Summary of the invention
The technical problem that the present invention will solve provides a kind of semiconductor device structure, can improve the uniformity on the charge carrier total amount of epitaxial loayer distributes in the vertical in the groove, optimizes the charge balance ability, improves the stability of device; The present invention also will provide a kind of manufacture method of said semiconductor device structure for this reason.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, semiconductor device structure of the present invention comprises: first epitaxial loayer of a plurality of identical columns, and this first epitaxial loayer is distributed on the silicon substrate with preset space length; A plurality of second epitaxial loayers, each second epitaxial loayer are formed in the groove between two said first epitaxial loayers that face mutually; A plurality of the 3rd epitaxial loayers are formed at respectively on said second epitaxial loayer.
The manufacture method of said semiconductor device structure is following:
Step 1, on silicon substrate, form first epitaxial loayer;
Step 2, on said first epitaxial loayer, form a plurality of identical grooves with preset space length;
Step 3, in said groove inside or groove inside and top form second epitaxial loayer;
Wherein, also comprise:
Step 4, on said second epitaxial loayer, form the 3rd epitaxial loayer;
Step 5, employing cmp carry out planarization to said flute surfaces.
As shown in Figure 1; The gross thickness of second epitaxial loayer is uniform in the vertical in the groove; Carrier concentration also is uniformly, so the charge carrier total amount also is uniform, and the 3rd epitaxial loayer to be intrinsic epitaxial loayer or low-doped epitaxial loayer (have the identical conduction type with second epitaxial loayer; But carrier concentration be less than or equal to second epitaxial loayer 10%); So the average doping content of the epitaxial loayer (comprising second epitaxial loayer and the 3rd epitaxial loayer) that groove is inner is skewness in the vertical, i.e. top doping is lighter, and the bottom is mixed denseer; Just opposite with the distribution of groove width, the charge carrier total amount that can make the epitaxial loayer in the groove is uniformly on vertically distributing or approaches uniformly.(the epitaxial loayer carrier concentration profile in the groove is uniform to one step of groove fill process before the contrast; But thickness is uneven; So the charge carrier total amount is uneven in the vertical, and opposite with the first epitaxial loayer carrier concentration distribution in the vertical), the uniformity on the charge carrier total amount that the present invention can improve the interior epitaxial loayer of groove distributes in the vertical; Optimize the charge balance ability, improve the stability of device; Can improve the charge carrier coupling in the vertical of P type and N type post, thereby improve the puncture voltage of device.
Embodiment
As shown in Figure 1; Said in one embodiment conductor device structure (super junction MOSFET device architecture) comprises having highly doped semiconductor silicon substrate 14 (having first conduction type), alternately arranging first epitaxial loayer (silicon epitaxy post layer) 11 that has first conduction type respectively and second epitaxial loayer (silicon epitaxy post layer) the 12 and the 3rd epitaxial loayer (intrinsic extension post layer) 13 with second conduction type on this silicon substrate 14.Wherein second epitaxial loayer 12 is surrounded by first epitaxial loayer 11, and the 3rd epitaxial loayer 13 is surrounded by second epitaxial loayer 12.
Semiconductor silicon substrate 14 has the dopant profiles of the first highly doped conduction type, is generally N type semiconductor, and what dopant can be in phosphorus, arsenic, the antimony is a kind of.First epitaxial loayer 11 has first conduction type, is generally N type semiconductor, and what dopant can be in phosphorus, arsenic, the antimony is a kind of.Second epitaxial loayer 12 has second conduction type, is generally P type semiconductor, and dopant can be boron.The 3rd epitaxial loayer 13 for intrinsic epitaxial loayer or low-doped epitaxial loayer (have the identical conduction type with second epitaxial loayer, but carrier concentration be less than or equal to second epitaxial loayer 10%).
As shown in Figure 1, the top width t of said groove 15 bottom width d1, groove 15 top width d2, the 3rd epitaxial loayer 13 satisfies relational expression: t≤d2-d1.The average doping content of the inner epitaxial loayer of groove skewness in the vertical like this; Be that top is mixed lighter; The bottom is mixed denseer, just opposite with the distribution of groove width, and the charge carrier total amount that can make the epitaxial loayer in the groove is uniformly on vertically distributing or approaches uniformly.
