Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Making passive device – Resistor
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-18
2006-07-18
Tsai, H. Jey (Department: 2812)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Making passive device
Resistor
C438S384000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07078305
ABSTRACT:
A resistor structure is disclosed that is constructed out of two layers of polysilicon. The intrinsic device is made using the top layer which is either a dedicated deposition, or formed as part of an existing process step such as a base epi growth in a BiCMOS flow. This poly layer can be made with a relatively high (greater than 2000 ohms per square) sheet resistance by appropriate scaling of the implant dose or by insitu doping methods. In this invention this layer is arranged to be about 1000 A or less thick. Such a resistor form with this thickness has been shown to demonstrate a better standard deviation of resistance compared to resistors made with a thicker layer. Additionally, practical resistors made in elongated forms demonstrate better standard deviations of resistance when five bends were incorporated into the form. The resistor ends are formed by the addition of a bottom poly layer in a self aligned manner with a deposition that may already be part of the process sequence. The end result is that the intrinsic resistor body is formed of a single poly layer, while the ends are created out of two layers. These ends are thick enough so that standard silicide and contact etch processing may be added to the structure without special care. In addition, dedicated or already available implants may be incorporated into the resistor ends to ensure ohmic contacts from polysilicon to the silicide or the contact metal are achieved. These steps can produce an easily fabricated resistor structure with consistent, low resistance, ohmic end contacts, and intrinsic resistance of greater than 2000 ohms per square.
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Cesari and McKenna LLP
Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
Paul, Esq. Edwin H.
Tsai H. Jey
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