HIGH-FREQUENCY ABSORPTION DIODE CHIP AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME
20200144428 ยท 2020-05-07
Assignee
Inventors
- XINGLONG WANG (CHONGQING, CN)
- SHUZHOU LI (CHONGQING, CN)
- Liang Chen (Chongqing, CN)
- Li Zhang (Chongqing, CN)
- YIHU PAN (CHONGQING, CN)
Cpc classification
H01L21/02271
ELECTRICITY
H01L29/0607
ELECTRICITY
H01L29/0684
ELECTRICITY
H01L21/02129
ELECTRICITY
H01L29/417
ELECTRICITY
H01L23/3171
ELECTRICITY
H01L21/0273
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H01L29/06
ELECTRICITY
H01L21/3213
ELECTRICITY
H01L21/02
ELECTRICITY
H01L29/66
ELECTRICITY
H01L29/417
ELECTRICITY
H01L21/027
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
A high-frequency absorption diode chip and a making method. The chip comprises a substrate; an epitaxial layer; a base region window; the base region window comprises a pressure point region and a partial pressure region; the epitaxial layer separates the pressure point region from the partial pressure region; a first ion diffusion layer is formed on the base region window; an emitting region window is provided on the first ion diffusion layer; a second ion diffusion layer is formed on the emitting region window; the upper surfaces of the first ion diffusion layer and the second ion diffusion layer in the pressure point region both are provided with a passivation layer; the upper surface of the first ion diffusion layer in the partial pressure region is provided with an oxide layer; both the oxide layer and the passivation layer extend to the upper surface of the epitaxial layer.
Claims
1. A high-frequency absorption diode chip, comprising a substrate (1), characterized in that an epitaxial layer (2) is formed on an upper surface of the substrate (1), a base region window (4b) is provided on the epitaxial layer (2), the base region window (4b) comprises a pressure point region (11) and a partial pressure region (12) located at a periphery of the pressure point region (11), the epitaxial layer (2) separates the pressure point region (11) from the partial pressure region (12), a first ion diffusion layer (6a) is formed in the base region window (4b), an emitting region window (7b) is formed on the first ion diffusion layer (6a), a second ion diffusion layer (8a) is formed in the emitting region window (7b), upper surfaces of the first ion diffusion layer (6a) and the second ion diffusion layer (8a) in the pressure point region (11) both are provided with a passivation layer (9), an upper surface of the first ion diffusion layer (6a) in the partial pressure region (12) is provided with a oxide layer (3), both the oxide layer (3) and the passivation layer (9) extend to an upper surface of the epitaxial layer (2), and the passivation layer (9) separates the oxide layer (3) from the first ion diffusion layer (6a) in the pressure point region (11).
2. The diode chip according to claim 1, characterized in that the substrate (1) is an N+ semiconductor, the epitaxial layer (2) is an N semiconductor, the first ion diffusion layer (6a) is a boron ion diffusion layer, and the second ion diffusion layer (8a) is a phosphorus ion diffusion layer; or the substrate (1) is a P+ semiconductor, the epitaxial layer (2) is a P semiconductor, the first ion diffusion layer (6a) is a phosphorus ion diffusion layer, and the second ion diffusion layer (8a) is a boron ion diffusion layer.
3. The diode chip according to claim 1, characterized in that the depth difference between the first ion diffusion layer (6a) and the second ion diffusion layer (8a) is 3-5 m.
4. The diode chip according to claim 1, characterized in that a surface metal layer (10) is formed on an upper surface of the passivation layer (9), a backside metal layer (13) is formed on the lower surface of the substrate (1), preferably, the surface metal layer (10) is selected from more of aluminum, titanium, nickel or silver or a combination thereof, and the backside metal layer (13) is, successive titanium, nickel and silver.
5. The diode chip according to claim 1, characterized in that a thickness of the substrate (1) is 215220 m, a thickness of the epitaxial layer (2) is great than or equal to 50 m, a thickness of the oxide layer (3) is 50001000 , a thickness of the first ion diffusion layer (6a) is 610 m, a thickness of the second ion diffusion layer (8a) is 35 m, a thickness of the surface metal layer (10) is 36 m, and a thickness of the backside surface metal layer (13) is 24 m.
