US4916507A
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Polysilicon resistor implanted with rare gas
Assignee: Compagnie Internationale pour l'Informatique CII-Honeywell Bull SA
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Filing: 1983-10-07
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Granted: 1990-04-10
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Expires: 2003-10-07
Abstract
Abstract A method of fabricating a resistor in a polycrystalline semiconductor material includes rendering the material conductive by a heavy doping implantation of ions which are electrically active with respect to the material. Ions which are electrically inactive, for example, argon ions, are then implanted in an area of the material with a concentration that is controlled to form a resistor having a desired resistance value. The method permits the precise and accurate control of the fabrication of load resistors for logic circuits within a very wide resistance range, and the resulting resistance values are a linear function of the concentration of the inactive ions.
Inventors
- 👤 Alain Boudou
- 👤 Jean-Claude Marchetaux
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:35
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D1/00; H10D1/40; H10D1/47; H10P; H10P32/00; H10P32/30; H10P32/302; H10B; H10B10/00; H10B10/15; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/934
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
63 words
A method of fabricating a resistor in a polycrystalline semiconductor material comprising rendering said material conductive by heavily doping said material with ions that are electrically active with respect to said material, and implanting in an area of said material so as to form said resistor ions that are electrically inactive with respect to said material and of the family of rare gases.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
63 words
A method of fabricating a resistor in a polycrystalline semiconductor material comprising rendering said material conductive by heavily doping said material with ions that are electrically active with respect to said material, and implanting in an area of said material so as to form said resistor ions that are electrically inactive with respect to said material and of the family of rare gases.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said implanting comprises controlling the concentration of implanted electrically inactive ions to provide a predetermined resistance value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 2, wherein said controlling comprises adjusting the concentration of electrically inactive ions to provide a resistivity value in the range of 0.01 ohm-cm to 1 ohm-cm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said electrically inactive ions are argon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said implanting comprises exposing said area of the material using a mask where a resistor is to be formed, and implanting said electrically inactive ions in the exposed area.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said electrically active ions comprise either donor or acceptor ions that form areas in N or P-type conductivity, respectively, and wherein said doping comprises doping the material with active ions of only one type.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 6, wherein said electrically active ions are selected from the group consisting of arsenic, phosphorus and boron.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said polycrystalline semiconductor material is selected from the group consisting of silicon, and compounds of semiconductor materials and refractory metals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said doping with electrically active ions is effected by diffusion simultaneously with a deposition of said material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said doping with electrically active ions is effected by diffusion subsequent to a deposition of said material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said doping with electrically active ions is effected by ion implantation subsequent to a deposition of said material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
56 words
A resistor in an integrated circuit comprising a polycrystalline semiconductor material heavily doped with ions that are electrically active with respect to said material, and an intermediate resistor area in said heavily doped material, the resistor area having implanted ions that are electrically inactive with respect to said material and of the family of rare gases.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
56 words
A resistor in an integrated circuit comprising a polycrystalline semiconductor material heavily doped with ions that are electrically active with respect to said material, and an intermediate resistor area in said heavily doped material, the resistor area having implanted ions that are electrically inactive with respect to said material and of the family of rare gases.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
55 words
An integrated circuit device comprising a polycrystalline semiconductor material containing a heavy doping of electrically active ions so as to render said material conductive, and an electric resistor area in said material, said electric resistor area having implanted ions which are electrically inactive with respect to said material and of the family of rare gases.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
55 words
An integrated circuit device comprising a polycrystalline semiconductor material containing a heavy doping of electrically active ions so as to render said material conductive, and an electric resistor area in said material, said electric resistor area having implanted ions which are electrically inactive with respect to said material and of the family of rare gases.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
A device according to claim 13, wherein said inactive ions are argon.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 13, wherein said polycrystalline semiconductor material is silicon.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
A device according to claim 13, wherein said material is disposed above a crystalline semiconductor substrate and forms a part of a conductive interconnecting network that connects various components formed in said substrate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device according to claim 16, wherein said components comprise field-effect transistors.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device according to claim 16, wherein said components comprise bipolar transistors.
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