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Semiconductor device having two-level wiring

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1991-05-24
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Granted: 1993-06-08
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Expires: 2011-05-24
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Abstract

Abstract A semiconductor device, wherein an electrode wiring, which is in contact with semiconductor layers of mutually different conductive types and serves to connect at least the layers of mutually different conductive types, comprises a first portion principally composed of the same component as the principal component of the semiconductor layers, and a second portion consisting of a metal.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hiroshi Yuzurihara
  • 👤 Shunsuke Inoue
  • 👤 Mamoru Miyawaki
  • 👤 Shigeyuki Matsumoto

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 21:46
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D64/00; H10D64/60; H10D64/66; H10D64/661; H10D64/662; H10D64/663; C; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/22; C23C14/56; C23C14/568; C23C16/00; C23C16/04; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/0165; H10D84/0172; H10D84/0177; H10D84/0186; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/40; H10W20/41; H10W20/44; H10W20/4451; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 168 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising a P-channel field effect transistor having a first gate, an N-channel field effect transistor having a second gate, and an insulating layer extending over both of said first and second gates, wherein said first gate comprises a first gate insulating film contacting a region between source and drain regions of said P-channel transistor, a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type over said first gate insulating film and a first metal layer over said first semiconductor layer, and said second gate comprises a second gate insulating film contacting a region between source and drain regions of said N-channel transistor, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type opposite to said first conductivity type over said second gate insulating film and a second metal layer over said second semiconductor layer, and wherein said first semiconductor layer directly contacts said second semiconductor layer, and said first and second metal layers form a common metal layer directly contacting said first and second semiconductor layers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 168 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising a P-channel field effect transistor having a first gate, an N-channel field effect transistor having a second gate, and an insulating layer extending over both of said first and second gates, wherein said first gate comprises a first gate insulating film contacting a region between source and drain regions of said P-channel transistor, a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type over said first gate insulating film and a first metal layer over said first semiconductor layer, and said second gate comprises a second gate insulating film contacting a region between source and drain regions of said N-channel transistor, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type opposite to said first conductivity type over said second gate insulating film and a second metal layer over said second semiconductor layer, and wherein said first semiconductor layer directly contacts said second semiconductor layer, and said first and second metal layers form a common metal layer directly contacting said first and second semiconductor layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 101 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type on said substrate; a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type opposite to said first conductivity type on said substrate; and a wiring for connecting said first and second regions, said wiring comprising: a first semiconductor portion of said first conductivity type provided to said first region; a second semiconductor portion of said second conductivity type provided at said second region; and a common metal layer directly contacting each of said first and second portions without passing through an aperture in an insulating layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 101 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type on said substrate; a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type opposite to said first conductivity type on said substrate; and a wiring for connecting said first and second regions, said wiring comprising: a first semiconductor portion of said first conductivity type provided to said first region; a second semiconductor portion of said second conductivity type provided at said second region; and a common metal layer directly contacting each of said first and second portions without passing through an aperture in an insulating layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 16 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein said first portion is composed of polycrystalline silicon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein said second portion is composed of aluminum or a metal principally composed of aluminum.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 24 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein said wiring connects gates of a PMOS transistor and an NMOS transistor of a CMOS circuit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 24 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein said wiring connects respective emitters or respective collectors of a pnp transistor and an npn transistor.

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