摘要:
A chip of semiconductor material includes a first layer with a first type of conductivity having a surface on the first major surface of the chip, a second layer with the first type of conductivity having a surface on the second major surface of the chip, and a third layer with the first type of conductivity having a resistivity lower than those of the first and second layers and disposed between the first layer and the second layer. A first region with a second, type of conductivity, extends from the first surface into the first layer, and a second region with the second type of conductivity, extends from the second major surface into the second layer. First, second and third electrical connections are provided for connection with the first region, the second region, and the third layer, respectively. To provide a position detector which does not require a large number of connections, the second electrical connection includes two electrodes arranged a predetermined distance apart on the surface of the second region.
摘要:
A submicrometer vertical-channel MOSFET of high quality and reproducibility is produced by a method compatible with DPSA technology. The method steps are performed on a wafer of semiconductor material having a layer with n conductivity. First, n impurity ions and p impurity ions are implanted in an area of the layer and the wafer is subjected to a high-temperature treatment. The impurities, the implantation doses and energies, and the high-temperature treatment time and temperature being such as to form a first p region, and a second n region which forms a pn junction with the first region. A trench is hollowed out which intersects the first region and the second regions. The method further includes forming a dielectric coating on the lateral surface of the trench, depositing electrically-conductive material in the trench in contact with the dielectric, and forming elements for electrical contact with the n conductivity layer, with the second region, and with the electrically-conductive material inside the trench, to produce drain, source and gate electrodes of the MOSFET, respectively.
摘要:
A bipolar power transistor does not include integration of a Zener diode electrically connected between the base and collector for limiting the collector voltage. The power transistor is formed in a substrate, and includes an equalization diffusion and an auxiliary diffusion forming a P-N junction along a perimeter of the substrate. An equalization conduction layer is in contact with the equalization diffusion and the auxiliary diffusion for electrically shorting the P-N junction.
摘要:
A bipolar power transistor does not include integration of a Zener diode electrically connected between the base and collector for limiting the collector voltage. The power transistor is formed in a substrate, and includes an equalization diffusion and an auxiliary diffusion forming a P-N junction along a perimeter of the substrate An equalization conduction layer is in contact with the equalization diffusion and the auxiliary diffusion for electrically shorting the P-N junction.
摘要:
A device integrated in a semiconductor substrate of a first type of conductivity being crowned by a semiconductor layer of a second type of conductivity comprising a voltage controlled resistive structure and an IGBT device, wherein the resistive structure comprises at least one substantially annular region of the first type of conductivity which surrounds a portion of the semiconductor layer.
摘要:
A capacitor for sensing a substrate voltage in an integrated circuit power device may be implemented by isolating a portion or segment of the metal layer that normally covers the heavily doped perimeter region typically used for electric field equalization. In conjunction, one or more portions of an isolation dielectric layer of silicon oxide are not removed from the surface of the semiconductor substrate, as is commonly done before depositing the metal layer. The portions of isolated silicon oxide which are not removed become the dielectric layer of the capacitor. Moreover, one plate of the capacitor is formed by the heavily doped perimeter region that is electrically connected to the substrate (e.g. a drain or collector region). The other plate is formed by the segment of metal isolated from the remaining metal layer defined directly over the heavily doped perimeter region.
摘要:
Instabilities and related drawbacks that arise when interruptions of a perimetral high voltage ring extension implanted regions (RHV) of a main junction (P_tub 1, (P_tub2, . . . ) of an integrated device must be realized may be effectively prevented. This important result is achieved by an extremely simple expedient: whenever an interruption (I) of the high voltage ring extension must be created, it is not realized straight across it along a common orthogonal direction to the perimetral implanted region, on the contrary, the narrow interruption is defined obliquely or slantingly across the width of the perimetral high voltage ring extension. In case of a straight interruption, the angle of slant (α) may be generally comprises between 30 and 60 degrees and more preferably is 45 degrees or close to it. Naturally, the narrow interruption is created by masking it from dopant implantation when realizing the perimetral high voltage ring extension region.
摘要:
Instabilities and related drawbacks that arise when interruptions of a perimetral high voltage ring extension implanted regions (RHV) of a main junction (P_tub 1, (P_tub2, . . . ) of an integrated device must be realized may be effectively prevented. This important result is achieved by an extremely simple expedient: whenever an interruption (I) of the high voltage ring extension must be created, it is not realized straight across it along a common orthogonal direction to the perimetral implanted region, on the contrary, the narrow interruption is defined obliquely or slantingly across the width of the perimetral high voltage ring extension. In case of a straight interruption, the angle of slant (α) may be generally comprises between 30 and 60 degrees and more preferably is 45 degrees or close to it. Naturally, the narrow interruption is created by masking it from dopant implantation when realizing the perimetral high voltage ring extension region.
摘要:
A process for forming a thin layer of Silicon nanocrystals in an oxide layer is disclosed. The process includes, on a semiconductive substrate, thermally oxidizing a first portion of the substrate into an oxide layer, forming Silicon ions within the layer of oxide, and thermally treating the Silicon ions to become the thin layer of Silicon nanocrystals. In the inventive process the formation of the Silicon ions is by ionic implantation of the Silicon ions into the oxide at an ionization energy of between 0.1 keV and 7 keV, and preferably between 1 and 5 keV. This allows the Silicon atoms to coalesce in a lower temperature than would otherwise be possible. Additionally, more than one layer of nanocrystals can be formed by performing more than one implantation at more than one energy level. Embodiments of the invention can be used to form non-volatile memory devices with a very high quality having a very small size.
摘要:
A structure for a semiconductor resistive element, applicable in particular to power components, having a high concentration substrate of the n type, a first epitaxial layer of the n type, a region of the p type arranged on said first epitaxial layer so to form the resistive element proper, a second epitaxial layer of n type grown on said first epitaxial layer to make the region of the p type a buried region, and an additional layer of the n type with a higher concentration with respect to the second epitaxial level, positioned on the embedded region. Low resistivity regions of the p type adapted to make low resistivity deep contacts for the resistor are provided. The buried region can be made either with a development that is substantially uniform in its main direction of extension or so to present, at on part of its length, a structure of adjacent subregions in marginal continuity. In this way, either a resistive element presenting a substantially linear performance in all ranges of applied voltage or a resistive element presenting a marked increase of the resistance value as the applied voltage increases can be made. This all with the additional possibility of selectively varying the resistance value demonstrated before the increase.