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Method of manufacturing both low and high voltage BiCMOS transistors in the same semiconductor substrate

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1991-09-23
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Granted: 1992-10-27
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Expires: 2011-09-23
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention relates to a semiconductor device which has not only high performance memory and logic by forming the low voltage and high voltage BiCMOS transistors in the same single semiconductor substrate, but also various functions and driving voltages by increasing the output power and noise margin, wherein the miniaturization of electronic products can be achieved by forming the low and high voltage BiCMOS transistors with various functions and also can achieve the high speed operation since a signal processing speed becomes fast.

Inventors

  • 👤 Dong J. Kim
  • 👤 Jun E. Song

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 22:46
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/0165; H10D84/0107; H10D84/0109; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10D84/40; H10D84/401; H10D84/80; H10D84/82; H10D84/83; H10D84/85; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/009

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 323 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: forming ion-implanted regions so as to make first and third regions of a second conductive type at a predetermined part of one side of a semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type, forming ion-implanted regions so as to make a fifth region of a first conductive type between fourth and sixth regions of a second conductive type at a predetermined part of said first conductive type semiconductor substrate, forming first to sixth regions by activation of impurities in said ion-implanted regions, forming an epitaxial layer on the entire surface of the structure, forming ion-implanted regions of a second conductive type in the epitaxial layer of said first and third regions, forming ion-implanted regions of a second conductive type in the epitaxial layer on said fourth and sixth regions, forming ion-implanted regions of a first conductive type in the epitaxial layer on said third and fifth regions, forming seventh to twelfth regions on said first to sixth regions by activation of impurities in said ion-implanted regions, injecting impurities of a second conductive type into a predetermined part of said ninth and twelfth regions for forming a collector region of a bipolar transistor, injecting impurities of the first conductive type and the second conductive type into predetermined parts of said seventh and eighth regions for forming source and drain regions of a high voltage MOS transistor, forming a first oxide layer on said seventh and eighth regions, followed by formation of a first polysilicon layer on said first thick oxide layer, forming a second oxide layer on said tenth and eleventh regions, followed by formation of a second polysilicon layer on said second oxide layer, forming ion-implanted regions for source and drain regions of high and low first and second conductive type MOS transistors and for emitter and base regions of high and low voltage bipolar transistors, activating the impurities in said ion-implanted regions, and forming electrodes.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 323 words
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising: forming ion-implanted regions so as to make first and third regions of a second conductive type at a predetermined part of one side of a semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type, forming ion-implanted regions so as to make a fifth region of a first conductive type between fourth and sixth regions of a second conductive type at a predetermined part of said first conductive type semiconductor substrate, forming first to sixth regions by activation of impurities in said ion-implanted regions, forming an epitaxial layer on the entire surface of the structure, forming ion-implanted regions of a second conductive type in the epitaxial layer of said first and third regions, forming ion-implanted regions of a second conductive type in the epitaxial layer on said fourth and sixth regions, forming ion-implanted regions of a first conductive type in the epitaxial layer on said third and fifth regions, forming seventh to twelfth regions on said first to sixth regions by activation of impurities in said ion-implanted regions, injecting impurities of a second conductive type into a predetermined part of said ninth and twelfth regions for forming a collector region of a bipolar transistor, injecting impurities of the first conductive type and the second conductive type into predetermined parts of said seventh and eighth regions for forming source and drain regions of a high voltage MOS transistor, forming a first oxide layer on said seventh and eighth regions, followed by formation of a first polysilicon layer on said first thick oxide layer, forming a second oxide layer on said tenth and eleventh regions, followed by formation of a second polysilicon layer on said second oxide layer, forming ion-implanted regions for source and drain regions of high and low first and second conductive type MOS transistors and for emitter and base regions of high and low voltage bipolar transistors, activating the impurities in said ion-implanted regions, and forming electrodes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 64 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said first and third region forming process comprises the following steps of: forming a pad oxide layer and a photoresist layer on said first conductive type semiconductor substrate, exposing a predetermined part of said semiconductor substrate, ion-implanting a second conductive type impurity into said exposed part of said substrate, and removing said pad oxide and photoresist layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 21 words
The method according to claim 1 comprising forming said first oxide layer with a thickness greater than said second oxide layer.

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