Method and structure to suppress external latch-up
    1.
    发明申请
    Method and structure to suppress external latch-up 审中-公开
    抑制外部闩锁的方法和结构

    公开(公告)号:US20050085028A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-21

    申请号:US10605699

    申请日:2003-10-21

    IPC分类号: H01L27/092 H01L21/8238

    CPC分类号: H01L27/0921

    摘要: A method and structure for protection against latch-up is provided. Integrated circuits manufactured in accordance with the present disclosure feature well and substrate contacts of varying periodicity. Such a strategy enables maximizing the design of an integrated circuit as to the suppression of latch-up while concurrently optimizing available area on the chip allocable to circuit design. This method and structure is particularly beneficial to protect against cable discharge events and other discharge occurrences prone to injecting large current densities into an integrated circuit.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于防止闩锁的方法和结构。 根据本公开制造的集成电路特征良好,并且具有不同周期性的衬底触点。 这样的策略能够最大化集成电路的设计,以抑制闩锁,同时优化可分配给电路设计的芯片上的可用区域。 该方法和结构特别有利于防止电缆放电事件和易于将大电流密度注入集成电路的其它放电事件。

    METHOD FOR CREATING A SELF-ALIGNED SOI DIODE BY REMOVING A POLYSILICON GATE DURING PROCESSING
    2.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR CREATING A SELF-ALIGNED SOI DIODE BY REMOVING A POLYSILICON GATE DURING PROCESSING 失效
    通过在加工过程中移除多晶硅栅极创建自对准SOI二极管的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050227418A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-13

    申请号:US10708912

    申请日:2004-03-31

    摘要: A method of forming a self-aligned SOI diode, the method comprising depositing a protective structure over a substrate; implanting a plurality of diffusion regions of variable dopant types in an area between at least one pair of isolation regions in the substrate, the plurality of diffusion regions separated by a diode junction, wherein the implanting aligns an upper surface of the diode junction with the protective structure; and removing the protective structure. The method further comprises forming a silicide layer over the diffusion regions and aligned with the protective structure. The protective structure comprises a hard mask, wherein the hard mask comprises a silicon nitride layer. Alternatively, the protective structure comprises a polysilicon gate and insulating spacers on opposite sides of the gate. Furthermore, in the removing step, the spacers remain on the substrate.

    摘要翻译: 一种形成自对准SOI二极管的方法,所述方法包括在衬底上沉积保护结构; 在衬底中的至少一对隔离区域之间的区域中注入多个可变掺杂剂类型的扩散区域,所述多个扩散区域被二极管结点隔开,其中所述注入将所述二极管结的上表面与所述保护层 结构体; 并移除保护结构。 该方法还包括在扩散区上形成硅化物层并与保护结构对准。 保护结构包括硬掩模,其中硬掩模包括氮化硅层。 或者,保护结构包括在栅极的相对侧上的多晶硅栅极和绝缘间隔物。 此外,在去除步骤中,衬垫保留在衬底上。

    PFET-BASED ESD PROTECTION STRATEGY FOR IMPROVED EXTERNAL LATCH-UP ROBUSTNESS
    3.
    发明申请
    PFET-BASED ESD PROTECTION STRATEGY FOR IMPROVED EXTERNAL LATCH-UP ROBUSTNESS 审中-公开
    基于PFET的ESD保护策略,用于改进外部锁定稳定性

    公开(公告)号:US20050045952A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-03

    申请号:US10604922

    申请日:2003-08-27

    IPC分类号: H01L21/336 H01L27/02

    CPC分类号: H01L27/0266

    摘要: A method and apparatus for protection against electrostatic discharge (ESD) with improved latch-up robustness featuring a silicide blocked p-type field effect transistor is disclosed. The transistor has a snapback voltage that is less than the breakdown voltage of its gate oxide. The transistor is part of an integrated circuit and coupled to an I/O pad having no n-diffusions connected directly to it. A given integrated circuit may employ one or more the transistors configured in accordance with the invention that are associated with one or more I/O pads within the integrated circuit.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有改进的闩锁鲁棒性的防静电放电(ESD)的方法和装置,其具有硅化物阻挡的p型场效应晶体管。 晶体管具有小于其栅极氧化物的击穿电压的快速恢复电压。 晶体管是集成电路的一部分,并且耦合到没有直接连接到其的n扩散的I / O焊盘。 给定的集成电路可以采用根据本发明配置的一个或多个与集成电路内的一个或多个I / O焊盘相关联的晶体管。

