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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2004
Applicants:
William M. Coppock, Arlington, TX (US);
Charles A. Dark, Arlington, TX (US);
Inventors:
William M. Coppock, Arlington, TX (US);
Charles A. Dark, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L021/331 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A conductive structure provides a conductive path from a first region in a semiconductor material to a second spaced apart region in the semiconductor material by forming one or more trenches between the first and second regions, and implanting a dopant into the bottom surfaces of the trenches to form a continuous conductive path.