1990-02-20
1991-02-12
Hille, Rolf
357 36, 357 59, H01L 2128, H01L 2970, H01L 2348
Patent
active
049928481
ABSTRACT:
A new self-aligned contact technology is afforded by semiconductor devices having a digitated electrode and a contiguous conductive region that contact first semiconductor regions and second semiconductor regions, respectively. The first semiconductor regions and the second semiconductor regions are formed in a semiconductor substrate, with each second semiconductor region underlying a finger of the digitated electrode. Advantageously, by forming a contiguous conductive region over the first semiconductor regions located between the fingers of the digitated electrode, it is not only possible to contact second semiconductor regions with a common electrode, but also to self-align the common electrode with the digitated electrode. Ohmic shorting between the digitated electrode and the contiguous conductive region is afforded by interposing an insulating region therebetween. Furthermore, with a single common electrode contacting the second semiconductor regions, it is possible, among other things, to effectively reduce the parasitic capacitances of the semiconductor device as well as achieve dimensional scaling since ohmic contact to the conductive region can be made outside the fingers where physical dimensions are of no limitation.
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Chin Gen M.
Chiu Tzu-Yin
Liu Te-Yin M.
Voshchenkov Alexander M.
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Clark S. V.
Dworetsky Samuel H.
Hille Rolf
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