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Semiconductor device including a field effect transistor and a bipolar transistor and a method of manufacturing the same

Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1994-09-13
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Granted: 1995-11-28
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Expires: 2014-09-13
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed is a semiconductor device including a bipolar transistor and a field effect transistor and allowing an increased operating speed, and a method of manufacturing such a semiconductor device. In the semiconductor device, a junction depth of an intrinsic base layer and a junction depth of an external base layer are made shallower than a junction depth of source/drain regions. Whereby a parasitic capacitance of the bipolar transistor portion is reduced, and at the same time, a driving current of the field effect transistor portion is increased to some extent. Consequently, an increased operating speed of the bipolar transistor portion and the field effect transistor portion is achieved.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tatsuhiko Ikeda
  • 👤 Kazuhito Niwano

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 21:24
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/40; H10D84/401

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region; a field effect transistor comprising: a pair of source/drain regions of a second conductivity type formed in said first semiconductor region, said pair of source/drain regions having a first junction depth and spaced apart to define a channel region therebetween; and a gate electrode formed on said channel region with an insulating layer therebetween; a bipolar transistor comprising: a collector region of a first conductivity type formed in said second semiconductor region; an external base region of the second conductivity type formed in said collector region and having a second junction depth; an internal base region of the second conductivity type contiguous with said external base region, formed in said collector region and having a third junction depth; an emitter legion of the first conductivity type formed in said internal base region; wherein said second junction depth and said third junction depth are shallower than said first junction depth.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region; a field effect transistor comprising: a pair of source/drain regions of a second conductivity type formed in said first semiconductor region, said pair of source/drain regions having a first junction depth and spaced apart to define a channel region therebetween; and a gate electrode formed on said channel region with an insulating layer therebetween; a bipolar transistor comprising: a collector region of a first conductivity type formed in said second semiconductor region; an external base region of the second conductivity type formed in said collector region and having a second junction depth; an internal base region of the second conductivity type contiguous with said external base region, formed in said collector region and having a third junction depth; an emitter legion of the first conductivity type formed in said internal base region; wherein said second junction depth and said third junction depth are shallower than said first junction depth.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 46 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein said first junction depth is in the range of 300 to 500 nm, said second junction depth is in the range of 200 to 300 nm, said third junction depth is in the range of 100 to 200 nm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein said third junction depth is shallower than said second junction depth.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 46 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein said bipolar junction transistor further comprises: a buried layer of the first conductivity type formed beneath and in contact with said internal base layer for compensating the diffused impurities of the second conductivity type of said internal base layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 39 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein said bipolar junction transistor further comprises: a buried layer of the first conductivity type formed beneath and in contact with said internal base layer so as to define said third junction depth.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 56 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1, wherein said bipolar junction transistor further comprises: a base electrode layer formed on the surface of said external base layer and in electrical contact with said external base layer, and an emitter electrode layer formed on the surface of said emitter layer and in electrical contact with said emitter layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 28 words
The semiconductor device of claim 6, wherein said bipolar junction transistor further comprises: an interlayer insulating film interposed between said base electrode layer and said emitter electrode layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 225 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate having first, second and third semiconductor regions; a second conductivity type field effect transistor including: a pair of source/drain regions of a second conductivity type formed in said first semiconductor region, said pair of source/drain regions having a first junction depth and spaced apart to define the channel region therebetween; and a gate electrode formed on said channel region with an insulating layer therebetween; a first conductivity type field effect transistor including: a pair of source/drain regions of a first conductivity type formed in said second semiconductor region, said pair of source/drain regions having a second junction depth and spaced apart to define a channel region therebetween; and a gate electrode formed on said channel region with an insulating layer therebetween; and a bipolar transistor including: a collector region of a first conductivity type formed in said third semiconductor region; an external base region of the second conductivity type formed in said collector region and having a third junction depth; an internal base region of the second conductivity type contiguous with said external base region, formed in said collector region and having a fourth junction depth; and an emitter region of the first conductivity type formed in said internal base region; wherein said third junction depth and said fourth junction depth are shallower than said first junction depth.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 225 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate having first, second and third semiconductor regions; a second conductivity type field effect transistor including: a pair of source/drain regions of a second conductivity type formed in said first semiconductor region, said pair of source/drain regions having a first junction depth and spaced apart to define the channel region therebetween; and a gate electrode formed on said channel region with an insulating layer therebetween; a first conductivity type field effect transistor including: a pair of source/drain regions of a first conductivity type formed in said second semiconductor region, said pair of source/drain regions having a second junction depth and spaced apart to define a channel region therebetween; and a gate electrode formed on said channel region with an insulating layer therebetween; and a bipolar transistor including: a collector region of a first conductivity type formed in said third semiconductor region; an external base region of the second conductivity type formed in said collector region and having a third junction depth; an internal base region of the second conductivity type contiguous with said external base region, formed in said collector region and having a fourth junction depth; and an emitter region of the first conductivity type formed in said internal base region; wherein said third junction depth and said fourth junction depth are shallower than said first junction depth.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 46 words
The semiconductor device of claim 8, wherein said first junction depth is in the range of 300 to 500 nm, said third junction depth is in the range of 200 to 300 nm, said fourth junction depth is in the range of 100 to 200 nm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 18 words
The semiconductor device of claim 8, wherein said fourth junction depth is shallower than said third junction depth.

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