As shown in Figure 2, the mean breadth sum of said first epitaxial loayer, 11 mean breadth L1 (μ m), second epitaxial loayer 12 and the 3rd epitaxial loayer 13 is the charge carrier mean concentration C1 (atoms/cm of L2 (μ m), first epitaxial loayer 11
3), the charge carrier mean concentration C2 (atoms/cm of second epitaxial loayer 12 and the 3rd epitaxial loayer 13
3) satisfy following relational expression:
(C1×L1-C2×L2)/(C1×L1+C2×L2)<30%。
First epitaxial loayer is equally divided into three parts on the direction perpendicular to Semiconductor substrate: top, middle part and bottom.At the top of first epitaxial loayer, second epitaxial loayer and the 3rd epitaxial loayer charge carrier total amount Q2t satisfy relational expression in the interior charge carrier total amount Q1t of each first epitaxial loayer and that be adjacent and groove parallel position: 0.8Q2t≤Q1t≤1.0Q2t; At the middle part of first epitaxial loayer, second epitaxial loayer and the 3rd epitaxial loayer charge carrier total amount Q2t satisfy relational expression in the interior charge carrier total amount Q1t of each first epitaxial loayer and that be adjacent and groove parallel position: 0.9Q2t≤Q1t≤1.1Q2t; In the bottom of first epitaxial loayer, second epitaxial loayer and the 3rd epitaxial loayer charge carrier total amount Q2t satisfy relational expression in the interior charge carrier total amount Q1t of each first epitaxial loayer and that be adjacent and groove parallel position: 1.0Q2t≤Q1t≤1.2Q2t.
Second epitaxial loayer, 12 inner carrier concentrations can be uniform (combining shown in Figure 17) in the horizontal direction; Also can change; Promptly can be to become greatly or gradually diminish (combining shown in Figure 15) gradually; Also can be big or stepped the diminishing (combining shown in Figure 16) of stepped change, the variation of above-mentioned carrier concentration can realize through the flow that changes impurity gas.
It is big that the width of said first epitaxial loayer 11 becomes from top to bottom gradually, and the overall width of said second epitaxial loayer 12 and the 3rd epitaxial loayer 13 diminishes from top to bottom gradually.
Specify the manufacture method of said conductor device structure below in conjunction with embodiment.
Embodiment 1
Step 1, referring to shown in Figure 3, on semiconductor silicon substrate 14 growth first epitaxial loayer 11, this epitaxial loayer 11 has first conduction type, like the N type.The thickness of first epitaxial loayer 11 is 1.0-100.0 μ m, as 50 microns.
Step 2, referring to shown in Figure 4, in epitaxial loayer 11, utilize photoetching and etching to form deep trench 15, the width at said groove 15 tops is 0.2-10.0 μ m (like 5 μ m), and the groove top width is greater than trench bottom width; The degree of depth is 0.8-100.0 μ m (like 45 μ m), and groove pitch is 0.2-20 μ m (like 15 μ m).The etching of deep trench 15 can be used the anisotropic dry etching method, and the mask of etching can be a photoresist, can be dielectric film also, like silica, can also be the two the combination of photoresist and dielectric film.
Step 3, referring to shown in Figure 5; After deep trench 15 etchings; Mask is removed, and is 500-1300 ℃ in temperature, and pressure is under the condition of 0.01-760 holder; Adopt the mist of silicon source gas and halide gas, hydrogen and impurity gas to carry out growing silicon epitaxy layer, form second epitaxial loayer 12 and make it fill deep trench 15.
Step 4, combine Fig. 5, shown in 6; When said second epitaxial loayer 12 at the growth thickness s of groove 15 sidewalls more than or equal to the half the of trench bottom width d1 but less than the half of groove top width d2; Turn off impurity gas; Adopt the mist of silicon source gas and halide gas and hydrogen to carry out the second step epitaxial growth, form the 3rd epitaxial loayer 13 until complete filling groove 15.