    LOW TRIGGER VOLTAGE, LOW LEAKAGE ESD NFET
    4.
    发明申请
    LOW TRIGGER VOLTAGE, LOW LEAKAGE ESD NFET 失效
    低触发电压,低漏电ESD NFET

    公开(公告)号:US20060157799A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-20

    申请号:US10905682

    申请日:2005-01-17

    IPC分类号: H01L29/76

    CPC分类号: H01L29/78 H01L27/027

    摘要: A field effect transistor with associated parasitic lateral npn bipolar junction transistor includes a source region in a substrate, a channel region in the substrate laterally adjacent to the source region, a drain region in the substrate laterally adjacent to the channel region, and a gate above the channel region of the substrate. In addition, a reduced trigger voltage region of the substrate is positioned below the drain region. The reduced trigger voltage region has a threshold voltage of about zero and comprises an undoped region of the pure wafer substrate. Thus, the reduced trigger voltage region is free of implanted N-type and P-type doping.

    摘要翻译: 具有相关联的寄生横向npn双极结型晶体管的场效应晶体管包括衬底中的源极区域,与源极区域横向相邻的衬底中的沟道区域,衬底中的与沟道区域横向相邻的漏极区域,以及位于 衬底的沟道区域。 此外,衬底的降低的触发电压区域位于漏极区域的下方。 降低的触发电压区域具有约零的阈值电压,并且包括纯晶片衬底的未掺杂区域。 因此,降低的触发电压区域没有注入的N型和P型掺杂。

    LOW TRIGGER VOLTAGE ESD NMOSFET TRIPLE-WELL CMOS DEVICES
    5.
    发明申请
    LOW TRIGGER VOLTAGE ESD NMOSFET TRIPLE-WELL CMOS DEVICES 审中-公开
    低触发电压ESD NMOSFET三阱CMOS器件

    公开(公告)号:US20050224882A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-13

    申请号:US10709041

    申请日:2004-04-08

    摘要: An ESD NMOSFET, and a method for lowering a ESD NMOSFET trigger voltage. An ESD NMOSFET is configured in triple well CMOS architecture where the first well is separated from second and third wells by respective shallow well isolation regions. The first well is also separated from the substrate along the bottom by a conductive band region. A substrate contact is located outside of the first, second and third wells, and provides a current path during an ESD event from the first well. Source and drain regions are formed in the first well, to form an FET with the drain being connected to an I/O pad which is subject to an ESD event. A resistive path extends through an opening in the conductive band region to a substrate contact, providing an increased I/O pad to substrate resistance which decreases the trigger voltage for the ESD NMOSFET.

    摘要翻译: ESD NMOSFET,以及降低ESD NMOSFET触发电压的方法。 ESD NMOSFET配置在三阱CMOS结构中,其中第一阱通过相应的浅阱隔离区与第二阱和第三阱分离。 第一阱也通过导电带区沿着底部与衬底分离。 衬底触点位于第一,第二和第三阱的外部,并且在来自第一阱的ESD事件期间提供电流路径。 源极和漏极区域形成在第一阱中,以形成FET,其漏极连接到经受ESD事件的I / O焊盘。 电阻路径延伸穿过导电带区域中的开口到衬底接触,从而为衬底电阻提供增加的I / O焊盘,从而降低ESD NMOSFET的触发电压。

    HIGH VOLTAGE ESD POWER CLAMP
    6.
    发明申请
    HIGH VOLTAGE ESD POWER CLAMP 失效
    高电压ESD功率钳位

    公开(公告)号:US20060072267A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-06

    申请号:US10711748

    申请日:2004-10-01

    IPC分类号: H03K19/0175

    CPC分类号: H01L27/0266 H03K17/08142

    摘要: A structure and apparatus is provided for an electrostatic discharge power clamp, for use with high voltage power supplies. The power clamp includes a network of transistor devices, for example, nFETs arranged in series between a power rail and a ground rail. The first transistor device is biased into a partially on-state, and thus, neither device sees the full voltage potential between the power rail and the ground rail. Accordingly, the power clamp can function in voltage environments higher than the native voltage of the transistor devices. Additionally, the second transistor device is controlled by an RC network functioning as a trigger which allows the second transistor device to turn on during a voltage spike such as occurs during an ESD event. The capacitor of the RC network may be small thereby requiring small real estate on the integrated circuit. The clamp may have fast turn-on times as well as conducting current for long periods of time after turning on.

