US5276346A
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Semiconductor integrated circuit device having protective/output elements and internal circuits
Assignee: Micron Memory Japan Ltd
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Filing: 1992-01-02
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Granted: 1994-01-04
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Expires: 2012-01-02
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a semiconductor device having an internal circuit protected by an electrostatoc protective circuit, the internal circuit and electrostatic protective circuit being formed on the same semiconductor substrate. The internal circuit includes MIS elements and has a double-diffused drain structure, while the protective circuit has a single-diffused drain structure. The internal circuit can be, e.g., a DRAM, and the protective circuit can have diffused resistors and clamping MIS elements. The single-diffused drain structure can be formed in the protective circuit on the semiconductor substrate, while providing double-diffused drain structure in the internal circuit on the same substrate, by: (1) scanning the ion implanting apparatus to avoid ion implantation of the first ions into the region of the protective circuit, and/or (2) forming a photoresist film over the region of the protective circuit to prevent ion implanation of the first ions into the protective circuit region. As a further embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor integrated circuit device is provided wherein the source and drain regions of an MOSFET in the internal circuit have lightly doped drain (LDD) structure in order to suppress the appearance of hot carriers, and the source and drain regions of an MOSFET in the input/output circuit have structure doped with phosphorus at a high impurity concentration, in order to enhance an electrostatic breakdown voltage.
Inventors
- 👤 Hidetoshi Iwai
- 👤 Kazumichi Mitsusada
- 👤 Masamichi Ishihara
- 👤 Tetsuro Matsumoto
- 👤 Kazuyuki Miyazawa
- 👤 Hisao Katto
- 👤 Kousuke Okuyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-27 17:25
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/01; H10B12/02; H10B12/05; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/0165; H10D84/0184; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10D84/80; H10D84/82; H10D84/83; H10D84/85; H10D84/856; H10D89/00; H10D89/60; H10D89/601; H10D89/811
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
279 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device a bonding pad on a semiconductor substrate; a protective element having an insulating film on said semiconductor substrate and an electrode on the insulating film, the electrode having opposed edges, the protective element further having a first semiconductor region in said semiconductor substrate extending beneath one of the opposed edges, the first semiconductor region being electrically connected to said bonding pad, wherein the protective element further comprises a second semiconductor region provided in the first semiconductor region and extending from a surface of the semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate, the second semiconductor region being of a low impurity concentration as compared to the impurity concentration of the first semiconductor region, and wherein the protective element also further comprises a third semiconductor region provided in the first semiconductor region and extending into the semiconductor substrate deeper than the second semiconductor region, the third semiconductor region including arsenic as an impurity; and a MISFET having a gate electrode with opposed edges and a gate insulating film on said semiconductor substrate, and further having source and drain regions and a channel region in said semiconductor substrate, one of the source and drain regions including a first doped subregion of relatively high concentration and a second doped subregion of relatively low concentration, the first and second doped subregions including impurities of the same conductivity type as said first semiconductor region and overlapping each other, and the second doped subregion being between the first doped subregion and the channel region, the gate electrode being connected to said first semiconductor region, and the impurity concentration of said first semiconductor region being higher than that of said second doped subregion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
279 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device a bonding pad on a semiconductor substrate; a protective element having an insulating film on said semiconductor substrate and an electrode on the insulating film, the electrode having opposed edges, the protective element further having a first semiconductor region in said semiconductor substrate extending beneath one of the opposed edges, the first semiconductor region being electrically connected to said bonding pad, wherein the protective element further comprises a second semiconductor region provided in the first semiconductor region and extending from a surface of the semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate, the second semiconductor region being of a low impurity concentration as compared to the impurity concentration of the first semiconductor region, and wherein the protective element also further comprises a third semiconductor region provided in the first semiconductor region and extending into the semiconductor substrate deeper than the second semiconductor region, the third semiconductor region including arsenic as an impurity; and a MISFET having a gate electrode with opposed edges and a gate insulating film on said semiconductor substrate, and further having source and drain regions and a channel region in said semiconductor substrate, one of the source and drain regions including a first doped subregion of relatively high concentration and a second doped subregion of relatively low concentration, the first and second doped subregions including impurities of the same conductivity type as said first semiconductor region and overlapping each other, and the second doped subregion being between the first doped subregion and the channel region, the gate electrode being connected to said first semiconductor region, and the impurity concentration of said first semiconductor region being higher than that of said second doped subregion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 1, wherein an arsenic impurity concentration of the third semiconductor region is the same as that of the first doped subregion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
