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Field effect semiconductor device having improved connections
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1997-09-03
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Granted: 1999-11-16
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Expires: 2017-09-03
Abstract
Abstract In a field effect semiconductor device, in order to increase the operation speed and to make the device finer by lowering the sheet resistance, and to lower the production cost by reducing the process steps, the diffusion layer 17 is surrounded by SiO 2 films 16 and 34 covering the tungsten polycide layer 35 provided as the gate electrode and by the SiO 2 film 12 in the device isolating region, and the titanium polycide layer 44 is brought into contact with the entire surface of the diffusion layer 17 while being extended on the SiO 2 films 12 an d 16. Accordingly, a large allowance in aligning the contact hole 25 with respect to the titanium polycide layer 44 can be assured to make the contact compensation ion implantation unnecessary.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideaki Kuroda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 05:15
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/601; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; H10W20/0698; H10D30/01; H10D30/021; H10D30/0223; H10D30/0227; H10D30/637; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; H10D62/17; H10D62/351; H10D62/357; H10D62/364; H10D62/371; H10D62/80; H10D62/83; H10D64/00; H10D64/60; H10D64/62; H10D64/66; H10D64/661; H10D64/662; H10D64/663; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/0135; H10D84/0151; H10P; H10P32/00; H10P32/30; H10P32/302
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A field effect semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a diffusion layer formed in a surface of the semiconductor substrate; an isolation region formed on the semiconductor substrate to surround the diffusion layer; a gate electrode formed on the semiconductor substrate; a side-wall insulating film covering a side of the gate electrode; and a first electrically conductive layer formed on an entire exposed surface of the diffusion layer to make a contact with the diffusion layer, said first electrically conductive layer comprising a second electrically conductive layer of a silicide layer on at least the surface portion thereof and said first and second electrically conductive layers extending over the side-wall insulating film and at least an edge of the isolation region and each of said layers being above the surface of the substrate; an interlayer insulation film having a contact hole formed on said diffusion layer; an interconnection formed on said interlayer insulating film: and further wherein a top surface of the semiconductor substrate at the diffusion layer is not formed into a silicide.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
A field effect semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a diffusion layer formed in a surface of the semiconductor substrate; an isolation region formed on the semiconductor substrate to surround the diffusion layer; a gate electrode formed on the semiconductor substrate; a side-wall insulating film covering a side of the gate electrode; and a first electrically conductive layer formed on an entire exposed surface of the diffusion layer to make a contact with the diffusion layer, said first electrically conductive layer comprising a second electrically conductive layer of a silicide layer on at least the surface portion thereof and said first and second electrically conductive layers extending over the side-wall insulating film and at least an edge of the isolation region and each of said layers being above the surface of the substrate; an interlayer insulation film having a contact hole formed on said diffusion layer; an interconnection formed on said interlayer insulating film: and further wherein a top surface of the semiconductor substrate at the diffusion layer is not formed into a silicide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The field effect semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said insulating film comprises a sidewall and an insulating layer formed on a top of the gate electrode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The field effect semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electrically conductive layer includes a semiconductor layer under the silicide layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The field effect semiconductor device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said semiconductor layer comprises doped polycrystalline silicon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The field effect semiconductor devices as claimed in claim 1, wherein said gate electrode has a polycide structure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The field effect semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said diffusion layer has an LDD structure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The field effect semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a pocket layer formed under the diffusion layer.
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