EP0406886A2 - Dispositif de commutation utilisant l'émission par effet de champ et son procédé de fabrication - Google Patents

Dispositif de commutation utilisant l'émission par effet de champ et son procédé de fabrication Download PDF

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EP0406886A2
EP0406886A2 EP90112938A EP90112938A EP0406886A2 EP 0406886 A2 EP0406886 A2 EP 0406886A2 EP 90112938 A EP90112938 A EP 90112938A EP 90112938 A EP90112938 A EP 90112938A EP 0406886 A2 EP0406886 A2 EP 0406886A2
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Masanori Watanabe
Hiroyuki Kado
Takao Chikamura
Nobuyuki Yoshiike
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    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J3/00—Details of electron-optical or ion-optical arrangements or of ion traps common to two or more basic types of discharge tubes or lamps
    • H01J3/02—Electron guns
    • H01J3/021—Electron guns using a field emission, photo emission, or secondary emission electron source
    • H01J3/022—Electron guns using a field emission, photo emission, or secondary emission electron source with microengineered cathode, e.g. Spindt-type
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    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J21/00—Vacuum tubes
    • H01J21/02—Tubes with a single discharge path
    • H01J21/06—Tubes with a single discharge path having electrostatic control means only
    • H01J21/10—Tubes with a single discharge path having electrostatic control means only with one or more immovable internal control electrodes, e.g. triode, pentode, octode
    • H01J21/105—Tubes with a single discharge path having electrostatic control means only with one or more immovable internal control electrodes, e.g. triode, pentode, octode with microengineered cathode and control electrodes, e.g. Spindt-type

