Abstract:
A semiconductor device, including a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a first semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, provided on the semiconductor substrate and having an impurity concentration lower than that of the semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, selectively provided on the first semiconductor layer, a plurality of first semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, selectively provided in the second semiconductor layer at a surface thereof, a plurality of gate insulating films in contact with the second semiconductor layer, a plurality of gate electrodes respectively provided on the gate insulating films, a plurality of first electrodes provided on the second semiconductor layer and the first semiconductor regions, and a second electrode provided on a back surface of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate contains boron, a concentration of the boron therein being in a range from 5×1015/cm3 to 5×1016/cm3.
Abstract:
A trench gate MOSFET has at an n-type current spreading region between an n−-type drift region and a p-type base region, a first p+-type region facing a bottom of a trench, and a second p+-type region disposed between adjacent trenches. The first and the second p+-type regions extend parallel to a first direction in which the trench extends and are partially connected by a p+-type connecting portion and thus, disposed in a ladder shape when viewed from the front surface of a semiconductor substrate. The second p+-type region has at a portion of a surface on a drain side, a recessed portion that is recessed toward a source side. One or more recessed portions is provided between connection sites in the second p+-type region for connection with the p+-type connecting portions that are adjacent to each other in the first direction X.
Abstract:
Provided are: injection control regions of a second conductivity type provided on a charge transport region of a first conductivity type; main electrode regions of the first conductivity type provided on the injection control regions; insulated gate electrode structures going through the main electrode region and the injection control regions in the depth direction; an injection suppression region going through the main electrode regions and the injection control regions in the depth direction so as to form a pn junction in a path leading to the charge transport region, the injection suppression region including a semiconductor material with a narrower bandgap than a material of the charge transport region; and a contact protection region of the second conductivity type contacting the bottom surface of the injection suppression region.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; a first semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type; a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type; a first semiconductor region of the first conductivity type; a trench; a second semiconductor region of the second conductivity type; a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type; and a fourth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type. The second semiconductor region is selectively provided inside the first semiconductor layer, and the third semiconductor region is selectively provided inside the first semiconductor layer and contacts a bottom surface of the trench. The fourth semiconductor region is provided perpendicularly to a lengthwise direction of the trench in a plan view and is located at a depth position that is deeper than the second semiconductor region.
Abstract:
In a first main surface of a silicon carbide semiconductor base, a trench is formed. On a first main surface side of the silicon carbide semiconductor base, an n-type silicon carbide epitaxial layer is deposited. In a surface of the n-type silicon carbide epitaxial layer, an n-type high-concentration region is provided. In the surface of the n-type silicon carbide epitaxial layer, a first p-type base region and a second p+-type base region are selectively provided. The second p+-type base region is formed at the bottom of the trench. A depth of the n-type high-concentration region is deeper than that of the first p-type base region and the second p+-type base region. Thus, by an easy method, the electric field at a gate insulating film at the bottom of the trench is mitigated, enabling the breakdown voltage of the active region to be maintained and the ON resistance to be lowered.
Abstract:
An active region through which current flows in a semiconductor device includes an n−-type silicon carbide epitaxial layer formed on a front surface of an n+-type silicon carbide semiconductor substrate; a p-type layer becoming a channel region; a trench formed so as to be in contact with a p-type layer and having an oxide film and a gate electrode embedded therein; a p+-type layer arranged beneath the trench and between trenches; an n−-type layer in contact with the p-type layer, a p+-type layer, and the trench, and arranged in contact with a p+-type layer or on a surface side of the semiconductor substrate; an n-type layer in contact with the n−-type silicon carbide epitaxial layer and the p+-type layer, and having an impurity concentration higher than that of the n−-type layer and that of the n−-type silicon carbide epitaxial layer.
Abstract:
A silicon carbide epitaxial layer formed by a low concentration wide band gap semiconductor of a first conductivity type is formed on the surface of a silicon carbide substrate formed by a high concentration wide band gap semiconductor of the first conductivity type. A Schottky electrode is formed on the silicon carbide epitaxial layer. The interface between the Schottky electrode and the silicon carbide epitaxial layer is used as a Schottky interface. Plural impurity regions of a second conductivity type are disposed at predetermined intervals in a lateral direction, in the silicon carbide epitaxial layer, at a position in the lower portion of the Schottky electrode in the depth direction. Because of the shape of the impurity regions, any leak current can be suppressed without raising the ON-resistance.
Abstract:
A silicon carbide epitaxial layer formed by a low concentration wide band gap semiconductor of a first conductivity type is formed on the surface of a silicon carbide substrate formed by a high concentration wide band gap semiconductor of the first conductivity type. A Schottky electrode is formed on the silicon carbide epitaxial layer. The interface between the Schottky electrode and the silicon carbide epitaxial layer is used as a Schottky interface. Plural impurity regions of a second conductivity type are disposed at predetermined intervals in a lateral direction, in the silicon carbide epitaxial layer, at a position in the lower portion of the Schottky electrode in the depth direction. Because of the shape of the impurity regions, any leak current can be suppressed without raising the ON-resistance.
Abstract:
A silicon carbide semiconductor device, including a silicon carbide substrate, a drift layer provided on a front surface of the silicon carbide substrate, an embedded layer selectively provided in a surface layer of the drift layer, an epitaxial layer provided on the drift layer, a channel layer provided on the epitaxial layer, a source region selectively provided in a surface layer of the channel layer, a trench penetrating the source region and the channel layer and reaching the epitaxial layer, a gate electrode provided in the trench via a gate insulating film, a source electrode in contact with the channel layer and the source region, and a drain electrode provided on a rear surface of the silicon carbide substrate. The embedded layer is arranged underneath the trench in a depth direction. A longitudinal direction of the trench, which is perpendicular to the depth direction, is parallel to the off-direction of the silicon carbide substrate.
Abstract:
In a first main surface side of a silicon carbide semiconductor base, a trench is formed. A second base region of a second conductivity type is arranged at a position facing the trench in a depth direction. An end (toward a drain electrode) of the second base region of the second conductivity type, and an end (toward the drain electrode) of a first base region of the second conductivity type reach a position deeper than an end (toward the drain electrode) of a region of a first conductivity type. Thus, the electric field at a gate insulating film at the trench bottom is mitigated, suppressing the breakdown voltage of the active region and enabling breakdown voltage design of the edge termination region to be facilitated. Further, such a semiconductor device may be formed by an easy method of manufacturing.