Abstract: A zener diode in a SiGe BiCMOS process is disclosed. An N-type region of the zener diode is formed in an active region and surrounded by an N-deep well. A pseudo buried layer is formed under each of the shallow trench field oxide regions on a corresponding side of the active region, and the N-type region is connected to the pseudo buried layers via the N-deep well. The N-type region has its electrode picked up by deep hole contacts. A P-type region of the zener diode is formed of a P-type ion implanted region in the active region. The P-type region is situated above and in contact with the N-type region, and has a doping concentration greater than that of the N-type region. The P-type region has its electrode picked up by metal contact. A method of fabricating zener diode in a SiGe BiCMOS process is also disclosed.

Abstract: A silicon-germanium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) having a deep pseudo buried layer is disclosed. The SiGe HBT includes isolation structures formed in trenches, first pseudo buried layers and second pseudo buried layers, and a collector region. The first pseudo buried layers are formed under the respective trenches and the second pseudo buried layers are formed under the first pseudo buried layers, with each first pseudo buried layer vertically contacting with a second pseudo buried layer. The second pseudo buried layers are laterally connected to each other, and the collector region is surrounded by the trenches, the first pseudo buried layers and the second pseudo buried layers. The cross section of each of the trenches has a regular trapezoidal shape, namely, each trench's width of its top is smaller than that of its bottom. A manufacturing method of the SiGe HBT is also disclosed.

Abstract: A structure for picking up a collector region is disclosed. The structure includes a pair of polysilicon stacks formed in the isolation regions and extending below the collector region; and a pair of collector electrodes contacting on the polysilicon stacks, wherein the pair of polysilicon stacks includes: a first polysilicon layer located below the isolation regions, and a second polysilicon layer located on and in contact with the first polysilicon layer, the first polysilicon layer being doped with a dopant having a higher diffusivity or higher concentration than a dopant of the second polysilicon layer, wherein a depth of the polysilicon stacks is greater than a depth of the collector region; the depth of the collector region is greater than a depth of the second polysilicon layer; and the depth of the second polysilicon layer is greater than a depth of the isolation regions.

Abstract: A high-speed SiGe HBT is disclosed, which includes: a substrate; STIs formed in the substrate; a collector region formed beneath the substrate surface and located between the STIs; an epitaxial dielectric layer including two portions, one being located on the collector region, the other being located on one of the STIs; a base region formed both in a region between and on surfaces of the two portions of the epitaxial dielectric layer; an emitter dielectric layer including two portions, both portions being formed on the base region; an emitter region formed both in a region between and on surfaces of the two portions of the emitter dielectric layer; a contact hole formed on a surface of each of the base region, the emitter region and the collector region. A method of manufacturing high-speed SiGe HBT is also disclosed.

Abstract: A silicon-germanium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) device that includes a substrate; a buried oxide layer near a bottom of the substrate; a collector region above and in contact with the buried oxide layer; a field oxide region on each side of the collector region; a pseudo buried layer under each field oxide region and in contact with the collector region; and a through region under and in contact with the buried oxide layer. A method for manufacturing a SiGe HBT device is also disclosed. The SiGe HBT device can isolate noise from the bottom portion of the substrate and hence can improve the intrinsic noise performance of the device at high frequencies.

Abstract: An RF LDMOS device is disclosed, including: a substrate having a first conductivity type; a channel doped region having the first conductivity type and a drift region having a second conductivity type, each in an upper portion of the substrate, the channel doped region having a first end in lateral contact with a first end of the drift region; a first well having the first conductivity type in the substrate, the first well having a top portion in contact with both of a bottom of the first end of the channel doped region and a bottom of the first end of the drift region; and a second well having the first conductivity type in the substrate, the second well having a top portion in contact with a bottom of a second end of the drift region. A method of forming such an RF LDMOS device is also disclosed.

