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Method of fabricating low noise reference diodes and transistors

US4590664A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 29, 1983
Grant dateMay 27, 1986
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/983

Abstract

The thick oxide over the surface portion of a P/N junction of a reference diode is removed, a thin oxide is grown thereon, and a contaminated shield layer is formed on the thin oxide. In addition to improving the reversed biased diode, the same method improves the forward biased emitter-base surface junction of a vertical bipolar transistor. The shield layer may be biased separate from the transistor.

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