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Semiconductor device and manufacturing method therefor

Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corp
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Filing: 1994-07-25
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Granted: 1996-09-10
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Expires: 2014-07-25
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Abstract

Abstract A semiconductor device includes a buried impurity layer (3) formed at a predetermined depth from a main surface of a semiconductor substrate (1) by utilizing ion injection of a conductivity type determining element, and a gettering layer (2) formed in a position adjacent to and not shallower than the buried impurity layer (3) by utilizing ion injection of an element other than a conductivity type determining element.

Inventors

  • 👤 Takashi Kuroi

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 17:30
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P30/00; H10P30/20; H10P30/202; H10P30/204; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/01; H10B12/02; H10B12/03; H10B12/033; H10P30/208; H10P30/22; H10P36/00; H10P36/03; H10P90/00; H10P90/19; H10P90/1904; H10P90/1906; H10P90/1908; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/10; H10W10/181; H10W15/00; H10W15/01; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S257/00; Y10S257/905; Y10S257/906

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 123 words
A semiconductor device, comprising; a localized buried impurity layer comprising an ion-injected conductivity type determining element located at a predetermined depth from a main surface of a semiconductor substrate; and a localized gettering layer comprising an ion-injected element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, carbon, fluorine, chlorine and nitrogen with a dose in the range of 1×10 14 to 1×10 15 ions/cm 2 , located at a predetermined depth from a main surface of a semiconductor substrate; wherein the localized buried impurity layer is formed entirely within the semiconductor substrate at a shallower depth from the main surface of the semiconductor substrate than the localized gettering layer and the localized buried impurity layer overlaps to a predetermined amount the localized gettering layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 123 words
A semiconductor device, comprising; a localized buried impurity layer comprising an ion-injected conductivity type determining element located at a predetermined depth from a main surface of a semiconductor substrate; and a localized gettering layer comprising an ion-injected element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, carbon, fluorine, chlorine and nitrogen with a dose in the range of 1×10 14 to 1×10 15 ions/cm 2 , located at a predetermined depth from a main surface of a semiconductor substrate; wherein the localized buried impurity layer is formed entirely within the semiconductor substrate at a shallower depth from the main surface of the semiconductor substrate than the localized gettering layer and the localized buried impurity layer overlaps to a predetermined amount the localized gettering layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 136 words
A semiconductor device, manufactured by a process comprising the steps of: forming a conductive localized gettering layer in a thickness of 0.5-5.0 μm in a semiconductor substrate by ion-injecting a first element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, carbon, fluorine, chlorine and nitrogen with a dose in the range of 1×10 14 to 1×10 15 ions/cm 2 , with a first high energy to a predetermined depth determined from a main surface of said semiconductor substrate; forming a buried impurity layer entirely within and under a main surface of the semiconductor substrate in a thickness of 1-5 μm by ion-injecting a second element, selected to be a conductivity type determining element, with a second high energy, to a position not deeper than said gettering layer; and providing thereafter a heat treatment to said semiconductor substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 136 words
A semiconductor device, manufactured by a process comprising the steps of: forming a conductive localized gettering layer in a thickness of 0.5-5.0 μm in a semiconductor substrate by ion-injecting a first element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, carbon, fluorine, chlorine and nitrogen with a dose in the range of 1×10 14 to 1×10 15 ions/cm 2 , with a first high energy to a predetermined depth determined from a main surface of said semiconductor substrate; forming a buried impurity layer entirely within and under a main surface of the semiconductor substrate in a thickness of 1-5 μm by ion-injecting a second element, selected to be a conductivity type determining element, with a second high energy, to a position not deeper than said gettering layer; and providing thereafter a heat treatment to said semiconductor substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 39 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein: said second element is selected from a group consisting of boron, phosphorus and arsenic, and is ion-injected to a density in the range 1×10 13 to 1×10 16 ions/cm 2 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 39 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein: said second element is selected from a group consisting of boron, phosphorus and arsenic, and is ion-injected to a density in the range 1×10 13 to 1×10 16 ions/cm 2 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 28 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein: said second element is ion-injected to a depth not greater than the depth to which said first element is ion-injected.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 28 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 4, wherein: said second element is ion-injected to a depth not greater than the depth to which said first element is ion-injected.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 58 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein: said heat treatment step comprises the step of providing a nitrogenous atmosphere in which the semiconductor device is heated to be at a temperature of 1000° C. for one hour to thereby activate the buried impurity layer and generate secondary defects that serve as gettering sites in the gettering layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 51 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 6, wherein: said heat treatment step comprises the step of providing a nitrogenous atmosphere heated to be at a temperature of 1000° for one hour to thereby activate the buried impurity layer and generate secondary defects that serve as gettering sites in the gettering layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 99 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a localized buried impurity layer, in a thickness of 1-5 μm, comprising an ion-injected conductivity type determining element, and having an upper surface located at a predetermined depth from a main surface of a semiconductor substrate; and a localized conductive gettering layer, having a thickness in the range 0.5-5.0 μm, comprising an ion-injected element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, carbon, fluorine, chlorine and nitrogen with a dose in the range of 1×10 14 to 1×10 13 ions/cm 2 , located in a position adjacent to and not shallower than said buried impurity layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 99 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a localized buried impurity layer, in a thickness of 1-5 μm, comprising an ion-injected conductivity type determining element, and having an upper surface located at a predetermined depth from a main surface of a semiconductor substrate; and a localized conductive gettering layer, having a thickness in the range 0.5-5.0 μm, comprising an ion-injected element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, carbon, fluorine, chlorine and nitrogen with a dose in the range of 1×10 14 to 1×10 13 ions/cm 2 , located in a position adjacent to and not shallower than said buried impurity layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 140 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a monolithic substrate having a main surface; source/drain regions of a field effect device formed spaced apart on the main surface of the substrate; a conductive gettering layer, having a thickness in the range of 0.5-5.0 μm, formed in said substrate, and having an upper surface at a first depth from said main surface of the substrate wherein said conductive gettering layer comprises an ion-injected element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, carbon, fluorine, chlorine and nitrogen with a dose in the range of 1×10 14 to 1×10 15 ions/cm 2 ; and a buried impurity layer, having a thickness in the range of 1-5 μm, formed in said substrate and having an upper surface at a second depth from said main surface of the substrate, said second depth being less than said first depth.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 140 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a monolithic substrate having a main surface; source/drain regions of a field effect device formed spaced apart on the main surface of the substrate; a conductive gettering layer, having a thickness in the range of 0.5-5.0 μm, formed in said substrate, and having an upper surface at a first depth from said main surface of the substrate wherein said conductive gettering layer comprises an ion-injected element selected from the group consisting of oxygen, carbon, fluorine, chlorine and nitrogen with a dose in the range of 1×10 14 to 1×10 15 ions/cm 2 ; and a buried impurity layer, having a thickness in the range of 1-5 μm, formed in said substrate and having an upper surface at a second depth from said main surface of the substrate, said second depth being less than said first depth.

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