摘要:
This invention discloses a semiconductor power device disposed in a semiconductor substrate and having an active cell area and an edge termination area the edge termination area wherein the edge termination area comprises a superjunction structure having doped semiconductor columns of alternating conductivity types with a charge imbalance between the doped semiconductor columns to generate a saddle junction electric field in the edge termination.
摘要:
An epitaxial layer is supported on top of a substrate. First and second body regions are formed within the epitaxial layer separated by a predetermined lateral distance. Trigger and source regions are formed within the epitaxial layer. A first source region is transversely adjacent the first body region between first and second trigger regions laterally adjacent the first source region and transversely adjacent the first body region. A second source region is located transversely adjacent the second body region between third and fourth trigger regions laterally adjacent the second source region and transversely adjacent the second body region. A third source region is laterally adjacent the fourth trigger region. The fourth trigger region is between the second and third source regions. An implant region within the fourth trigger region is laterally adjacent the third source region.
摘要:
This invention discloses a method for manufacturing a semiconductor power device in a semiconductor substrate comprises an active cell area and a termination area. The method comprises the steps of a) growing and patterning a field oxide layer in the termination area and also in the active cell area on a top surface of the semiconductor substrate b) depositing and patterning a polysilicon layer on the top surface of the semiconductor substrate at a gap distance away from the field oxide layer; c) performing a blank body dopant implant to form body dopant regions in the semiconductor substrate substantially aligned with the gap area followed by diffusing the body dopant regions into body regions in the semiconductor substrate; d) implanting high concentration body-dopant regions encompassed in and having a higher dopant concentration than the body regions and e) applying a source mask to implant source regions having a conductivity opposite to the body region with the source regions encompassed in the body regions and surrounded by the high concentration body-dopant regions.
摘要:
This invention discloses a semiconductor device disposed in a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type on a first major surface. The semiconductor device further includes a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type on a second major surface opposite the first major surface. The semiconductor device further includes an injection efficiency controlling buffer layer of a first conductivity type disposed immediately below the second semiconductor layer to control the injection efficiency of the second semiconductor layer.
摘要:
This invention discloses a method for manufacturing a semiconductor power device in a semiconductor substrate comprises an active cell area and a termination area. The method comprises the steps of a) growing and patterning a field oxide layer in the termination area and also in the active cell area on a top surface of the semiconductor substrate b) depositing and patterning a polysilicon layer on the top surface of the semiconductor substrate at a gap distance away from the field oxide layer; c) performing a blank body dopant implant to form body dopant regions in the semiconductor substrate substantially aligned with the gap area followed by diffusing the body dopant regions into body regions in the semiconductor substrate; d) implanting high concentration body-dopant regions encompassed in and having a higher dopant concentration than the body regions and e) applying a source mask to implant source regions having a conductivity opposite to the body region with the source regions encompassed in the body regions and surrounded by the high concentration body-dopant regions.
摘要:
A low capacitance transient voltage suppressor with reduced clamping voltage includes an n+ type substrate, a first epitaxial layer on the substrate, a buried layer formed within the first epitaxial layer, a second epitaxial layer on the first epitaxial layer, and an implant layer formed within the first epitaxial layer below the buried layer. The implant layer extends beyond the buried layer. A first trench is at an edge of the buried layer and an edge of the implant layer. A second trench is at another edge of the buried layer and extends into the implant layer. A third trench is at another edge of the implant layer. Each trench is lined with a dielectric layer. A set of source regions is formed within a top surface of the second epitaxial layer. The trenches and source regions alternate. A pair of implant regions is formed in the second epitaxial layer.
摘要:
A superjunction device and methods for layout design and fabrication of a superjunction device are disclosed. A layout of active cell column structures can be configured so that a charge due to first conductivity type dopants balances out charge due to second conductivity type dopants in a doped layer in an active cell region. A layout of end portions of the active cell column structures proximate termination column structures can be configured so that a charge due to the first conductivity type dopants in the end portions and a charge due to the first conductivity type dopants in the termination column structures balances out charge due to the second conductivity type dopants in a portion of the doped layer between the termination column structures and the end portions.
摘要:
A staggered column superjunction semiconductor device may include a cell region having one or more device cells. One or more device cells in the cell region include a semiconductor substrate configured to act as a drain and a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate. A first doped column may be formed in the semiconductor layer to a first depth and a second doped column may be formed in the semiconductor layer to a second depth. The first depth is greater than the second depth. The first and second columns are doped with dopants of a same second conductivity type and extend along a portion of a thickness of the semiconductor layer and are separated from each by a portion of the semiconductor layer.
摘要:
This invention discloses a semiconductor power device formed in a semiconductor substrate comprises a highly doped region near a top surface of the semiconductor substrate on top of a lightly doped region. The semiconductor power device further comprises a body region, a source region and a gate disposed near the top surface of the semiconductor substrate and a drain disposed at a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor power device further comprises source trenches opened into the highly doped region filled with a conductive trench filling material in electrical contact with the source region near the top surface. The semiconductor power device further comprises a buried field ring regions disposed below the source trenches and doped with dopants of opposite conductivity from the highly doped region. In an alternate embodiment, the semiconductor power device further comprises doped regions surrounded the sidewalls of the source trenches and doped with a dopant of a same conductivity type of the buried field ring regions to function as a charge supply path.
摘要:
A lateral super junction JFET is formed from stacked alternating P type and N type semiconductor layers over a P-epi layer supported on an N+ substrate. An N+ drain column extends down through the super junction structure and the P-epi to connect to the N+ substrate to make the device a bottom drain device. N+ source column and P+ gate column extend through the super junction but stop at the P-epi layer. A gate-drain avalanche clamp diode is formed from the bottom the P+ gate column through the P-epi to the N+ drain substrate.
摘要翻译:横向超结JFET由负载在N +衬底上的P表面层上的堆叠的交替P型和N型半导体层形成。 N +漏极柱向下延伸穿过超结结构和P-epi以连接到N +衬底以使器件成为底部漏极器件。 N +源极柱和P +栅极柱延伸穿过超级结,但在P-epi层处停止。 栅极 - 漏极雪崩钳位二极管从P +栅极底部通过P-epi到N +漏极衬底形成。