JP6271813B2 - パワー半導体素子およびそれを用いるパワー半導体モジュール - Google Patents
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図1は、本発明の実施形態1であるパワー半導体素子の平面パターンを示す。本実施形態1のパワー半導体素子はJBS構造を有する、プレーナ型かつn型のSiC−SBDであり、図1はアノード側の平面パターンを示す。
図2は、本発明の実施形態2であるパワー半導体モジュールの構成を示す組図である。また、図3は、本実施形態2のパワー半導体モジュールの回路構成を示す。本パワー半導体モジュールは、パワー半導体素子として、スイッチング素子であるシリコンのIGBT(Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor)および実施形態1のSiC−SBDを搭載するSiCハイブリッドモジュールである。
図12は、本発明の実施形態3であるパワー半導体素子の平面パターンを示す。本実施形態2のパワー半導体素子は、実施形態1と同様に、JBS構造を有するSiC−SBDであり、図12は、図1と同様に、アノード側の平面パターンを示す。以下、実施形態1と異なる点について説明する。
図13は、本発明の実施形態4であるパワー半導体素子の平面パターンを示す。本実施形態4のパワー半導体素子は、実施形態1および3と同様に、JBS構造を有するSiC−SBDであり、図13は、図1および12と同様に、アノード側の平面パターンを示す。以下、実施形態1および3と異なる点について説明する。
図15は、本発明の実施形態5であるパワー半導体素子の平面パターンを示す。本実施形態5のパワー半導体素子は、実施形態1,3および4と同様に、JBS構造を有するSiC−SBDであり、図15は、図1,12および13と同様に、アノード側の平面パターンを示す。以下、実施形態1,3および5と異なる点について説明する。
従って、環状パターンの幅dには式(2)で示すような制約がある。
式(2)の制約によれば、環状パターンの幅dは線状パターンの幅sより狭くなる場合も有る。
本発明の実施形態6においては、前述の実施形態1,3〜5においてJBS構造を構成するp型不純物領域とショットキー電極とがオーミックに接触する。このため、p型不純物領域の不純物濃度は、ピーク値で1×1020atoms/cm3程度というように、前述の実施形態1,3〜5よりも高い。アノード側のパターンは前述の実施形態1,3〜5と同様であるが、図18に一例を示す。本例のパターンは実施形態1(図1)と同様であり、複数の直線状パターンを有するアクティブ領域の主要部と周縁領域との境界部に、3本の同心環状のパターンを有するショットキー接合を有する。本例においては、p型不純物領域38のp型不純物をアルミニウム(Al)とし、不純物濃度がピーク値で1×1020atoms/cm3程度に設定され、p型不純物領域38とショットキー電極(図8中の15を参照)とがオーミックあるいはオーミックに近い状態で互いに接触する。
図19は、本発明の実施形態7であるパワー半導体素子の平面パターンを示す。本実施形態7のパワー半導体素子は、実施形態1,3〜6と同様に、JBS構造を有するSiC−SBDであり、図19は、アノード側の環状パターンの一部を示す。以下、実施形態1,3〜6と異なる点について説明する。
図20は、本発明の実施形態8であるパワー半導体素子の平面パターンを示す。本実施形態8のパワー半導体素子は、実施形態1,3〜7と同様に、JBS構造を有するSiC−SBDであり、図20は、アノード側の環状パターンの一部を示す。以下、実施形態1,3〜7と異なる点について説明する。
図21は、本発明の実施形態9であるパワー半導体素子の部分的な縦構造を示す、図8と同様の縦方向断面図である。本実施形態8のパワー半導体素子は、実施形態1,3〜8と同様に、JBS構造を有するSiC−SBDである。以下、実施形態1,3〜8と異なる点について説明する。
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- 炭化珪素からなるショットキーバリアダイオードを備えるパワー半導体素子において、
前記ショットキーバリアダイオードは、アクティブ領域および前記アクティブ領域の周囲に位置する周縁領域を有し、
前記アクティブ領域は、
第1電極と、
前記第1電極との間に、複数の線状パターンを有する第1ショットキー接合を構成する第1導電型の第1半導体領域と、
前記第1ショットキー接合に隣接し、前記第1電極と接続される第2導電型の第2半導体領域と、
前記第1半導体領域と接続される第2電極と、
を含み、
前記周縁領域は、前記第1半導体領域と、前記第2電極と、を含み、
前記アクティブ領域と前記周縁領域の境界部において、前記第1電極および前記第1半導体領域によって構成され、かつ前記複数の線状パターンを囲む少なくとも一個の環状パターンを有する第2ショットキー接合が設けられ、前記第2半導体領域は前記第2ショットキー接合に隣接するとともに前記第1電極に接続され、
順バイアス状態において、前記第1および第2ショットキー接合は導通部となり、前記第2半導体領域は非導通部となり、