6. A method for producing a high-frequency absorption diode chip, characterized in that the method comprises at least the following steps: 1) oxidizing a substrate: selecting a semiconductor substrate (1), forming an epitaxial layer (2) on the substrate (1), and forming an oxide layer (3) on the epitaxial layer (2); 2) performing a first photo-etching: after forming a first photoresist layer (4a) on the oxide layer (3), etching the first photoresist layer (4a) and the oxide layer (3) to expose the epitaxial layer (2), defining a pattern of the base region window (4b), and removing the photoresist; 3) performing a first ion implantation: implanting ions along the base region window (4b) to form a first ion layer (5); 4) diffusing and oxidizing of the base region: diffusing and oxidizing the ions in the base region window (4b), the ions of the first ion layer (5) being diffused downward to form a first ion diffusion layer (6a), and a first ion oxidation layer (6b) being formed on an upper surface of the first ion layer (5); 5) performing a second photo-etching: after forming a second photoresist layer (7a) on the oxide layer of the base region window (4b), etching the second photoresist layer (7a) and the first ion oxidation layer (6a) to expose the first ion diffusion layer (6a), and defining a pattern of the emitting region window (7b); 6) performing a second ion implantation: implanting ions along the emitting region window (7b) to form a second ion layer (8); 7) diffusing and oxidizing of the emitting region: diffusing and oxidizing the ions in the emitting region window (7b), the ions of the second ion layer (8) being diffused downward to form a second ion diffusion layer (8a), and a second ion oxidation layer (8b) being formed on the upper surface of the second ion layer (8); 8) performing passivation: removing all of the oxide layer in the pressure point region (11) and a portion of the oxide layer on the upper surface, closing to the pressure point region (11), of the epitaxial layer (2) to expose a portion of the epitaxial layer and the entire pressure point region (11), and forming a passivation layer (9) on an upper surface of the entire chip; 9) performing positive metal evaporation: forming a surface metal layer (10) on the upper surface of the passivation layer (9); 10) performing a third ion implantation: coating a photoresist layer on the surface metal layer (10), removing a portion of the metal layer and the passivation layer except for the pressure point region (11) via etching, the passivation layer (9) extending to the upper surface of the epitaxial layer (2), separating the oxide layer (3) from the first ion diffusion layer (6a) in the pressure point region (11), then removing the photoresist layer; 11) performing backside metal evaporation: forming a backside metal layer (13) on the backside of the substrate (1) to produce the diode chip.
7. The method for producing the high-frequency absorption diode chip according to claim 6, characterized in that: in step 1), when the substrate (1) is an N+ semiconductor, the epitaxial layer (2) is an N semiconductor; the ion implanted in step 3) is boron; the ion implanted in step 6) is phosphorus; the energy of implanted boron ion is 60400 KeV; the dose thereof is 5*10.sup.125*10.sup.14/cm.sup.2; the energy of implanted phosphorus ion is 0.57.5 MeV, and the dose thereof is 2*10.sup.122*10.sup.13/cm.sup.2.
8. The method for producing the high-frequency absorption diode chip according to claim 6, characterized in that: in step 1), when the substrate (1) is a P+ semiconductor, the epitaxial layer (2) is a P semiconductor, the ion implanted in step 3) is phosphorus, and the ion implanted in step 6) is boron.
9. The method for producing the high-frequency absorption diode chip according to claim 6, characterized in that: the depth difference between the first ion diffusion layer (6a) formed in step 4) and the second ion diffusion layer (8a) formed in step 7) is a junction depth D, and the depth of the junction depth D is 35 m.
10. Use of the diode chip according to claim 1 in a RCD circuit.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DESCRIPTION OF COMPONENT REFERENCE NUMERALS
[0041] 1Substrate [0042] 2Epitaxial layer [0043] 3Oxide layer [0044] 4aFirst photoresist layer [0045] 4bBase region window [0046] 5First ion layer [0047] 6aFirst ion diffusion layer [0048] 6bFirst ion oxidation layer [0049] 7aSecond photoresist layer [0050] 7bEmitting region window [0051] 8Second ion layer [0052] 8aSecond ion diffusion layer [0053] 8bSecond ion oxidation layer [0054] 9Passivation layer [0055] 10Surface metal layer [0056] 11Pressure point region [0057] 12Partial pressure region [0058] 13Backside metal layer
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0059] The embodiments of present invention are described below with reference to specific embodiments. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. The present invention may also be implemented or applied through other different specific implementation modes. Various modifications or variations may be made to all details in the description based on different points of view and applications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
Embodiment 1
[0060] The structure of the finished product of the diode chip shown in
[0061] As an example, the substrate 1 is an N+ semiconductor; the epitaxial layer 2 is an N semiconductor; the first ion diffusion layer 6a is a boron ion diffusion layer; and the second ion diffusion layer 8a is a phosphorus ion diffusion layer; the finished product is an NPN diode chip.
