JP2023539577A - 短絡耐量を向上させたパワー炭化ケイ素ベースの半導体デバイス及びそのようなデバイスを作製する方法 - Google Patents
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- 第1の導電型を有する炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域と、
前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域の上部に位置する第1のウェルであって、前記第1の導電型とは異なる第2の導電型を有するドーパントでドープされた、第1のウェルと、
前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域の前記上部に位置する第2のウェルであって、前記第1のウェルから離間され、前記第2の導電型を有するドーパントでドープされた、第2のウェルと、
前記第1のウェルと前記第2のウェルとの間の前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域におけるJFET領域と、
を含み、
前記JFET領域のドーピング濃度が前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域のドーピング濃度を超え、
前記JFET領域の上半分の最大幅が前記JFET領域の下半分の最小幅よりも少なくとも30%大きい、
半導体層構造、
を備える、パワー半導体デバイス。 - 前記第1のウェルが、第1の主ウェルと、前記第1の主ウェルと前記JFET領域との間にある第1の側部ウェルと、を含み、前記第1の側部ウェルが第1のチャネル領域を含み、
前記第2のウェルが、第2の主ウェルと、前記第2の主ウェルと前記JFET領域との間にある第2の側部ウェルと、を含み、前記第2の側部ウェルが第2のチャネル領域を含む、
請求項1に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。 - 前記半導体層構造の上面からの前記第1の側部ウェルの深さが少なくとも1.0ミクロンである、請求項2に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域の下面上の第1のソース/ドレイン・コンタクトと、
前記第1の主ウェルの上部にあり、前記第1のウェルの上面まで延在する、前記第1の導電型を有するソース・ドレイン領域と、
前記ソース/ドレイン領域の上面上の第2のソース/ドレイン・コンタクトと、
前記JFET領域上及び前記第1のウェル上のゲート絶縁層と、
前記ゲート絶縁層上のゲート電極と、
をさらに備える、請求項3に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。 - 前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記JFET領域の深さが、前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記第1の側部ウェルの深さ以上である、請求項2から4までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記第1の側部ウェルのピーク・ドーピング濃度が、5×1017/cm3を超え、前記半導体層構造の上面の下0.8~1.2ミクロンの深さで生じる、請求項2から5までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記第1の側部ウェルの深さが1.6ミクロン未満である、請求項2から6までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記JFET領域の深さが前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記第1の側部ウェルの深さの1.0~1.2倍である、請求項2から7までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記第1の側部ウェルの上部0.2ミクロンのピーク・ドーピング濃度が前記第1の側部ウェルのピーク・ドーピング濃度よりも少なくとも1桁低い、請求項2から8までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記JFET領域の前記上部の前記最大幅が前記JFET領域の前記下部の前記最小幅よりも少なくとも50%大きい、請求項1から9までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記第1の側部ウェルのピーク・ドーピング濃度が前記半導体層構造の上面から第1の深さで生じ、前記半導体層構造の前記上面から前記第1の深さにおける前記JFET領域の前記ドーピング濃度が前記第1の側部ウェルの前記ピーク・ドーピング濃度よりも少なくとも1桁低い、請求項2に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記第1の側部ウェルの深さが前記半導体層構造の上面から1.0~1.5ミクロンであり、前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記JFET領域の深さが1.0~1.7ミクロンであり、前記JFET領域の前記深さが前記第1の側部ウェルの前記深さと少なくとも同程度の深さである、請求項2から11までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記第1の側部ウェルと前記第2の側部ウェルとの間の距離が1.5ミクロン未満である、請求項2から12までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記JFET領域が前記第1の導電型を有するドーパントが注入された注入領域を含む、請求項1から13までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記JFET領域の前記上半分の前記最大幅が前記JFET領域の前記下半分の前記最小幅よりも40%~80%大きい、請求項1から14までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記JFET領域の前記下半分の前記最小幅が前記JFET領域の前記深さの50%未満である、請求項1から15までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記JFET領域が前記第1のウェルの下に延在する、請求項1から16までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 第1の導電型を有する炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域と、
前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域の上部に位置する第1のウェルであって、前記第1の導電型とは異なる第2の導電型を有するドーパントでドープされ、第1のチャネル領域を含む、第1のウェルと、
前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域の前記上部に位置する第2のウェルであって、前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域のJFET領域を画定するために前記第1のウェルから離間され、前記第2の導電型を有するドーパントでドープされ、第2のチャネル領域を含む、第2のウェルと、
前記第1のウェルと前記第2のウェルとの間の前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域におけるJFET領域と、
を含み、
前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記JFET領域の深さが前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記第1のウェルの深さを超え、前記JFET領域の上半分の最大幅が前記JFET領域の下半分の最小幅よりも大きい、
半導体層構造、
