Abstract:
Process for integrating in a same MOS technology devices with different threshold voltages, characterized by comprising the steps of: simultaneously forming on a semiconductor material layer (2,2') of at least two gate electrodes (5,5';10,10') for at least two MOS devices, said gate electrodes comprising substantially rectilinear portions and corners, each gate electrode having a respective corner density for unit area; selectively introducing in the semiconductor material layer a dopant for the simultaneous formation of respective channel regions (7;7') for said at least two MOS devices, said channel regions extending under the respective gate electrode, said selective introduction using as a mask the respective gate electrodes so that said channel regions have, at the corners of the respective gate electrode, a dopant concentration lower than that at the substantially rectilinear portions, and said two MOS devices consequently have respective threshold voltages that depend on the corner density for unit area and on the aperture angles of the corner of the respective gate electrodes.
Abstract:
A MOS technology power device comprises a semiconductor substrate (1), a semiconductor layer (2) of a first conductivity type superimposed over the semiconductor substrate (1), an insulated gate layer (5,6,7;51,52,6,7) covering the semiconductor layer (2), a plurality of substantially rectilinear elongated openings (10) parallel to each other in the insulated gate layer, a respective plurality of elongated body stripes (3) of a second conductivity type formed in the semiconductor layer (2) under the elongated openings (10), source regions (4) of the first conductivity type included in the body stripes (3) and a metal layer (9) covering the insulated gate layer and contacting the body stripes and the source regions through the elongated openings. Each body stripe comprises first portions (31) substantially aligned with a first edge of the respective elongated opening and extending under a second edge of the elongated opening to form a channel region, each first portion (31) including a source region (4) extending substantially from a longitudinal axis of symmetry of the respective elongated opening to the second edge of the elongated opening, and second portions (32), longitudinally intercalated with the first portions (31), substantially aligned with the second edge of the elongated opening and extending under the first edge of the elongated opening to form a channel region, each second portion including a source region extending substantially from the longitudinal axis of symmetry to the first edge of the elongated opening, the first portions (31) and second portions (32) of the body stripes (3) being respectively aligned in a direction transversal to the longitudinal axis.
Abstract:
Power MOS device of the type comprising a plurality of elementary power MOS transistors (2) having respective gate structures (12) and comprising a gate oxide (7) with double thickness having a thick central part (8) and lateral portions (9) of reduced thickness. Such device exhibiting gate structures (12) comprising first gate conductive portions (13) overlapped onto said lateral portions (9) of reduced thickness to define, for the elementary Mos transistors (2), the gate electrodes, as well as a conductive structure or mesh (14). Such conductive structure (14) comprising a plurality of second conductive portions (15) overlapped onto the thick central part (8) of gate oxide (7) and interconnected to each other and to the first gate conductive portions (13) by means of a plurality of conducive bridges (16). The present invention further relates to a method for realising the power MOS device.
Abstract:
A vertical conduction electronic power device and corresponding realisation method, the device being integrated on a semiconductor substrate (10) and comprising respective gate (20), source (25) and drain (30) areas, realised in an epitaxial layer (40) arranged on said semiconductor substrate (10) and comprising respective gate (21), source (26) and drain (31) metallisations realised by means of a first metallisation level as well as gate (60), source and drain (70) terminals or pads realised by means of a second metallisation level. The device is configured as a set of modular areas (100) extending parallel to each other, each having a rectangular elongate source area (25) perimetrically surrounded by a narrow gate area (20), and separated from each other by regions (30a) with drain area (30) extending parallel and connected at the opposite ends thereof to a second closed region (30b) with drain area (30) forming a device outer peripheral edge; as well as a sinker structure (45) extending perpendicularly to the substrate and formed by a grid of sinker (S) located below both the first parallel regions (30a) and the second closed region (30b) with drain area (30) in order to favour a conductive channel for a current coming from the source area (25) and directed towards the drain area (30) across the substrate (10).
Abstract:
Process for integrating in a same MOS technology devices with different threshold voltages, characterized by comprising the steps of: simultaneously forming on a semiconductor material layer (2,2') of at least two gate electrodes (5,5';10,10') for at least two MOS devices, said gate electrodes comprising substantially rectilinear portions and corners, each gate electrode having a respective corner density for unit area; selectively introducing in the semiconductor material layer a dopant for the simultaneous formation of respective channel regions (7;7') for said at least two MOS devices, said channel regions extending under the respective gate electrode, said selective introduction using as a mask the respective gate electrodes so that said channel regions have, at the corners of the respective gate electrode, a dopant concentration lower than that at the substantially rectilinear portions, and said two MOS devices consequently have respective threshold voltages that depend on the corner density for unit area and on the aperture angles of the corner of the respective gate electrodes.
Abstract:
A vertical conduction power electronic device package (1) and corresponding assembly method comprising at least a metal frame (2) suitable to house at least a plate or first semiconductor die (16,35) having at least a first (17) and a second conduction terminal (18) on respective opposed sides of the first die (16,35). The first conduction terminal (17) being in contact with said metal frame (2) and comprising at least an intermediate frame (23,24) arranged in contact with said second conduction terminal (18).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a vertical-conduction and planar-structure MOS device having a double thickness of gate oxide comprising a first portion (5a) of gate oxide having a lower thickness in a channel area close to the active areas (4), and a second portion (5b) of thicker gate oxide in a central area (11) on a JFET area and an enrichment region (9) in the JFET area under the second . portion (5b) of thicker gate oxide (11). The invention also relates to a method for realising on a semiconductor substrate (2) MOS transistor electronic devices (1) with improved static and dynamic performances and high scaling down density, these transistors having traditional active areas (4) defined in the substrate (2) at the periphery of a channel region whereon a gate region is realised. The method provides at least the following steps: realising the MOS transistor starting from a planar structure with a double thickness of gate oxide comprising a thin layer in the channel area close to the active areas (4) and a thicker layer in the central area (11) on the channel; and realising an enrichment region (9) in the JFET area below the thicker layer.
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:
Power electronic MOS device of the type comprising a plurality of elementary power MOS transistors (2) and a gate structure (12) comprising a plurality of conductive strips (8) realised with a first conductive material such as polysilicon, a plurality of gate fingers or metallic tracks (11) connected to a gate pad (30) and at least a connection layer (20) arranged in series to at least one of said conductive strip (8). Such gate structure (12) comprising at least a plurality of independent islands (10) formed on the upper surface (9) of the conductive strips (8) and suitably formed on the connection layers (20). Said islands (10) being realised with at least one second conductive material such as silicide.