[0062] As an example, the substrate 1 is a P+ semiconductor; the epitaxial layer 2 is a P semiconductor; the first ion diffusion layer 6a is a phosphorus ion diffusion layer; and the second ion diffusion layer 8a is a boron ion diffusion layer; the finished product is a PNP diode chip.
[0063] As an example, a surface metal layer 10 is formed on the upper surface of the passivation layer 9; a passivation layer may also be formed on the upper surface of the surface metal layer 10.
[0064] As an example, a backside metal layer 13 is formed on the lower surface of the substrate 1.
[0065] As an example, a thickness of the substrate 1 is 215220 m; a thickness of the epitaxial layer 2 is larger than or equal to 50 m, preferably 5080 m; a thickness of the oxide layer 3 is 500010000 ; a thickness of the first ion diffusion layer 6a is 610m; a thickness of the second ion diffusion layer 8a is 35 m; a thickness of the surface metal layer 10 is 36 m; and a thickness of the backside metal layer 13 is 24 m.
Embodiment 2
[0066] A method of producing a NPN high-frequency absorption diode chip comprises the following steps:
[0067] 1) oxidizing a substrate: selecting a raw silicon chip, heavily doping the raw silicon chip with arsenic, and polishing the heavily doped silicon chip. In this embodiment, an N+ substrate 1 with a resistivity of =1525 *cm and a thickness of 215 m is selected. The structure of the substrate 1 is shown in
[0068] 2) performing a first photo-etching: after a first photoresist layer 4a is formed on the oxide layer 3, a part of the oxide layer 3 is removed via etching, and a diagram of a base region window 4b is defined. The base region window 4b comprises pressure point region 11 and a partial pressure region 12 with annular shape is formed at the periphery of the pressure point region 11. The epitaxial layer 2 separates the pressure point region 11 from the partial pressure region 12. The base region window 4b is generated, and the oxide layer in the window is cleaned up via etching to expose the epitaxial layer 2, the oxide layer in the window has smooth margin and is burr-free. At the same time, the etching should be appropriated. The process comprises coating photoresist (as shown in
[0069] 3) performing a first ion implantation: before implanting the ions, dry-oxygen oxidation is performed. Dry-oxidation layer is formed on the surface of the epitaxial layer 2 in the base region window 4b. The oxidation temperature thereof is 1100 C., the time for oxidization is 60 minutes, and the gas atmosphere thereof is N2+O2 (containing nitrogen of 70% volume and oxygen of 30% volume), such that the damage to the surface of the silicon caused by implanting ion can be reduced. A thickness of the oxidation is 500010000 . In this embodiment, a thickness of the oxide layer 3 is 8000 . In addition, a higher conformity should be ensured when oxidization. As shown in
[0070] 4) diffusing and oxidizing of the base region: the ions in the base region window 4b are diffused and oxidized. As shown in
[0071] 5) performing a second photo-etching: after the second photoresist layer 7a is formed on the first ion oxide layer 6b, the second photoresist layer 7a and the first ion oxide layer 6b are etched to expose the first ion diffusion layer 6a (i.e., boron diffusion layer); the diagram of the emitting region window 7b is defined (as shown in
[0072] 6) performing a second ion implantation: before implanting ions, a layer of dry oxidation is formed via dry-oxygen oxidation; a thickness of the layer of dry oxidation is about 8000 , the oxidation temperature thereof is 1100 C., the time for oxidization is 60 minutes, and the gas atmosphere thereof is N2+O2 (containing nitrogen of 70% volume and oxygen of 30% volume); then a second ion implantation is performed. As shown in
[0073] 7) diffusing and oxidizing of the emitting region: the ions in the emitting region window 7b are diffused and oxidized; the phosphorus ions in the second ion layer 8 are diffused downward to form a second ion diffusion layer 8a; and a second ion oxide layer 8b is formed on the upper surface of the second ion layer 8; the corresponding upper surfaces of the epitaxial layer 2 and the oxide layer 3 both are formed with an oxide layer; specifically, the diffusion and oxidation are performed at 950 C. for 120 minutes, the diffusion furnace shielding gas contains 70% by volume of nitrogen and 30% by volume of oxygen, and the phosphorus is therefore activated. As time goes by, phosphorus atoms diffuses a certain depth in the silicon, i.e., about 4 m, to form characteristics of PN junction. The PN junction is an emitting junction, it determines the voltage and amplification adjustment of BVebo, and the structure thereof is shown in
[0074] 8) performing passivation: as shown in
[0075] 9) Performing positive metal evaporation: as shown in
[0076] 10) performing a third Photo-etching: a photoresist layer (as shown in
[0077] 11) performing backside metal evaporation: as shown in
[0078] The test results of the performance of the diode produced in this embodiment are as follows:
[0079] In the following table, IR refers to leakage current; IF refers to the model a diode, i.e., amperage; VR refers to the reverse voltage flow of a diode; and VF refers to forward voltage drop.
