JP6729824B1 - 炭化珪素半導体装置および炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法 - Google Patents
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実施の形態にかかる炭化珪素半導体装置の構造について説明する。図1は、実施の形態にかかる炭化珪素半導体装置の構造を示す断面図である。図1に示す実施の形態にかかる炭化珪素半導体装置10は、炭化珪素(SiC)を半導体材料として用いた半導体基板(半導体チップ)30のおもて面側にトレンチゲート構造を備えた縦型MOSFETである。半導体基板30は、SiCを半導体材料として用いたn+型出発基板31のおもて面上に、n-型ドリフト領域(第1半導体領域)2およびp型ベース領域(第2半導体領域)3となる各エピタキシャル層32,33を順に積層してなる。
次に、実施の形態にかかる炭化珪素半導体装置10の製造方法における斜めイオン注入43,44(図5,6参照)によって形成される酸素イオン注入層45の酸素濃度分布51について検証した。図9は、実施例の炭化珪素半導体装置のトレンチ側壁付近の酸素濃度分布を示す特性図である。上述した実施の形態にかかる炭化珪素半導体装置10の製造方法にしたがって斜めイオン注入43,44を行って形成した酸素イオン注入層45の酸素濃度分布51(以下、実施例とする)を図9に示す。
次に、従来の炭化珪素半導体装置110(図11参照)を例(以下、従来例とする)に、SiC/SiO2界面120のチャネル103a部分における、炭素濃度の減り始め61から酸素濃度の増え終わり62までの区間(以下、界面区間とする)60の幅w101について検証した。従来例のSiC/SiO2界面120付近の珪素元素、酸素元素および炭素元素の各質量濃度プロファイルをそれぞれエネルギー分散型X線分析(EDX:Energy Dispersive X−ray spectrometry)で測定した結果を図10に示す。
2 n-型ドリフト領域
3 p型ベース領域
4 n+型ソース領域
5 p++型コンタクト領域
6 トレンチ
7 ゲート絶縁膜
8 ゲート電極
9 層間絶縁膜
10 炭化珪素半導体装置
11 ソース電極
12 ドレイン電極
20 トレンチの内壁とゲート絶縁膜との接合界面(SiC/SiO2界面)
21,22,22a,22b p+型領域
23 n型電流拡散領域
23a,23b n型領域
30 半導体基板
31 n+型出発基板
32 n-型エピタキシャル層
32a n-型エピタキシャル層の厚さを増した部分
33 p型エピタキシャル層
41,42 酸化膜マスク
42a 酸化膜マスクの、p型ベース領域およびn型電流拡散領域を覆う第1部分
42b 酸化膜マスクの、トレンチの底面を覆う第2部分
42c 酸化膜マスクの、トレンチの上部コーナー部およびn+型ソース領域を覆う第3部分
42d 酸化膜マスクの、トレンチの底面コーナー部を覆う第4部分
43,44 斜めイオン注入
45 酸素イオン注入層
46 HTO膜
50,50a,50b トレンチの内壁と酸化膜マスクとの界面(SiC/マスクSiO2界面)
51 酸素濃度分布
51a,51a' 酸素濃度分布のピーク位置
d1 酸素イオン注入層のトレンチの側壁からの距離
t1 ゲート絶縁膜(HTO膜)の厚さ
t11 酸化膜マスクの第1部分の厚さ
t12 酸化膜マスクの第2部分の厚さ
t13 酸化膜マスクの第3部分の厚さ
t14 酸化膜マスクの第4部分の厚さ
X 半導体基板のおもて面に平行な第1方向
Y 半導体基板のおもて面に平行でかつ第1方向と直交する第2方向
Z 深さ方向
θ1,θ2 斜めイオン注入の注入角度
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- ゲート−酸化膜−半導体の3層構造からなる絶縁ゲートを備えた炭化珪素半導体装置であって、
前記半導体を構成する、炭化珪素からなる半導体基板と、
前記半導体基板の第1主面と直交する方向に前記半導体基板の第1主面から所定深さに達するトレンチと、
前記トレンチの内壁に沿って設けられた、前記酸化膜を構成するゲート絶縁膜と、
前記トレンチの内部において前記ゲート絶縁膜の上に設けられた、前記ゲートを構成するゲート電極と、
を備え、
前記ゲート絶縁膜は堆積酸化膜であり、
前記半導体基板の、前記トレンチの側壁から前記トレンチの側壁と直交する方向に前記ゲート絶縁膜の厚さの半分以下の距離までの部分は、他の部分よりも酸素濃度の高い高酸素濃度領域であり、
前記高酸素濃度領域は、前記半導体基板の第1主面と直交する方向に前記半導体基板の第1主面から離れて、かつ前記トレンチの底面よりも浅い位置に配置され、
前記高酸素濃度領域の酸素濃度は1×1015/cm3よりも高く、前記トレンチの側壁に近いほど高いことを特徴とする炭化珪素半導体装置。 - 前記半導体基板の、前記トレンチの側壁から前記トレンチの側壁と直交する方向に30nm以下の距離までの部分が前記高酸素濃度領域であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置。
