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:
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).
Abstract:
Process for manufacturing a multi-drain power electronic device (30) integrated on a semiconductor substrate (100) of a first type of conductivity, comprising the following steps: forming a first semiconductor layer (21) of the first type of conductivity and of a first resistivity (ρ 1 ) value on the semiconductor substrate (100), forming at least a second semiconductor layer (22) of a second type of conductivity of a second resistivity (ρ 2 ) 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 by means of a first selective implant step with a first implant dose (Φ 1 ) , forming, above this at least a second semiconductor layer (22), a superficial semiconductor layer (26) of the first type of conductivity of a third resistivity (ρ 6 ) value, 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 the semiconductor layer (22) free from the plurality of 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) along this at least a second semiconductor layer (22), the plurality of column implanted regions (D) delimiting a plurality of column regions (50) of the second type of conductivity aligned with the body regions (40).
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 (11), - 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:
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:
A high voltage semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor substrate (2) covered by an epitaxial layer (3) of a first type of conductivity having a plurality of column structures (4) comprising high aspect ratio deep trenches, said epitaxial layer (3) being covered by an active surface area (5), each of the column structures (4) comprising an external portion (6) formed by a silicon epitaxial layer of a second type of conductivity, and having a dopant charge which counterbalances the dopant charge in said epitaxial layer (3) outside said column structures (4), a dielectric filling portion (7) filling up said deep trench, and said external portion (6) having a dopant concentration with a variable concentration profile having a maximum near an interface with said epitaxial layer (3).
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing a semiconductor power device envisages the steps of: providing a body (3) made of semiconductor material having a first top surface (3a); forming an active region (4a; 29, 30) with a first type of conductivity in the proximity of the first top surface (3a) and inside an active portion (1a) of the body (3); and forming an edge-termination structure (4b, 5). The edge-termination structure is formed by: a ring region (5) having the first type of conductivity and a first doping level, set within a peripheral edge portion (1b) of the body (3) and electrically connected to the active region; and a guard region (4b), having the first type of conductivity and a second doping level, higher than the first doping level, set in the proximity of the first top surface (3a) and connecting the active region (4a; 29, 30) to the ring region (5). The process further envisages the steps of: forming a surface layer (9) having the first type of conductivity on the first top surface (3a), also at the peripheral edge portion (1b), in contact with the guard region; and etching the surface layer (9) in order to remove it above the edge portion (1b) in such a manner that the etch terminates inside the guard region (4b).
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).
Abstract:
The integrated power device comprises a semiconductor body (41, 42) of a first conductivity type comprising a first region (43) accommodating a start-up structure (14), and a second region (44) accommodating a power structure (18). The two structures (14, 18) are separated from one another by an edge structure (30) and are arranged in a mirror configuration with respect to a symmetry line of the edge structure (30). Both the start-up structure (14) and the power structure (18) are obtained using MOSFET devices. More in particular, both MOSFET devices are multi-drain MOSFET devices, having mesh regions (46, 47), source regions (50, 51) and gate regions (60, 61) separated from one another. In addition, both MOSFET devices have drain regions (42a, 42b) delimited by columns (52, 53) that repeat periodically at a fixed distance. Between the two MOSFET devices there is an electrical insulation of at least 25 V.
Abstract:
Compensation power electronic 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), a column region (50) of the second 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), overlapped on each other, wherein the resistivity of each layer is different from that of the other layers and in that 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 dopant concentration of each doped sub-region (51,52,53,54) is such as to realise a balance between the total amount of charge of a first conductivity type and of a second conductivity type in each couple of layers and subregions.