JP2019153726A - 半導体装置、半導体装置の製造方法、電源回路、及び、コンピュータ - Google Patents
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第1の実施形態の半導体装置は、窒化物半導体層と、絶縁層と、窒化物半導体層と絶縁層との間に位置し、水素及び重水素の少なくともいずれか一方の元素を含む第1の領域と、窒化物半導体層の中に位置し、第1の領域に隣り合い、フッ素を含む第2の領域と、を備える。また、第1の実施形態の半導体装置は、第1の窒化物半導体層と、第1の窒化物半導体層の上に位置し、第1の窒化物半導体層よりもバンドギャップが大きい第2の窒化物半導体層と、第1の窒化物半導体層の上に位置し、第1の窒化物半導体層に電気的に接続された第1の電極と、第1の窒化物半導体層の上に位置し、第1の窒化物半導体層に電気的に接続された第2の電極と、第1の電極と第2の電極との間に位置し、底面と側面を有し、底面が第1の窒化物半導体層の中に位置するトレンチと、トレンチの中に位置するゲート電極と、底面とゲート電極との間、及び、側面とゲート電極との間に位置するゲート絶縁層と、底面とゲート絶縁層との間に位置し、水素及び重水素の少なくともいずれか一方の元素含む第1の領域と、第1の窒化物半導体層及び第2の窒化物半導体層の少なくともいずれか一方の中に位置し、第1の領域に隣り合うフッ素を含有する第2の領域と、を備える。
第2の実施形態の半導体装置は、ゲート電極と第2の電極との間の第2の窒化物半導体層と、ゲート絶縁層との間に、第1の領域が存在しない点で、第1の実施形態と異なる。以下、第1の実施形態と重複する内容については、一部記述を省略する。
第3の実施形態の半導体装置は、窒化物半導体層と、酸化シリコン層と、窒化物半導体層と酸化シリコン層との間に位置し、水素及び重水素の少なくともいずれか一方の元素を含む第1の領域と、を備え、酸化シリコン層、第1の領域、及び、窒化物半導体層の中の少なくともいずれか一方の元素の濃度分布において、少なくともいずれか一方の元素の濃度が最大値を有する第1の位置と、第1の位置に対して窒化物半導体層の側に存在し最大値より二桁低い少なくともいずれか一方の元素の濃度を有する第2の位置との距離が1nm以下である。第3の実施形態の半導体装置は、第2の領域を備えない点で、第1の実施形態と異なる。以下、第1の実施形態と重複する内容については、一部記述を省略する。
第4の実施形態の半導体装置は、底面が、第2の窒化物半導体層の中に位置する点で、第1の実施形態と異なっている。以下、第1の実施形態と重複する内容については、一部記述を省略する。
第5の実施形態の電源回路及びコンピュータは、第1ないし第4の実施形態のHEMTを有する。
15 バリア層(窒化物半導体層、第2の窒化物半導体層)
16 ゲート絶縁層(絶縁層、酸化シリコン層)
18 ゲート電極
20 ソース電極(第1の電極)
22 ドレイン電極(第2の電極)
25 界面領域(第1の領域)
40 トレンチ
40a 底面
40b 側面
50 フッ素領域(第2の領域)
100 HEMT(半導体装置)
162 電源回路
200 HEMT(半導体装置)
300 HEMT(半導体装置)
400 HEMT(半導体装置)
500 サーバ(コンピュータ)
G1 第1のガリウム原子
G2 第2のガリウム原子
G3 第3のガリウム原子
G4 第4のガリウム原子
F1 第1のフッ素原子
F2 第2のフッ素原子
F3 第3のフッ素原子
F4 第4のフッ素原子
P1 第1の位置
P2 第2の位置
Claims (20)
- 窒化物半導体層と、
絶縁層と、
前記窒化物半導体層と前記絶縁層との間に位置し、水素及び重水素の少なくともいずれか一方の元素を含む第1の領域と、
前記窒化物半導体層の中に位置し、前記第1の領域に隣り合い、フッ素を含む第2の領域と、
を備える半導体装置。 - 前記絶縁層、前記第1の領域、及び、前記窒化物半導体層の中の前記少なくともいずれか一方の元素の濃度分布において、前記第1の領域の中に第1のピークがあり、
前記絶縁層、前記第1の領域、及び、前記窒化物半導体層の中のフッ素の濃度分布において、前記第2の領域の中に第2のピークがある請求項1記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第1のピークの半値幅は2nm以下であり、前記第2のピークの半値幅は10nm以下である請求項2記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第1の領域の前記少なくともいずれか一方の元素の濃度は1×1019cm−3以上1×1022cm−3以下であり、
