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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Shine Chung, Hsien, TW;
Fu-lung Hsueh, Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Shine Chung, Hsien, TW;
Fu-Lung Hsueh, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/739 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A bipolar device includes: an emitter of a first polarity type constructed on a semiconductor substrate; a collector of the first polarity type constructed on the semiconductor substrate; a gate pattern in a mesh configuration defining the emitter and the collector; an intrinsic base of a second polarity type underlying the gate pattern; and an extrinsic base constructed atop the gate pattern and coupled with the intrinsic base, for functioning together with the intrinsic base as a base of the bipolar device.