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SOI type integrated circuit with a decoupling capacity and process for embodiment of such a circuit

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2002-02-15
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Granted: 2003-05-06
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Expires: 2022-02-15
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Abstract

Abstract Integrated circuit comprising: at least one first and one second power supply terminal ( 418, 420 ), at least one active area ( 302, 304, 306, 308 ) formed in a thin layer ( 206 ) of a substrate and electrically connected to at least one of the power supply terminals. According to the invention, the circuit also comprises capacitive decoupling means formed by at least one dielectric capacitor ( 110, 112, 114 ) connected between the said, first and second power supply terminals and formed in a region of the substrate that is electrically insulated from the thin substrate layer ( 206 ). Applications include the manufacture of portable electronic equipment.

Inventors

  • 👤 Marc Belleville
  • 👤 Michel Bruel

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D86/00; H10D86/201; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/67; H10D30/6704; H10D86/01; H10P; H10P90/00; H10P90/19; H10P90/1904; H10P90/1906; H10P90/1914; H10P90/1916; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/01; H10W10/061; H10W10/10; H10W10/181

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 244 words
Process for making an integrated circuit equipped with capacitive means of decoupling electrical power supply terminals comprising the following steps in sequence: a) formation of a first insulating layer ( 112 ) and a second conducting layer ( 114 ) in order, starting from the surface, on a substrate ( 100 ) comprising a first conducting layer ( 110 ), b) formation of the second conducting layer ( 114 ) to leave at least part of the second conducting layer separated from the first conducting layer by the insulating layer, c) formation of a second insulating layer ( 116 ) surrounding part of the second conducting layer, d) creation of a thin layer ( 206 ) of semiconducting material on the second insulating layer ( 116 ), e) formation of at least one component in the thin layer, comprising at least one active area ( 302 , 304 , 306 , 308 ) and oxidation of the thin layer between the components, f) formation of a thick electrical insulating layer ( 320 ) on the thin layer, g) formation of openings passing through the thick insulating layer, the thin layer ( 206 ), and the layer of electrical insulating material ( 116 ) outside components to reach the first and second conducting layers, h) placement of the conducting material in the openings, and formation of electrical interconnections to connect the first and second conducting layers to first and second electrical power supply terminals, respectively.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 244 words
Process for making an integrated circuit equipped with capacitive means of decoupling electrical power supply terminals comprising the following steps in sequence: a) formation of a first insulating layer ( 112 ) and a second conducting layer ( 114 ) in order, starting from the surface, on a substrate ( 100 ) comprising a first conducting layer ( 110 ), b) formation of the second conducting layer ( 114 ) to leave at least part of the second conducting layer separated from the first conducting layer by the insulating layer, c) formation of a second insulating layer ( 116 ) surrounding part of the second conducting layer, d) creation of a thin layer ( 206 ) of semiconducting material on the second insulating layer ( 116 ), e) formation of at least one component in the thin layer, comprising at least one active area ( 302 , 304 , 306 , 308 ) and oxidation of the thin layer between the components, f) formation of a thick electrical insulating layer ( 320 ) on the thin layer, g) formation of openings passing through the thick insulating layer, the thin layer ( 206 ), and the layer of electrical insulating material ( 116 ) outside components to reach the first and second conducting layers, h) placement of the conducting material in the openings, and formation of electrical interconnections to connect the first and second conducting layers to first and second electrical power supply terminals, respectively.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 59 words
Process according to claim 1 , in which step g) also comprises the formation of openings passing through the thick insulating layer to reach active areas in the thin layer, these openings also being filled in step h) with conducting material to selectively connect active areas to each other or to connect active areas to electrical power supply terminals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 63 words
Process according to claim 1 , in which step d) comprises transferring a silicon wafer ( 200 ) with a surface layer of silicon oxide ( 202 ) onto the substrate, the silicon oxide layer being separated from the second insulating layer and the silicon wafer being cleaved to leave the thin layer ( 206 ) of semiconducting material on the substrate surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
Process according to claim 1 , in which the second insulating layer ( 116 ) is polished after step c).

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