摘要:
This invention discloses bottom-source lateral diffusion MOS (BS-LDMOS) device. The device has a source region disposed laterally opposite a drain region near a top surface of a semiconductor substrate supporting a gate thereon between the source region and a drain region. The BS-LDMOS device further has a combined sinker-channel region disposed at a depth in the semiconductor substrate entirely below a body region disposed adjacent to the source region near the top surface wherein the combined sinker-channel region functioning as a buried source-body contact for electrically connecting the body region and the source region to a bottom of the substrate functioning as a source electrode. A drift region is disposed near the top surface under the gate and at a distance away from the source region and extending to and encompassing the drain region. The combined sinker-channel region extending below the drift region and the combined sinker-channel region that has a dopant-conductivity opposite to and compensating the drift region for reducing the source-drain capacitance.
摘要:
This invention discloses a semiconductor power device. The trenched semiconductor power device includes a trenched gate, opened from a top surface of a semiconductor substrate, surrounded by a source region encompassed in a body region near the top surface above a drain region disposed on a bottom surface of a substrate. The semiconductor power device further includes an implanting-ion block disposed above the top surface on a mesa area next to the body region having a thickness substantially larger than 0.3 micron for blocking body implanting ions and source ions from entering into the substrate under the mesa area whereby masks for manufacturing the semiconductor power device can be reduced.
摘要:
This invention discloses bottom-source lateral diffusion MOS (BS-LDMOS) device. The device has a source region disposed laterally opposite a drain region near a top surface of a semiconductor substrate supporting a gate thereon between the source region and a drain region. The BS-LDMOS device further has a combined sinker-channel region disposed at a depth in the semiconductor substrate entirely below a body region disposed adjacent to the source region near the top surface wherein the combined sinker-channel region functioning as a buried source-body contact for electrically connecting the body region and the source region to a bottom of the substrate functioning as a source electrode. A drift region is disposed near the top surface under the gate and at a distance away from the source region and extending to and encompassing the drain region. The combined sinker-channel region extending below the drift region and the combined sinker-channel region that has a dopant-conductivity opposite to and compensating the drift region for reducing the source-drain capacitance.
摘要:
This invention discloses a semiconductor power device. The trenched semiconductor power device includes a trenched gate, opened from a top surface of a semiconductor substrate, surrounded by a source region encompassed in a body region near the top surface above a drain region disposed on a bottom surface of a substrate. The semiconductor power device further includes an implanting-ion block disposed above the top surface on a mesa area next to the body region having a thickness substantially larger than 0.3 micron for blocking body implanting ions and source ions from entering into the substrate under the mesa area whereby masks for manufacturing the semiconductor power device can be reduced.
摘要:
This invention discloses a semiconductor power device. The trenched semiconductor power device includes a trenched gate, opened from a top surface of a semiconductor substrate, surrounded by a source region encompassed in a body region near the top surface above a drain region disposed on a bottom surface of a substrate. The semiconductor power device further includes an implanting-ion block disposed above the top surface on a mesa area next to the body region having a thickness substantially larger than 0.3 micron for blocking body implanting ions and source ions from entering into the substrate under the mesa area whereby masks for manufacturing the semiconductor power device can be reduced.
摘要:
This invention discloses a semiconductor power device disposed in a semiconductor substrate and having an active cell area and an edge termination area wherein the edge termination area comprises a wide trench filled with a field-crowding reduction filler and a buried field plate buried under a top surface of the semiconductor substrate and laterally extended over a top portion of the field crowding field to move a peak electric field laterally away from the active cell area. In a specific embodiment, the field-crowding reduction filler comprises a silicon oxide filled in the wide trench.
摘要:
A Schottky diode includes at least a trenched opened in a semiconductor substrate doped with a dopant of a first conductivity type wherein the trench is filled with a Schottky junction barrier metal. The Schottky diode further includes one or more dopant region of a second conductivity type surrounding sidewalls of the trench distributed along the depth of the trench for shielding a reverse leakage current through the sidewalls of the trench. The Schottky diode further includes a bottom-doped region of the second conductivity type surrounding a bottom surface of the trench and a top-doped region of the second conductivity type surrounding a top portion of the sidewalls of the trench. In a preferred embodiment, the first conductivity type is a N-type conductivity type and the middle-depth dopant region comprising a P-dopant region.
摘要:
A semiconductor power device includes a circuit to provide a gate signal wherein the gate signal has a negative temperature coefficient of gate driving voltage for decreasing a gate driving voltage with an increase temperature whereby the semiconductor power device has a net Ids temperature coefficient that is less than or equal to zero. In an exemplary embodiment, the gate voltage driver includes a diode that has a negative forward voltage temperature coefficient connected between a gate and a source of the semiconductor power device. In another embodiment, the gate voltage is integrated with the semiconductor power device manufactured as part of an integrated circuit with the semiconductor power device.
摘要:
This invention discloses a circuit for performing an unclamped inductive test on a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) device driven by a gate driver. The circuit includes a current sense circuit for measuring an unclamped inductive testing (UIS) current that increases with an increase of a pulse width inputted from the gate driver to the MOSFET device wherein the current sensing circuit is provided to turn off the gate driver when a predefined UIS current is reached. The test circuit further includes a MOSFET failure detection circuit connected to a drain terminal of the MOSFET device for measuring a drain voltage change for detecting the MOSFET failure during the UIS test. The test circuit further includes a first switch for switching ON/OFF a power supply to the MOSFET device to and a second switch connected between a drain and source terminal of the MOSFET. Furthermore, the test circuit further includes a timing and make before break (MBB) circuit for receiving an MOSFET failure signal from the MOSFET failure detection circuit and for controlling the first and second switches for switching off a power supply to the MOSFET device upon a detection of an UIS failure under the UIS test to prevent damages to a probe
摘要:
This invention discloses a semiconductor power device that includes an active cell area having a plurality of power transistor cells and a junction barrier Schottky (JBS) area. The semiconductor power device includes the JBS area that further includes a plurality of Schottky diodes each having a PN junction disposed on an epitaxial layer near a top surface of a semiconductor substrate wherein the PN junction further includes a counter dopant region disposed in the epitaxial layer for reducing a sudden reversal of dopant profile near the PN junction for preventing an early breakdown in the PN junction.