US 4,357,622 A · Complementary transistor structure

Abstract

Complementary, vertical bipolar NPN and PNP transistors are fabricated on the same monolithic semiconductor substrate which have matched high performance characteristics. A method for fabricating such complementary devices is also provided. In the method, a barrier region of a first conductivity type is formed on the surface of the monocrystalline semiconductor substrate doped with a second conductivity type. After an annealing heat treatment to drive in the doping ions of the barrier region, a collector region for one of the complementary transistors of a second conductivity type is formed within the barrier region. It is convenient to simultaneously form isolation regions of a second conductivity type in the substrate while forming the collector region. A collector region of a first conductivity type is then formed in the substrate for the other of the complementary transistors. The collector region for the other complementary transistor is formed within at least one other isolation region. An epitaxial layer of semiconductor material doped with ions of the first conductivity type is then formed on the surface of the substrate. To provide improved PNP transistor performance, the P-type emitter for the PNP transistor is formed prior to a last drive-in treatment by forming a polycrystalline silicon layer on the exposed surface of the base. The polycrystalline silicon is doped with a P-type dopant. Thereafter the transistor structure is subjected to conditions whereby the doping ions contained in the polycrystalline silicon layer are driven into the epitaxial layer to provide a shallow emitter region without effecting dislocations in the silicon lattice of the epitaxial layer.

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Dependent claims

A transistor structure including at least one vertical bipolar PNP transistor comprising:

a substrate of P-type monocrystalline semiconductor material;
a N-type barrier region formed in the surface of said substrate;
a P-type collector region for said transistor formed within said barrier region, wherein the impurity concentration of said barrier region at the junction of said barrier region and said collector region is in the range from about 1.times.10.sup.16 to about 5.times.10.sup.17 atoms/cc and the peak impurity concentration of said collector is in the range from about 1.times.10.sup.18 to about 1.times.10.sup.20 atoms/cc;
an N-type epitaxial layer formed on the surface of said substrate over said collector and said barrier region;
a N-type base region for said transistor formed in the surface of said epitaxial layer;
an emitter region provided in said base region and doped with a P-type impurity from a polycrystalline source layer containing P-type dopants, the emitter region having a surface concentration of P-type doping ions of at least about 1.times.10.sup.19 atoms/cc extending to a depth of at least about 2000 A from the surface and a concentration of less than about 1.times.10.sup.16 atoms/cc at a depth of 3500 A;
a base contact region formed within said base region;
and
a collector contact region formed in the surface of said epitaxial layer which extends into contact with said collector region.

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A transistor structure including a complementary air of vertical bipolar transistors comprising:

a barrier region of a first conductivity type formed in the surface of a monocrystalline semiconductor substrate doped with a second conductivity type;
a collector region for one of said transistors of said second conductivity type formed within said barrier region,
wherein the impurity concentration of said barrier region at the junction of said barrier region and said collector region formed within said barrier region is in the range from about 1.times.10.sup.16 to about 5.times.10.sup.17 atoms/cc and the peak impurity concentration of said collector is in the range from about 1.times.10.sup.18 to about 1.times.10.sup.20 atoms/cc;
a collector region of a first conductivity type for the other of said complementary transistors formed in the surface of said substrate;
an epitaxial layer of semiconductor material doped with said first conductivity type formed on the surface of said substrate over said collectors and said barrier region;
a base region for said transistors of said first conductivity type formed in the surface of said epitaxial layer;
a base region for the other of said complementary transistors of said second conductivity type formed on said collector region of the first conductivity type;
emitter and base contact regions for said transistors formed within said base regions wherein the emitter region of said one of said complementary transistors is doped with an impurity of said second conductivity type from a polycrystalline source layer and wherein said emitter region has an impurity concentration of at least 1.times.10.sup.19 atoms/cc extending to a depth of at least about 2000 A from the surface and a concentration of less than about 1.times.10.sup.16 atoms/cc at a depth of 3500 A;
and
a collector contact region for each transistor formed in the surface of said epitaxial layer which extends into contact with said collector region.

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A transistor structure including a complementary pair of vertical bipolar transistors comprising:

a barrier region of a first conductivity type formed in the surface of a monocrystalline semiconductor substrate doped with a second conductivity type;
a collector region for one of said transistors of said second conductivity type formed within said barrier region;
wherein the impurity concentration of said barrier region at the junction of said barrier region and said collector region formed within said barrier region is in the range from about 1.times.10.sup.16 to about 5.times.10.sup.17 atoms/cc and the peak impurity concentration of said collector is in the range from about 1.times.10.sup.18 to about 1.times.10.sup.20 atoms/cc;
a collector region of a first conductivity type for the other of said complementary transistors formed in the surface of said substrate;
an epitaxial layer of semiconductor material doped with said first conductivity type formed on the surface of said substrate over said collectors and said barrier region;
a base region for said transistors of said first conductivity type formed in the surface of said epitaxial layer;
a base region for the other of said complementary transistors of said second conductivity type formed on said collector region of the first conductivity type;
emitter and base contact regions for said transistors formed within said base regions wherein the emitter region of said one of said complementary transistors is doped with an impurity of said second conductivity type from a polycrystalline source layer and wherein said emitter region has an impurity concentration of at least 5.times.10.sup.19 atoms/cc extending to a depth of at least about 1500 A from the surface and a concentration of less than about 1.times.10.sup.17 atoms/cc at a depth of 3000 A;
and
a collector contact region for each transistor formed in the surface of said epitaxial layer which extends into contact with said collector region.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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