CA1134055A - Semiconductor device - Google Patents

Semiconductor device

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CA1134055A
CA1134055A CA332,190A CA332190A CA1134055A CA 1134055 A CA1134055 A CA 1134055A CA 332190 A CA332190 A CA 332190A CA 1134055 A CA1134055 A CA 1134055A
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Johannes A. Appels
Marnix G. Collet
Paul A. H. Hart
Johannes F.C.M. Verhoeven
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Koninklijke Philips NV
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H10D30/00—Field-effect transistors [FET]
    • H10D30/60—Insulated-gate field-effect transistors [IGFET]
    • H10D30/64—Double-diffused metal-oxide semiconductor [DMOS] FETs
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    • H10D62/17—Semiconductor regions connected to electrodes not carrying current to be rectified, amplified or switched, e.g. channel regions
    • H10D62/351—Substrate regions of field-effect devices
    • H10D62/357—Substrate regions of field-effect devices of FETs
    • H10D62/364—Substrate regions of field-effect devices of FETs of IGFETs
    • H10D62/378—Contact regions to the substrate regions
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    • H10D10/40—Vertical BJTs
    • H10D10/421—Vertical BJTs having both emitter-base and base-collector junctions ending at the same surface of the body
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    • H10D30/80—FETs having rectifying junction gate electrodes
    • H10D30/801—FETs having heterojunction gate electrodes
    • H10D30/803—Programmable transistors, e.g. having charge-trapping quantum well
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    • H10D30/80—FETs having rectifying junction gate electrodes
    • H10D30/87—FETs having Schottky gate electrodes, e.g. metal-semiconductor FETs [MESFET]
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    • H10D62/102—Constructional design considerations for preventing surface leakage or controlling electric field concentration
    • H10D62/103—Constructional design considerations for preventing surface leakage or controlling electric field concentration for increasing or controlling the breakdown voltage of reverse-biased devices
    • H10D62/105—Constructional design considerations for preventing surface leakage or controlling electric field concentration for increasing or controlling the breakdown voltage of reverse-biased devices by having particular doping profiles, shapes or arrangements of PN junctions; by having supplementary regions, e.g. junction termination extension [JTE] 
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    • H10D62/103—Constructional design considerations for preventing surface leakage or controlling electric field concentration for increasing or controlling the breakdown voltage of reverse-biased devices
    • H10D62/105—Constructional design considerations for preventing surface leakage or controlling electric field concentration for increasing or controlling the breakdown voltage of reverse-biased devices by having particular doping profiles, shapes or arrangements of PN junctions; by having supplementary regions, e.g. junction termination extension [JTE] 
    • H10D62/106—Constructional design considerations for preventing surface leakage or controlling electric field concentration for increasing or controlling the breakdown voltage of reverse-biased devices by having particular doping profiles, shapes or arrangements of PN junctions; by having supplementary regions, e.g. junction termination extension [JTE]  having supplementary regions doped oppositely to or in rectifying contact with regions of the semiconductor bodies, e.g. guard rings with PN or Schottky junctions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H10D62/102—Constructional design considerations for preventing surface leakage or controlling electric field concentration
    • H10D62/103—Constructional design considerations for preventing surface leakage or controlling electric field concentration for increasing or controlling the breakdown voltage of reverse-biased devices
    • H10D62/105—Constructional design considerations for preventing surface leakage or controlling electric field concentration for increasing or controlling the breakdown voltage of reverse-biased devices by having particular doping profiles, shapes or arrangements of PN junctions; by having supplementary regions, e.g. junction termination extension [JTE] 
    • H10D62/109—Reduced surface field [RESURF] PN junction structures
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    • H10D62/17—Semiconductor regions connected to electrodes not carrying current to be rectified, amplified or switched, e.g. channel regions
    • H10D62/213—Channel regions of field-effect devices
    • H10D62/221—Channel regions of field-effect devices of FETs
    • H10D62/328—Channel regions of field-effect devices of FETs having PN junction gates
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    • H10D62/60—Impurity distributions or concentrations
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    • H10D64/00—Electrodes of devices having potential barriers
    • H10D64/20—Electrodes characterised by their shapes, relative sizes or dispositions 
    • H10D64/27—Electrodes not carrying the current to be rectified, amplified, oscillated or switched, e.g. gates
    • H10D64/529—Electrodes for IGFETs contacting substrate regions, e.g. for grounding or preventing parasitic effects

