SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A TRENCH GATE STRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20230163167A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-25

    申请号:US17990142

    申请日:2022-11-18

    摘要: A semiconductor device is provided. In an example, the semiconductor device includes a trench gate structure in a silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor body. The semiconductor device includes a source region of a first conductivity type that adjoins the trench gate structure in a first segment. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor region of a second conductivity type. The semiconductor region includes a first sub-region arranged below the source region in the first segment, and a second sub-region arranged in a second segment that adjoins the first segment. The semiconductor device includes a current spread region of the first conductivity type. The current spread region includes a first sub-region that adjoins the trench gate structure in the first segment at a vertical distance to a first surface of the SiC semiconductor body, and a second sub-region that is spaced from the trench gate structure in the second segment at the vertical distance to the first surface by a lateral distance.

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A FERROELECTRIC GATE STACK

    公开(公告)号:US20230035144A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17387504

    申请日:2021-07-28

    摘要: A semiconductor device includes a SiC substrate and a plurality of transistor cells formed in the SiC substrate and electrically connected in parallel to form a transistor. Each transistor cell includes a gate structure including a gate electrode and a gate dielectric stack separating the gate electrode from the SiC substrate. The gate dielectric stack includes a ferroelectric insulator. The transistor has a specified operating temperature range, and the ferroelectric insulator is doped with a doping material such that the Curie temperature of the ferroelectric insulator is in a range above the specified operating temperature range of the transistor. A corresponding method of producing the semiconductor device is also described.