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Method of fabricating 3D multilayer semiconductor circuits

US5943574A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 1998
Grant dateAug 24, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D88/00
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of fabricating 3D semiconductor circuits including providing a conductive layer with doped polysilicon thereon patterned and annealed to form first single grain polysilicon terminals of semiconductor devices. Insulated gate contacts are spaced vertically from the terminals so as to define vertical vias and polysilicon is deposited in the vias to form conduction channels. An upper portion of the polysilicon in the vias is doped to form second terminals for the semiconductor devices, and the polysilicon is annealed to convert it to single grain polysilicon. A second electrically conductive layer is deposited and patterned on the second terminal to define second terminal contacts of the semiconductor devices.

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