摘要:
A semiconductor memory includes: a first memory cell transistor including: a first floating gate electrode provided on and insulated from the substrate; and a first control gate electrode provided on and insulated from the first floating gate electrode; and a second memory cell transistor including: a second floating gate electrode provided on and insulated from the substrate, an upper surface being larger than a lower surface, and the upper surface being lower than an upper surface of the first floating gate electrode; and a second control gate electrode provided on and insulated from the second floating gate electrode.
摘要:
A semiconductor rectifier has a semiconductor layer formed on a substrate, an electric field reduced layer of conductive type contrary to that of the semiconductor layer, which is formed on the semiconductor layer positioned on a bottom portion of a trench formed on a portion of the semiconductor layer, a first electrode connected on the semiconductor layer adjacent to the trench by Schottky junction, a second electrode which is connected on sidewalls of the trench by Schottky junction, electrically conductive with the first electrode and made of a material different from that of the first electrode, and a third electrode formed on the substrate at opposite side of the semiconductor layer.
摘要:
A high breakdown voltage diode of the present embodiment includes a first conductive semiconductor substrate, a drift layer formed on the first conductive semiconductor substrate and formed of a first conductive semiconductor, a buffer layer formed on the drift layer and formed of a second conductive semiconductor, a second conductive high concentration semiconductor region formed at an upper portion of the buffer layer, a mesa termination unit formed on an end region of a semiconductor apparatus to relax an electric field of the end region when reverse bias is applied between the semiconductor substrate and the buffer layer, and an electric field relaxation region formed at the mesa termination unit and formed of a second conductive semiconductor.A breakdown voltage of a high breakdown voltage diode, in which a pn junction is provided to a semiconductor layer, is increased, and a process yield is improved.
摘要:
A semiconductor memory includes a semiconductor substrate, a buried insulating film formed on a part of an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a semiconductor layer formed on another part of the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate. Each of the memory cell transistors comprises a first-conductivity-type source region, a first-conductivity-type drain region, and a first-conductivity-type channel region arranged in the semiconductor layer in the column direction, and a gate portion formed on a side surface of the channel region in the row direction.
摘要:
A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes: a silicon carbide substrate including first and second principal surfaces; a first conductive-type first silicon carbide layer provided on the first principal surface of the silicon carbide substrate; a second conductive-type first silicon carbide region formed on a surface of the first silicon carbide layer; a first conductive-type second silicon carbide region formed on a surface of the first silicon carbide region; a second conductive-type third silicon carbide region formed on the surface of the first silicon carbide region; a gate insulating film continuously formed on the surfaces of the first silicon carbide layer, the first silicon carbide region, and the second silicon carbide region; a first electrode formed of silicon carbide formed on the gate insulating film; a second electrode formed on the first electrode; an interlayer insulating film for covering the first and second electrodes; a third electrode electrically connected to the second silicon carbide region and the third silicon carbide region; and a fourth electrode formed on the second principal surface of the silicon carbide substrate.
摘要:
A wide bandgap semiconductor rectifying device of an embodiment includes a first-conductive-type wide bandgap semiconductor substrate and a first-conductive-type semiconductor layer that has an impurity concentration lower than that of the substrate. The device also includes a first-conductive-type first semiconductor region, and a second-conductive-type second semiconductor region that is formed between the first regions. The device also includes second-conductive-type third semiconductor regions in which at least part of the third regions are connected to the second wide bandgap semiconductor region, the third regions being formed between the first regions, the third regions having a width narrower than that of the second region. The device also includes a first electrode and a second electrode. In the device, a direction in which a longitudinal direction of the third regions are projected onto a (0001) plane of the layer has an angle of 90±30 degrees with respect to a direction of the layer. A gap between the third regions is not lower than 2d×tan 18°, where d is a thickness of the layer.
摘要:
A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a first-conductive-type semiconductor substrate; a first-conductive-type first semiconductor layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, and having an impurity concentration lower than that of the semiconductor substrate; a second-conductive-type second semiconductor layer epitaxially formed on the first semiconductor layer; and a second-conductive-type third semiconductor layer epitaxially formed on the second semiconductor layer, and having an impurity concentration higher than that of the second semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device also includes a recess formed in the third semiconductor layer, and at least a corner portion of a side face and a bottom surface is located in the second semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device also includes a first electrode in contact with the third semiconductor layer; a second electrode connected to the first electrode while being in contact with the second semiconductor layer at the bottom surface of the recess; and a third electrode in contact with a lower surface of the semiconductor substrate.
摘要:
One embodiment of a semiconductor device includes: a silicon carbide substrate including first and second principal surfaces; a first-conductive-type silicon carbide layer on the first principal surface; a second-conductive-type first silicon carbide region at a surface of the first silicon carbide layer; a first-conductive-type second silicon carbide region at the surface of the first silicon carbide region; a second-conductive-type third silicon carbide region at the surface of the first silicon carbide region; a second-conductive-type fourth silicon carbide region formed between the first silicon carbide region and the second silicon carbide region, and having an impurity concentration higher than that of the first silicon carbide region; a gate insulator; a gate electrode formed on the gate insulator; an inter-layer insulator; a first electrode connected to the second silicon carbide region and the third silicon carbide region; and a second electrode on the second principal surface.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device capable of realizing a high yield of a large-scale semiconductor device even when a silicon carbide semiconductor including a defect is used is provided. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: a step of epitaxially growing a silicon carbide semiconductor layer on a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate; a step of polishing a surface of the silicon carbide semiconductor layer; a step of ion-implanting impurities into the silicon carbide semiconductor layer after the step of polishing; a step of performing heat treatment to activate the impurities; a step of forming a first thermal oxide film on the surface of the silicon carbide semiconductor layer after the step of performing heat treatment; a step of chemically removing the first thermal oxide film; and a step of forming an electrode layer on the silicon carbide semiconductor film.
摘要:
A stacked multilayer structure according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a stacked layer part including a plurality of conducting layers and a plurality of insulating layers, said plurality of insulating layers being stacked alternately with each layer of said plurality of conducting layers, one of said plurality of insulating layers being a topmost layer among said plurality of conducting layers and said plurality of insulating layers; and a plurality of contacts, each contact of said plurality of contacts being formed from said topmost layer and each contact of said plurality of contacts being in contact with a respective conducting layer of said plurality of conducting layers, a side surface of each of said plurality of contacts being insulated from said plurality of conducting layers via an insulating film.