Can know according to above description, adopt growing epitaxial silicon filling groove 15 to carry out in two steps among the present invention, but be continuously the mode of growth; Promptly in the epitaxially grown starting stage; Feed impurity gas, be the half the of groove 15 bottom width d1 when second epitaxial loayer 12 at the growth thickness s of groove 15 sidewalls but, turn off impurity gas less than the half of groove top width d2; Carry out the second step epitaxial growth, until the complete filling groove.Epitaxially grown temperature, pressure and growth rate are regulated according to the width and the different of depth-to-width ratio of groove, and the groove that wherein depth-to-width ratio is big adopts lower growth rate growth, and the groove that depth-to-width ratio is little can be used growth rate growth faster.
Said silicon source gas is at least a in a chlorine hydrogen silicon, dichloro-dihydro silicon, trichlorosilane, the tetrachloro hydrogen silicon.Said halide gas is at least a in hydrogen chloride and the hydrogen fluoride.Said impurity gas is a kind of in roc alkane, phosphine or the arsine.Being grown in same board and the same cavity of said second epitaxial loayer 12 and the 3rd epitaxial loayer 13 once accomplished, and promptly behind second epitaxial loayer, 12 growth endings, turns off impurity gas and continues epitaxial growth, to form the 3rd epitaxial loayer 13.
Step 5, combine shown in Figure 7ly, adopt the method for cmp that planarization is carried out at groove 15 tops, form the final devices structure.
Embodiment 2
Step 1, referring to shown in Figure 8, growth first epitaxial loayer 11 on semiconductor silicon substrate 14, this epitaxial loayer 11 has first conduction type, like the N type, thickness can be that several micron is to tens microns, as 50 microns.
Step 2, referring to shown in Figure 9, on said first epitaxial loayer 11, form one deck hard mask layer 16, the mask during as selective epitaxial growth.
Step 3, referring to shown in Figure 10, said first epitaxial loayer 11 is carried out photoetching and etching, form a plurality of equally spaced deep trench 15.The top width of deep trench 15 is several thousand dusts to tens micron, as 5 microns; The degree of depth of deep trench 15 is that several microns are to tens microns, as 45 microns; The spacing of deep trench 15 is several thousand dusts to tens micron, as 15 microns.The etching of deep trench 15 can be used the anisotropic dry etching method, and the mask of etching can be that dielectric film also can be dielectric film and photoresist; After deep trench 15 etchings, photoresist is removed, and dielectric film keeps or part keeps.
Step 4, referring to shown in Figure 11; In temperature is 500-1300 ℃; Pressure is under the condition of 0.01-760 holder, adopts the mist of silicon source gas and halide gas, hydrogen and impurity gas to carry out growing silicon epitaxy layer, forms second epitaxial loayer 12 and makes it fill deep trench 15.
Step 5, combine Figure 11, shown in 12; When said second epitaxial loayer 12 at the growth thickness s of groove 15 sidewalls more than or equal to the half the of trench bottom width d1 but less than the half of groove top width d2; Turn off impurity gas; Adopt the mist of silicon source gas and halide gas and hydrogen to carry out the second step epitaxial growth, form the 3rd epitaxial loayer 13 until complete filling groove 15.
Can know according to above description, adopt growing epitaxial silicon filling groove 15 to carry out in two steps among the present invention, but be continuously the mode of growth.Through the flow-rate ratio of adjusting silicon mist, and temperature and pressure, accomplish the selective growth of silicon epitaxy on dielectric film and silicon single crystal, can avoid groove 15 tops owing to too fast growth is sealed like this.
Step 6, referring to shown in Figure 13, adopt the method for cmp that planarization is carried out at groove 15 tops, remove hard mask layer 16 (combining shown in Figure 14) with wet etching again.
More than through embodiment and embodiment the present invention has been carried out detailed explanation, but these are not to be construed as limiting the invention.Under the situation that does not break away from the principle of the invention, those skilled in the art also can make many distortion and improvement, and these also should be regarded as protection scope of the present invention.