Abstract:
A trench (5) is formed in a semiconductor body (2); the side walls and the bottom of the trench are covered with a first dielectric material layer (9); the trench (5) is filled with a second dielectric material layer (10); the first and the second dielectric material layers (9, 10) are etched via a partial, simultaneous and controlled etching such that the dielectric materials have similar etching rates; a gate-oxide layer (13) having a thickness smaller than the first dielectric material layer (9) is deposited on the walls of the trench (5); a gate region (14) of conductive material is formed within the trench (5); and body regions (7) and source regions (8) are formed within the semiconductor body (2), at the sides of and insulated from the gate region (14). Thereby, the gate region (14) extends only on top of the remaining portions of the first and second dielectric material layers (9, 10).
Abstract:
A vertical power semiconductor 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 (65) 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:
A vertical power semiconductor 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 (65) 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:
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.