- 前記半導体基板の、前記トレンチの側壁から前記トレンチの側壁と直交する方向に20nm以上25nm以下の距離までの部分が前記高酸素濃度領域であることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置。
- 前記高酸素濃度領域の酸素濃度は前記トレンチの側壁で最大値を示し、前記トレンチの側壁から前記トレンチの側壁と直交する方向に前記トレンチの側壁から離れるにしたがって低くなっていることを特徴とする請求項1〜3のいずれか一つに記載の炭化珪素半導体装置。
- 前記高酸素濃度領域の酸素濃度の前記最大値は、5×1017/cm3以上1×1020/cm3以下であることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置。
- 前記ゲート絶縁膜に含まれる炭素原子の量は10at%以下であることを特徴とする請求項1〜5のいずれか一つに記載の炭化珪素半導体装置。
- 前記ゲート絶縁膜の厚さは、前記トレンチの内壁の全面にわたって均一であることを特徴とする請求項1〜6のいずれか一つに記載の炭化珪素半導体装置。
- 前記半導体基板の内部に設けられた第1導電型の第1半導体領域と、
前記半導体基板の第1主面と前記第1半導体領域との間に設けられ、前記高酸素濃度領域を含む第2導電型の第2半導体領域と、
前記半導体基板の第1主面と前記第2半導体領域との間に選択的に設けられた第1導電型の第3半導体領域と、
前記第3半導体領域および前記第2半導体領域を貫通して前記第1半導体領域に達する前記トレンチと、
前記第3半導体領域および前記第2半導体領域に電気的に接続された第1電極と、
前記半導体基板の第2主面に設けられた第2電極と、
を備えることを特徴とする請求項1〜7のいずれか一つに記載の炭化珪素半導体装置。 - ゲート−酸化膜−半導体の3層構造からなる絶縁ゲートを備えた炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法であって、
前記半導体を構成する、炭化珪素からなる半導体基板の第1主面に、所定箇所が開口した第1酸化膜マスクを形成する第1工程と、
前記第1酸化膜マスクを用いてエッチングを行い、前記半導体基板の第1主面から所定深さに達するトレンチを形成する第2工程と、
前記第1酸化膜マスクの表面および前記トレンチの内壁に沿って第2酸化膜マスクを形成する第3工程と、
前記第2酸化膜マスクの上から前記トレンチの側壁に酸素をイオン注入する第4工程と、
前記第1酸化膜マスクおよび前記第2酸化膜マスクを除去する第5工程と、
炭素と酸素との結合温度よりも高い温度の雰囲気で、前記トレンチの内壁に沿って、前記酸化膜を構成するゲート絶縁膜を堆積する第6工程と、
前記トレンチの内部において前記ゲート絶縁膜の上に、前記ゲートを構成するゲート電極を形成する第7工程と、
を含み、
前記第4工程では、
前記イオン注入の飛程の深さ位置を前記第2酸化膜マスクの内部として、
前記トレンチの側壁から前記トレンチの側壁と直交する方向に前記ゲート絶縁膜の厚さの半分以下の距離で終端する酸素イオン注入層を形成することを特徴とする炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記第3工程では、前記第2酸化膜マスクの、前記トレンチの側壁の上部および下部を覆う部分を、前記イオン注入される酸素を遮蔽可能な厚さにし、
前記第4工程では、前記半導体基板の第1主面に垂直な方向に対して所定の注入角度で斜めの方向から前記イオン注入を行うことを特徴とする請求項9に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記第4工程では、
前記イオン注入の加速エネルギーを50keV以下とし、
前記イオン注入のドーズ量を5×10 12 /cm 2 以上5×10 14 /cm 2 以下とすることを特徴とする請求項9または10に記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記第1工程の前に、
炭化珪素からなる出発基板の上に、第1導電型の第1半導体領域となる第1導電型炭化珪素層と、第2導電型の第2半導体領域となる第2導電型炭化珪素層と、を順に堆積して前記半導体基板を形成する工程と、
前記第2導電型炭化珪素層の内部に選択的に第1導電型の第3半導体領域を形成する工程と、をさらに含み、
前記第2工程では、前記第3半導体領域および前記第2半導体領域を貫通して前記第1半導体領域に達する前記トレンチを形成し、
前記第4工程では、前記第2半導体領域の内部に前記酸素イオン注入層を形成することを特徴とする請求項9〜11のいずれか一つに記載の炭化珪素半導体装置の製造方法。
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