The application for application number 2015100782107, on 2 13rd, 2015 applying date, denomination of invention " semiconductor structure and
The divisional application of its forming method ".
The content of the invention
The present invention is provided a kind of with high-breakdown-voltage to overcome the problems, such as that existing LDMOS device breakdown potential is forced down
Semiconductor structure and its manufacturing process.
To achieve these goals, technical solution of the present invention provides a kind of forming method of semiconductor structure, including:It carries
For Semiconductor substrate, body area is formed in Semiconductor substrate;Drift region, doping type and the body area of drift region are formed in body area
Doping type it is opposite;Channel region is formed in body area, channel region portions form at least one to the direction extension where drift region
A raceway groove extension area forms interdigital distribution, the doping type of channel region between at least one raceway groove extension area and drift region
It is identical with the doping type in body area;Isolated area is formed in drift region, the end of at least one raceway groove extension area is located at isolated area
Lower section;Gate structure is formed in semiconductor substrate surface;Source region is formed in the channel region of gate structure one side, in drift region
Interior formation drain region, drain region are located at one side of the isolated area away from channel region.
In one embodiment of the invention, the forming process of at least one raceway groove extension area is:In semiconductor substrate surface shape
The channel region into channel region mask layer, on channel region mask layer at least one direction extension to where drift region injects window
Mouthful, it is injected using channel region mask layer as mask, ditch is formed in the body area corresponding at least one channel region injection window
Road extension area.
In one embodiment of the invention, at least one raceway groove extension area is contacted with drift region.
In one embodiment of the invention, there is setpoint distance between at least one raceway groove extension area and drift region.
In one embodiment of the invention, when semiconductor structure is p-type LDMOS, the doping type in body area and channel region
Doping type is N-type, and the doping type of the doping type of drift region, the doping type of source region and drain region is p-type;When partly leading
When body structure is N-type LDMOS, the doping type in body area and the doping type of channel region are p-type, the doping class of drift region
The doping type of type, the doping type of source region and drain region is N-type.
In one embodiment of the invention, the implantation concentration of channel region is more than the implantation concentration of drift region, the injection of channel region
The implantation concentration of concentration and drift region is 1017cm-3Magnitude.
Technical solution of the present invention also provides a kind of semiconductor structure, including Semiconductor substrate, body area, drift region, channel region,
Isolated area, gate structure, source region and drain region.Body area is located in Semiconductor substrate;Drift region is located in body area, and drift region is mixed
The doping type in miscellany Xing Yuti areas is opposite;Channel region is located in body area, and channel region portions extend to the direction where drift region,
At least one raceway groove extension area is formed, interdigital distribution, channel region are formed between at least one raceway groove extension area and drift region
Doping type it is identical with the doping type in body area;Isolated area is located in drift region, the end position of at least one raceway groove extension area
In the lower section of isolated area;Gate structure is located at the surface of Semiconductor substrate;Source region is located in the channel region of gate structure one side;Leakage
Area is located in drift region and positioned at one side of the isolated area away from channel region.
In one embodiment of the invention, the shape of at least one raceway groove extension area is the rectangle or trapezoidal of strip.
In one embodiment of the invention, at least one raceway groove extension area is in contact with drift region.
In one embodiment of the invention, there is setpoint distance between at least one raceway groove extension area and drift region.
In one embodiment of the invention, when semiconductor structure is p-type LDMOS, the doping type in body area and channel region
Doping type is N-type, and the doping type of the doping type of drift region, the doping type of source region and drain region is p-type;When partly leading
When body structure is N-type LDMOS, the doping type in body area and the doping type of channel region are p-type, the doping type of drift region,
The doping type of source region and the doping type in drain region are N-type.
In one embodiment of the invention, isolated area is local field oxygen isolation area or shallow trench isolation region.
Compared with prior art, technical scheme has the following advantages:
Semiconductor structure provided by the invention and forming method thereof forms channel region and drift region, channel region in body area
Part forms at least one raceway groove extension area to the direction extension where drift region.At least one raceway groove extension area and drift region
Between formed interdigital distribution.The setting causes longitudinal direction of the semiconductor structure provided by the invention between body area and drift region
While PN junction forms depletion region, having lateral depletion area is formed between raceway groove extension area and drift region, which to leak
The surface field for the active area that end grid and isolated area are had a common boundary is reduced, so as to improve the breakdown voltage of device.
