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Method for fabricating a semiconductor device by controlled diffusion between adjacent layers

US4239559A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 1979
Grant dateDec 16, 1980
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Expiry dateApr 17, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/981
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is disclosed, which comprises forming a first polycrystalline silicon film containing an impurity such as phosphorus or boron on the surface of a silicon oxide film, forming an impurity-free second polycrystalline silicon film contiguous to the first polycrystalline silicon film, diffusing the impurity contained in the first polycrystalline silicon film into the second polycrystalline silicon film to form an impurity-containing region, and oxidizing the impurity-containing region to electrically separate the first and second polycrystalline silicon films from each other by the resulting oxide.

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