Patent · US Expired

Method of manufacturing a schottky device

US6710419B2 · kind B2 · utility

5Cited by
39References
21Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 29, 2002
Grant dateMar 23, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 29, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/106

Abstract

An improved Schottky device, having a low resistivity layer of semiconductor material, a high resistivity layer of semiconductor material and a buried dopant region positioned in the high resistivity layer utilized to reduce reverse leakage current. The low resistivity layer can be an N+ material while the high resistivity layer can be an N− layer. The buried dopant region can be of P+ material, thus forming a PN junction with an associated charge depletion zone in the N− layer and an associated low reverse leakage current. The location of the P+ material allows for a full Schottky barrier between the N− material and a barrier metal to be maintained, thus the device experiences a low forward voltage drop.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.