Cobalt silicide schottky diode on isolated well
AssigneeTower Semiconductor Ltd.
InventorsSharon Levin, Shye Shapira, Ira Naot, Robert Strain, Yossi Netzer
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AssigneeTower Semiconductor Ltd.
InventorsSharon Levin, Shye Shapira, Ira Naot, Robert Strain, Yossi Netzer
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A Schottky diode is formed on an isolated well (e.g., a P-well formed in a buried N-well), and utilizes cobalt silicide (CoSi2) structures respectively formed on heavily doped and lightly doped regions of the isolated well to provide the Schottky barrier and backside (ohmic) contact structures of the Schottky diode. The surrounding buried N-well is coupled to a bias voltage. The Schottky barrier and backside contact structures are separated by isolation structures formed using polycrystalline silicon, which is used to form the gate structure of CMOS FETs, in order to minimize forward resistance. Heavily doped drain (HDD) diffusions and lightly doped drain (LDD) diffusions, which are used to form source and drain diffusions of the FET, are utilized to form a suitable contact diffusion under the backside contact silicide.
A Schottky diode formed on a substrate having an upper surface, the Schottky diode comprising:
A complimentary complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor integrated circuit (CMOS IC) device formed on a substrate having an upper surface, wherein the CMOS IC device comprises:
A method for fabricating a complimentary complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor integrated circuit (CMOS IC) device on a substrate having an upper surface, wherein the method comprises:
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