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Method of forming a frontside contact to the silicon substrate of a SOI wafer

US5314841A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 1993
Grant dateMay 24, 1994
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/743
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of having a frontside contact to a SOI wafer is described. Before any device processing steps a trench is etched through the SOI layers to the substrate. This trench is maintained during device processing and opened during source/drain implantation. At metallization an ohmic contact is made to the substrate.

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