を備える、パワー半導体デバイス。 - 前記JFET領域のドーピング濃度が前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域のドーピング濃度を超え、前記半導体層構造の上面からの前記第1のウェルの深さが少なくとも1.0ミクロンであり、前記第1のウェルのピーク・ドーピング濃度が前記半導体層構造の上面から0.2ミクロンの深さにおける前記第1のウェルのドーピング濃度を少なくとも1桁上回る、請求項18に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記第1のウェルの前記ピーク・ドーピング濃度が、5×1017/cm3を超え、前記半導体層構造の前記上面の下0.8~1.2ミクロンの深さで生じる、請求項18に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記第1のウェルの深さが1.0~1.6ミクロンである、請求項18から20までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記JFET領域の前記深さが前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記第1のウェルの前記深さの1.2倍未満である、請求項18から21までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記JFET領域の前記上半分の前記最大幅が前記JFET領域の前記下半分の前記最小幅よりも少なくとも50%大きい、請求項18から22までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記第1のウェルの前記ピーク・ドーピング濃度が前記半導体層構造の前記上面から第1の深さで生じ、前記半導体層構造の前記上面から前記第1の深さにおける前記JFET領域のドーピング濃度が前記第1のウェルの前記ピーク・ドーピング濃度よりも少なくとも1桁低い、請求項18から23までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記JFET領域の前記上半分の前記最大幅が前記JFET領域の前記下半分の前記最小幅よりも40%~80%大きい、請求項18に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記JFET領域が前記第1のウェルの下に延在する、請求項18から25までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 第1の導電型を有する炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域と、
前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域の上部に位置する第1のウェルであって、前記第1の導電型とは異なる第2の導電型を有するドーパントでドープされ、第1のチャネル領域を含む、第1のウェルと、
前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域の前記上部に位置する第2のウェルであって、前記第1のウェルから離間され、前記第2の導電型を有するドーパントでドープされ、第2のチャネル領域を含む、第2のウェルと、
前記第1のウェルと前記第2のウェルとの間の前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域におけるJFET領域であって、前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域のドーピング濃度を超えるドーピング濃度を有する、JFET領域と、
を含み、
前記第1のウェルのピーク・ドーピング濃度が前記半導体層構造の上面から第1の深さで生じ、前記第1の深さにおける前記JFET領域の前記ドーピング濃度が前記第1のウェルの前記ピーク・ドーピング濃度よりも少なくとも1桁低く、
前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記JFET領域の深さが前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記第1のウェルの深さを超える、
半導体層構造、
を備える、パワー半導体デバイス。 - 前記第1のウェルの前記ピーク・ドーピング濃度が、5×1017/cm3を超え、前記半導体層構造の前記上面の下0.7~1.2ミクロンの深さで生じる、請求項27に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記JFET領域の前記深さが前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記第1のウェルの前記深さの1.2倍未満である、請求項27又は28に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記第1のウェルの上部0.2ミクロンのピーク・ドーピング濃度が前記第1のウェルの前記ピーク・ドーピング濃度よりも少なくとも1桁低い、請求項27から29までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記JFET領域の上半分の最大幅が前記JFET領域の下半分の最小幅よりも少なくとも50%大きい、請求項27から30までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記JFET領域が前記第1の導電型のドーパントが注入された注入領域を含む、請求項27から31までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記JFET領域が前記第1のウェルの下に延在する、請求項27に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 第1の導電型を有する炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域を設けるステップと、
前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域の上部に第2の導電型のドーパントを注入して、第1及び第2のウェルを形成するステップと、
前記第1のウェルと前記第2のウェルとの間にある前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域の前記上部にイオン注入を介して第1の導電型のドーパントを注入して、前記第1のウェルと前記第2のウェルとの間にJFET領域を形成するステップであって、前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域並びに前記第1のウェル及び前記第2のウェルが半導体層構造の一部である、ステップと、
を含み、
前記JFET領域の上半分の最小幅が前記JFET領域の下半分の最小幅よりも少なくとも30%大きい、
パワー半導体デバイスを形成する方法。 - 前記第1のウェルが、第1の主ウェルと、前記第1の主ウェルと前記JFET領域との間にある第1の側部ウェルとを含み、前記第1の側部ウェルが第1のチャネル領域を含み、前記第2のウェルが、第2の主ウェルと、前記第2の主ウェルと前記JFET領域との間にある第2の側部ウェルとを含み、前記第2の側部ウェルが第2のチャネル領域を含み、前記半導体層構造の上面からの前記第1の側部ウェルの深さが少なくとも1.0ミクロンである、請求項34に記載の方法。
- 前記炭化ケイ素ドリフト領域の下面上に第1のソース/ドレイン・コンタクトを形成するステップと、
前記第1の主ウェルの上部に前記第1の導電型を有するソース/ドレイン領域を形成するステップと、
前記ソース/ドレイン領域の上面上に第2のソース/ドレイン・コンタクトを形成するステップと、
前記JFET領域上及び前記第1のウェル上にゲート絶縁層を形成するステップと、
前記ゲート絶縁層上にゲート電極を形成するステップと、
をさらに含む、請求項35に記載の方法。 - 前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記JFET領域の深さが前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記第1の側部ウェルの深さ以上である、請求項36に記載の方法。
- 前記第1の側部ウェルのピーク・ドーピング濃度が、5×1017/cm3を超え、前記半導体層構造の前記上面の下0.8~1.2ミクロンの深さで生じる、請求項35から37までのいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記JFET領域の前記深さが前記半導体層構造の前記上面からの前記第1の側部ウェルの深さの1.0~1.2倍である、請求項38に記載の方法。
- 前記第1の側部ウェルの上部0.2ミクロンのピーク・ドーピング濃度が前記第1の側部ウェルのピーク・ドーピング濃度よりも少なくとも1桁低い、請求項35から39までのいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記JFET領域が前記第1及び第2のウェルの形成前に形成される、請求項34から40までのいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記JFET領域が前記第1及び第2のウェルの下に延在する、請求項34から41までのいずれか一項に記載の方法。
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