摘要:
A manufacturing method having the steps of: depositing an upper layer of polycrystalline silicon; defining the upper layer, obtaining LV gate regions of low voltage transistors and undefined portions; forming LV source and drain regions laterally to the LV gate regions; forming a silicide layer on the LV source and drain regions, on the LV gate regions, and on the undefined portions; defining salicided HV gate regions of high voltage transistors; and forming HV source and drain regions not directly overlaid by silicide portions.
摘要:
A process for manufacturing an electronic device having an HV MOS transistor with a low multiplication coefficient and a high threshold in a non-implanted area of the substrate, this area having the same conductivity type and the same doping level as the substrate. The transistor is obtained by forming, over the non-implanted substrate area, a first gate region of semiconductor material having the same doping type as the non-implanted substrate area; and forming, inside the non-implanted substrate area, first source and drain regions of a second conductivity type, arranged at the sides of the first gate region. At the same time, a dual-gate HV MOS transistor is formed, the source and drain regions of which are housed in a tub formed in the substrate and having the first conductivity type, but at a higher concentration than the non-implanted substrate area. It is moreover possible to form a nonvolatile memory cell simultaneously in a second tub of the substrate of semiconductor material.
摘要:
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device structure having a matrix of memory cells in a semiconductor material layer. The memory cells are located at intersections of rows and columns of the matrix. Each memory cell includes a control gate electrode connected to one of the rows, a first electrode connected to one of the columns and a second electrode. The rows comprise polysilicon strips extending parallel to each other in a first direction, and the columns are formed by metal strips extending parallel to each other in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. Short-circuit metal strips are coupled for short-circuiting the second electrodes of the memory cells. The columns and the short-circuit strips arc respectively formed in a first metal level and a second metal level superimposed on each other and electrically insulated by a dielectric layer.
摘要:
A method of making an integrated circuit that is resistant to an unauthorized duplication through reverse engineering includes forming a plurality of false contacts and/or false interconnection vias in the integrated circuit. These false contacts and/or false interconnection vias are connected as true contacts and true interconnection vias by lines patterned in a metallization layer deposited over an insulating dielectric layer or multilayer through which the true contacts and/or the true interconnection vias are formed. False contacts and false vias extend in the respective dielectric layers or multilayers to a depth insufficient to reach the active areas of a semiconductor substrate for false contacts, or to a depth insufficient to reach a layer of conductive material below the dielectric layers or multilayers for false interconnection vias.
摘要:
A ROM cell array in which the drains are more lightly doped than the sources. This reduces the worst-case capacitance seen by the bitlines, and consequently reduces the access time of the memory.
摘要:
A bipolar transistor, comprising a collector region, a base region, and an emitter region, is a type which is compatible to CMOS processes leading to the formation, on a semiconductor substrate, of N-channel and P-channel MOS transistors having respective source and drain regions. In such bipolar transistor, the collector region is a substrate diffused pocket and the base region is formed within the diffused pocket simultaneously with the source and drain regions of the P-channel MOS transistors. Further, the emitter region is incorporated, in turn, to the base region simultaneously with the source and drain regions of the N-channel MOS transistors.
摘要:
The manufacturing process comprises a first step of formation of an N type sink on a single-crystal silicon substrate, a second step of formation of an active area on the surface of said sink, a third step of implantation of N- dopant in a surface region of the sink inside said active area, a fourth step of growth of a layer of gate oxide over said region with N- dopant, a fifth step of N+ implantation inside said N- region, a sixth step of P+ implantation in a laterally displaced position with respect to said N+ region and a seventh step of formation of external contacts for said N+ and P+ regions. There is thus obtained a zener diode limiter, having a cut-off voltage which is stable over time and not much dependent on temperature and which does not require the addition of process steps with respect to those usually necessary for the accomplishment of EEPROM memory cells.
摘要:
A read only memory (ROM) device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first type of conductivity, and a plurality of memory cells on the semiconductor substrate. Each memory cell includes first and second regions of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type. A first dielectric layer is on the plurality of memory cells, and a plurality of first contacts extend through the first dielectric layer for contacting the first regions. A second dielectric layer is on the first dielectric layer and the plurality of first contacts. A plurality of second contacts extend through the second dielectric layer and overlie the corresponding second regions. The plurality of second contacts define interconnection contacts by further extending through the first dielectric layer for contacting the second regions for memory cells programmed in a conductive state, and false interconnection contacts by not extending through the first dielectric layer for contacting the second regions for memory cells programmed in a non-conductive state.
摘要:
A CMOS device and process are disclosed in which two types of N-channel MOS transistors are provided, one being formed in a P-well and one being formed outside the P-well where the relatively low doping concentration of P-type substrate serves as a channel defining region. This second type N-channel transistor an support higher junction voltages due to the lower p-type doping concentration than is possible for the first type N-channel transistor formed in the higher doping concentration P-well. A mask is provided to prevent boron doping in the substrate at the site of the high voltage transistor during the implantation step which defines the P-well.
摘要:
A process which provides for the creation of regions of source and drain having different doping, wherein the doping, and thus the capacitance, of the drain regions is lower than that of the source regions.