Method for forming buried layers with top-side contacts and the resulting structure

摘要

A buried layer of dopant is formed in a semiconductor by etching a series of trenches, then depositing dopant at the bottom of the trenches and diffusing until the dopant from different trenches meet to form a continuous layer. Depending on the material used to fill the trenches, the buried layer can be contacted or isolated. With this method, it becomes unnecessary to grow expensive epitaxial layers.