Abstract:
An exemplary power semiconductor device with a wafer having an emitter electrode on an emitter side and a collector electrode on a collector side, an (n-) doped drift layer, an n-doped first region, a p-doped base layer, an n-doped source region, and a gate electrode, all of which being formed between the emitter and collector electrodes. The emitter electrode contacts the base layer and the source region within a contact area. An active semiconductor cell is formed within the wafer, and includes layers that lie in orthogonal projection with respect to the emitter side of the contact area of the emitter electrode. The device also includes a p-doped well, which is arranged in the same plane as the base layer, but outside the active cell. The well is electrically connected to the emitter electrode at least one of directly or via the base layer.
Abstract:
A termination region of an IGBT is described, in which surface p-rings are combined with oxide/polysilicon-filled trenches, buried p-rings and surface field plates, so as to obtain an improved distribution of potential field lines in the termination region. The combination of surface ring termination and deep ring termination offers a significant reduction in the amount silicon area which is required for the termination region.
Abstract:
A reverse-conducting power semiconductor device with a wafer has first and second main sides which are arranged opposite and parallel to each other. The device includes a plurality of diode cells and a plurality of gate commutated thyristors (GCT) cells. Each GCT cell includes layers of a first conductivity type (e.g., n-type) and a second conductivity type (e.g., p-type) between the first and second main sides. The device includes at least one mixed part in which diode anode layers of the diode cells alternate with first cathode layers of the GCT cells. In each diode cell, a diode buffer layer of the first conductivity type is arranged between the diode anode layer and a drift layer such that the diode buffer layer covers lateral sides of the diode anode layer from the first main side to a depth of approximately 90% of the thickness of the diode anode layer.
Abstract:
Method for manufacturing an insulated gate bipolar transistor, which includes a drift layer of a first conductivity type between an emitter side, at which a gate and emitter electrode are arranged, and a collector side, at which a collector electrode is arranged including steps: providing a substrate of a second conductivity type, applying a dopant of the first conductivity type on the first side, creating a drift layer of the first conductivity type on the first layer, diffusing the ions such that a buffer layer is created, having a higher doping concentration than the drift layer, creating a base layer of the second conductivity type on the drift layer, creating an emitter layer of the first conductivity type on the base layer, thinning the substrate on the second side such that the remaining part of the substrate forms a collector layer.
Abstract:
An IGBT has layers between emitter and collector sides, including a drift layer, a base layer electrically contacting an emitter electrode and completely separated from the drift layer, first and second source regions arranged on the base layer towards the emitter side and electrically contacting the emitter electrode, and first and second trench gate electrodes. The first trench gate electrodes are separated from the base layer, the first source region and the drift layer by a first insulating layer. A channel is formable between the emitter electrode, the first source region, the base layer and the drift layer. A second insulating layer is arranged on top of the first trench gate electrodes. An enhancement layer separates the base layer from the drift layer. The second trench gate electrode is separated from the base layer, the enhancement layer and the drift layer by a third insulating layer.
Abstract:
An IGBT has layers between emitter and collector sides. The layers include a drift layer, a base layer electrically contacting an emitter electrode and separated from the drift layer, a first source region arranged on the base layer towards the emitter side and electrically contacting the emitter electrode, and a first trench gate electrode arranged lateral to the base layer and separated from the base layer, the first source region and the drift layer by a first insulating layer. A channel exits between the emitter electrode, the first source region, the base layer and the drift layer. A second insulating layer is arranged on top of the first trench gate electrode. An enhancement layer separates the base layer from the drift layer in a plane parallel to the emitter side. A grounded gate electrode includes a second, grounded trench gate electrode and an electrically conducting layer.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a bipolar punch-through semiconductor device is disclosed, which includes providing a wafer having a first and a second side, wherein on the first side a high-doped layer of the first conductivity type having constant high doping concentration is arranged; epitaxially growing a low-doped layer of the first conductivity type on the first side; performing a diffusion step by which a diffused inter-space region is created at the inter-space of the layers; creating at least one layer of the second conductivity type on the first side; and reducing the wafer thickness within the high-doped layer on the second side so that a buffer layer is created, which can include the inter-space region and the remaining part of the high-doped layer, wherein the doping profile of the buffer layer decreases steadily from the doping concentration of the high-doped region to the doping concentration of the drift layer.
Abstract:
An exemplary reverse-conducting power semiconductor device with a wafer having a first main side and a second main side parallel to the first main side. The device includes a plurality of diode cells and a plurality of IGCT cells, each IGCT cell including between the first and second main side: a first anode electrode, a first anode layer of a first conductivity type on the first anode electrode, a buffer layer of a second conductivity type on the first anode layer, a drift layer of the second conductivity type on the buffer layer, a base layer of the first conductivity type on the drift layer, a first cathode layer of a second conductivity type on the base layer, and a cathode electrode on the first cathode layer. A mixed part includes the second anode layers of the diode cells alternating with the first cathode layers of the IGCT cells.
Abstract:
An exemplary bipolar non-punch-through power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor wafer and a first electrical contact on a first main side and a second electrical contact on a second main side. The wafer has an inner region with a wafer thickness and a termination region that surrounds the inner region, such that the wafer thickness is reduced at least on the first main side with a negative bevel. The semiconductor wafer has at least a two-layer structure with layers of different conductivity types, which can include a drift layer of a first conductivity type, a first layer of a second conductivity type at a first layer depth and directly connected to the drift layer on the first main side and contacting the first electrical contact, and a second layer of the second conductivity type arranged in the termination region on the first main side up to a second layer depth.
Abstract:
An exemplary bipolar non-punch-through power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor wafer and a first electrical contact on a first main side and a second electrical contact on a second main side. The wafer has an inner region with a wafer thickness and a termination region that surrounds the inner region, such that the wafer thickness is reduced at least on the first main side with a negative bevel. The semiconductor wafer has at least a two-layer structure with layers of different conductivity types, which can include a drift layer of a first conductivity type, a first layer of a second conductivity type at a first layer depth and directly connected to the drift layer on the first main side and contacting the first electrical contact, and a second layer of the second conductivity type arranged in the termination region on the first main side up to a second layer depth.