Patent · US Expired

Step cut type insulated gate SIT having low-resistance electrode and method of manufacturing the same

US5060029A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 1990
Grant dateOct 22, 1991
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/663
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention provides a step cut type insulated gate static induction tsistor having a first main electrode formed in one major surface of a semiconductor substrate, a second main electrode formed in a bottom portion of a U-shaped groove formed in one major surface of a semiconductor substrate, a control electrode formed on a side wall of the U-shaped groove and consisting of a thin insulating film and a polysilicon layer, and a low-resistance electrode of a refractory metal layer or a refractory metal silicide layer formed in at least part of the side wall of the polysilicon layer of the control electrode.

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