    摘要翻译: 为静电放电电源钳提供一种用于高压电源的结构和装置。 功率钳包括晶体管器件网络,例如串联布置在电源轨和接地轨之间的nFET。 第一晶体管器件被偏置成部分导通状态,因此,两个器件都不会看到电源轨和接地轨之间的全电压电位。 因此,功率钳可以在高于晶体管器件的天然电压的电压环境中工作。 此外,第二晶体管器件由用作触发器的RC网络来控制,该RC网络允许第二晶体管器件在诸如在ESD事件期间发生的电压尖峰期间导通。 RC网络的电容器可能很小,从而在集成电路上需要小的空间。 打开后,夹具可能会导通快速导通时间,并长时间传导电流。

    ON DEMAND CIRCUIT FUNCTION EXECUTION EMPLOYING OPTICAL SENSING
    8.
    发明申请
    ON DEMAND CIRCUIT FUNCTION EXECUTION EMPLOYING OPTICAL SENSING 失效
    使用光电传感器的需求电路功能执行

    公开(公告)号:US20070127172A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-07

    申请号:US11275058

    申请日:2005-12-06

    IPC分类号: H02H9/00

    摘要: Disclosed is a method of executing an electrical function, such as a fusing operation, by activation through a chip embedded photodiode through spectrally selected external light activation, and corresponding structure and circuit. The present invention is based on having incident light with specific intensity/wave length characteristics, in conjunction with additional circuit elements to an integrated circuit, perform the implementation of repairs, i.e., replacing failing circuit elements with redundant ones for yield and/or reliability. Also to perform disconnection of ESD protection device from input pad once the packaged chip is placed in system. No additional pins on the package are necessary.

    摘要翻译: 公开了通过光谱选择的外部光激活通过芯片嵌入式光电二极管的激活以及相应的结构和电路来执行诸如定影操作之类的电功能的方法。 本发明基于将具有特定强度/波长特性的入射光结合到集成电路的附加电路元件,执行维修的实现,即用冗余电路替换故障电路元件以获得和/或可靠性。 一旦封装的芯片放置在系统中,也可以将ESD保护装置从输入焊盘断开。 不需要额外的引脚。

    VERTICAL SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICE IN BI-CMOS TECHNOLOGY
    9.
    发明申请
    VERTICAL SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICE IN BI-CMOS TECHNOLOGY 审中-公开
    BI-CMOS技术中的垂直硅控制整流器电子放电保护装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070023866A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-01

    申请号:US11161230

    申请日:2005-07-27

    IPC分类号: H01L27/082

    CPC分类号: H01L27/0262 H01L29/732

    摘要: A vertical silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) that directs an electro-static discharge (ESD) current directly to ground from the input/output pad. The vertical SCR is includes a vertical NPN and a vertical PNP that creates a very good SCR exhibiting very low ohmic on-resistance. The vertical SCR provides a low on-resistance and fast turn on, and can be adjusted to alter the trigger voltage value, holding voltage and how it is triggered. It can be optimized to trigger under ESD events and discharge the ESD current effectively to ground.

    摘要翻译: 将静电放电(ESD)电流从输入/输出焊盘直接引导到地的垂直可控硅整流器(SCR)。 垂直SCR包括垂直NPN和垂直PNP,其产生非常好的SCR,表现出非常低的欧姆导通电阻。 垂直SCR提供低导通电阻和快速导通,可以调整以改变触发电压值,保持电压以及如何触发。 它可以优化以在ESD事件下触发并将ESD电流有效地放电到地。

    METHOD AND STRUCTURE TO PROCESS THICK AND THIN FINS AND VARIABLE FIN TO FIN SPACING

    公开(公告)号:US20070284669A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-13

    申请号:US11838934

    申请日:2007-08-15

    IPC分类号: H01L29/76

    CPC分类号: B07C5/344 G01R31/2831

    摘要: Disclosed is an integrated circuit with multiple semiconductor fins having different widths and variable spacing on the same substrate. The method of forming the circuit incorporates a sidewall image transfer process using different types of mandrels. Fin thickness and fin-to-fin spacing are controlled by an oxidation process used to form oxide sidewalls on the mandrels, and more particularly, by the processing time and the use of intrinsic, oxidation-enhancing and/or oxidation-inhibiting mandrels. Fin thickness is also controlled by using sidewalls spacers combined with or instead of the oxide sidewalls. Specifically, images of the oxide sidewalls alone, images of sidewall spacers alone, and/or combined images of sidewall spacers and oxide sidewalls are transferred into a semiconductor layer to form the fins. The fins with different thicknesses and variable spacing can be used to form a single multiple-fin FET or, alternatively, various single-fin and/or multiple-fin FETs.