Patent classifications
H01L29/7394
Lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor and method of eliminating the transistor tail current
A lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor (LIGBT) and method for eliminating the transistor tail current. The lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor comprises the silicon substrate, the buried oxide, and the drift region, the channel region, ohm-contact-high-doping region, the cathode, the gate dielectric, the anode contact, the gate, the cathode contact, the anode, which are placed above the silicon substrate, the electric field intensifier is placed at the upper surface of the drift region between the anode and the channel region to generate an electric field that starts from anode and points to the bottom surface of the electric field intensifier. The electric field intensifier is isolated from the drift region by the dielectric. The invention realizes performance improvements for both the conduction and the switching behaviors of the LIGBT device.
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, COMPRISING AN INSULATED GATE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH A FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR
Disclosed is a semiconductor device, including an insulated gate field effect transistor connected in series with a field effect transistor, FET, wherein the FET includes several parallel conductive layers, and wherein a substrate is arranged as the basis for the semiconductor device, stretching under both transistors, and a first n-type layer is arranged stretching over the substrate, and further wherein on top of this first n-type layer are arranged several conductive layers with channels formed by several n-type doped epitaxial layers with p-type doped gates on both sides.
Semiconductor device having a first through contact structure in ohmic contact with the gate electrode
A semiconductor device includes an electrically conductive lead frame which includes a die pad and a plurality of electrically conductive leads, each of the leads in the plurality being spaced apart from the die pad. The semiconductor device further includes first and second integrated switching devices mounted on the die pad, each of the first and second integrated switching devices include electrically conductive gate, source and drain terminals. The source terminal of the first integrated switching device is disposed on a rear surface of the first integrated switching device that faces and electrically connects with the die pad. The drain terminal of the second integrated switching device is disposed on a rear surface of the second integrated switching device that faces and electrically connects with the die pad.
HIGH-SPEED SUPERJUNCTION LATERAL INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR
The present disclosure relates to a high-speed superjunction lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor, and belongs to the technical field of semiconductor power devices. Fast turn-off can be achieved by replacing the lightly doped substrate of the existing bulk silicon superjunction lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor with heavily doped substrate, breakdown voltage of the device is ensured by reasonably setting the total number of impurities in each drift region of the over junction-sustaining voltage layer, and further application thereof in integrated circuits is realized by providing the semiconductor second substrate region and the semiconductor isolation region. A high speed superjunction laterally insulated gate bipolar transistor according to the present disclosure solves the contradiction between cost of the superjunction laterally insulated gate bipolar transistor and achievement of fast turn-off on a bulk silicon substrate.
LATERAL INSULATED-GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR
A lateral insulated-gate bipolar transistor and a manufacturing method therefor. The lateral insulated-gate bipolar transistor comprises a substrate, an anode terminal and a cathode terminal on the substrate, and a drift region and a gate electrode located between the anode terminal and the cathode terminal. The anode terminal comprises an N-shaped buffer zone on the substrate, a P well in the N-shaped buffer zone, an N+ zone in the P well, a groove located above the N+ zone and partially encircled by the P well, polycrystalline silicon in the groove, P+ junctions at two sides of the groove, and N+ junctions at two sides of the P+ junctions.
Field-effect semiconductor device having N and P-doped pillar regions
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body having first and second opposite sides, a drift region, a body layer at the second side, and a field-stop region in Ohmic connection with the body layer. A source metallization at the second side is in Ohmic connection with the body layer. A drain metallization at the first side is in Ohmic connection with the drift region. A gate electrode at the second side is electrically insulated from the semiconductor body to define an operable switchable channel region in the body layer. A through contact structure extends at least between the first and second sides, and includes a conductive region in Ohmic connection with the gate electrode and a dielectric layer. In a normal projection onto a horizontal plane substantially parallel to the first side, the field-stop region surrounds at least one of the drift region and the gate electrode.
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, POWER CONVERSION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
A semiconductor device includes: an n-type semiconductor substrate; a p-type base layer formed on a surface of the n-type semiconductor substrate; an n-type emitter layer formed on the p-type base layer, a trench gate penetrating through the p-type base layer and the n-type emitter layer; an n-type carrier stored layer formed between the n-type semiconductor substrate and the p-type base layer and having a higher concentration than that of the n-type semiconductor substrate; and a p-type collector layer formed on a back surface of the n-type semiconductor substrate, wherein with respect to the n-type carrier stored layer, a concentration gradient directing from a position of a peak concentration to the back surface of the n-type semiconductor substrate is larger than a concentration gradient directing from the position of the peak concentration to the p-type base layer, and a proton is implanted in the n-type carrier stored layer as an impurity.
Power semiconductor device having fully depleted channel regions
A power semiconductor device is disclosed. The device includes a semiconductor body coupled to a first load terminal structure and a second load terminal structure, a first cell and a second cell. A first mesa is included in the first cell, the first mesa including: a first port region and a first channel region. A second mesa included in the second cell, the second mesa including a second port region. A third cell is electrically connected to the second load terminal structure and electrically connected to a drift region. The third cell includes a third mesa comprising: a third port region, a third channel region, and a third control electrode.
Process of forming metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor
A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor and a process of forming the same are disclosed. The process includes steps of: forming a lower electrode that provides a lower layer and an upper layer; forming an opening in the upper layer; forming a supplemental layer on the lower layer exposed in the opening; heat treating the lower electrode and the supplemental layer; covering at least the upper layer of the lower electrode with an insulating film; and forming an upper electrode in an area on the insulating film, where the area is not overlapped with the supplemental layer and is within 100 m at most from the supplemental layer. A feature of the MIM capacitor is that the supplemental layer is made of a same metal as a metal contained in the lower layer of the lower electrode.
REVERSE CONDUCTING LATERAL INSULATED-GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR
A reverse conducting lateral insulated-gate bipolar transistor includes a drift region formed on a substrate, a gate located on the drift region, an emitter region located on the drift region and close to one side of the gate, and a collector region located on the drift region and away from one side of the gate. Two or more N-well regions arranged at intervals are provided on the side of the drift region where the collector region is located. A P-well region is provided between the two or more N-well regions arranged at intervals; a P+ contact region is provided on the N-well region; an N+ contact region is provided on the P-well region; both the P+ contact region and the N+ contact region are conductively connected to a collector lead-out end.