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  • the present invention relates to a super-high-­speed switching device using field-emission type cold cathode.
  • Insulation layer 22 is formed on the surface of silicon substrate 21, while gate electrode 24 having a hole 26 of 1-1.5 micrometer diameter and adjacent collector electrode 25 are formed on the insulation layer 22.
  • gate electrode 24 having a hole 26 of 1-1.5 micrometer diameter and adjacent collector electrode 25 are formed on the insulation layer 22.
  • insulation layer 22 is partly remained in a shape of cone, and thereafter, a cone-shaped field-emission type cold cathode (hereinafter referred to as emitter electrode) 23 is formed on the surface of silicon substrate 21. Accordingly, the emitter electrode 23 and the silicon substrate 21 are electrically connected.
  • the switching device according to the prior art is capable of operating at a speed faster than that of the semiconductor switching device by more than one digit place, there is a limit in shortening of the operation time, because the prior art switching device has such a structure that the gate electrode 24 is inserted between emitter electrode 23 and collector electrode 25. In other words, it is quite difficult according to the prior art switching device to make the spacing between the emitter electrode and the collector electrode less than 10 micrometers to shorten the electron-running time.
  • the rate of electron entering into the collector electrode is not always sufficient. Also, there is such defect that electron beam flows into other neighboring switching devices to cause a crosstalk.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to provide an imaging device which solves these problems.
  • the present invention has been developed with a view to substantially solving the above described disadvan­tages and has for its essential object to provide an im­proved electrophotographic imaging device.
  • a field-emission type switching device comprises: a substrate means formed with a recess having a straight edge and serrated edge opposite to said straight edge; a gate electrode formed at the bottom of said recess; an emitter electrode provided over said substrate means and having a serrated edge which is slightly off alignment with the serrate edge of said recess so as to provide an emitter overhanging portion overhanging said recess; a collector electrode provided over said substrate means and having a straight edge which is slightly off alignment with the straight edge of said recess so as to provide a collector overhanging portion overhanging said recess.
  • a method for making a field-emission type switching device comprises steps of: (a) forming an insulation layer on a semiconductor substrate layer; (b) forming an electric conductive layer over said insulation layer; (c) etching said electric conductive layer to form an emitter electrode having a serrated edge and a collector electrode having a straight edge; (d) etching said insulation layer through a space between said emitter electrode and collector electrode so as to form a recess in said insulation layer such that an emitter overhanging portion is formed overhanging said recess and, at the same time, a collector overhanging portion is formed overhanging said recess; ( e ) ion injecting at the bottom of said recess into said semiconductor substrate so as to form a gate electrode; and (f) etching said overhanging portions to provide tapered edges.
  • the field-emission type switching device comprises a P-type silicon substrate 1 having a thickness of 300 micrometer and an insulation layer 2 made of silicon oxide film having a thickness of 0.5 micrometer formed on the P-type silicon substrate 1.
  • the insulation layer 2 is partly removed to provide a recess 6.
  • One edge of the recess 6 is straight and other edge opposite to the one edge is serrated.
  • An emitter electrode 3 and a collector electrode 4 which are formed by a tungsten silicide (WSi2) film with a thickness of 0.2 micrometer are provided on insulation layer 2 such that emitter electrode 3 has a serrated edge 7 which is slightly off alignment towards the collector electrode 4 with the serrate edge of the recess 6, and collector electrode 4 has a straight edge which is slightly off alignment towards the emitter electrode 3 with the straight edge of the recess 6.
  • WSi2 tungsten silicide
  • the bottom of groove 6, which is the surface of the silicon substrate 1 is formed with an n+ region by an ion-injection process, thereby defining a gate electrode 5.
  • Figs. 4a-4e steps for forming the field-emission type switching device of Fig. 2 are shown.
  • the insulation layer 2 made of silicon oxide film having 0.3-0.6 micrometer is formed on the surface of P-type silicon substrate 1, and then WSi2 film 9 having a thickness of 0.2 micrometer is formed on the surface of the insulation layer.
  • the emitter electrode 3 and the collector electrode 4 are formed by the step of photolithographic etching, providing 1-3 micrometers, preferably 1.5 micrometers, of spacing between the tip of the serrated edge of emitter electrode 3 and the straight edge of collector electrode 4.
  • the insulation layer 2 between electrodes 3 and 4 is removed by etching process using buffer etching solution, resulting in a formation of recess 6.
  • a peripheral edge portion 3a of emitter electrode 3 and a peripheral edge portion 4a of collector electrode 4 extend over the recess 6 as in eaves.
  • low-resistance n+ layer is formed on the surface of the silicon substrate between both electrodes for making gate electrode 5.
  • a low-resistance p+ layer is formed when an N-type substrate is used.
  • overhanging portions 3a and 4a are etched so as to provide a tapered edge.
  • each pointed tip of the serrated edge 7 is rounded with a curvature radius R of 0.5-1 micrometer, and has a tapered edge thickness T of 0.02-0.04 micrometer.
  • a sharp edge is particularly suitable for the intense and concentrated electrode emission from emitter electrode 3. Since it is very difficult to obtain a sharp edge by reducing the curvature radius R, the sharp edge is obtained by making the tapered edge thickness T very thin.
  • emitter electrode 3 is connected to earth and collector electrode 4 is applied with 60V. At this condition, no electron emits from emitter electrode 3. Then, when gate electrode 5 is provided with 50V pulse, emission of electrons from emitter electrode 3 occurs during the pulse period. Thus, a negative pulse signal is generated at collector electrode 4.
  • emitter electrode 3 is connected to earth and when collector electrode 4 is applied with 80V, emitter electrode 3 emits electrons to cause electron current to flow to collector electrode 4. During such a electron current flow, when gate electrode 5 is applied with -30V pulse voltage, the electron current is cut off during the pulse period.
  • the field-emission type switching device can be used in the same way as the field-­effect transistor formed by a semiconductor.
  • the switching device of the present invention can provide less than 0.2 pico-second of the limit of the switching speed as determined by the running time of electron between the emitter and collector electrodes.
  • insulation layer 2 may be formed by such materials as Si3N4, Ta2O3, or Al2O3 having a high insulation property. As the thickness of insulation layer 2 is made thinner, the operation becomes more sensitive to the change of voltage in gate electrode 5. Thus, the drive voltage can be lowered.
  • material for forming the emitter electrode is not limited to WSi2, but such material as W, Ta, Mo having high melting point, or carbide such as WC, TaC, ZrC, or SiC, or carbon, may also be used.
  • a field-emission type switching device according to a second embodiment of the present invention is shown.
  • Emitter electrode 12 and collector electrode 13 are formed on the surface of glass substrate 11.
  • a recess 15 is formed in the giass substrate 11 between electrodes 12 and 13.
  • a gate electrode 14 is disposed in recess 15.
  • a distance D1 measured between the tip of emitter electrode 12 and gate electrode 14 is 0.5-­1.0 micrometer
  • a distance D2 between the edge of gate electrode 14 and collector electrode 13 is 1-2 micrometers
  • a width W of gate electrode 14 is 0.5-1.0 micrometer.
  • the switching device of the second embodiment operates in the same manner as that of the first embodiment, and similar high speed and stable operation as that observed in the first embodiment is obtained.
  • a level difference between emitter and gate electrodes is 0.5-1.0 micrometer.
  • distance D1 when distance D1 is made shorter than distance D2, it is possible to improved the effect of the gate electrode. Furthermore, by making the distance D2 great, it is possible to increase the dielectric breakdown voltage between both gate and collector electrodes, thus making it possible to provide a switching device having high amplification rate.
  • the switching device according to the present invention may be encapsulated by a suitable casing to provide the switching device in a vacuum condition, or in a non-active gas.
  • the switching speed can be shortened more than one-­tenth. Furthermore, no crosstalk occurs between adjacent devices, and yet, the invented switching device can be manufactured at inexpensive cost.
EP19900112938 1989-07-07 1990-07-06 Dispositif de commutation utilisant l'émission par effet de champ et son procédé de fabrication Expired - Lifetime EP0406886B1 (fr)

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