Further, raceway groove extension area and drift region can be set to contact, form transverse p/n junction between the two, the transverse p/n junction
Having lateral depletion can be realized under smaller reverse biased.But since the longitudinal P N knots in body area and drift section are same what is longitudinally exhausted
When also can transversely exhaust, therefore, design when raceway groove extension area and drift region can be set to be not directly contacted with, have between the two
Setpoint distance.Enter when having lateral depletion is occurring for the longitudinal P N knots in body area and drift section in raceway groove extension area, with additional
The increase of voltage, transversely gradually exhausts between drift region and raceway groove extension area, and equally can reach reduces drain terminal grid and isolated area
The effect of the surface field of the active area of boundary.For ease of device production and meet design rule, raceway groove extension area is set
Shape is the rectangle or trapezoidal of strip.
For above and other objects of the present invention, feature and advantage can be clearer and more comprehensible, preferred embodiment cited below particularly,
And coordinate attached drawing, it is described in detail below.
Specific embodiment
It please refers to Fig.1 and Fig. 2, wherein Fig. 2 is diagrammatic cross-sections of the Fig. 1 along AA ' lines.The system of existing p-type LDMOS device
In work, since the active area of drain terminal grid and isolated area boundary has larger surface field, which limits p-type
LDMOS device breakdown voltage.Inventor it has been investigated that, the surface electricity for the active area being had a common boundary by reducing drain terminal grid and isolated area
Field can effectively improve the breakdown voltage of LDMOS device.
For this purpose, the present invention provides a kind of semiconductor structure and forming method thereof, by forming interdigital point in body area
The channel region of cloth and drift region form having lateral depletion between the raceway groove extension area and drift region on channel region.The having lateral depletion exists
The active area that the length direction of gate structure extends to entire drain terminal grid and isolated area is had a common boundary, the setting can effectively reduce drain terminal grid
The surface field for the active area having a common boundary with isolated area, so as to achieve the effect that improve semiconductor structure breakdown voltage.
Specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with attached drawing.When describing the embodiments of the present invention, it is
Convenient for explanation, schematic diagram can disobey general proportion and make partial enlargement, and the schematic diagram is example, should not be limited herein
Protection scope of the present invention.In addition, the three-dimensional space of length, width and depth should be included in actual fabrication.
Fig. 3 to Fig. 9 show the structure diagram of the forming process of semiconductor structure provided in this embodiment.Wherein, Fig. 7
Position to the hatching of Fig. 9 is identical with the position of the hatching of Fig. 5.
First, as shown in figure 3, providing Semiconductor substrate 200, body area 201, body area 201 are formed in Semiconductor substrate 200
The doping type of doping type and Semiconductor substrate 200 isolate on the contrary, forming PN junction between the two.In this present embodiment, half
The material of conductor substrate 200 be silicon, doping type P.However, the present invention is not limited in any way this.In other embodiments
In, semi-conducting material 200 can be germanium, SiGe, carborundum, silicon-on-insulator or germanium on insulator.
In this present embodiment, body area 201 is formed by the way of extension.The body area 201 being epitaxially formed has uniform miscellaneous
Matter is distributed, doping concentration 1016cm-3Magnitude.However, the present invention is not limited in any way this.In other embodiments, body area
201, which can be used trap injection technology, forms.Since semiconductor structure provided in this embodiment is p-type LDMOS, N is adulterated in body area 201
Type foreign ion, including the first in phosphonium ion, arsenic ion or antimony ion or several.However, the present invention does not make this any limit
It is fixed.In other embodiments, when the semiconductor structure of formation is N-type LDMOS, doped p-type foreign ion in body area 201, bag
Include one or more of boron ion, gallium ion or indium ion.
