Method for manufacturing a semiconductor protection element and a semiconductor device

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor protection element comprising:

• a first step of implanting an impurity into a semiconductor substrate to form a first region of a first impurity concentration;
• a second step of forming a pair of second regions having a second impurity concentration being higher than said first impurity concentration on both sides of a first exposed region being exposed in said first region and on a surface of said semiconductor substrate;
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• a step of forming each of said silicide layers being in contact with a surface of said second region so that part of each of said second regions is exposed on said surface of said semiconductor substrate successively so as to be in contact with said first exposed region of said first region;
• wherein each of said silicide layers makes up a low resistance region having a relatively low resistance value, each of said second exposed regions in said second region makes up an intermediate resistance region having an intermediate resistance value, and said first exposed region in said first region makes up a high resistance region having a relatively high resistance value.

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor protection element comprising:

• a step of implanting an impurity into a semiconductor substrate to form a first region of a first impurity concentration;
• a step of forming a third region having a third impurity concentration being higher than said first impurity concentration in a manner that said third region and said first region are overlapped on a surface of said semiconductor substrate;
• a step of forming a pair of second regions having a second impurity concentration being higher than that of said third region on both sides of a first exposed region being exposed in said third region and on a surface of said semiconductor substrate;
• a step of forming each of said silicide layers being in contact with a surface of said second region so that part of each of said second regions is exposed on a surface of said semiconductor substrate successively so as to be in contact with said first exposed region of said first region;
• wherein each of said silicide layers makes up a low resistance region having a relatively low resistance value, each of said second exposed regions in said second region makes up an intermediate resistance region having an intermediate resistance value, and said first exposed region in said third region makes up a high resistance region having a relatively high resistance value.

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising:

• a step of implanting an impurity into a semiconductor substrate to form a first region of a first impurity concentration;
• a step of forming first “second region,” second “second region” and third “second region” each having an impurity concentration being higher than said first impurity concentration on said semiconductor substrate and of forming said second “second region” and third “second region” on both sides of said first region on a surface of said semiconductor substrate;
• a step of forming silicide layers formed in a manner to be in contact with a surface of each of said first “second region,” second “second region” and third “second region” in a manner that said first region has a first surface region not covered with said silicide layers and said second “second region” and third “second region” have second surface regions not covered with said silicide layers and said first surface region is sandwiched by two said second surface regions;
• a step of forming a gate electrode constructed between said silicide layers formed in a manner so as to be in contact with the surfaces of said first “second region” and second “second region;”
• a step of forming one of a source electrode and a drain electrode being formed on the silicide layer formed in a manner so as to be in contact with the surface of said first “second region” and another of said source electrode and said drain electrode being formed on said silicide layer formed in a manner so as to be in contact with the surface of said third “second region;”
• wherein each of said silicide layers makes up a low resistance region having a relatively low resistance value, each of said second surface regions makes up an intermediate resistance region having an intermediate resistance value, and said first surface region makes up a high resistance region having a relatively high resistance value.

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising:

• a step of implanting an impurity into a semiconductor substrate to form a first region of a first impurity concentration;
• a step of forming first “second region,” second “second region” and third “second region” each having an impurity concentration being higher than said first impurity concentration on said semiconductor substrate and said second “second region” and third “second region” are formed on a surface of said semiconductor substrate on both sides of said first exposed region so that said first region has a first exposed region being exposed on a surface of said semiconductor substrate;
• a step of forming each of said silicide layers being in contact with a surface of each of said first “second region,” second “second region” and third “second region” so that said second “second region” and third “second region” so as to have a second exposed region being successively in contact with said first exposed region of said first region;
• a step of forming a gate electrode constructed between said silicide layers formed in a manner so as to be in contact with surfaces of said first “second region” and second “second region;”
• a step of forming one of a source electrode and a drain electrode being formed on the silicide layer formed in a manner so as to be in contact with a surface of said first “second region” and another of said source electrode and said drain electrode being formed on said silicide layer formed in a manner so as to be in contact with the surface of said third “second region;”
• wherein each of said silicide layers makes up a low resistance region having a relatively low resistance value, each of said second exposed regions in said second region makes up an intermediate resistance region having an intermediate resistance value, and said first exposed region in said first region makes up a high resistance region having a relatively high resistance value.

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising:

• a step of implanting an impurity into a semiconductor substrate to form a first region of a first impurity concentration;
• a step of forming a third region having a third impurity concentration being higher than said first impurity concentration in a manner that said third region and said first region are overlapped on a surface of said semiconductor substrate;
• a step of forming first “second region,” second “second region” and third “second region” each having a second impurity concentration being higher than said third impurity concentration in said third region on said semiconductor substrate and said second “second region” and third “second region” are formed on a surface of said semiconductor substrate on both sides of said first exposed region so that said third region has a first exposed region being exposed on a surface of said semiconductor substrate;
• a step of forming each of said silicide layers being in contact with a surface of each of said first “second region,” second “second region” and third “second region” so that said second “second region” and third “second region” are exposed successively so as to be in contact with said first exposed region of said first region;
• a step of forming a gate electrode constructed between said silicide layers formed in a manner so as to be in contact with the surfaces of said first “second region” and second “second region;”
• a step of forming one of a source electrode and a drain electrode being formed on one of the silicide layers formed in a manner so as to be in contact with the surface of said first “second region” and another of said source electrode and said drain electrode being formed on another out of said silicide layers formed in a manner so as to be in contact with the surface of said third “second region;”
• wherein each of said silicide layers makes up a low resistance region having a relatively low resistance value, each of said second exposed regions in said second region makes up an intermediate resistance region having an intermediate resistance value, and said first exposed region in said third region makes up a high resistance region having a relatively high resistance value.