Abstract:
Process for manufacturing a multi-drain power electronic device (30) integrated on a semiconductor substrate (100) of a first type of conductivity whereon a drain semiconductor layer (20) is formed, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: - forming at least a first semiconductor epitaxial layer (21) of the first type of conductivity of a first value of resistivity (ρ 1 ) forming the drain epitaxial layer (20) on the semiconductor substrate (100), - forming in the first semiconductor layer (21) first sub-regions (51) of a second type of conductivity by means of a first selective implant step with a first implant dose (Φ 1P ), - forming in the first semiconductor layer (21) second sub-regions (D1, D1a) of the first type of conductivity by means of a second implant step with a second implant dose (Φ 1N ), - forming a surface semiconductor layer (23) wherein body regions (40) of the second type of conductivity are formed being aligned with the first sub-regions (51), - carrying out a thermal diffusion process so that the first sub-regions (51) form a single electrically continuous column region (50) being aligned and in electric contact with the body regions (40).
Abstract:
A high-speed MOS-technology power device integrated structure comprises a plurality of elementary functional units formed in a lightly doped semiconductor layer (1) of a first conductivity type, the elementary functional units comprising channel regions (6) of a second conductivity type covered by a conductive insulated gate layer (8) comprising a polysilicon layer (5); the conductive insulated gate layer (8) also comprises a highly conductive layer (9) superimposed over said polysilicon (5) layer and having a resistivity much lower than the resistivity of the polysilicon layer (5), so that a resistance introduced by the polysilicon layer (5) is shunted with a resistance introduced by said highly conductive layer (9) and the overall resistivity of the conductive insulated gate (8) layer is lowered.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an electronic power device (1) of improved structure and fabricated with MOS technology to have at least one gate finger region (3) and corresponding source regions (4) on opposite sides of the gate region (3). This device (1) has at least one first-level metal layer (3',4') arranged to independently contact the gate region (3) and source regions, and has a protective passivation layer (5) arranged to cover the gate region (3). Advantageously, a wettable metal layer (7), deposited onto the passivation layer (5) and the first-level metal layer (4'), overlies said source regions (4). In this way, the additional wettable metal layer (7) is made to act as a second-level metal.
Abstract:
A MOS technology power device is described which comprises a plurality of elementary active units and apart (1) of said power device which is placed between zones where the elementary active units are formed. The part (1) of the power device comprises at least two heavily doped body regions (4) of a first conductivity type which are formed in a semiconductor layer (3) of a second conductivity type, a first lightly doped semiconductor region (5) of the first conductivity type which is placed laterally between the two body regions (4). The first semiconductor region (5) is placed under a succession of a thick silicon oxide layer (9), a polysilicon layer (10) and a metal layer (13). A plurality of second lightly doped semiconductor regions (6) of the first conductivity type are placed under said at least two heavily doped body regions (4) and under said first lightly doped semiconductor region (5) of the first conductivity type, each region (6) of said plurality of second lightly doped semiconductor regions (6) of the first conductivity type being separated from the other by portions of said semiconductor layer (3) of the second conductivity type.
Abstract:
An insulated gate planar power device with a Schottky diode in parallel thereto, said Schottky diode being realized by contacting with a metal layer a semiconductor substrate of a first type of conductivity and the contact zone being laterally surrounded by one or more diffused regions of opposite type of conductivity formed in said substrate for shielding the electric field under conditions of reverse bias of the diode, characterized in that it comprises, in said semiconducting substrate, a buried region doped with a dopant of opposite type of conductivity to that of said semiconductor substrate, geometrically located under said Schottky contact zone and at a greater depth than the depth of said diffused regions. A relative process of fabrication is also disclosed.
Abstract:
High density MOS technology power device structure, comprising body regions (31A-31D) of a first conductivity type formed in a semiconductor layer (1) of a second conductivity type, characterized in that said body regions comprise at least one plurality of substantially rectilinear and substantially parallel body stripes (32) each joined at its ends to adjacent body stripes (32) by means of junction regions (33), so that said at least one plurality of body stripes (32) and said junction regions (33) form a continuous, serpentine-shaped body region (31A-31D).
Abstract:
Process for manufacturing a multi-drain power electronic device (30) integrated on a semiconductor substrate (100) of a first type of conductivity whereon a drain semiconductor layer (20) is formed, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: - forming at least a first semiconductor epitaxial layer (21) of the first type of conductivity of a first value of resistivity (ρ 1 ) forming the drain epitaxial layer (20) on the semiconductor substrate (100), - forming first sub-regions (51) of a second type of conductivity by means of a first selective implant step with a first implant dose (Φ 1P ), - forming second sub-regions (D1,D1a) of the first type of conductivity by means of a second implant step with a second implant dose (Φ 1N ), - forming a surface semiconductor layer (23) wherein body regions (40) of the second type of conductivity are formed being aligned with the first sub-regions (51), - carrying out a thermal diffusion process so that the first sub-regions (51) form a single electrically continuous column region (50) being aligned and in electric contact with the body regions (40).