Then, with reference to figure 4 to Fig. 6.Fig. 4 show bowing behind the interior formation drift region 204 in body area 201 and channel region 203
View.Fig. 5 show cross-sectional views of the Fig. 4 along BB ' lines, and Fig. 6 show cross-sectional views of the Fig. 4 along CC ' lines.
First, drift region mask layer is formed in body area 201, there are one drift regions to inject window for tool on the mask layer of drift region
Mouthful, by trap implanting p-type foreign ion in drift region injection window, form drift region 204.However, the present invention to this not
It is limited in any way.When the semiconductor structure of formation is N-type LDMOS, body area 201 can inject N-type impurity ion come shape by trap
Into drift region.To improve breakdown voltage, set drift region 204 that there is relatively low doping concentration, doping concentration 1017cm-3Amount
Grade.Preferably, the doping concentration for setting drift region 204 is 1E17cm-3.However, the present invention is not limited in any way this.
Then, channel region 203 is formed in body area 201, specific forming process is as follows:Ditch is formed on 201 surface of body area
There is on channel region mask layer road area mask layer the channel region that at least one direction to where drift region 204 extends to inject window
Mouthful, trap injection is carried out to channel region 203 by mask of channel region mask layer, the concentration of injection is 1017cm-3Magnitude.Channel region is noted
Enter the body area 201 corresponding to window and form raceway groove extension area 205.Preferably, the doping concentration of setting channel region 203 is
5E17cm-3.However, the present invention is not limited in any way this.
In this present embodiment, channel region injection window shape be strip rectangle, the doping type of channel region 203 with
The doping type in body area 201 is identical, is N-type impurity ion.However, the present invention does this any restriction.In other embodiments
In, the channel region injection window on trench mask layer can be the other figures for meeting design rule, such as trapezoidal;Work as semiconductor junction
When structure is N-type LDMOS, the impurity that channel region 203 injects is p type impurity ion.
In this present embodiment, there are one the channel regions extended to the direction where drift region 204 for tool on channel region mask layer
Window is injected, corresponding, there are one raceway groove extension areas 205 for tool on channel region 204 after injection.However, the present invention does not make this
Any restriction.In other embodiments, there can be more than two raceway groove extension areas 205 on channel region 204.
In this present embodiment, channel region mask layer and drift region mask layer are silica.However, the present invention does not make this
Any restriction.In other embodiments, channel region mask layer and drift region mask layer can be silicon nitride.
Since the implantation concentration of channel region 203 is higher than the implantation concentration of drift region 204, raceway groove extension area 205 can make drift
204 transoid of area forms PN junction.Therefore the present invention is not limited in any way the concrete structure of drift region mask layer.Drift region mask layer
Concrete structure can be the finger-like to match with channel region mask layer, the strip rectangle or other in traditional LDMOS structure
Meet the structure of design rule.
Structure as shown in Figure 4 is ultimately formed after channel region injects.In this configuration to there are 205 institutes of raceway groove extension area
Position and there is no raceway groove extension 205 where position to be respectively formed sectional view.Wherein, Fig. 5 is Fig. 4 cuing open along BB ' lines
View, Fig. 6 are sectional views of the Fig. 4 along CC ' lines.
In Figure 5, raceway groove extension area 205 is contacted with drift region 204, forms horizontal PN junction between the two, when drain-source it
Between plus during reverse phase bias, raceway groove extension area 205 and drift region 204 transversely exhaust and should in the length direction of gate structure 206
The active area that having lateral depletion area extends to entire drain terminal grid and isolated area is had a common boundary.Having lateral depletion causes the surface electricity of drift region 204
, after especially forming isolated area, the surfaces of active regions electric field of drain terminal grid and isolated area boundary is minimized.The drop of surface field
It is low breakdown voltage to be improved.
And in figure 6 since its structure is identical with traditional p-type LDMOS structure, when adding forward bias between drain-source, lead
The parameters such as resistance that are powered can't change.Therefore, semiconductor structure provided in this embodiment by drain terminal optimization design, makes
It obtains and interdigital distribution is formed between channel region 203 and drift region 204, can be obtained in the case where not changing the other characteristics of device
To higher breakdown voltage.Further, since drain terminal injection need not be added, one layer of mask plate is reduced at the production moment, significantly
Reduce production cost.
