INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
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1. An integrated circuit including a Schottky diode, the diode comprising:
- an active region bordered by an isolation region in a semiconductor substrate of the integrated circuit;
a first electrode comprising a metal contact provided on a surface of the active region; and
a second electrode comprising a silicide contact also provided on said surface of said active region.
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Abstract
An integrated circuit including a Schottky diode, and a method of making the same. The diode includes an active region bordered by an isolation region in a semiconductor substrate of the integrated circuits, a first electrode having a metal contact provided on a surface of the active region, and a second electrode having a silicide contact also provided on the surface of the active region.
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1. An integrated circuit including a Schottky diode, the diode comprising:
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an active region bordered by an isolation region in a semiconductor substrate of the integrated circuit; a first electrode comprising a metal contact provided on a surface of the active region; and a second electrode comprising a silicide contact also provided on said surface of said active region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of making an integrated circuit including a Schottky diode, the method comprising:
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providing a semiconductor substrate; providing an isolation region in the substrate, wherein the isolation borders an active region of the substrate; forming a metal contact on a surface of the active region to provide a first electrode of the diode; and forming a silicide contact on said surface of said active region to provide a second electrode of the diode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for making an RFID tag, the method including the method of making an integrated circuit including a Schottky diode for making an integrated circuit of the RFID tag, the method comprising:
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providing a semiconductor substrate; providing an isolation region in the substrate, wherein the isolation borders an active region of the substrate; forming a metal contact on a surface of the active region to provide a first electrode of the diode; and forming a silicide contact on said surface of said active region to provide a second electrode of the diode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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