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SOI-BiCMOS method
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1996-04-22
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Granted: 1998-12-08
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Expires: 2016-04-22
Abstract
Abstract In a manufacturing method for lateral bipolar transistors on an SOI substrate, a ridge-shaped gate electrode (8/9) is applied onto a mesa (3) provided with a basic doping and is covered surface-wide with a TEOS layer (10) that has vertical portions functioning as spacers (11,12) at the sidewalls of this gate electrode. Dopants for a collector region (4) and an emitter region (6) are introduced using lacquer masks (13,14). After the removal of the TEOS layer (10), the base implantation ensues in the region of the spacer (11) along an edge of the gate electrode.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin Kerber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 18:27
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D10/00; H10D10/01; H10D10/041; H10P; H10P10/00; H10D10/311; H10D48/00; H10D48/30; H10D48/32; H10D48/34; H10D86/00; H10D86/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
406 words
A method for manufacturing a lateral bipolar transistor, comprising the steps of: a) laterally insulating a semiconductor layer and providing the semiconductor layer with a basic doping for electrical conduction of a first conductivity type; b) applying a stripe-shaped gate electrode onto the semiconductor layer adjoining a region provided for a base region; c) applying a dielectric layer over the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode; d) sequencing the following steps e) through h) in the sequence in which said steps e) through h are recited, sequencing the following steps i) through l) in the sequence in which said steps i) through l are recited, and, after step l), the following steps m) and n) sequence successively; e) using a first mask with an opening that, with reference to a plane of the semiconductor layer, is present laterally next to the gate electrode on a side facing away from said region provided for said base region and that extends at least up to a region occupied by the gate electrode, introducing a first dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; f) removing the dielectric layer in the region of the opening of the first mask; g) introducing a second dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; and h) removing the first mask; i) using a second mask having an opening that, with respect to the plane of the semiconductor layer, is present next to the gate electrode on a side facing toward the base region and that extends at least up to said region occupied by the gate electrode, introducing a third dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; j) removing the dielectric layer in the base region; k) introducing a fourth dopant for electrical conduction of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type into the base region using a third mask, whereby the height of the fourth doping is selected such that the doping for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type predominates at a side of the base region facing away from the gate electrode; and l) removing the third mask employed in step k); m) using a fourth mask that has an opening in a region provided for a base terminal zone, introducing a dopant for electrical conduction of the second conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; and n) removing the fourth mask.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
406 words
A method for manufacturing a lateral bipolar transistor, comprising the steps of: a) laterally insulating a semiconductor layer and providing the semiconductor layer with a basic doping for electrical conduction of a first conductivity type; b) applying a stripe-shaped gate electrode onto the semiconductor layer adjoining a region provided for a base region; c) applying a dielectric layer over the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode; d) sequencing the following steps e) through h) in the sequence in which said steps e) through h are recited, sequencing the following steps i) through l) in the sequence in which said steps i) through l are recited, and, after step l), the following steps m) and n) sequence successively; e) using a first mask with an opening that, with reference to a plane of the semiconductor layer, is present laterally next to the gate electrode on a side facing away from said region provided for said base region and that extends at least up to a region occupied by the gate electrode, introducing a first dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; f) removing the dielectric layer in the region of the opening of the first mask; g) introducing a second dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; and h) removing the first mask; i) using a second mask having an opening that, with respect to the plane of the semiconductor layer, is present next to the gate electrode on a side facing toward the base region and that extends at least up to said region occupied by the gate electrode, introducing a third dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; j) removing the dielectric layer in the base region; k) introducing a fourth dopant for electrical conduction of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type into the base region using a third mask, whereby the height of the fourth doping is selected such that the doping for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type predominates at a side of the base region facing away from the gate electrode; and l) removing the third mask employed in step k); m) using a fourth mask that has an opening in a region provided for a base terminal zone, introducing a dopant for electrical conduction of the second conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; and n) removing the fourth mask.