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http://www.eet.bme.hu Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices Microelectronics, BSc course Bipolar IC technology: set of elements http://www.eet.bme.hu/~poppe/miel/en/09-bipIC.ppt
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 2 Set of components available in bipolar IC-s ► Resistor with base diffusion ► Resistor + emitter diffusion ► PNP transistors ► Thin film capacitance ► Layout of an OpAmp
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 3 Element set available in bipolar IC processes
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 4 Element set in bipolar IC-s Detail of a bipolar IC – as seen by a scanning electron microscope
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 5 Element set in bipolar IC-s npn (vertical) transistor Island (well) Substrate Buried layer Emitter Base
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 6 Element set in bipolar IC-s the isolation diffusion
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 7 Structure of an npn IC transistor Island (well) Substrate Buried layer Emitter Base metal
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 8 Element set in bipolar IC-s npn transistors Effective emitter edge at the base contact side (I=2 A/cm), EB br.down: 5-6 V, CB br.down 40-50 V, f T =800-900 MHz Process optimized for the npn (vertical) transistors
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 9 Element set in bipolar IC-s High current npn transistors
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 10 Area efficient solutions: two transistors in a common isolation well, multi-emitter transistor Element set in bipolar IC-s Different npn transistors
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 11 Element set in bipolar IC-s Different npn transistors Effective emitter edge at the base contact side (I=2 A/cm)
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 12 Element set in bipolar IC-s Resistor with base diffusion island (well)
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 13 Element set in bipolar IC-s Resistor with base diffusion There could be multiple resistors in the same isolation well The well must be connected to +U CC !
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 14 Element set in bipolar IC-s Resistor with base diffusion, folded as a meander Accuracy, parasistics
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 15 How to make components VERY MUCH identical? same layout shape same position close to eachother larger than minimal size same temperature
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 16 Element set in bipolar IC-s Resistor with base diffusion, cross section reduced by emitter diffusion
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 17 Element set in bipolar IC-s value: few times 100 k emitter diffusion base diffusion Slightly nonlinear Limited voltage range Resistor with base diffusion, cross section reduced by emitter diffusion
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 18 small emitter diffusion resistor (connection underpass), value cca. 2 Emitter diffusion Metallization Element set in bipolar IC-s
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 19 Element set in bipolar IC-s Lateral pnp transistor
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 20 Multiple transistors in common well Element set in bipolar IC-s Lateral pnp transistor
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 21 Forms a current mirror Element set in bipolar IC-s Lateral pnp "sector" transistors overlapping contact window
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 22 I I I 3I Also with circular shape! Element set in bipolar IC-s Lateral pnp "sector" transistors
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 23 n + no buried layer push and pull amplifier (B) Element set in bipolar IC-s Vertical pnp transistor vertical pnp structure
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 24 d ox : 0,1 m (50 V) C spec : 3-400pF/mm 2 Element set in bipolar IC-s The thin film capacitor Metal
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 25 Element set in bipolar IC-s Thin film (metal-SiO 2 -n + ) capacitor in an OpAmp Value: cca. 30pF C spec : 3-400pF/mm 2
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 26 Compare the size of the capacitor and the transistors! Element set in bipolar IC-s Thin film (metal-SiO 2 -n + ) capacitor in an OpAmp
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 27 Element set in bipolar IC-s The pn junction as a capacitor The space charge capacitance can be utilized, but voltage dependent (non-linear) may not be forward biased! EB: 1000pF/mm 2 (up to 5 V) CB: 150pF/mm 2 (up to ~50 V)
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 28 OpAmp layout, component arrangement T1, T2: NPN, input differential pair T3, T4: PNP, lateral T5, T6, T7: NPN T10, T11, T13: PNP lateral transistors D1, D2: diodes T16-17: NPN darlington T19-21: 3 NPN transistors in a common well R1, R6: large resistors R7: base+emitter diff. resistor R8, R9: small resistors T22: PNP vertical T23: NPN vertical (high current) Symmetry – to assure same thermal feedback path. This layout is not yet the best.
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 29 Thermal effects in analog IC-s: a bipolar OpAmp ► Thermal impedances ► Thermal feedback in case of an OpAmp ► How does the layout influence the thermal feedback ► Layout – thermally optimized
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 30 The thermal impedances The transfer impedance Z th complex valued The self impedance T 1 temperature rise
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 31 Thermal feedback – in an OpAmp Stationary state, V OUT > 0 -2 mV/ o C
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 32 Thermal feedback – in an OpAmp Stationary state Effect on the open loop characteristic
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 33 Thermal feedback – in an OpAmp Methods for analysis Both measurements and simulations were done. A well known, commercially available circuit was studied ( A741 OpAmp). Both stationary state and dynamic behaviour. Identical type from different IC venors: different layout designs realizing the same electrical schematic. Actual layout (component arrangement) was identified by "reverse engineering".
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 34 Details of the model Schematic of the OpAmp Physical layer structure Device under test: A741 OpAmp Yellow transistors considered by electro-thermal model
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 35 Reverse engineered layouts Layout "A"
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 36 Reverse engineered layouts Layout "B"
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 37 Open loop characteristics (measurement and simulation) Layout "A"
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 38 Layout "B" Open loop characteristics (measurement and simulation)
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 39 Thermal effects in the output impedance Frequency domain analysis
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 40 Layout "A", upper transistor on, G=10 4 Effect appears even if there is no load! Frequency domain analysis
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 41 "A" "B" Difference only in layout! Frequency domain analysis
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Budapest University of Technology and Economics Department of Electron Devices 11-10-2010 Microelectronics BSc course, Element set in bipolar IC-s © András Poppe & Vladimír Székely, BME-EET 2008 42 "A" "B" Input differential pair (common centroid) Output transistors The ideal layout
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