Monolithic integrated circuit with at least one CMOS field-effect transistor and one npn bipolar transistor

Claim 1

A monolithic integrated circuit having at least one pair of CMOS field-effect transistors and at least one planar bipolar transistor, comprising: a substrate of a first conductivity having a well portion of a second conductivity extending into said substrate from a first surface thereof; a base region extending into said well portion from said first surface; an emitter area extending into said base region from said first surface; a first patterned oxide layer covering selected areas of said base region and said emitter area; a second patterned oxide layer having a thickness which is substantially greater than said first oxide layer, said second oxide layer having portions which are laterally separated from said base region by collector regions of said well portion; a patterned polysilicon layer which defines transition areas between said base and said collector regions, said polysilicon layer having a portion disposed over said first oxide layer, wherein said first oxide layer electrically isolates said portion of said polysilicon layer from said transition areas; and a titanium-silicide layer selectively covering said polysilicon layer.