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| 5F038 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS | |
| H10D1/00 -1/68;89/00-89/00,101@Z;89/60 | ||
| H01L27/04-27/04@V | AC | AC00 CAPACITOR |
AC01 | AC02 | AC03 | AC04 | AC05 | AC06 | AC07 | AC08 | AC09 | AC10 |
| . Structures | . . Electrode regions or portions | . . . Semiconductor regions diffusion regions impurities or the like | . . . Planar shapes split electrodes or the like | . . . Polycrystalline electrodes or metal electrodes | . . PN isolation element isolation or parasitic capacitance | . . Stacking elements * | . . . PN and MIS | . . . on transistors e.g. stacked types | . . Grooves or surface unevenness e.g. trench types | |||
| AC11 | AC12 | AC13 | AC14 | AC15 | AC16 | AC17 | AC18 | AC19 | AC20 | |||
| . Capacitor dielectrics | . . PN junction under reversed bias | . . Schottky | . . Dielectrics * | . . . Materials thereof * | . . . Multilayer dielectric films * | . . . Film thickness | . . . Methods for manufacturing dielectrics * | . Capacitors other than semiconductor substrates e.g. chambers or hybrid ICs. | . Other capacitors * | |||
| AR | AR00 FIXED RESISTOR |
AR01 | AR02 | AR03 | AR04 | AR05 | AR06 | AR07 | AR08 | AR09 | AR10 | |
| . Dispersed types | . . Impurity concentration distributions of resistors | . . Element isolation (parasitic capacitance AR27) | . . . Isolated bias | . . Pinch resistance or JFET effects | . Thin-film resistors | . . Materials thereof * | . . . Silicides | . . . Polycrystalline semiconductors | . . . . Impurity concentration distributions of polycrystallines | |||
| AR11 | AR12 | AR13 | AR14 | AR15 | AR16 | AR17 | AR18 | AR19 | AR20 | |||
| . Common techniques shared between dispersed resistors and thin-film resistors | . . Shapes of resistors | . . . angular or longitudinal | . . . perpendicular or vertical | . . . . contacting interfaces | . . . Contact sections | . . . Grooves or unevenness | . . Composite (CR composite AZ03) | . . . Part of wiring | . . . Part of elements | |||
| AR21 | AR22 | AR23 | AR24 | AR25 | AR26 | AR27 | AR28 | AR29 | AR30 | |||
| . . arranging multiple resistors; Serial or parallel connections | . . . Unit resistors | . . . having different characteristics or resistance values | . . Dummies (See also CD10) | . . stacking elements | . . MOS electrodes or surface electrodes | . . Parasitic capacitance preventing parasitism or guard rings | . . Temperature compensation | . . Piezo effects | . Other resistors * | |||
| AV | AV00 VARIABLE IMPEDANCE |
AV01 | AV02 | AV03 | AV04 | AV05 | AV06 | AV07 | AV08 | AV09 | AV10 | |
| . Variable elements using their own impedances | . . Trimming | . . . Energy beams | . . Diodes | . . Bipolar transistors | . . MOSFET | . . . Resistor gates | . . . EPROM or EEPROM | . Use * | . . Fine adjustment | |||
| AV11 | AV12 | AV13 | AV14 | AV15 | AV16 | AV17 | AV18 | AV20 | ||||
| . Variable circuits using impedances of other elements | . . Mask works | . . switched by switching elements | . . . unchangeable | . . . . Fuses or junction breakdown | . . . . Writing circuits including writing terminals | . . . changeable | . . . . Control circuits | . Others * | ||||
| AZ | AZ00 OTHER ELEMENT |
AZ01 | AZ02 | AZ03 | AZ04 | AZ05 | AZ06 | AZ07 | AZ08 | AZ09 | AZ10 | |
| . Distributed constants (strip lines DF02) | . Elements having specific functions (circuits DF) * | . . CR composite elements e.g. for filters | . Inductances | . . Equivalent inductance circuits | . . Parasitic inductances | . Sensors * | . . sensing temperatures (See also CA08 and BH16) | . Bridging structures | . Others * | |||
| BB | BB00 REFERENCE VOLTAGE |
BB01 | BB02 | BB03 | BB04 | BB05 | BB06 | BB07 | BB08 | BB09 | BB10 | |
| . Generating voltages | . . Threshold voltages or MOS threshold voltages | . . Zener voltages | . . Constant-voltage circuits | . . dividing voltages | . . stabilising by capacitors | . Adjusting voltages e.g. by trimming | . Controlling voltages e.g. by feedback | . Use * | . Others * | |||
| BE | BE00 FUNCTION OF TERMINAL |
BE01 | BE02 | BE03 | BE04 | BE05 | BE06 | BE07 | BE08 | BE09 | BE10 | |
| . Decreasing the number of terminals | . . Multiplexing | . . . Coding | . . switching terminal functions (switching functions of IC DF) | . . . between test functions | . . Terminals for switching IC functions | . Connecting terminals including bonding | . Terminal resistors e.g. pull-up resistors | . Power supply terminals | . Others (arrangement CA10) * | |||
| BG | BG00 GENERATING VOLTAGE; BOOSTING |
BG01 | BG02 | BG03 | BG04 | BG05 | BG06 | BG07 | BG08 | BG09 | BG10 | |
| . Circuits | . . Oscillating | . . Boosting | . . Rectifying | . . Charge pumps | . . controlling voltages | . Use * | . . for writing to erasable programmable read only memories (EPROM) | . . for generating substrate bias voltages (See also CD04) | . Others * | |||
| BH | BH00 PROTECTION OR MALFUNCTION |
