Patent ID: 6426547
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: H01L,Y02E

Abstract:
A lateral PIN diode comprising:a semiconductor substrate; field isolation means formed on a major surface of said semiconductor substrate; a PIN diode body formed above and on a major surface of said field isolation means, wherein said PIN diode body comprises N-type, intrinsic, and P-type regions, and wherein said intrinsic region lies between and abuts said N-type and said P-type regions; an oxide film (7) formed on a major surface of said PIN diode body; and a masking module formed on a major surface of said oxide film wherein said masking module is aligned above said intrinsic region and wherein said masking module has N-type and P-type edge implants therein defined wherein each said implant is proximate to the respective type region of said second semiconductor layer.