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Interconnect and resistor for integrated circuits

US5348901A · kind A · utility

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28Claims
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Filing dateJul 9, 1992
Grant dateSep 20, 1994
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B10/15
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for forming a polycrystalline silicon resistive load element of a semiconductor integrated circuit, and an integrated circuit formed according to the same. A lightly doped first conductive layer having a conductivity of a first type. A first oxide layer is formed over the integrated circuit with a first opening therethrough exposing a portion of the first conductive layer. Using the first oxide layer as a mask, the exposed portion of the first conductive layer is then implanted with a dopant of a second conductivity type to form a junction between the exposed portion and the portion covered by the mask. A second oxide region is then formed on a portion of the first oxide layer in the first opening, over the junction and over a portion of the exposed first conductive layer adjacent to the junction. A silicide is formed over the exposed portion of the first conductive layer.

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