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Gate spacer to control the base width of a lateral bipolar junction transistor using SOI technology

Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSMC Ltd
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Filing: 1997-05-16
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Granted: 1998-01-06
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Expires: 2017-05-16
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Abstract

Abstract A process has been developed in which narrow base width, lateral bipolar junction transistors, and narrow channel length MOSFET devices, can be simultaneously fabricated, using a silicon on insulator approach. Insulator sidewall spacer and gate processing is used to produce narrow base widths for enhanced collector-base device characteristics, in terms of transistor gain, switching speeds and junction breakdowns.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ching-Hsiang Hsu
  • 👤 Shyh-Chyi Wong
  • 👤 Mong-Song Liang
  • 👤 Steve S. Chung

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 14:31
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D10/00; H10D10/01; H10D10/041; H10D10/60; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0107; H10D84/0109; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10D86/00; H10D86/01; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/601; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/009; Y10S148/096

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 268 words
A lateral bipolar junction transistor structure, in a silicon on insulator layer, on a semiconductor substrate, comprising; field oxide regions in said silicon on insulator layer; a device region between said field oxide regions; a polysilicon structure on said silicon on insulator layer, in center of said device region; insulator sidewall spacers on sides of said polysilicon structure; an emitter region, in said silicon on insulator layer, with an N type dose between about 1E14 and 1E16 atoms/cm 2 , between a first oxide region, and a first insulator sidewall spacer; a heavily doped collector region, in said silicon on insulator layer, with an N type dose between about 1E14 and 1E16 atoms/cm 2 , between a second field oxide region, and a second insulator sidewall spacer; only one lightly doped collector region, in said silicon on insulator layer, with an N type dose between about 1E12 and 1E14 atoms/cm 2 , located under said second insulator sidewall spacer, between said polysilicon gate structure, and said heavily doped collector region, and with no lightly doped collector region under said first insulator sidewall spacer; a base region between said emitter region and said lightly doped collector region, underlying said polysilicon structure; an insulator layer on said heavily doped collector region, on said emitter region, and on said polysilicon gate structure; contact holes in said insulator layer, exposing top surface of said heavily doped collector region, and exposing top surface of said emitter region; and metal contact structures to said emitter region, and to said heavily doped collector region, and to a base region, on said silicon on insulator layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 268 words
A lateral bipolar junction transistor structure, in a silicon on insulator layer, on a semiconductor substrate, comprising; field oxide regions in said silicon on insulator layer; a device region between said field oxide regions; a polysilicon structure on said silicon on insulator layer, in center of said device region; insulator sidewall spacers on sides of said polysilicon structure; an emitter region, in said silicon on insulator layer, with an N type dose between about 1E14 and 1E16 atoms/cm 2 , between a first oxide region, and a first insulator sidewall spacer; a heavily doped collector region, in said silicon on insulator layer, with an N type dose between about 1E14 and 1E16 atoms/cm 2 , between a second field oxide region, and a second insulator sidewall spacer; only one lightly doped collector region, in said silicon on insulator layer, with an N type dose between about 1E12 and 1E14 atoms/cm 2 , located under said second insulator sidewall spacer, between said polysilicon gate structure, and said heavily doped collector region, and with no lightly doped collector region under said first insulator sidewall spacer; a base region between said emitter region and said lightly doped collector region, underlying said polysilicon structure; an insulator layer on said heavily doped collector region, on said emitter region, and on said polysilicon gate structure; contact holes in said insulator layer, exposing top surface of said heavily doped collector region, and exposing top surface of said emitter region; and metal contact structures to said emitter region, and to said heavily doped collector region, and to a base region, on said silicon on insulator layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
The lateral bipolar junction transistor structure of claim 1, wherein said polysilicon structure is between about 0.1 to 1.0 micrometers in width.

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