[0080] The following tables are explained as follows:
[0081] 1: VF1 IF=0.100 A PW=0.5 mS Min=0.600V Max=0.800V (PRT) (VF1);
[0082] 2: VF2 IF=0.500 A PW=0.5 mS Min=0.800V Max=1.100V (PRT) (VF2);
[0083] 3: VR1 IB=10.0 uA PW=30 mS Min=650V Max=1000V VRG=1999V (PRT) (VR1);
[0084] 4: VR2 IB=100.0 uA PW=30 mS Min=650V Max=1000V VRG=1999V (PRT) (VR2);
[0085] 5: dVR1 Max=50V dVR=VR1-VR2 (PRT) (dVR1);
[0086] 6: IR1 VR=650V PW=30 mS Max=0.080 uA IRG=9.999 uA (PRT) (IR1);
[0087] 7: TRR1 IF=0.500 A IR=1.000 A IRR=250 mA Min=1300 nS Max=3000 nS Offset=0 nS (PRT) (TRR1).
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 [D1] [D1] [D1] [D1] [D1] [D1] [D1] VF1 VF2 VR1 VR2 dVR1 IR1 TRR1 NO POL (V) (V) (V) (V) (V) (uA) (nS) 1 N. 0.762 0.984 668 677 9 0.02 1810 2 N. 0.659 0.983 673 683 10 0.017 1777 3 N. 0.659 0.982 677 683 6 0.016 1785 4 N. 0.659 0.984 675 685 10 0.02 1793 5 R. 0.662 0.983 680 685 5 0.018 1770 6 R. 0.661 0.98 658 671 13 0.019 1782 7 N. 0.659 0.976 680 686 6 0.02 1800 8 N. 0.659 0.98 674 683 9 0.021 1784 9 R. 0.661 0.982 666 675 9 0.021 1812 10 R. 0.662 0.982 669 676 7 0.019 1827 11 N. 0.659 0.987 672 680 8 0.021 1810 12 N. 0.765 0.986 674 681 7 0.021 1810 13 R. 0.661 0.983 673 684 11 0.022 1805 14 N. 0.661 0.976 671 682 11 0.017 1802 15 R. 0.662 0.977 674 683 9 0.017 1809 16 R. 0.66 0.979 673 683 10 0.021 1789 17 N. 0.658 0.976 679 686 7 0.019 1774 18 N. 0.659 0.99 678 685 7 0.017 1809 19 R. 0.661 0.982 668 680 12 0.018 1801 20 R. 0.66 0.976 670 681 11 0.018 1828 21 N. 0.659 0.981 681 684 3 0.022 1796 22 R. 0.662 0.979 674 685 11 0.021 1808 23 R. 0.661 0.978 679 685 6 0.02 1807 24 N. 0.659 0.983 682 684 2 0.02 1765 25 N. 0.763 0.979 674 680 6 0.018 1818 26 N. 0.763 0.979 672 681 9 0.018 1815 27 N. 0.762 0.977 677 683 6 0.019 1789 28 R. 0.66 0.976 674 682 8 0.018 1787 29 R. 0.661 0.996 675 682 7 0.02 1826 30 R. 0.662 0.982 675 686 11 0.023 1797 31 N. 0.659 0.978 667 678 11 0.023 1780 32 N. 0.66 0.977 675 682 7 0.018 1781 33 R. 0.661 0.979 672 680 8 0.021 1829 34 N. 0.659 0.984 673 682 9 0.022 1811 35 R. 0.66 0.977 669 678 9 0.019 1819 36 R. 0.663 0.98 665 676 11 0.018 1790 37 N. 0.765 0.984 675 682 7 0.019 1786 38 R. 0.661 0.981 678 686 8 0.021 1807 39 N. 0.659 0.978 673 682 9 0.02 1792 40 R. 0.662 0.978 676 686 10 0.021 1821 41 R. 0.661 0.98 678 685 7 0.02 1824 42 N. 0.66 0.977 668 677 9 0.019 1807 43 R. 0.661 0.977 678 685 7 0.023 1807 44 N. 0.659 0.977 671 679 8 0.02 1819 45 N. 0.66 0.98 677 684 7 0.022 1817 46 N. 0.66 0.976 678 684 6 0.019 1785 47 R. 0.661 0.979 671 682 11 0.024 1783 48 R. 0.661 0.987 670 679 9 0.021 1764 49 N. 0.659 0.981 668 679 11 0.023 1817 50 N. 0.663 1.054 674 681 7 0.023 1803 51 R. 0.662 1.015 680 691 11 0.023 1814 52 R. 0.661 0.989 669 678 9 0.02 1825 53 R. 0.661 