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Semiconductor device sram to prevent out-diffusion

US4803534A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 1986
Grant dateFeb 7, 1989
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a first conductor layer into which is diffused an impurity for lowering the resistance, and a second conductor layer provided on the upper side of the first conductor layer through a stopper layer which suppresses out-diffusion of the impurity. By virtue of the existence of the stopper layer, it is possible to inhibit the above-described impurity from being diffused into the second conductor layer. In a SRAM, resistance variations between high-resistance elements which correspond to the second conductor layer can be suppressed, so that it is possible to prevent lowering of the yield with respect to the electrical reliability. In a SRAM, further, the resistance of the high-resistance elements is not lowered; therefore, it is possible to reduce the power consumption.

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