Abstract: An ultra-high voltage silicon-germanium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT), which includes: a P-type substrate; an N-type matching layer, a P-type matching layer and an N? collector region stacked on the P-type substrate from bottom up; two field oxide regions separately formed in the N? collector region; N+ pseudo buried layers, each under a corresponding one of the field oxide regions and in contact with each of the N-type matching layer, the P-type matching layer and the N? collector region; an N+ collector region between the two field oxide regions and through the N? collector region and the P-type matching layer and extending into the N-type matching layer; and deep hole electrodes, each in a corresponding one of the field oxide regions and in contact with a corresponding one of the N+ pseudo buried layers. A method of fabricating an ultra-high voltage SiGe HBT is also disclosed.

Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device is disclosed, which includes: a gate structure on a surface of a substrate; and a source region and a drain region beneath the surface of the substrate, the source region and the drain region formed on opposite sides of the gate structure, wherein the gate structure includes a first section proximal to the source region and a second section proximal to the drain region, and wherein the first section of the gate structure has a dopant concentration at least one decimal order higher than a dopant concentration of the second section of the gate structure. A method of forming an RF LDMOS device is also disclosed. With the gate structure including two sections having different dopant concentrations, the present invention is capable of reducing the hot carrier injection effect while possessing a low on-resistance.

Abstract: An ultra high voltage silicon-germanium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) is disclosed, in which, a collector region is formed between two isolation structures; a pseudo buried layer is formed under each isolation structure and each side of the collector region is connected with a corresponding pseudo buried layer; a SiGe field plate is formed on each of the isolation structures; each pseudo buried layer is picked up by a first contact hole electrode and each SiGe field plate is picked up by a second contact hole electrode; and each first contact hole electrode is connected to its adjacent second contact hole electrode and the two contact hole electrodes jointly serve as an emitter. A manufacturing method of the ultra high voltage SiGe HBT is also disclosed.

Abstract: A silicon-germanium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) is disclosed, which includes: two isolation structures each being formed in a trench; a set of three or more pseudo buried layers formed under each trench with every adjacent two pseudo buried layers of the set being vertically contacted with each other; and a collector region. In this design, the lowermost pseudo buried layers of the two sets are laterally in contact with each other, and the collector region is surrounded by the two isolation structures and the two sets of pseudo buried layers. As the breakdown voltage of a SiGe HBT according to the present invention is determined by the distance between an uppermost pseudo buried layer and the edge of an active region, SiGe HBTs having different breakdown voltages can be achieved. A manufacturing method of the SiGe HBT is also disclosed.

Abstract: A high-speed SiGe HBT is disclosed, which includes: a substrate; STIs formed in the substrate; a collector region formed beneath the substrate surface and located between the STIs; an epitaxial dielectric layer including two portions, one being located on the collector region, the other being located on one of the STIs; a base region formed both in a region between and on surfaces of the two portions of the epitaxial dielectric layer; an emitter dielectric layer including two portions, both portions being formed on the base region; an emitter region formed both in a region between and on surfaces of the two portions of the emitter dielectric layer; a contact hole formed on a surface of each of the base region, the emitter region and the collector region. A method of manufacturing high-speed SiGe HBT is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing trench type super junction device is disclosed. The method includes the step of forming one or more P type implantation regions in the N type epitaxial layer below the bottom of each trench. By using this method, a super junction device having alternating P type and N type regions is produced, wherein the P type region is formed by P type silicon filled in the trench and P type implantation regions below the trench. The present invention can greatly improve the breakdown voltage of a super junction MOSFET.

Abstract: A high voltage bipolar transistor with shallow trench isolation (STI) comprises the areas of a collector formed by implanting first electric type impurities into active area and connected with pseudo buried layers at two sides; Pseudo buried layers which are formed by implanting high dose first type impurity through the bottoms of STI at two sides if active area, and do not touch directly; deep contact through field oxide to contact pseudo buried layers and pick up the collectors; a base deposited on the collector by epitaxial growth and in-situ doped by second electric type impurity, in which the intrinsic base touches local collector and extrinsic base is used for base pick-up; a emitter which is a polysilicon layer deposited on the intrinsic base and doped with first electric type impurities. This invention makes the depletion region of collector/base junction from 1D (vertical) distribution to 2D (vertical and lateral) distribution.