0.99 672 680 8 0.018 1787 54 N. 0.765 0.99 672 679 7 0.04 1819 55 N. 0.659 0.981 675 684 9 0.021 1809 56 R. 0.661 0.977 659 671 12 0.023 1836 57 N. 0.659 0.987 680 682 2 0.02 1773 58 R. 0.662 0.979 668 681 13 0.019 1813 59 N. 0.659 0.98 678 685 7 0.021 1791 60 R. 0.662 0.988 675 687 12 0.02 1820 61 R. 0.66 0.983 678 687 9 0.021 1818 62 N. 0.659 0.98 679 686 7 0.02 1794 63 N. 0.657 0.98 673 683 10 0.019 1771 64 R. 0.661 0.994 674 682 8 0.019 1825 65 N. 0.659 0.984 670 681 11 0.021 1782 66 N. 0.659 0.995 673 684 11 0.023 1800 67 N. 0.658 0.981 679 685 6 0.023 1799 68 N. 0.658 0.997 667 678 11 0.021 1780 69 R. 0.661 0.98 666 679 13 0.024 1780 70 R. 0.662 0.991 682 687 5 0.018 1813 71 N. 0.662 0.982 677 686 9 0.021 1794 72 N. 0.66 0.99 674 684 10 0.02 1789 73 R. 0.661 0.981 672 682 10 0.02 1798 74 R. 0.661 0.981 677 685 8 0.02 1812 75 N. 0.66 0.983 673 681 8 0.019 1769 76 N. 0.661 0.984 679 686 7 0.022 1815 77 N. 0.66 0.983 677 684 7 0.02 1770 78 N. 0.766 0.979 676 686 10 0.023 1821 79 R. 0.661 0.975 675 682 7 0.019 1792 80 N. 0.658 0.977 677 685 8 0.022 1828 81 R. 0.661 0.982 678 685 7 0.02 1789 82 R. 0.661 0.987 667 679 12 0.021 1817 83 N. 0.657 0.976 679 688 9 0.02 1811 84 N. 0.659 0.99 678 686 8 0.021 1807 85 N. 0.658 0.973 672 683 11 0.019 1783 86 N. 0.658 0.981 682 692 10 0.025 1808 87 N. 0.767 0.982 679 686 7 0.018 1816
[0088] The performance of RCD loop peak absorption of a charger of 12V2A and the performance of the VDS parameters of a parallel MOSFET test are as follows: A, the peak absorption of an ordinary rectifier (1N4007) is VDS=352V, and the test results are shown in
[0089] In summary, the chip produced by the present invention is particularly suitable for the peak absorption of a RCD circuit having a current of 0.55 according to different layout design due to the special capacitance characteristic formed by the double-layer PN junction. At the same time, the leakage current of the chip formed by using the present process under a high-temperature of 125 C. is lower than that of a traditional diffusion diode chip by more than 50%. The defect rate of the chip disclosed in the present invention is very low, the process disclosed in the present invention is simple, and therefore the mass-production of the chip can be easily realized.
[0090] The above-mentioned examples merely illustrate the principle of the present invention and its efficacy, but are not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art may make modifications or changes to the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or changes made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and technical idea disclosed in the present invention should still be covered by the claims of the present invention.