Abstract:
A vertical power semiconductor device is proposed. The vertical power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body having a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface along a vertical direction. The vertical power semiconductor device further includes a drift region in the semiconductor body. The drift region includes platinum atoms. The vertical power semiconductor device further includes a field stop region in the semiconductor body between the drift region and the second main surface. The field stop region includes a plurality of impurity peaks. A first impurity peak of the plurality of impurity peaks has a larger concentration than a second impurity peak of the plurality of impurity peaks. The first impurity peak includes hydrogen and the second impurity peak includes helium.
Abstract:
A method for forming a semiconductor device comprises implanting a defined dose of protons into a semiconductor substrate and tempering the semiconductor substrate according to a defined temperature profile. At least one of the defined dose of protons and the defined temperature profile is selected depending on a carbon-related parameter indicating information on a carbon concentration within at least a part of the semiconductor substrate.
Abstract:
A method for implanting ions into a semiconductor substrate includes performing a test implantation of ions into a semiconductor substrate. The ions of the test implantation are implanted with a first implantation angle range over the semiconductor substrate. Further, the method includes determining an implantation angle offset based on the semiconductor substrate after the test implantation and adjusting a tilt angle of the semiconductor substrate with respect to an implantation direction based on the determined implantation angle offset. Additionally, the method includes performing at least one target implantation of ions into the semiconductor substrate after the adjustment of the tilt angle. The ions of the at least one target implantation are implanted with a second implantation angle range over the semiconductor substrate. Further, the first implantation angle range is larger than the second implantation angle range.
Abstract:
A method for forming a semiconductor device comprises implanting a defined dose of protons into a semiconductor substrate and tempering the semiconductor substrate according to a defined temperature profile. At least one of the defined dose of protons and the defined temperature profile is selected depending on a carbon-related parameter indicating information on a carbon concentration within at least a part of the semiconductor substrate.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes determining information that indicates an extrinsic dopant concentration and an intrinsic oxygen concentration in a semiconductor wafer. On the basis of information about the extrinsic dopant concentration and the intrinsic oxygen concentration as well as information about a generation rate or a dissociation rate of oxygen-related thermal donors in the semiconductor wafer, a process temperature gradient is determined for generating or dissociating oxygen-related thermal donors to compensate for a difference between a target dopant concentration and the extrinsic dopant concentration.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device in a semiconductor body having a first surface and a second surface is proposed. The method includes implanting protons through the second surface into the semiconductor body. The method further includes implanting ions through the second surface into the semiconductor body. The ions are ions of a non-doping element having an atomic number of at least 9. Thereafter, the method further includes processing the semiconductor body by thermal annealing.
Abstract:
A power semiconductor diode includes a semiconductor body having first and second main surfaces opposite to each other along a vertical direction. A drift region of a second conductivity type is arranged between an anode region of a first conductivity type and the second main surface. A field stop region of the second conductivity type is arranged between the drift region and the second main surface. A dopant concentration profile of the field stop region along the vertical direction includes a maximum peak. An injection region of the first conductivity type is arranged between the field stop region and the second main surface, with a pn-junction between the injection and field stop regions. A cathode contact region of the second conductivity type is arranged between the field stop region and the second main surface. A first vertical distance between the pn-junction and the maximum peak ranges from 200 nm to 1500 nm.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a trench oxide in a trench for a gate structure in a semiconductor substrate is described. The method includes: generating the trench in the semiconductor substrate; generating an oxide layer over opposing sidewalls of the trench; damaging at least a portion of the oxide layer by ion implantation; coating the oxide layer with an etching mask; generating at least one opening in the etching mask adjacent to one of the opposing sidewalls; and partly removing the oxide layer by etching the oxide layer beneath the etching mask down to an etching depth at the one of the opposing sidewalls by introducing an etching agent into the opening.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes reducing a thickness of a semiconductor substrate and/or forming a doped region in the semiconductor substrate. The method further includes changing an ion acceleration energy of an ion beam while effecting a relative movement between the semiconductor substrate and the ion beam impinging on the semiconductor substrate.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes reducing a thickness of a semiconductor substrate and/or forming a doped region in the semiconductor substrate. The method further includes changing an ion acceleration energy of an ion beam while effecting a relative movement between the semiconductor substrate and the ion beam impinging on the semiconductor substrate.