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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Georgios Vellianitis, Redhill, GB;
Gilberto Curatola, Redhill, GB;
Kyriaki Fotopoulou, Redhill, GB;
Nader Akil, Redhill, GB;
Inventors:
Georgios Vellianitis, Redhill, GB;
Gilberto Curatola, Redhill, GB;
Kyriaki Fotopoulou, Redhill, GB;
Nader Akil, Redhill, GB;
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/872 (2006.01); H01L 21/20 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 27/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/872 (2013.01); H01L 29/66143 (2013.01); H01L 27/0629 (2013.01); H01L 29/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated circuit including a Schottky diode, and a method of making the same. The diode includes an active region bordered by an isolation region in a semiconductor substrate of the integrated circuits, a first electrode having a metal contact provided on a surface of the active region, and a second electrode having a silicide contact also provided on the surface of the active region.