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  • Insulated Gate Type Field-Effect Transistor (AREA)
  • Bipolar Transistors (AREA)
  • Junction Field-Effect Transistors (AREA)
  • Thin Film Transistor (AREA)
  • Electrodes Of Semiconductors (AREA)
CA332,190A 1978-07-24 1979-07-19 Semiconductor device Expired CA1134055A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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NL7807835 1978-07-24
NLAANVRAGE7807835,A NL184552C (nl) 1978-07-24 1978-07-24 Halfgeleiderinrichting voor hoge spanningen.

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JP (1) JPS5924550B2 (de)
AT (1) AT382042B (de)
AU (1) AU521670B2 (de)
BE (1) BE877850A (de)
BR (1) BR7904692A (de)
CA (1) CA1134055A (de)
CH (1) CH648693A5 (de)
DE (2) DE2954286C2 (de)
ES (1) ES482691A1 (de)
FR (1) FR2434487A1 (de)
GB (1) GB2026240B (de)
IT (1) IT1122226B (de)
NL (1) NL184552C (de)
PL (2) PL217279A1 (de)
SE (1) SE437094B (de)

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US4523368A (en) * 1980-03-03 1985-06-18 Raytheon Company Semiconductor devices and manufacturing methods
GB2070858B (en) * 1980-03-03 1985-02-06 Raytheon Co Shallow channel field effect transistor
US4300150A (en) * 1980-06-16 1981-11-10 North American Philips Corporation Lateral double-diffused MOS transistor device
NL187415C (nl) * 1980-09-08 1991-09-16 Philips Nv Halfgeleiderinrichting met gereduceerde oppervlakteveldsterkte.
US4485392A (en) * 1981-12-28 1984-11-27 North American Philips Corporation Lateral junction field effect transistor device
GB2133621B (en) * 1983-01-11 1987-02-04 Emi Ltd Junction field effect transistor
NL8304256A (nl) * 1983-12-09 1985-07-01 Philips Nv Halfgeleiderinrichting.

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NL161621C (nl) * 1968-10-16 1980-02-15 Philips Nv Halfgeleiderinrichting met veldeffecttransistor.
JPS4932028B1 (de) * 1969-06-24 1974-08-27
US3814992A (en) * 1972-06-22 1974-06-04 Ibm High performance fet
US4037245A (en) * 1975-11-28 1977-07-19 General Electric Company Electric field controlled diode with a current controlling surface grid

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JPS5924550B2 (ja) 1984-06-09
FR2434487B1 (de) 1984-06-29
JPS5518098A (en) 1980-02-07
IT7924514A0 (it) 1979-07-20
CH648693A5 (de) 1985-03-29
FR2434487A1 (fr) 1980-03-21
DE2927662C2 (de) 1984-01-12
DE2954286C2 (de) 1986-04-17
AU4906179A (en) 1980-01-31
PL119597B1 (en) 1982-01-30
AT382042B (de) 1986-12-29
ATA509379A (de) 1986-05-15
GB2026240A (en) 1980-01-30
SE437094B (sv) 1985-02-04
AU521670B2 (en) 1982-04-22
IT1122226B (it) 1986-04-23
NL184552C (nl) 1989-08-16
ES482691A1 (es) 1980-03-01
NL7807835A (nl) 1980-01-28
SE7906289L (sv) 1980-01-25
PL217279A1 (de) 1980-08-11
NL184552B (nl) 1989-03-16
DE2927662A1 (de) 1980-02-07
GB2026240B (en) 1982-12-01
BE877850A (fr) 1980-01-23
BR7904692A (pt) 1980-04-15

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