US5459346A
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Semiconductor substrate with electrical contact in groove
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-11-17
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Granted: 1995-10-17
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Expires: 2014-11-17
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor substrate comprises a foundation, a semiconductor monocrystalline film formed on the foundation, and a high-melting-point metal film or a high-melting-point metal alloy film disposed in at least part of a region between the semiconductor monocrystalline film and the foundation. The high-melting-point metal film disposed below the semiconductor monocrystalline film can be utilized as a conductor in a semiconductor device.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshifumi Asakawa
- 👤 Daisuke Kosaka
- 👤 Haruo Nakayama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 18:23
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/38; H10P14/3802; H10P14/3808; H10P14/3814; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10D88/00; H10D88/01; H10P14/29; H10P14/2901; H10P14/2902; H10P14/2905; H10P14/32; H10P14/3202; H10P14/3238; H10P14/3241; H10P14/3242; H10P14/3244; H10P14/3248; H10P14/34; H10P14/3402; H10P14/3404; H10P14/3411; H10P14/3414; H10P14/3418; H10P14/3421; H10P14/3451; H10P14/3452; H10P14/3458; H10P14/381; H10P14/382; H10P34/00; H10P34/40; H10P34/42; H10P90/00; H10P90/19; H10P90/1904; H10P90/1906; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/061; H10W10/10; H10W10/181; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/021; H10P90/1912; H10W10/011; H10W10/012; H10W10/13
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A semiconductor substrate comprising a foundation, a semiconductor monocrystalline film, and a high-melting-point metal film or a high-melting-point metal alloy film disposed on at least a part of said foundation, wherein said foundation comprises a dielectric body, and said semiconductor monocrystalline film comprises a silicon monocrystalline film formed over said at least a part of said foundation and formed into at least two regions isolated from each other by a groove containing an electrically conductive material spaced from each of said at least two regions, said groove having at least one side wall made of a dielectric film which extends to said foundation to thereby define a well, and said high-melting-point metal or said high-melting-point metal alloy extends into said groove and makes electrical contact with said electrically conductive material in the groove.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
A semiconductor substrate comprising a foundation, a semiconductor monocrystalline film, and a high-melting-point metal film or a high-melting-point metal alloy film disposed on at least a part of said foundation, wherein said foundation comprises a dielectric body, and said semiconductor monocrystalline film comprises a silicon monocrystalline film formed over said at least a part of said foundation and formed into at least two regions isolated from each other by a groove containing an electrically conductive material spaced from each of said at least two regions, said groove having at least one side wall made of a dielectric film which extends to said foundation to thereby define a well, and said high-melting-point metal or said high-melting-point metal alloy extends into said groove and makes electrical contact with said electrically conductive material in the groove.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A semiconductor substrate according to claim 1, wherein said groove containing said electrically conductive material reaches said foundation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A semiconductor substrate according to claim 1, wherein said high-melting-point metal film comprises one material selected from the group consisting of W, Ti, Mo and Pt, and said high-melting-point metal alloy film comprises a material selected from the group consisting of silicides of W, Ti, Mo and Pt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
A semiconductor substrate according to claim 1, wherein said silicon monocrystalline film is provided with a plurality of transistors surrounded by a silicon oxide film, said groove comprises an insulated groove which reaches said dielectric body, and said silicon monocrystalline film is isolated between said transistors by said insulated groove which reaches said dielectric body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
186 words
A solid state structure comprising: a foundation made of a dielectric material; a plurality of metal films made of an electrically conductive metal and disposed on said foundation so as to form a predetermined pattern thereof; a monocrystalline semiconductor film disposed on said metal films and an exposed portion of said foundation; a plurality of grooves formed in said monocrystalline semiconductor film in such a manner as to divide said monocrystalline semiconductor film into islands which are laterally spaced apart from each other, wherein each of said grooves extends down to an upper surface of said foundation, and said metal films are respectively included in some of said islands, and wherein each of said metal films extends and projects into a corresponding groove; dielectric films disposed on side walls of respective islands defining said grooves so that said islands are electrically isolated from each other; and a conductive material buried in each of grooves defined by said dielectric films so that an island including one of said metal films can be electrically connected to an outside of said structure through said one of said metal films.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
186 words
A solid state structure comprising: a foundation made of a dielectric material; a plurality of metal films made of an electrically conductive metal and disposed on said foundation so as to form a predetermined pattern thereof; a monocrystalline semiconductor film disposed on said metal films and an exposed portion of said foundation; a plurality of grooves formed in said monocrystalline semiconductor film in such a manner as to divide said monocrystalline semiconductor film into islands which are laterally spaced apart from each other, wherein each of said grooves extends down to an upper surface of said foundation, and said metal films are respectively included in some of said islands, and wherein each of said metal films extends and projects into a corresponding groove; dielectric films disposed on side walls of respective islands defining said grooves so that said islands are electrically isolated from each other; and a conductive material buried in each of grooves defined by said dielectric films so that an island including one of said metal films can be electrically connected to an outside of said structure through said one of said metal films.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A solid state structure according to claim 5, in which said electrically conductive metal is one of a high-melting-point metal and a high-melting-point metal alloy.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
A solid state structure according to claim 6, in which said high-melting-point metal is one metal selected from the group consisting of W, Ti, Mo and Pt, and said high-melting-point metal alloy is one metal alloy selected from the group consisting of respective silicides of W, Ti, Mo and Pt.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A solid state structure according to claim 5, in which said monocrystalline semiconductor film comprises a monocrystalline silicon film.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A solid state structure according to claim 5, in which said island including said metal film is provided with a well in which a semiconductor element is formed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A solid state structure according to claim 5, in which said conductive material is polycrystalline silicon containing impurities.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A solid state structure according to claim 5, in which said foundation is made of a silicon dioxide film which is formed on a monocrystalline silicon substrate.
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