Abstract:
The reliability of a semiconductor device including a power semiconductor element is improved. The basic idea in embodiments is to make the band gap of a cell region smaller than the band gap of a peripheral region. Specifically, a lower band gap region having a smaller band gap than the band gap of an epitaxial layer is formed in the cell region. In addition, a higher band gap region having a larger band gap than the band gap of the epitaxial layer is formed in the peripheral region.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having a field-effect transistor, including forming a trench in a semiconductor substrate, forming a first insulating film in the trench, forming an intrinsic polycrystalline silicon film over the first insulating film, and introducing first conductive type impurities into the intrinsic polycrystalline silicon film to form a first conductive film. The first conductive film is etched to form a first gate electrode in the trench. Next, a second insulating film is formed in the trench above the first insulating film and the first gate electrode, and a first conductivity type doped polycrystalline silicon film, having higher impurity concentration than the first gate electrode is formed over the second insulating film. The doped polycrystalline silicon film, upper part of the trench ton form a second gate electrode.
Abstract:
A gate trench 13 is formed in a semiconductor substrate 10. The gate trench 13 is provided with a gate electrode 16 formed over a gate insulating film 14. A portion of the gate electrode 16 protrudes from the semiconductor substrate 10, and a sidewall 24 is formed over a side wall portion of the protruding portion. A body trench 25 is formed in alignment with an adjacent gate electrode 16. A cobalt silicide film 28 is formed over a surface of the gate electrode 16 and over a surface of the body trench 25. A plug 34 is formed using an SAC technique.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device including a field-effect transistor having source and drain source regions, first and second gate electrodes and a protective diode connected to the transistor. The first gate electrode is formed over a first gate insulating film in a lower part of a trench. The second gate electrode is formed over a second gate insulating film in an upper part of the trench. The first gate electrode includes a first polysilicon film, and the second gate electrode includes a second polysilicon film, wherein an impurity concentration of the first polysilicon film is lower than an impurity concentration of the second polysilicon film.
Abstract:
In characteristic test measurements of double-gate-in-trench p-channel power MOSFETs each having a p+ polysilicon gate electrode and a p+ field plate electrode in a trench, which were fabricated according to common design techniques, it has been found that, under conditions where a negative gate bias is applied continuously at high temperature with respect to the substrate, an absolute value of threshold voltage tends to increase steeply after the lapse of a certain period of stress application time. To solve this problem, the present invention provides a p-channel power MOSFET having an n-type polysilicon linear field plate electrode and an n-type polysilicon linear gate electrode in each trench part thereof.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device having a field-effect transistor, including a trench in a semiconductor substrate, a first insulating film in the trench, an intrinsic polycrystalline silicon film over the first insulating film, and first conductivity type impurities in the intrinsic polycrystalline silicon film to form a first conductive film. The first conductive film is etched to form a first gate electrode in the trench. A second insulating film is also formed in the trench above the first insulating film and the first gate electrode, and a first conductivity type doped polycrystalline silicon film, having higher impurity concentration than the first gate electrode is formed over the second insulating film. The doped polycrystalline silicon film is provided in an upper part of the trench to form a second gate electrode.
Abstract:
In an IGBT, defects generated by ion implantation for introduction of the P-type collector region or N-type buffer region into the N−-type drift region near the N-type buffer region remain to improve the switching speed, however the leak current increases by bringing a depletion layer into contact with the crystal defects at the off time. To avoid this, an IGBT is provided which includes an N-type buffer region having a higher concentration than that of an N−-type drift region and being in contact with a P-type on its backside, and a defect remaining region provided near the boundary between the N-type buffer region and the N−-type drift region. The N−-type drift region located on the front surface side with respect to the defect remaining region is provided with an N-type field stopping region having a higher concentration than that of the N−-type drift region.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device which solves the following problem of a super junction structure: due to a relatively high concentration in the body cell region (active region), in peripheral areas (peripheral regions or junction end regions), it is difficult to achieve a breakdown voltage equivalent to or higher than in the cell region through a conventional junction edge terminal structure or resurf structure. The semiconductor device includes a power MOSFET having a super junction structure formed in the cell region by a trench fill technique. Also, super junction structures having orientations parallel to the sides of the cell region are provided in a drift region around the cell region.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device which solves the following problem of a super junction structure: due to a relatively high concentration in the body cell region (active region), in peripheral areas (peripheral regions or junction end regions), it is difficult to achieve a breakdown voltage equivalent to or higher than in the cell region through a conventional junction edge terminal structure or resurf structure. The semiconductor device includes a power MOSFET having a super junction structure formed in the cell region by a trench fill technique. Also, super junction structures having orientations parallel to the sides of the cell region are provided in a drift region around the cell region.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having a field-effect transistor, including forming a trench in a semiconductor substrate, forming a first insulating film in the trench, forming an intrinsic polycrystalline silicon film over the first insulating film, and introducing first conductive type impurities into the intrinsic polycrystalline silicon film to form a first conductive film. The first conductive film is etched to form a first gate electrode in the trench. Next, a second insulating film is formed in the trench above the first insulating film and the first gate electrode, anda first conductivity type doped polycrystalline silicon film, having higher impurity concentration than the first gate electrode is formed over the second insulating film. The doped polycrystalline silicon film, upper part of the trench ton form a second gate electrode.