BH01 | BH02 | BH03 | BH04 | BH05 | BH06 | BH07 | BH08 | BH09 | BH10 | |
| . Effects of use * | . . Resistors | . . Capacitors or inductances | . . Diode forward characteristics | . . Junction breakdowns | . . Bipolar transistors | . . MOS transistors | . . Pinch-off or JFET | . . Guard rings (See also AR27) | . . Shielding | |||
| BH11 | BH12 | BH13 | BH14 | BH15 | BH16 | BH17 | BH18 | BH19 | BH20 | |||
| . Objects from which circuits are protected * | . . Input and output | . . . Static electricity | . . . Incorrect connections | . . . High voltages e.g. power supply lines | . . Heat (See also AZ08) | . . Light | . . Parasitic effects e.g. latch-up (See also CA09) | . . Malfunctions e.g. software errors or noises | . Others * | |||
| CA | CA00 LAYOUT |
CA01 | CA02 | CA03 | CA04 | CA05 | CA06 | CA07 | CA08 | CA09 | CA10 | |
| . Layout on chip surfaces | . . arranging elements | . . arranging circuit blocks | . . . Gate arrays or master slices | . . setting regions | . . Symmetrical arrangements | . . Dispersed arrangements | . . involving thermal couplings | . . preventing parasite | . . arranging electrode pads (pads for testing DT04) | |||
| CA11 | CA12 | CA13 | CA14 | CA15 | CA16 | CA17 | CA18 | CA20 | ||||
| . Crystal axis or plane orientations (See also AR29) | . Arranging chips on the back or both sides of substrates | . Using scribe regions e.g. dicing lines | . Changing dicing lines | . Wafer-scale ICs | . Three-dimensional elements or layered structures | . Arranging elements using CAD or automatic layout methods | . Dummy patterns | . Others * | ||||
| CD | CD00 DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; WIRING |
CD01 | CD02 | CD03 | CD04 | CD05 | CD06 | CD07 | CD08 | CD09 | CD10 | |
| . Use * | . . for wiring power supply lines | . . for wiring for reference voltages | . . Substrate earthing or bias wiring to isolation regions | . . Signal lines e.g. crossing | . . . Clock wiring | . . . Bus lines | . . . Signal buffers (buffer amplifier circuit DF) | . Delay | . Dummy wiring (See also BH10) | |||
| CD11 | CD12 | CD13 | CD14 | CD15 | CD16 | CD17 | CD18 | CD19 | CD20 | |||
| . Current division | . Wiring resistance e.g. superconductivity | . Wiring capacitance e.g. parasitic capacitance (See also BH10) | . . adding capacitance for stabilisation | . Changing connections e.g. switching power supplies (See also BE04) | . . controlling turning-on or turning-off | . Controlling voltages e.g. for regulating voltage drops | . Materials of wiring * | . . Silicides | . Others * | |||
| DF | DF00 FUNCTION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT OR STRUCTURE OF CIRCUIT BLOCK |
DF01 | DF02 | DF03 | DF04 | DF05 | DF06 | DF07 | DF08 | DF09 | DF10 | |
| . Circuits having specific functions or single functions * | . . Microwave monolithic integrated circuits (MMIC) (See also AZ01) | . . Analogue/digital or digital/analogue converters | . . CPUs or microprocessors | . . Memories | . Auxiliary functions * | . . adjusting or controlling functions | . . Power saving | . . Radiation resistance | . . Protection; Preventing copying | |||
| DF11 | DF12 | DF14 | DF16 | DF17 | DF20 | |||||||
| . Multiple functions; Mounting or connecting circuit blocks | . . mounting both analogue and digital circuits | . . arranging circuit blocks independently of chip arrangements | . . Structures for switching functions of circuits (test modes DT) | . . . controlling switching | . Others * | |||||||
| DT | DT00 INSPECTION FUNCTION BEING MOUNTED |
DT01 | DT02 | DT03 | DT04 | DT05 | DT06 | DT07 | DT08 | DT09 | DT10 | |
| . Test tools * | . . switching modes e.g. of test modes (See also DF) | . . inputting and outputting data | . . . Terminals dedicated to testing (See also BE05) | . . . controlling input and output | . . . Scan paths | . . generating test patterns | . . Circuits for self-diagnosis | . . switching power supplies for testing (See also CD15) | . Testing methods * | |||
| DT11 | DT12 | DT13 | DT14 | DT15 | DT16 | DT17 | DT18 | DT19 | DT20 | |||
| . Objects to be inspected * | . . Elements or circuits for monitoring | . . Identifying signals | . . . detecting use of redundant circuits | . . inspecting chip functions | . Processing | . . storing results | . . switching circuits according to test results (See also DF16) | . . Indicating | . Others * | |||
| EZ | EZ00 OTHER TECHNIQUE |
EZ01 | EZ02 | EZ03 | EZ04 | EZ05 | EZ06 | EZ07 | EZ08 | EZ09 | EZ10 | |
| . Materials * | . . Compound semiconductors e.g. of Groups III-V | . . Organic materials | . Structures of the bodies | . . SOS | . . SOI | . . Multichips | . Designing | . . CAD or DA | . . evaluating simulations | |||
| EZ11 | EZ12 | EZ13 | EZ14 | EZ15 | EZ16 | EZ17 | EZ18 | EZ19 | EZ20 | |||
| . Manufacturing methods * | . . Diffusing | . . Ion implantation | . . Epitaxial growth or deposition | . . Etching | . . Oxidation | . . Heat treatment | . . Self-alignment * | . . Scribing | . Others e.g. purposes * |