In semiconductor structure shown in Fig. 4, in addition to the transverse p/n junction between channel region 203 and drift region 204, also exist
Longitudinal P N knots between drift region 204 and body area 201.Therefore, in other embodiments, raceway groove extension area 205 and drift can be set
It moves between area 204 with setpoint distance, the longitudinal P N which is less than between drift region 204 and body area 201 is tied transversely
Exhaust distance.When applying reverse phase bias between drain-source, longitudinal P N knots exhaust and enter raceway groove extension area 205 in transverse direction
When, having lateral depletion is formed between raceway groove extension area 205 and drift region 204, equally reaches reduction drain terminal grid and isolated area 202 is had a common boundary
Active area surface field, improve the purpose of breakdown voltage.
With reference to figure 7, isolated area 202 is formed in drift region 204, the end of raceway groove extension area 205 is located at isolated area 202
Lower section.In this present embodiment, isolated area 202 is shallow trench isolation region, and specific forming process is:It is passed through on the surface of drift region 204
The isolation channel that depth is less than the depth of drift region 204 is formed after mask, photoetching and etching, isolated material is filled in isolation channel
Shallow trench isolation region is eventually formed, isolated material can be silica, silicon nitride etc..However, specific knot of the present invention to isolated area 202
Structure and its formation order are not limited in any way.In other embodiments, isolated area 202 can be formed in Xian Ti areas 201, then into
Row trap injects to form channel region 201 and drift region 204, isolated area 202 or formed after local oxidation in beak-like
Local field oxygen isolation area.
Then, with reference to Fig. 8, gate structure is formed in the Semiconductor substrate 200 for forming channel region 203 and drift region 204
206.206 one side of gate structure is located at 203 top of channel region, and opposite side is located at the top of isolated area 205.Gate structure 206 wraps
It includes the gate dielectric layer 207 positioned at 200 surface of Semiconductor substrate, the gate electrode 208 on gate dielectric layer 207 and is situated between positioned at grid
The side wall (not shown) of 208 both sides side wall of matter layer 207 and gate electrode.In this present embodiment, the material of gate dielectric layer 207 can be
Silica, gate electrode 208 can be polysilicon, and side wall includes silica and silicon nitride.However, the present invention does not make this any limit
It is fixed.In other embodiments, gate dielectric layer 207 can be high dielectric constant material, and gate electrode 208 can be metal.
Finally, Fig. 9 is refer to, source region 209 is formed in the channel region 203 of 206 one side of gate structure, in gate structure
Drain region 210 is formed in the drift region 204 of 206 opposite side, drain region 210 is located at one side of the isolated area 202 away from channel region 203.
In this present embodiment, source region 209 and drain region 210 are formed by the way of ion implanting, and the doping type of source region 209 and leakage
The doping type in the doping type Jun Yuti areas 201 in area 210 is on the contrary, be p-type.However, the present invention is not limited in any way this.
In other embodiments, when semiconductor structure is N-type LDMOS, the doping type of source region 209 and the doping type in drain region 210
It is N-type.
The semiconductor structure formed using the above method, channel region 203 are extended to the direction where drift region 204, raceway groove
Interdigital distribution is formed between extension area 205 and drift region 204.When adding reverse phase bias between drain-source, 205 He of raceway groove extension area
It is transversely exhausted between drift region 204, which can effectively reduce the table of drain terminal grid and the active area of the boundary of isolated area 205
Face electric field, so as to achieve the purpose that improve breakdown voltage.In addition, in addition to raceway groove extension area 205, using the half of above method formation
The structure of conductor structure other parts is identical with the structure of traditional p-type LDMOS, and the electricity that can still retain traditional p-type LDMOS is special
Property.
Corresponding with the forming method of above-mentioned semiconductor structure, the present embodiment also provides a kind of semiconductor structure, specifically
It refer to Figure 10.Figure 10 show the top view of semiconductor structure provided in this embodiment.Semiconductor junction provided in this embodiment
Structure includes:
Semiconductor substrate 200, in this present embodiment, the doping type of Semiconductor substrate is p-type;
Doping type in Semiconductor substrate 200 is NXing Ti areas 201.However, the present invention does not make this any limit
It is fixed.In other embodiments, when semiconductor structure is p-type LDMOS, the doping type in body area 201 is p-type, correspondingly, partly leading
The doping type of body substrate 200 is N-type.