346 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: a bonding pad on a semiconductor substrate; a protective element having an insulating film on said semiconductor substrate and an electrode on the insulating film, the electrode having opposed edges, the protective element further having a first semiconductor region in said semiconductor substrate extending beneath one of the opposed edges, a surface portion of said semiconductor substrate, which is in contact with said insulating film, under said gate electrode, has a conductivity type opposed to that of said first semiconductor region, wherein a p-n junction is formed between said surface portion of said semiconductor substrate and said first semiconductor region, the first semiconductor region being electrically connected to said bonding pad, wherein the protective element further comprises a second semiconductor region provided in the first semiconductor region and extending from a surface of the semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate, the second semiconductor region being of a low impurity concentration as compared to the impurity concentration of the first semiconductor region, and wherein the protective element further comprises a third semiconductor region provided in the first semiconductor region and extending into the semiconductor substrate deeper than the second semiconductor region, the third semiconductor region including arsenic as an impurity; and a MISFET having a gate electrode with opposed edges and a gate insulating film on said semiconductor substrate, said gate insulating film having a same film thickness as said insulating film of the protective element, and further having source and drain regions and a channel region in said semiconductor substrate, one of the source and drain regions including a first doped subregion of relatively high concentration and a second doped subregion of relatively low concentration, the first and second doped subregions including impurities of the same conductivity type as said first semiconductor region and overlapping each other, and the second doped subregion being between the first doped subregion and the channel region, the gate electrode being connected to said first semiconductor region, and the impurity concentration of said first semiconductor region being higher than that of said second doped subregion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
346 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: a bonding pad on a semiconductor substrate; a protective element having an insulating film on said semiconductor substrate and an electrode on the insulating film, the electrode having opposed edges, the protective element further having a first semiconductor region in said semiconductor substrate extending beneath one of the opposed edges, a surface portion of said semiconductor substrate, which is in contact with said insulating film, under said gate electrode, has a conductivity type opposed to that of said first semiconductor region, wherein a p-n junction is formed between said surface portion of said semiconductor substrate and said first semiconductor region, the first semiconductor region being electrically connected to said bonding pad, wherein the protective element further comprises a second semiconductor region provided in the first semiconductor region and extending from a surface of the semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate, the second semiconductor region being of a low impurity concentration as compared to the impurity concentration of the first semiconductor region, and wherein the protective element further comprises a third semiconductor region provided in the first semiconductor region and extending into the semiconductor substrate deeper than the second semiconductor region, the third semiconductor region including arsenic as an impurity; and a MISFET having a gate electrode with opposed edges and a gate insulating film on said semiconductor substrate, said gate insulating film having a same film thickness as said insulating film of the protective element, and further having source and drain regions and a channel region in said semiconductor substrate, one of the source and drain regions including a first doped subregion of relatively high concentration and a second doped subregion of relatively low concentration, the first and second doped subregions including impurities of the same conductivity type as said first semiconductor region and overlapping each other, and the second doped subregion being between the first doped subregion and the channel region, the gate electrode being connected to said first semiconductor region, and the impurity concentration of said first semiconductor region being higher than that of said second doped subregion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to claim 3, wherein an arsenic impurity concentration of the third semiconductor region is the same as that of the first doped subregion.
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