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US 12,205,943 B2Granted
Integrated circuit structure with diode over lateral bipolar transistor
AssigneeGlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
InventorsAnindya Nath, Alain F. Loiseau, Souvick Mitra, Rajendran Krishnasamy
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Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure provide an integrated circuit (IC) structure with a diode over a lateral bipolar transistor. A structure according to the disclosure may include a lateral bipolar transistor within a monocrystalline semiconductor over a substrate. An insulator layer is over a portion of the monocrystalline semiconductor. A diode is within a polycrystalline semiconductor on the insulator layer. A cathode of the diode is coupled to a first well within the monocrystalline semiconductor. The first well defines one of an emitter terminal and a collector terminal of the lateral bipolar transistor.
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A structure comprising:
- a lateral bipolar transistor within a monocrystalline semiconductor and over a substrate, wherein the lateral bipolar transistor includes a first well and a second well adjacent opposite lateral ends of the monocrystalline semiconductor and each defining one of an emitter and a collector of the lateral bipolar transistor;
- an insulator layer over a portion of the monocrystalline semiconductor, wherein the first well is horizontally separated from a first horizontal end of the insulator layer by a separation distance, and a second horizontal end of the insulator layer is directly horizontally adjacent the second well;
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- a diode within a polycrystalline semiconductor on the insulator layer and having sidewalls substantially aligned with sidewalls of the insulator layer such that the lateral bipolar transistor is asymmetric about the diode, wherein a cathode of the diode is coupled to the first well.
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A structure comprising:
- a lateral bipolar transistor within a monocrystalline semiconductor and over a substrate, wherein the lateral bipolar transistor includes a first well and a second well adjacent opposite lateral ends of the monocrystalline semiconductor and each defining one of an emitter and a collector of the lateral bipolar transistor;
- a gate structure over a base region of the lateral bipolar transistor, the gate structure including:
- a gate insulator on the monocrystalline semiconductor, wherein the first well is horizontally separated from a first horizontal end of the gate insulator by a first separation distance, and a second horizontal end of the gate insulator is directly horizontally adjacent the second well;
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- a diode within a gate semiconductor on the gate insulator, wherein a cathode of the diode is coupled to the first well within the gate semiconductor;
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- a pair of gate spacers on opposite horizontal ends of the gate insulator and diode, wherein the first well is horizontally separated from a first gate spacer of the pair by a second separation distance, and a second gate spacer of the pair is on the second well such that the lateral bipolar transistor is asymmetric about the gate structure.
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A structure comprising:
- a lateral bipolar transistor within a monocrystalline semiconductor and over a substrate, wherein the lateral bipolar transistor includes a first well and a second well within the monocrystalline semiconductor and each defining one of an emitter and a collector of the lateral bipolar transistor;
- an insulator layer over a portion of the monocrystalline semiconductor, wherein the first well is horizontally separated from a first horizontal end of the insulator layer by a separation distance, and a second horizontal end of the insulator layer is directly horizontally adjacent the second well;
- a first diode within a polycrystalline semiconductor on the insulator layer and having sidewalls substantially aligned with sidewalls of the insulator layer such that the lateral bipolar transistor is asymmetric about the first diode;
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- a second diode within the monocrystalline semiconductor and including:
- a deep well;
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- a third well within the deep well,
- wherein the deep well and the third well have opposite doping polarities, the first well being within and having a same doping polarity as the deep well, and wherein:
- a cathode of the first diode is coupled to the first well within the monocrystalline semiconductor, and
- an anode of the first diode is coupled to the third well within the monocrystalline semiconductor, wherein the second well has an opposite doping polarity relative to the deep well such that a boundary between the deep well and the third well define the second diode within the monocrystalline semiconductor.
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