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the second mask in step i) and the second mask in step k) are a common mask.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein in step i), the opening of a first mask is limited to the region covered by the third mask employed in step m); and wherein the first mask employed in step i) is removed between step i) and step j) and is replaced before step k) by the third mask provided for step k).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the method is also for simultaneous manufacture of a MOSFET, and wherein the method further comprises: in step b), also applying at least one gate electrode provided for a MOSFET; and in at least one of the steps e), i) and m), also introducing a doping for a drain region of the MOSFET.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method according to claim 4, wherein the method further comprises the steps of: in step e), also introducing a doping for the drain region of the MOSFET; and in step g), introducing a doping for a lightly doped transition region between the drain region and a channel region provided for the MOSFET.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method according to claim 4, with which complementary MOSFETs are manufactured as a BiCMOS method, and wherein in at least one of the steps e) and i), a doping for a drain region of a MOSFET is also introduced; and wherein in step m), a doping for a drain region of a complementary MOSFET is also introduced.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
149 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein bipolar transistors of a first type and of a second type complementary therewith are manufactured, and wherein: o) the steps a) through c) ensue in common for the bipolar transistors to be manufactured and basic doping is thereby respectively produced with a conductivity type of emitter and collector of a type to be manufactured; p) the sequence of steps d) is implemented for the first type of transistors to be manufactured; q) a sequence of steps that corresponds to the sequence of steps d) with respectively interchanged conductivity types is implemented for the second type of transistors to be manufactured; and wherein in the sequence of steps p), the step m) is implemented such that a step of the sequence of steps q) corresponding to the step e) or the step i) occurs simultaneously therewith with dopant for the second conductivity type.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
161 words
The method according to claim 7, with which complementary MOSFETs are also manufactured as a CBiCMOS method, and wherein the method further comprises: in step b), also applying at least one gate electrode provided for a MOSFET; in step e), introducing a doping for a drain region of a MOSFET; in step g), introducing a doping for a lightly doped transition region between this drain region and a channel region provided for the MOSFET; in the sequence of steps q), the step corresponding to the step e) with dopant for the second conductivity type being implemented such that a dopant for a drain region of a MOSFET is simultaneously introduced therewith; and in the sequence of steps q), the step corresponding to the step g) with dopant for the second conductivity type being implemented such that a doping for a lightly doped transition region between this drain region and a channel region provided for the same MOSFET is simultaneously introduced therewith.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
429 words
A method for manufacturing a lateral bipolar transistor and a MOSFET, comprising the steps of: a) laterally insulating a semiconductor layer and providing the semiconductor layer with a basic doping for electrical conduction of a first conductivity type; b) applying a stripe-shaped gate electrode onto the semiconductor layer adjoining a region provided for a base region and applying at least one gate electrode for a MOSFET; c) applying a dielectric layer over the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode; d) sequencing the following steps e) through h) in the sequence in which said steps e) through h are recited, sequencing the following steps i) through l) in the sequence in which said steps i through l are recited, and, after step l), the following steps m) and n) sequence successively; e) using a first mask with an opening that, with reference to a plane of the semiconductor layer, is present laterally next to the gate electrode on a side facing away from said region provided for said base region and that extends at least up to a region occupied by the gate electrode, introducing a first dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer and introducing a doping for a drain region of the MOSFET; f) removing the dielectric layer in the region of the opening of the first mask; g) introducing a second dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; and h) removing the first mask; i) using a second mask having an opening that, with respect to the plane of the semiconductor layer, is present next to the gate electrode on a side facing toward the base region and that extends at least up to said region occupied by the gate electrode, introducing a third dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; j) removing the dielectric layer in the base region; k) introducing a fourth dopant for electrical conduction of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type into the region using a third mask, whereby the height of the fourth doping is selected such that the doping for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type predominates at a side of the base region facing away from the gate electrode; and l) removing the third mask employed in step k); m) using a fourth mask that has an opening in a region provided for a base terminal zone, introducing a dopant for electrical conduction of the second conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; and n) removing the fourth mask.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
