US5221857A
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Bipolar transistor structure with polycrystalline resistor layer
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1991-12-16
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Granted: 1993-06-22
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Expires: 2011-12-16
Abstract
Abstract A polycrystalline silicon layer 9 for a base leading electrode is formed on an element forming region divided by an element isolating layer which is formed by burying a BPSG film 8 in a groove. A depression generated on the element isolating layer is filled with a PSG film 11 which is formed as a part of an interlayer insulating film on the surface of the device including the polycrystalline silicon layer 9 by the spin-coating method so that the upper surface of the device is flattened. A polycrystalline silicon layer 13 is provided on the element isolating layer as a resistor layer so that the resistor layer is disposed between the adjacent transistors. The area of a circuit block is reduced to achieve a high integration and reduction in parasitic capacitance. This enables the high speed operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Isao Kano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 00:48
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D1/00; H10D1/40; H10D1/47; H10D10/00; H10D10/40; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; H10D62/113; H10D62/115; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/011; H10D64/0111; H10D64/0113; H10D84/00; H10D84/60; H10D84/611; H10D84/613; H10D84/615; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/011; H10W10/014; H10W10/0145; H10W10/10; H10W10/17
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A semiconductor device, comprising one conductivity type semiconductor substrate; an opposite conductivity type buried layer formed on said substrate; an opposite conductivity type epitaxial layer formed on the surface of said substrate and said buried layer; a groove which penetrates through said epitaxial layer and the buried layer to reach said semiconductor substrate; an element isolating layer which is buried in said groove to divide and isolate an element forming region; a bipolar transistor formed on said element forming region; a base leading electrode formed on said element forming region; an interlayer insulating film formed above said isolated element forming region and said groove to cover said base leading electrode, the surface of said interlayer insulating film being flattened; and a resistor layer formed on the interlayer insulating film on said element insulating layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A semiconductor device, comprising one conductivity type semiconductor substrate; an opposite conductivity type buried layer formed on said substrate; an opposite conductivity type epitaxial layer formed on the surface of said substrate and said buried layer; a groove which penetrates through said epitaxial layer and the buried layer to reach said semiconductor substrate; an element isolating layer which is buried in said groove to divide and isolate an element forming region; a bipolar transistor formed on said element forming region; a base leading electrode formed on said element forming region; an interlayer insulating film formed above said isolated element forming region and said groove to cover said base leading electrode, the surface of said interlayer insulating film being flattened; and a resistor layer formed on the interlayer insulating film on said element insulating layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said device comprises further a graft base region formed in said epitaxial layer, one conductivity type base region formed in said epitaxial layer and connected with said base leading electrode and said graft base region, and an opposite conductivity type emitter region in said base region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said semiconductor substrate is a P type silicon, said buried layer is an N + type and said epitaxial layer is an N - type.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said element isolating layer comprises a BPSG film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said base leading electrode comprises a polycrystalline silicon layer doped with one conductivity type impurity, or a double layer comprising a polycrystalline silicon layer and a layer of refractory metal silicide such as titanium, tungsten or molybdenum silicide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said interlayer insulating film comprises a film selected from a PSG film, BSG film and BPSG film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said resistor layer comprises a polycrystalline silicon layer doped with an impurity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 5, wherein said impurity is boron.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 7, wherein said impurity is boron.
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