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Multi-layered structure having single crystalline semiconductor film formed on insulator
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1994-08-16
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Granted: 1996-06-04
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Expires: 2014-08-16
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is an multi-layered SOI substrate, which includes a supporting substrate, and a first insulator, a semiconductor film, a second insulator and a single crystalline semiconductor film (SOI film) which are layered on the main surface of the supporting substrate. The SOI substrate is formed by a direct bonding technique, and a bipolar transistor and an MOS transistor are formed using the single crystalline semiconductor film (SOI layer). The extremely shallow junction can be formed without epitaxial growth, thereby significantly increasing the operation speed of the semiconductor device at a low cost.
Inventors
- 👤 Masatada Horiuchi
- 👤 Takahiro Onai
- 👤 Katsuyoshi Washio
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 16:47
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D86/00; H10D86/201; H10P; H10P10/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A multi-layered structure comprising: a supporting substrate; and a first insulator layer composed of a single layer of an oxide of the surface of said supporting substrate, a first semiconductor layer made of one selected from a group consisting of undoped amorphous semiconductor and undoped polycrystalline semiconductor, a second insulator layer having a thickness smaller than that of said first insulator layer, and second semiconductor layer made of single crystalline semiconductor, which are layered on a main surface of said supporting substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
A multi-layered structure comprising: a supporting substrate; and a first insulator layer composed of a single layer of an oxide of the surface of said supporting substrate, a first semiconductor layer made of one selected from a group consisting of undoped amorphous semiconductor and undoped polycrystalline semiconductor, a second insulator layer having a thickness smaller than that of said first insulator layer, and second semiconductor layer made of single crystalline semiconductor, which are layered on a main surface of said supporting substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A multi-layered structure according to claim 1, where in said first semiconductor layer and said second semiconductor layer are made of materials with at least one differing elemental constituent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A multi-layered structure according to claim 2, wherein said second semiconductor layer is a compound semiconductor layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A multi-layered structure according to claim 1, wherein said first semiconductor layer and said second semiconductor layer are made of materials with identical elemental constituents.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A multi-layered structure according to claim 4, wherein said first semiconductor layer is made of undoped polycrystalline silicon, and said second semiconductor layer is made of single cyrstalline silicon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A multi-layered structure according to claim 1, wherein said supporting substrate is made of single crystalline silicon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
132 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a single crystalline semiconductor substrate; a first portion of a first insulator film, a first conductor film and a first portion of a single crystalline semiconductor film layered on a first region of a surface of said single crystalline semiconductor substrate; and a second portion of said first insulator film, a second conductor film, a second insulator film and a second portion of said single crystalline semiconductor film layered on a second region of the surface of said single crystalline semiconductor substrate which is different front said first region; wherein at least parts of semiconductor devices that are different from each other are formed in said single crystalline semiconductor film formed on said first region and in said single crystalline semiconductor film formed on said second region, respectively.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
132 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a single crystalline semiconductor substrate; a first portion of a first insulator film, a first conductor film and a first portion of a single crystalline semiconductor film layered on a first region of a surface of said single crystalline semiconductor substrate; and a second portion of said first insulator film, a second conductor film, a second insulator film and a second portion of said single crystalline semiconductor film layered on a second region of the surface of said single crystalline semiconductor substrate which is different front said first region; wherein at least parts of semiconductor devices that are different from each other are formed in said single crystalline semiconductor film formed on said first region and in said single crystalline semiconductor film formed on said second region, respectively.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 7, wherein at least parts of a bipolar transistor and an MOS transistor are formed in said single crystalline semiconductor film formed on said first region and in said single crystalline semiconductor film formed on said second region, respectively.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 7, wherein said first region is surrounded by an insulator region extending from the surface of said single crystalline semiconductor film to the surface of said first insulator film.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
41 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 7, wherein said first conductor film is formed on said first region extends onto the surface of said single crystalline semiconductor film by way of an opening portion formed in said single crystalline semicondutor film.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 7, wherein said first region and said second region are separated from each other by a thick insulator film formed between said first region and said second region.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 7, wherein said insulator film, said conductor film and said single crystalline semiconductor film layered on said first region and said second region are formed so as to continuously cover said first region and second region, respectively.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 7, wherein a first gate electrode of an MOS transistor is buried in said second portion of said first insulator film.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 13, wherein a second gate electrode is disposed on a gate insulator film which is formed on said single crystalline semiconductor film at a position corresponding to said first gate electrode.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The semicondutor device according to claim 7, wherein said first conductor film and said second conductor film are constructed from the same layer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
137 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a single crystalline semiconductor substrate, a first insulator film composed of a single layer of an oxide of the surface of the substrate, a conductor film, a second insulator film, a single crystalline semiconductor film having a first conductivity type layered on the surface of said single crystalline semiconductor substrate; and a base region having a second conductivity type opposite to said first conductivity type disposed in the surface region of said single crystalline semiconductor film, an emitter region having said first conductivity type disposed in the surface region of said base region, a collector region having said first conductivity disposed in said single crystalline semiconductor film in contact with the lower surface of said base region; wherein said second insulator layer has a thickness smaller than that of said first insulator layer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
137 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a single crystalline semiconductor substrate, a first insulator film composed of a single layer of an oxide of the surface of the substrate, a conductor film, a second insulator film, a single crystalline semiconductor film having a first conductivity type layered on the surface of said single crystalline semiconductor substrate; and a base region having a second conductivity type opposite to said first conductivity type disposed in the surface region of said single crystalline semiconductor film, an emitter region having said first conductivity type disposed in the surface region of said base region, a collector region having said first conductivity disposed in said single crystalline semiconductor film in contact with the lower surface of said base region; wherein said second insulator layer has a thickness smaller than that of said first insulator layer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 16, wherein said conductor film is composed of silicon highly doped with phosphors.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 16, wherein said base region and said collector region are surrounded by thick insulator films.
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