429 words
A method for manufacturing a lateral bipolar transistor and a MOSFET, comprising the steps of: a) laterally insulating a semiconductor layer and providing the semiconductor layer with a basic doping for electrical conduction of a first conductivity type; b) applying a stripe-shaped gate electrode onto the semiconductor layer adjoining a region provided for a base region and applying at least one gate electrode for a MOSFET; c) applying a dielectric layer over the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode; d) sequencing the following steps e) through h) in the sequence in which said steps e) through h are recited, sequencing the following steps i) through l) in the sequence in which said steps i through l are recited, and, after step l), the following steps m) and n) sequence successively; e) using a first mask with an opening that, with reference to a plane of the semiconductor layer, is present laterally next to the gate electrode on a side facing away from said region provided for said base region and that extends at least up to a region occupied by the gate electrode, introducing a first dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer and introducing a doping for a drain region of the MOSFET; f) removing the dielectric layer in the region of the opening of the first mask; g) introducing a second dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; and h) removing the first mask; i) using a second mask having an opening that, with respect to the plane of the semiconductor layer, is present next to the gate electrode on a side facing toward the base region and that extends at least up to said region occupied by the gate electrode, introducing a third dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; j) removing the dielectric layer in the base region; k) introducing a fourth dopant for electrical conduction of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type into the region using a third mask, whereby the height of the fourth doping is selected such that the doping for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type predominates at a side of the base region facing away from the gate electrode; and l) removing the third mask employed in step k); m) using a fourth mask that has an opening in a region provided for a base terminal zone, introducing a dopant for electrical conduction of the second conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; and n) removing the fourth mask.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 9, wherein the first mask in step i) and the second mask in step k) are a common mask.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
The method according to claim 9, wherein in step i), the opening of a first mask is limited to the region covered by the third mask employed in step m); and wherein the first mask employed in step i) is removed between step i) and step j) and is replaced before step k) by the third mask provided for step k).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method according to claim 9, with which complementary MOSFETs are manufactured as a BiCMOS method, and wherein in the step i), a doping for a drain region of a complementary MOSFET is also introduced; and in step m), a doping for a drain region of the complementary MOSFET is also introduced.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
535 words
A method for manufacturing a lateral bipolar transistors of a first type and of a second type comprising the steps of: a) laterally insulating a semiconductor layer and providing the semiconductor layer with a basic doping for electrical conduction of a first conductivity type; b) applying a stripe-shaped gate electrode onto the semiconductor layer adjoining a region provided for a base region; c) applying a dielectric layer over the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode; d) sequencing the following steps e) through h) in the sequence in which said steps e) through h are recited, sequencing the following steps i) through l) in the sequence in which said steps i) through l are recited, and, after step l), the following steps m) and n) sequence successively; e) using a first mask with an opening that, with reference to a plane of the semiconductor layer, is present laterally next to the gate electrode on a side facing away from said region provided for said base region and that extends at least up to a region occupied by the gate electrode, introducing a first dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; f) removing the dielectric layer in the region of the opening of the first mask; g) introducing a second dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; and h) removing the first mask; i) using a second mask having an opening that, with respect to the plane of the semiconductor layer, is present next to the gate electrode on a side facing toward the base region and that extends at least up to said region occupied by the gate electrode, introducing a third dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; j) removing the dielectric layer in the base region; k) introducing a dopant for electrical conduction of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type into the region using a third mask, whereby the height of the fourth doping is selected such that the doping for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type predominates at a side of the base region facing away from the gate electrode; and l) removing the third mask employed in step k); m) using a fourth mask that has an opening in a region provided for a base terminal zone, introducing a dopant for electrical conduction of the second conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; n) removing the fourth mask; o) the steps a) through c) ensuing in common for the bipolar transistors to be manufactured and basic doping is thereby respectively produced with a conductivity type of emitter and collector of a type to be manufactured; p) the sequences of step d) being implemented for the first type of transistors to be manufactured; q) sequences of steps that corresponds to the sequences of step d) with respectively interchanged conductivity types being implemented for the second type of transistors to be manufactured; and in the sequences of step p), the step m) being implemented such that a step of the sequences of step q) corresponding to the step e) or the step i) occurs simultaneously therewith with dopant for the second conductivity type.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
