Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130092981 | SIGE HBT HAVING A POSITION CONTROLLED EMITTER-BASE JUNCTION - A SiGe HBT having a position controlled emitter-base junction is disclosed. The SiGe HBT includes: a collector region formed of an N-doped active region; a base region formed on the collector region and including a base epitaxial layer, the base epitaxial layer including a SiGe layer and a capping layer formed thereon, the SiGe layer being formed of a SiGe epitaxial layer doped with a P-type impurity, the capping layer being doped with an N-type impurity; and an emitter region formed on the base region, the emitter region being formed of polysilicon. By optimizing the distribution of impurities doped in the base region, a controllable position of the emitter-base junction and adjustability of the reverse withstanding voltage thereof can be achieved, and thereby increasing the stability of the process and improving the uniformity within wafer. | 04-18-2013 |
20130113020 | SIGE HBT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A SiGe HBT is disclosed, which includes: a silicon substrate; shallow trench field oxides formed in the silicon substrate; a pseudo buried layer formed at bottom of each shallow trench field oxide; a collector region formed beneath the surface of the silicon substrate, the collector region being sandwiched between the shallow trench field oxides and between the pseudo buried layers; a polysilicon gate formed above each shallow trench field oxide having a thickness of greater than 150 nm; a base region on the polysilicon gates and the collector region; emitter region isolation oxides on the base region; and an emitter region on the emitter region isolation oxides and a part of the base region. The polysilicon gate is formed by gate polysilicon process of a MOSFET in a CMOS process. A method of manufacturing the SiGe HBT is also disclosed. | 05-09-2013 |
20130113078 | POLYSILICON-INSULATOR-SILICON CAPACITOR IN A SIGE HBT PROCESS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A PIS capacitor in a SiGe HBT process is disclosed, wherein the PIS capacitor includes: a silicon substrate; a P-well and shallow trench isolations formed in the silicon substrate; a P-type heavily doped region formed in an upper portion of the P-well; an oxide layer and a SiGe epitaxial layer formed above the P-type heavily doped region; spacers formed on sidewalls of the oxide layer and the SiGe epitaxial layer; and contact holes for picking up the P-well and the SiGe epitaxial layer and connecting each of the P-well and the SiGe epitaxial layer to a metal wire. A method of manufacturing the PIS capacitor is also disclosed. The PIS capacitor of the present invention is manufactured by using SiGe HBT process, thus providing one more device option for the SiGe HBT process. | 05-09-2013 |
20130126945 | ULTRA HIGH VOLTAGE SIGE HBT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An ultra high voltage silicon-germanium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) is disclosed, in which, a collector region is formed between two isolation structures; a pseudo buried layer is formed under each isolation structure and each side of the collector region is connected with a corresponding pseudo buried layer; a SiGe field plate is formed on each of the isolation structures; each pseudo buried layer is picked up by a first contact hole electrode and each SiGe field plate is picked up by a second contact hole electrode; and each first contact hole electrode is connected to its adjacent second contact hole electrode and the two contact hole electrodes jointly serve as an emitter. A manufacturing method of the ultra high voltage SiGe HBT is also disclosed. | 05-23-2013 |
20130140604 | SILICON-GERMANIUM HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A silicon-germanium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) is disclosed, including: a substrate; two field oxide regions formed in the substrate; two pseudo buried layers, each being formed under a corresponding one of the field oxide regions; a collector region formed between the field oxide regions, the collector region laterally extending under a corresponding one of the field oxide regions and each side of the collector region being connected with a corresponding one of the pseudo buried layers; a matching layer formed under both the pseudo buried layers and the collector region; and two deep hole electrodes, each being formed in a corresponding one of the field oxide regions, the deep hole electrodes being connected to the corresponding ones of the pseudo buried layers for picking up the collector region. A manufacturing method of the SiGe HBT is also disclosed. | 06-06-2013 |
20130175581 | ZENER DIODE IN A SIGE BICMOS PROCESS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A zener diode in a SiGe BiCMOS process is disclosed. An N-type region of the zener diode is formed in an active region and surrounded by an N-deep well. A pseudo buried layer is formed under each of the shallow trench field oxide regions on a corresponding side of the active region, and the N-type region is connected to the pseudo buried layers via the N-deep well. The N-type region has its electrode picked up by deep hole contacts. A P-type region of the zener diode is formed of a P-type ion implanted region in the active region. The P-type region is situated above and in contact with the N-type region, and has a doping concentration greater than that of the N-type region. The P-type region has its electrode picked up by metal contact. A method of fabricating zener diode in a SiGe BiCMOS process is also disclosed. | 07-11-2013 |
20130196491 | METHOD OF PREVENTING DOPANT FROM DIFFUSING INTO ATMOSPHERE IN A BICMOS PROCESS - A method of preventing dopant from diffusing into atmosphere in a BiCMOS process is disclosed. The BiCMOS process includes the steps of: depositing a first silicon oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer over surface of a silicon substrate; etching the silicon substrate to form a plurality of shallow trenches therein; depositing a second silicon oxide layer over surface of the silicon substrate and forming silicon oxide sidewalls over inner side faces of each of the plurality of shallow trenches; forming a heavily doped pseudo buried layer under a bottom of one of the plurality of shallow trenches by implanting a dopant with a high concentration; performing an annealing process to promote diffusion of the dopant contained in the pseudo buried layer, wherein the method includes growing, by thermal oxidation, a silicon oxide layer over a bottom of each of the plurality of shallow trenches during the annealing process. | 08-01-2013 |
20130299879 | SIGE HBT DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A silicon-germanium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) device that includes a substrate; a buried oxide layer near a bottom of the substrate; a collector region above and in contact with the buried oxide layer; a field oxide region on each side of the collector region; a pseudo buried layer under each field oxide region and in contact with the collector region; and a through region under and in contact with the buried oxide layer. A method for manufacturing a SiGe HBT device is also disclosed. The SiGe HBT device can isolate noise from the bottom portion of the substrate and hence can improve the intrinsic noise performance of the device at high frequencies. | 11-14-2013 |
20130328108 | ULTRA-HIGH VOLTAGE SIGE HBT DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - An ultra-high voltage silicon-germanium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT), which includes: a P-type substrate; an N-type matching layer, a P-type matching layer and an N− collector region stacked on the P-type substrate from bottom up; two field oxide regions separately formed in the N− collector region; N+ pseudo buried layers, each under a corresponding one of the field oxide regions and in contact with each of the N-type matching layer, the P-type matching layer and the N− collector region; an N+ collector region between the two field oxide regions and through the N− collector region and the P-type matching layer and extending into the N-type matching layer; and deep hole electrodes, each in a corresponding one of the field oxide regions and in contact with a corresponding one of the N+ pseudo buried layers. A method of fabricating an ultra-high voltage SiGe HBT is also disclosed. | 12-12-2013 |
20140124838 | HIGH SPEED SIGE HBT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A high-speed SiGe HBT is disclosed, which includes: a substrate; STIs formed in the substrate; a collector region formed beneath the substrate surface and located between the STIs; an epitaxial dielectric layer including two portions, one being located on the collector region, the other being located on one of the STIs; a base region formed both in a region between and on surfaces of the two portions of the epitaxial dielectric layer; an emitter dielectric layer including two portions, both portions being formed on the base region; an emitter region formed both in a region between and on surfaces of the two portions of the emitter dielectric layer; a contact hole formed on a surface of each of the base region, the emitter region and the collector region. A method of manufacturing high-speed SiGe HBT is also disclosed. | 05-08-2014 |