摘要:
Reduction in the forward current gain of an inherent bipolar transistor in an insulated-gate semiconductor device such as an IGT or an IGFET is achieved by implantation of selected ions into the semiconductor material of such device. The ions, which create defects in the implanted region constituting current carrier recombination centers, form a layer with a peak concentration situated in proximity to the emitter-base junction of the inherent bipolar transistor. The layer of ions is of small thickness, whereby the resulting increase in the respective sheet resistances of the emitter and base layers to either side of the emitter-base junction is minimized.
摘要:
A vertical channel junction gate electric field controlled device (e.g., a field effect transistor, or a field controlled thyristor) includes a semiconductor base region layer, and a plurality of grooves having vertical walls formed in the upper surface of the base region layer. Between the grooves, generally on the upper surface of the base region layer, are upper electrode regions, for example, source electrode regions or cathode electrode regions. Recessed in the grooves are junction gate regions. Upper electrode terminal metallization is evaporated generally on the upper device layer, and gate terminal metallization is over the junction gate regions in the grooves. The disclosed structure thus has continuous metallization along the recessed gate regions for a low-resistance gate connection. The structure facilitates fabrication by methods, also disclosed, which avoid any critical photolithographic alignment steps in masking to define the location of the source (or cathode) and gate regions, and avoid the need for any mask or mask alignment for metal definition when forming electrode metallization.
摘要:
An improved semiconductor device having a diffused region of reduced length and an improved method of fabricating such a semiconductor device are disclosed. The semiconductor device may be a MOSFET or an IGR, by way of example. In a form of the method of fabricating a MOSFET, an N.sup.+ SOURCE is diffused into a P BASE through a window of a diffusion mask. An anisotropic or directional etchant is applied to the N.sup.+ SOURCE through the same window. The etchant removes most of the N.sup.+ SOURCE, but allows shoulders thereof to remain intact. These shoulders, which form the completed N.sup.+ SOURCE regions, are of reduced length, greatly reducing the risk of turn-on of a parasitic bipolar transistor in the MOSFET. The risk of turn-on of a parasitic bipolar transistor in an IGR is similarly reduced, when the IGR is fabricated by the improved method.
摘要:
A semiconductor device incorporates a JFET serially connected to a bipolar transistor to achieve normally-off operation. An impedance element is connected between the base of the bipolar transistor and the gate of the JFET, which serves as a single control electrode for the entire device. When a current is supplied to the control electrode, the bipolar transistor and JFET are both switched to the on state. In the JFET, the p-N junction between the gate region and the channel region is sufficiently forward-biased so as to inject current carriers into its channel region and markedly reduce the device on-resistance. An electrical circuit analogue of the device achieves the advantage of low on-resistance and normally-off operation.