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MOSFET having self-aligned gate and buried shield and method of making same

US6215152A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 1998
Grant dateApr 10, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/519
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A MOSFET has a buried shield plate under the gate and over the drain with the gate being formed on the periphery of the buried shield plate as a self-aligned structure with minimal or no overlap of the gate over the shield plate. Methods of fabricating the MOSFET are disclosed.

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