insulating sidewall layer being only on said vertically sided openings and being directly above said thermal silicon dioxide regions; lightly doped regions of said one conductivity directly under said thermal silicon dioxide regions; means for connecting the remaining elements of said transistors; and electrical contact means to said elements to form said integrated circuit structure.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The integrated circuit structure of claim 6 wherein said conductive layer is N+ polycrystalline silicon, and said heavily doped source/drain regions are N+, and said lightly doped regions are N-.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The structure of claim 6 wherein the said field effect transistors are CMOS, said bipolar transistors are PNP and an N- region is located below the P+ emitter region in said bipolar transistors.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
The structure of claim 6 wherein there is an intrinsic base region under the emitter of said bipolar transistors and said intrinsic base region has an implant dose of between about 1×10 13 to 1×10 14 atoms/cm 3 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
51 words
The self aligned bipolar--MOS field effect transistor integrated circuit structure of claim 6 wherein said silicon oxide regions were formed after the formation of said heavily doped regions by a thermal oxidation that consumed a portion of said heavily doped regions at their surface which results in said lightly doped regions.
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