535 words
A method for manufacturing a lateral bipolar transistors of a first type and of a second type comprising the steps of: a) laterally insulating a semiconductor layer and providing the semiconductor layer with a basic doping for electrical conduction of a first conductivity type; b) applying a stripe-shaped gate electrode onto the semiconductor layer adjoining a region provided for a base region; c) applying a dielectric layer over the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode; d) sequencing the following steps e) through h) in the sequence in which said steps e) through h are recited, sequencing the following steps i) through l) in the sequence in which said steps i) through l are recited, and, after step l), the following steps m) and n) sequence successively; e) using a first mask with an opening that, with reference to a plane of the semiconductor layer, is present laterally next to the gate electrode on a side facing away from said region provided for said base region and that extends at least up to a region occupied by the gate electrode, introducing a first dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; f) removing the dielectric layer in the region of the opening of the first mask; g) introducing a second dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; and h) removing the first mask; i) using a second mask having an opening that, with respect to the plane of the semiconductor layer, is present next to the gate electrode on a side facing toward the base region and that extends at least up to said region occupied by the gate electrode, introducing a third dopant for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; j) removing the dielectric layer in the base region; k) introducing a dopant for electrical conduction of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type into the region using a third mask, whereby the height of the fourth doping is selected such that the doping for electrical conduction of the first conductivity type predominates at a side of the base region facing away from the gate electrode; and l) removing the third mask employed in step k); m) using a fourth mask that has an opening in a region provided for a base terminal zone, introducing a dopant for electrical conduction of the second conductivity type into the semiconductor layer; n) removing the fourth mask; o) the steps a) through c) ensuing in common for the bipolar transistors to be manufactured and basic doping is thereby respectively produced with a conductivity type of emitter and collector of a type to be manufactured; p) the sequences of step d) being implemented for the first type of transistors to be manufactured; q) sequences of steps that corresponds to the sequences of step d) with respectively interchanged conductivity types being implemented for the second type of transistors to be manufactured; and in the sequences of step p), the step m) being implemented such that a step of the sequences of step q) corresponding to the step e) or the step i) occurs simultaneously therewith with dopant for the second conductivity type.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 13, wherein the first mask in step i) and the second mask in step k) are a common mask.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
61 words
The method according to claim 13, wherein in step i), the opening of a first mask is limited to the region covered by the third mask employed in step m); and wherein the first mask employed in step i) is removed between step i) and step j) and is replaced before step k) by the third mask provided for step k).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method according to claim 13, wherein the method is also for simultaneous manufacture of a MOSFET, and wherein the method further comprises: in step b), also applying at least one gate electrode provided for the MOSFET; and in at least one of the steps e), i) and m), also introducing a doping for a drain region of the MOSFET.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method according to claim 16, wherein the method further comprises the steps of: in step e), also introducing a doping for the drain region of the MOSFET; and in step g), introducing a doping for a lightly doped transition region between this drain region and a channel region provided for the MOSFET.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
162 words
The method according to claim 17, with which complementary MOSFETs are also manufactured as a CBiCMOS method, and wherein the method further comprises: in step b), also applying at least one gate electrode provided for a MOSFET; in step e), introducing a doping for a drain region of a MOSFET; in step g), introducing a doping for a lightly doped transition region between this drain region and a channel region provided for the MOSFET; in the sequence of steps q), the step corresponding to the step e) with dopant for the second conductivity type being implemented such that a dopant for a drain region of a MOSFET is simultaneously introduced therewith; and wherein in the sequence of steps q), the step corresponding to the step g) with dopant for the second conductivity type being implemented such that a doping for a lightly doped transition region between this drain region and a channel region provided for the same MOSFET is simultaneously introduced therewith.
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