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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 1984
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shakir A Abbas, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Ingrid E Magdo, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29571 ; 2957 / ; 2957 / ; 29578 ; 29580 ; 29591 ; 148-15 ; 148187 ; 156643 ; 156648 ; 156653 ; 156657 ; 357 49 ; 357 50 ; 357 59 ; 357 68 ; 427 88 ;
Abstract
A self-aligned metal process is described which achieves self-aligned metal silicon contacts and micron-to-submicron contact-to-contact and metal-to-metal spacing by use of the pattern of dielectric material having a thickness in the order of a micron or less. The pattern of recessed oxide isolation to device area is also self-aligned by this process. The process results in substantially planar integrated circuit structure. The process is applicable to either a bipolar integrated circuit either bipolar or MOS field effect transistor integrated circuits.