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 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 forming second sub-regions (Dl, DIa) of the first type of conductivity by means of a second implant step 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:
Method for manufacturing a vertical power MOS transistor on a wide band gap semiconductor substrate (10) comprising a superficial semiconductor layer (11), the method comprising the steps of: forming a screening structure (12) on the superficial semiconductor layer (11) comprising at least one dielectric layer (12) carrying out at least a first ion implantation of a first type of dopant for forming at least one deep implanted region (14a); carrying out at least a second ion implantation of the first type of dopant for forming at least one body region (16) of the MOS transistor aligned with the deep implanted region (14a); the method comprising an activation thermal process with 1-14 low thermal budget of the first type and second type of dopant suitable to complete said formation of the body region (16), and of the deep implanted region (14a).
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing a power semiconductor device (25; 35) envisages the steps of: providing a body of semiconductor material (3) having a top surface (4) and having a first conductivity; forming columnar regions (6) having a second type of conductivity within the body of semiconductor material (3), and surface extensions (10) of the columnar regions (6) above the top surface (4); and forming doped regions (19, 20) having the second type of conductivity, in the proximity of the top surface (4) and in contact with the columnar regions (6). The doped regions (19, 20) are formed at least partially within the surface extensions (10) of the columnar regions (6); the surface extensions (10) and the doped regions (20) have a non-planar surface pattern, in particular with a substantially V-shaped groove.
Abstract:
Power semiconductor device (30) integrated on a semiconductor substrate (100) of a first type of conductivity comprising a plurality of elemental units, each elemental unit comprising a body region (40) of a second type of conductivity realised on a semiconductor layer (20) of the first type of conductivity formed on the semiconductor substrate (100), and a column region (50) of the first type of conductivity realised in said semiconductor layer (20) below the body region (40), wherein the semiconductor layer (20) comprises a plurality of semiconductor layers (21, 22, 23, 24), overlying each other, the resistivity of each layer being different from that of the other layers, and wherein said column region (50) comprises a plurality of doped sub-regions (51, 52, 53, 54), each realised in one of said semiconductor layers (21, 22, 23, 24), wherein the amount of charge of each doped sub-regions (51, 52, 53, 54) balances the amount of charge of the semiconductor layer (21, 22, 23, 24).
Abstract:
Method for manufacturing a vertical power MOS transistor on a semiconductor substrate (10) with wide band gap comprising a first superficial semiconductor layer (11) with wide band gap of a first type of conductivity, comprising the steps of: forming trench regions (13) in the first superficial semiconductor layer (H), filling in said trench regions (13) by means of a second semiconductor layer (14) with wide band gap of a second type of conductivity, so as to form semiconductor portions (15) of the second type of conductivity contained in the first superficial semiconductor layer (11), carrying out at least one ion implantation of a first type of dopant in the semiconductor portions (15) for forming respective implanted body regions (19) of said second type of conductivity, carrying out at least one ion implantation of a second type of dopant in each of the implanted body regions (19) for forming at least one implanted source region (23) of the first type of conductivity inside the implanted body regions (19), carrying out an activation thermal process of the first and second type of dopant with low thermal budget suitable to complete said formation of the implanted body and source regions (19, 23).
Abstract:
Process for manufacturing a power electronic device (30) comprising the following steps: forming a first semiconductor layer (21) of the first type of conductivity forming at least a second semiconductor layer (22) of a second type of conductivity value on the first semiconductor layer (21), forming, in this at least a second semiconductor layer (22), a first plurality of implanted regions (D1) of the first type of conductivity forming, above said at least a second semiconductor layer (22), a superficial semiconductor layer (26) of the first type of conductivity, forming in the surface semiconductor layer (26) body regions (40) of the second type of conductivity, the body regions (40) being aligned with portions of semiconductor layer (22) free from the plurality of said at least second implanted regions (D1), carrying out a thermal diffusion step so that the plurality of implanted regions (D1) form a plurality of electrically continuous implanted column regions (D).
Abstract:
Process for manufacturing a semiconductor power device, wherein a trench (8) is formed in a semiconductor body (2) having a first conductivity type; the trench is annealed for shaping purpose (8a) ; and the trench (8a) is filled with semiconductor material via epitaxial growth so as to obtain a first column (9) having a second conductivity type. The epitaxial growth is performed by supplying a gas containing silicon and a gas containing dopant ions of the second conductivity type in presence of a halogenide gas and occurs with uniform distribution of the dopant ions. The flow of the gas containing dopant ions is varied according to a linear ramp during the epitaxial growth; in particular, in the case of selective growth of the semiconductor material in the presence of a hard mask, the flow decreases; in the case of non-selective growth, in the absence of hard mask, the flow increases .
Abstract:
Method for manufacturing electronic devices on a semiconductor substrate (1, 1a; 10, 11) with wide band gap comprising the steps of: forming a screening structure (3a, 20) on said semiconductor substrate (1, 1a; 10, 11) comprising at least a dielectric layer (2, 20) which leaves a plurality of areas of said semiconductor substrate (1, 1a; 10, 11) exposed, carrying out at least a ion implantation of a first type of dopant in said semiconductor substrate (1, 1a; 10, 11) to form at least a first implanted region (4, 40), carrying out at least a ion implantation of a second type of dopant in said semiconductor substrate (1, 1a; 10, 11) to form at least a second implanted region (6, 6c; 60, 61) inside said at least a first implanted region (4, 40), carrying out an activation thermal process of the first type and second type of dopant with low thermal budget suitable to complete said formation of said at least first and second implanted regions (4, 40; 6, 60).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a semiconductor device for electro-optic applications of the type including at least a rare-earth ions doped P/N junction integrated on a semiconductor substrate. This device may be used to obtain laser action in Silicon and comprises a cavity or a waveguide and a coherent light source obtained incorporating the rare-earth ions, and specifically Erbium ions, in the depletion layer of said P/N junction. The junction may be for instance the base-collector region of a bipolar transistor and is reverse biased.
Abstract:
Method for manufacturing a vertical power MOS transistor on a wide band gap semiconductor substrate (10,11) comprising a wide band gap superficial semiconductor layer (11), the method comprising the steps of: - forming a screening structure (12) on the superficial semiconductor layer (11) comprising at least one dielectric layer (12) which leaves a plurality of areas of the superficial semiconductor layer (11) exposed, - carrying out at least a first ion implantation of a first type of dopant in the superficial semiconductor layer (11) for forming at least one deep implanted region (14a), - carrying out at least a second ion implantation of the first type of dopant in the superficial semiconductor layer (11) for forming at least one implanted body region (16) of the MOS transistor aligned with the deep implanted region (14a), - carrying out at least one ion implantation of a second type of dopant in the superficial semiconductor layer (11) for forming at least an implanted source region (18) of the MOS transistor inside the at least one implanted body region (16), the method comprising an activation thermal process of the first type and second type of low thermal budget dopant suitable to complete said formation of the body region (16), of the source region (18) and of the deep implanted region (14a).