前記第2の領域のフッ素濃度は1×1019cm−3以上1×1022cm−3以下である請求項1ないし請求項3いずれか一項記載の半導体装置。 - 前記絶縁層、前記第1の領域、及び、前記窒化物半導体層の中の前記少なくともいずれか一方の元素の濃度分布において、前記少なくともいずれか一方の元素の濃度が最大値を有する第1の位置と、前記第1の位置に対して前記窒化物半導体層の側に存在し前記最大値より二桁低い前記少なくともいずれか一方の元素の濃度を有する第2の位置との距離が1nm以下である請求項1ないし請求項4いずれか一項記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第2の領域は、窒化物半導体の結晶格子の窒素原子位置に存在する3個のフッ素原子を有する請求項1ないし請求項5いずれか一項記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第2の領域は、第1のガリウム原子と第2のガリウム原子に結合する第1のフッ素原子、前記第1のガリウム原子と第3のガリウム原子に結合する第2のフッ素原子、前記第1のガリウム原子と第4のガリウム原子に結合する第3のフッ素原子を有する請求項1ないし請求項5いずれか一項記載の半導体装置。
- 前記絶縁層の上に位置するゲート電極を、更に備える請求項1ないし請求項7いずれか一項記載の半導体装置。
- 第1の窒化物半導体層と、
前記第1の窒化物半導体層の上に位置し、前記第1の窒化物半導体層よりもバンドギャップが大きい第2の窒化物半導体層と、
前記第1の窒化物半導体層の上に位置し、前記第1の窒化物半導体層に電気的に接続された第1の電極と、
前記第1の窒化物半導体層の上に位置し、前記第1の窒化物半導体層に電気的に接続された第2の電極と、
前記第1の電極と前記第2の電極との間に位置し、底面と側面を有し、前記底面が前記第1の窒化物半導体層及び前記第2の窒化物半導体層のいずれか一方の中に位置するトレンチと、
前記トレンチの中に位置するゲート電極と、
前記底面と前記ゲート電極との間、及び、前記側面と前記ゲート電極との間に位置するゲート絶縁層と、
前記底面と前記ゲート絶縁層との間に位置し、水素及び重水素の少なくともいずれか一方の元素を含む第1の領域と、
前記第1の窒化物半導体層及び前記第2の窒化物半導体層の少なくともいずれか一方の中に位置し、前記第1の領域に隣り合い、フッ素を含む第2の領域と、
を備える半導体装置。 - 前記第1の領域は前記側面と前記ゲート絶縁層との間に位置する請求項9記載の半導体装置。
- 前記ゲート絶縁層は前記ゲート電極と前記第2の電極との間の前記第2の窒化物半導体層の上に位置し、
前記第1の領域は、前記ゲート電極と前記第2の電極との間の前記第2の窒化物半導体層と、前記ゲート絶縁層との間に位置する請求項9又は請求項10記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第1の窒化物半導体層は窒化ガリウムであり、前記第2の窒化物半導体層は窒化アルミニウムガリウムである請求項9ないし請求項11いずれか一項記載の半導体装置。
- 請求項9ないし請求項12いずれか一項記載の半導体装置を備える電源回路。
- 請求項9ないし請求項12いずれか一項記載の半導体装置を備えるコンピュータ。
- 窒化物半導体層と、
酸化シリコン層と、
前記窒化物半導体層と前記酸化シリコン層との間に位置し、水素及び重水素の少なくともいずれか一方の元素を含む第1の領域と、を備え、
前記酸化シリコン層、前記第1の領域、及び、前記窒化物半導体層の中の前記少なくともいずれか一方の元素の濃度分布において、前記少なくともいずれか一方の元素の濃度が最大値を有する第1の位置と、前記第1の位置に対して前記窒化物半導体層の側に存在し前記最大値より二桁低い前記少なくともいずれか一方の元素の濃度を有する第2の位置との距離が1nm以下である半導体装置。 - 前記酸化シリコン層、前記第1の領域、及び、前記窒化物半導体層の中の前記少なくともいずれか一方の元素の濃度分布において、前記第1の領域の中に第1のピークがある請求項15記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第1のピークの半値幅は2nm以下である請求項16記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第1の領域の前記少なくともいずれか一方の元素の濃度は1×1019cm−3以上1×1022cm−3以下である請求項15ないし請求項17いずれか一項記載の半導体装置。
- 窒化物半導体層に底面と側面を有するトレンチを形成し、
前記トレンチを形成した後に、三フッ化窒素を含む雰囲気中で第1のプラズマ処理を行い、
前記トレンチ内にゲート絶縁層を形成し、
水素及び重水素の少なくともいずれか一方の元素を含む雰囲気中での熱処理、又は、前記少なくともいずれか一方の元素を含む雰囲気中での第2のプラズマ処理を行い、
前記ゲート絶縁層の上にゲート電極を形成する半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記トレンチの形成を反応性イオンエッチング法により行う請求項19記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
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