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Method for manufacturing bipolar transistor having reduced base-collector parasitic capacitance
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1996-04-02
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Granted: 1997-02-04
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Expires: 2016-04-02
Abstract
Abstract In a process for manufacturing a bipolar transistor, an intrinsic base is formed by a selective epitaxial growth while the lower surface of a base electrode single crystal silicon film 33 and the surface of a collector epitaxial layer 3 are exposed. In this process, the intrinsic base 8 and an extrinsic base 34 are grown as a single crystal to form a self-alignment type bipolar transistor having a reduced parasitic capacitance between the base and the collector.
Inventors
- 👤 Fumihiko Sato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:10
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D10/00; H10D10/01; H10D10/021; H10D10/051; H10D10/054; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/01; Y10S148/011; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/969
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
259 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: a first step of forming a first insulation film on a surface of a first conduction type single crystal semiconductor layer; a second step of forming on said first insulation film a first single crystal semiconductor film of a second conduction type through which a first opening is selectively formed; a third step of forming a second insulation film on an upper surface of said first single crystal semiconductor film and on a side surface of said first single crystal semiconductor film which defines said first opening; a fourth step of selectively removing said first insulation film using said second insulation film and said first single crystal semiconductor film as a mask to form through said first insulation film a second opening which is larger than said first opening; a fifth step of growing a second single crystal semiconductor film of a second conduction type on an exposed surface of said first conductor type single crystal semiconductor layer within said second opening and growing a third single crystal semiconductor film of a second conduction type on an exposed lower surface of said first single crystal semiconductor film so that said second and third single crystal semiconductor films are connected to each other, said second and third single crystal semiconductor films being made of silicon-germanium; and a sixth step of forming a third insulation film between said second insulation film and said second single crystal semiconductor film so as to cover an exposed side surface of said third single crystal semiconductor film.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
259 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: a first step of forming a first insulation film on a surface of a first conduction type single crystal semiconductor layer; a second step of forming on said first insulation film a first single crystal semiconductor film of a second conduction type through which a first opening is selectively formed; a third step of forming a second insulation film on an upper surface of said first single crystal semiconductor film and on a side surface of said first single crystal semiconductor film which defines said first opening; a fourth step of selectively removing said first insulation film using said second insulation film and said first single crystal semiconductor film as a mask to form through said first insulation film a second opening which is larger than said first opening; a fifth step of growing a second single crystal semiconductor film of a second conduction type on an exposed surface of said first conductor type single crystal semiconductor layer within said second opening and growing a third single crystal semiconductor film of a second conduction type on an exposed lower surface of said first single crystal semiconductor film so that said second and third single crystal semiconductor films are connected to each other, said second and third single crystal semiconductor films being made of silicon-germanium; and a sixth step of forming a third insulation film between said second insulation film and said second single crystal semiconductor film so as to cover an exposed side surface of said third single crystal semiconductor film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first conduction type single crystal semiconductor layer and said first single crystal semiconductor film are made of silicon, and said second and third single crystal semiconductor films are made of silicon-germanium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first and third insulation films are made of silicon oxide, and said second insulation film is made of silicon nitride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, wherein a metallic silicide film is formed on said first single crystal semiconductor film in said second step.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
142 words
The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, wherein a single crystal semiconductor of a first conduction type is formed on the surface of a semiconductor substrate, an area of said single crystal semiconductor being used as said first conduction type single crystal semiconductor layer, and, in said second step, after a third opening is formed through said first single crystal semiconductor film at a portion corresponding to the other area of said single crystal semiconductor, an amorphous semiconductor is deposited, then, by a solid phase epitaxial growth method using said single crystal semiconductor at said other area in said third opening as a seed crystal, said amorphous semiconductor is crystallized to a single crystal semiconductor, and then a patterning of said crystallized single crystal semiconductor is carried out to obtain said first single crystal semiconductor film.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a seventh step of forming a fourth single crystal semiconductor film of a first conduction type on an exposed surface of said second single crystal semiconductor film after said sixth step.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device as set forth in claim 6, wherein a polycrystalline silicon film is formed on said fourth single crystal semiconductor film in said seventh step.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
76 words
The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a eighth step of forming a polycrystalline silicon film of a first conduction type on an exposed surface of said second single crystal semiconductor film after said sixth step and diffusing impurities of a first conduction type from said polycrystalline silicon film to said second single crystal semiconductor film by heat treatment to form a first conduction type impurity diffusion area.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said second and third single crystal semiconductor films are grown at the same time under the same condition.
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