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Method of etching a lateral trench under an extrinsic base and improved bipolar transistor

US6964907B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 2003
Grant dateNov 15, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/405
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a BJT, the extrinsic base to collector capacitance is reduced by forming a lateral trench between the extrinsic base region and collector. This is typically done by using an anisotropic wet etch process in a <110> direction of a <100> orientation wafer.

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