Abstract: An LDMOS device is disclosed. The LDMOS device includes: a substrate having a first type of conductivity; a drift region having a second type of conductivity and a doped region having the first type of conductivity both formed in the substrate; a drain region having the second type of conductivity and being formed in the drift region, the drain region being located at an end of the drift region farther from the doped region; and a buried layer having the first type of conductivity and being formed in the drift region, the buried layer being in close proximity to the drain region and having a step-like bottom surface, and wherein a depth of the buried layer decreases progressively in a direction from the drain region to the doped region. A method of fabricating LDMOS device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device is disclosed, wherein a lightly doped n-type drain region has a laterally non-uniform n-type dopant concentration distribution, which is achieved by forming a moderately n-type doped region, having a higher doping concentration and a greater depth than the rest portion of the lightly doped n-type drain region, in a portion of the lightly n-type doped region proximate to the polysilicon gate. The structure enables the RF LDMOS device of the present invention to have both a high breakdown voltage and a significantly reduced on-resistance. A method of fabricating such a RF LDMOS device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device includes a substrate, a p-type epitaxial layer, a p-type well, a lightly doped n-type drain region, a gate oxide layer, a polysilicon gate, a dielectric layer and a Faraday shield. The Faraday shield includes: a horizontal portion covering a portion of the polysilicon gate and isolated from the polysilicon gate by the dielectric layer; a step-like portion with at least two steps covering a portion of the lightly doped n-type drain region and isolated from the lightly doped n-type drain region by the dielectric layer; and a vertical portion connecting the horizontal portion with the step-like portion and isolated from the polysilicon gate and the lightly doped n-type drain region by the dielectric layer. A method of fabricating such an RF LDMOS device is also disclosed.

Abstract: An LDMOS device is disclosed. The LDMOS device includes: a substrate having a first type of conductivity; a drift region having a second type of conductivity and being formed in the substrate; a doped region having the first type of conductivity and being formed in the substrate, the doped region being located at a first end of the drift region and laterally adjacent to the drift region; and a heavily doped drain region having the second type of conductivity and being formed in the substrate, the heavily doped drain region being located at a second end of the drift region, wherein the drift region has a step-like top surface with at least two step portions, and wherein a height of the at least two step portions decreases progressively in a direction from the doped region to the drain region. A method of fabricating LDMOS device is also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention discloses a vertical parasitic PNP transistor in a BiCMOS process and manufacturing method of the same, wherein an active region is isolated by STIs. The transistor includes a collector region, a base region, an emitter region, pseudo buried layers, and N-type polysilicon. The pseudo buried layers, formed at the bottom of the STIs located on both sides of the collector region, extend laterally into the active region and contact with the collector region, whose electrodes are picked up through making deep-hole contacts in the STIs. The N-type polysilicon is formed on the base region and contacts with it, whose electrodes are picked up through making metal contacts on the N-type polysilicon. The transistors can be used as output devices in high-speed and high-gain circuits, efficiently reducing the transistors area, diminishing the collector resistance, and improving the transistors performance. The method can reduce the cost without additional technological conditions.

Abstract: An ultra-high voltage silicon-germanium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT), which includes: a P-type substrate; an N-type matching layer, a P-type matching layer and an N? collector region stacked on the P-type substrate from bottom up; two field oxide regions separately formed in the N? collector region; N+ pseudo buried layers, each under a corresponding one of the field oxide regions and in contact with each of the N-type matching layer, the P-type matching layer and the N? collector region; an N+ collector region between the two field oxide regions and through the N? collector region and the P-type matching layer and extending into the N-type matching layer; and deep hole electrodes, each in a corresponding one of the field oxide regions and in contact with a corresponding one of the N+ pseudo buried layers. A method of fabricating an ultra-high voltage SiGe HBT is also disclosed.

Abstract: A structure for picking up a collector region including a pair of polysilicon stacks formed in the isolation regions and extending below the collector region; and a pair of collector electrodes contacting on the polysilicon stacks, wherein the pair of polysilicon stacks includes: an undoped polysilicon layer and a doped polysilicon layer located on the undoped polysilicon layer, wherein a depth of the doped polysilicon layer is greater than a depth of the collector region; the depth of the collector region is greater than a depth of the isolation regions.