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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1993
Filed:
May. 11, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Janet L Benton, Warren, NJ (US);
Renuka P Jindal, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Ya-Hong Xie, Flemington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257292 ; 257458 ; 257459 ; 257465 ; 257461 ; 257448 ;
Abstract
An integrated photodiode is formed by providing a silicon substrate with a deep recessed tub in excess of about 20 microns, forming an isolated p-n junction on the peripheral tub surfaces, and selectively epitaxially filling the tub with intrinsic silicon. A desired monolithic integrated circuit is fabricated outside the tub periphery using conventional VLSI techniques. A photodiode electrode structure within the tub periphery can be fabricated at the same time as other monolithic circuit components are formed.