同心に配置される複数個の前記環状パターンを有することを特徴とするパワー半導体素子。 - 請求項1に記載のパワー半導体素子において、
前記環状パターンは無端状であることを特徴とするパワー半導体素子。 - 請求項1に記載のパワー半導体素子において、
前記環状パターンは、前記複数の線状パターンの複数の端部が並ぶ方向に平行な直線部と、前記線状パターンの長手方向に平行な直線部と、円弧状の角部を有することを特徴とするパワー半導体素子。 - 請求項1に記載のパワー半導体素子おいて、
前記第1半導体領域は、
前記第2電極が接触する基板領域と、
前記基板領域よりも不純物濃度が低い第1半導体層と、
前記第1半導体層よりも不純物濃度が高く、前記第1半導体層に隣接すると共に、前記第1電極と前記第1および第2ショットキー接合を構成する第2半導体層と、
を有することを特徴とするパワー半導体素子。 - 請求項1に記載のパワー半導体素子において、順方向電流が多数キャリアのみによって流れることを特徴とするパワー半導体素子。
- 請求項1に記載のパワー半導体素子において、
前記環状パターンが3個以上であることを特徴とするパワー半導体素子。 - 請求項1に記載のパワー半導体素子において、
前記複数の線状パターンの複数の端部が前記環状パターンに連結することを特徴とするパワー半導体素子。 - 請求項1に記載のパワー半導体素子において、
前記第2半導体領域は、定格電流の2倍以下の電流が流れる状態において、非導通部となることを特徴とするパワー半導体素子。 - 請求項8に記載のパワー半導体素子において、
前記第2半導体領域は、定格電流の2倍よりも大きな電流が流れる状態において、導通部となることを特徴とするパワー半導体素子。 - 請求項1に記載のパワー半導体素子において、
前記第2半導体領域は、前記境界部において、同心かつ前記第2ショットキー接合の前記複数の環状パターンと交互に配置される複数の環状パターンを有することを特徴とするパワー半導体素子。 - 請求項10に記載のパワー半導体素子において、
前記第2半導体領域の前記複数の環状パターンは、内周から外周に行くに従って、幅が広くなることを特徴とするパワー半導体素子。 - 請求項10に記載のパワー半導体素子において、
前記第2ショットキー接合の前記複数の環状パターンは、内周から外周に行くに従って、幅が狭くなることを特徴とするパワー半導体素子。 - 炭化珪素からなるショットキーバリアダイオードを備えるパワー半導体素子において、
前記ショットキーバリアダイオードは、アクティブ領域および前記アクティブ領域の周囲に位置する周縁領域を有し、
前記アクティブ領域は、
第1電極と、
前記第1電極との間に、複数の線状パターンを有する第1ショットキー接合を構成する第1導電型の第1半導体領域と、
前記第1ショットキー接合に隣接し、前記第1電極と接続される第2導電型の第2半導体領域と、
前記第1半導体領域と接続される第2電極と、
を含み、
前記周縁領域は、前記第1半導体領域と、前記第2電極と、を含み、
前記アクティブ領域と前記周縁領域の境界部において、前記第1電極および前記第1半導体領域によって構成され、かつ前記複数の線状パターンを囲む少なくとも一個の環状パターンを有する第2ショットキー接合が設けられ、前記第2半導体領域は前記第2ショットキー接合に隣接するとともに前記第1電極に接続され、
順バイアス状態において、前記第1および第2ショットキー接合は導通部となり、前記第2半導体領域は非導通部となり、
前記第1半導体領域は、
前記第2電極が接触する基板領域と、
前記基板領域よりも不純物濃度が低い第1半導体層と、
前記第1半導体層よりも不純物濃度が高く、前記第1半導体層に隣接する第2半導体層と、を有し、
前記第1ショットキー接合は、前記第1電極および前記第2半導体層によって構成され、
前記第2ショットキー接合は、前記第1電極および前記第1半導体層によって構成されることを特徴とするパワー半導体素子。 - 半導体スイッチング素子とショットキーバリアダイオードが逆並列に接続されるアーム回路を備えるパワー半導体モジュールにおいて、
前記ショットキーバリアダイオードは炭化珪素からなると共に、アクティブ領域および前記アクティブ領域の周囲に位置する周縁領域を有し、
前記アクティブ領域は、
第1電極と、
前記第1電極との間に、複数の線状パターンを有する第1ショットキー接合を構成する第1導電型の第1半導体領域と、
前記第1ショットキー接合に隣接し、前記第1電極と接続される第2導電型の第2半導体領域と、
前記第1半導体領域と接続される第2電極と、
を含み、
前記周縁領域は、前記第1半導体領域と、前記第2電極と、を含み、
前記アクティブ領域と前記周縁領域の境界部において、前記第1電極および前記第1半導体領域によって構成され、かつ前記複数の線状パターンを囲む少なくとも一個の環状パターンを有する第2ショットキー接合が設けられ、前記第2半導体領域は前記第2ショットキー接合に隣接するとともに前記第1電極に接続され、
順バイアス状態において、前記第1および第2ショットキー接合は導通部となり、前記第2半導体領域は非導通部となり、
同心に配置される複数個の前記環状パターンを有することを特徴とするパワー半導体モジュール。
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