Patent · US Expired

Method of forming stacked conductive and/or resistive polysilicon lands in multilevel semiconductor chips and structures resulting therefrom

US5275963A · kind A · utility

64Cited by
9References
17Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 12, 1991
Grant dateJan 4, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 12, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S257/904
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor structure including: a semiconductor substrate (18/19) having active regions (21) of devices (T1, . . . ) therein and/or polysilicon lines (23-1, . . .) formed thereupon; a first thick passivating layer (26/27) formed above the substrate having a set of first metal contact studs (30-1, . . .) therein contacting at least one of the active regions (21) and/or the polysilicon lines (23-1, . . . ); the surface of the first contact studs is coplanar with the surface of the first passivating layer; a plurality of polysilicon lands (31-1, . . .) formed on the planar structure in contact with the first contact studs; the polysilicon lands are either highly resistive, highly conductive or a mix thereof; a second thick passivating layer (34/35) formed above the resulting structure having a set of second metal contact-studs (37-1 . . .) therein contacting at least one of the polysilicon lands and/or one of the first contact studs; the surface of the second contact studs is coplanar with the surface of the second thick passivating layer. a plurality of metal lands (38-1, . . . ) formed above the second thick passivating layer (34/35) in contact with the second contact studs; a …

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.