Drift region 204 in body area 201, the doping type of drift region 204 are opposite with the doping type in body area 201.
The doping type of drift region 204 is p-type in this present embodiment.However, the present invention is not limited in any way this.In other embodiments
In, when semiconductor structure is p-type LDMOS, the doping type of drift region 204 is N-type.
Channel region 203 in body area, the doping type of channel region 203 is identical with the doping type in body area 201, Yu Ben
The doping type of channel region 203 is N-type in embodiment.203 part of channel region to the direction where drift region 204 extend to form to
A few raceway groove extension area 205 forms interdigital distribution between at least one raceway groove extension area 205 and drift region 204.Yu Ben
In embodiment, there are one raceway groove extension areas 205 for tool on channel region 203.However, the present invention is not limited in any way this.In other
In embodiment, there can be more than two raceway groove extension areas 205 on channel region 203.
Isolated area 202 in drift region 204.In this present embodiment, isolated area 202 is less than body area 201 for depth
The shallow trench isolation region of depth.However, the present invention is not limited in any way this.In other embodiments, isolated area 202 can be local
Field oxygen isolation area.
Gate structure 206 positioned at the surface of Semiconductor substrate 200, the one side of gate structure 206 are located at channel region 203
Top, opposite side are located at the top of isolated area 202.In this present embodiment, gate structure 206 includes being located at Semiconductor substrate 200
The gate dielectric layer 207 on surface, the gate electrode 208 on gate dielectric layer 207 and positioned at gate dielectric layer 207 and gate electrode 208
The side wall of both sides side wall.
Source region 209 in the channel region 203 of 206 one side of gate structure;
In body area 201 and positioned at the drain region 210 of one side of the isolated area 202 away from channel region 203.In the present embodiment
In, the doping type of source region 209 is identical with the doping type in drain region 210, is p-type.However, the present invention does not make this any limit
It is fixed.In other embodiments, when semiconductor structure is N-type LDMOS, the doping type of source region 209 and the doping class in drain region 210
Type is identical, is N-type.
Compared with prior art, technical scheme has the following advantages:
Semiconductor structure provided by the invention and forming method thereof forms channel region 203 and drift region in body area 201
204,203 part of channel region extends to the direction where drift region 204, forms at least one raceway groove extension area 205.It is at least one
Interdigital distribution is formed between raceway groove extension area 205 and drift region 204.The setting causes semiconductor structure provided by the invention
While longitudinal P N between body area 201 and drift region 204 ties to form depletion region, channel region extension area 205 and drift region 204
Between form having lateral depletion area, the surface field for the active area which causes drain terminal grid and isolated area is had a common boundary is dropped
It is low, so as to improve the breakdown voltage of device.
Further, raceway groove extension area 205 and drift region 204 can be set to contact, form transverse p/n junction between the two, the horizontal stroke
Having lateral depletion can be realized under smaller reverse biased to PN junction.But since the longitudinal P N knots between body area 201 and drift region 204 exist
Longitudinal direction also can transversely exhaust while exhausting, and therefore, in design raceway groove extension area 205 and drift region 204 can be set not straight
Contact, between the two with setpoint distance, when the longitudinal P N between body area 201 and drift region 204 is tied when having lateral depletion occurs
Into in channel region 203, with the increase of applied voltage, transversely gradually exhausted between drift region 204 and channel region 203, together
Sample can reach the effect of the surface field for the active area for reducing drain terminal grid and isolated area boundary.For ease of device production and meet
Design rule, the shape for setting raceway groove extension area are the rectangle or trapezoidal of strip.
Although the present invention is disclosed above by preferred embodiment, the present invention, this any known skill are not limited to
Skill person without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can make a little change and retouch, therefore protection scope of the present invention is worked as
Subject to claims scope claimed.