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Method for a junction field effect transistor with reduced gate capacitance

US7452763B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 2004
Grant dateNov 18, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/411

Abstract

A method for fabricating a dual gate structure for JFETs and MESFETs and the associated devices. Trenches are etched in a semiconductor substrate for fabrication of a gate structure for a JFET or MESFET. A sidewall spacer may be formed on the walls of the trenches to adjust the lateral dimension for a first gate. Following the formation of the first gate by implantation or deposition, a buffer region is implanted below the first gate using a complementary dopant and a second sidewall spacer with a thickness that may be the same or greater than the thickness of the first sidewall spacer. Subsequent to the buffer implant, a second gate is implanted beneath the buffer layer using a third sidewall spacer with a greater thickness than the first sidewall spacer.

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