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Process for making contact to differently doped regions in a semiconductor device, and semiconductor device

US5885897A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 10, 1997
Grant dateMar 23, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 10, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/256
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process is disclosed for making contact to differently doped regions in a semiconductor device which are disposed in a silicon substrate in different depths, a first region with a first dopant concentration and/or conductivity type and the smaller depth being disposed in a second region with a second dopant concentration and/or conductivity type and the greater depth, and a first metal layer being deposited on the first region. A second metal layer is deposited on a portion of the first metal layer, and the structure is subjected to a heat treatment in which contact is made to the first region through the first metal layer and to the second region through the first metal layer and the second metal layer.

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