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Abstract
The lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a drift region of a second conductivity type formed on the semiconductor substrate of the first conductivity type, and a semiconductor substrate of the first conductivity type. A gate electrode disposed on the first electrode, the first emitter electrode disposed on the semiconductor substrate of the first conductivity type so as to be adjacent to one side of the gate electrode, and the gate electrode spaced apart from the gate electrode. The collector electrode disposed on the second conductive semiconductor substrate so as to be adjacent to the other side of the electrode, the second emitter electrode disposed between the gate electrode and the collector electrode, and within the drift region of the second conductive type. And a trench insulating film formed between the second emitter electrode and the collector electrode.
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The present invention relates to an insulated gate bipolar transistor, and more particularly, to a lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor.
The power industry is becoming increasingly important because of the rapid development of the IT industry and energy efficiency issues. Sustaining the power industry is silicon-oriented semiconductor technology. Insulated gate bipolar transistor is a power switching device that combines the advantages of metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) and bipolar junction transisrtor (BJT). .
Since insulated gate bipolar transistors were invented by BJ Baliga in the 1980s, they can overcome the complex current control circuits of bipolar transistors, slow switching speed problems, low breakdown characteristics of insulated gate transistors, and poor current control. It is received as a substitute element.
The insulated gate bipolar transistor may be divided into a vertical insulated gate bipolar transistor (VIGBT) and a horizontal insulated gate bipolar transistor (LIGBT). Among these, the horizontally insulated gate bipolar transistors can be arranged in a plane and are easily isolated between devices, thereby enabling one-chip integration with power integrated circuits such as IPM (Intelligent Power Module) or PMIC (Power Management IC).
The problem to be solved by the present invention relates to an insulated gate bipolar transistor with improved electrical characteristics.
The problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned problem, another task that is not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.
The lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a drift region of a second conductivity type formed on the semiconductor substrate of the first conductivity type, and a semiconductor substrate of the first conductivity type. A gate electrode disposed on the first electrode, the first emitter electrode disposed on the semiconductor substrate of the first conductivity type so as to be adjacent to one side of the gate electrode, and the gate electrode spaced apart from the gate electrode. The collector electrode disposed on the second conductive semiconductor substrate so as to be adjacent to the other side of the electrode, the second emitter electrode disposed between the gate electrode and the collector electrode, and within the drift region of the second conductive type. And a trench insulating film formed between the second emitter electrode and the collector electrode.
Insulated gate bipolar transistor according to an embodiment of the present invention forms a trench insulating film disposed between the second emitter electrode and the collector electrode in the drift region of the second conductivity type to high breakdown without increasing the third drift length (L3) May have a voltage.
1 is a cross-sectional view of a general horizontal insulated gate bipolar transistor.
2 is a cross-sectional view of a lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor in which two general emitters are formed.
3 is a cross-sectional view of a lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a photograph showing holes flow during turn-off of a lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a graph comparing latch-up characteristics of a general horizontal insulated gate bipolar transistor and a horizontal insulated gate bipolar transistor of the present invention.
6 is a graph comparing breakdown voltage characteristics of the lateral insulated gate bipolar transistors illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3.
Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various forms. It is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the present invention is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. As used herein, the words "comprises" and / or "comprising" refer to the presence of one or more other components, steps, operations and / or elements. Or does not exclude additions.
In addition, the embodiments described herein will be described with reference to cross-sectional and / or plan views, which are ideal exemplary views of the present invention. In the drawings, the thicknesses of films and regions are exaggerated for effective explanation of technical content. Accordingly, shapes of the exemplary views may be modified by manufacturing techniques and / or tolerances. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the specific forms shown, but also include variations in forms generated by the manufacturing process. For example, the etched regions shown at right angles may be rounded or have a predetermined curvature. Accordingly, the regions illustrated in the figures have schematic attributes, and the shape of the regions illustrated in the figures is intended to illustrate a particular form of region of the device and not to limit the scope of the invention.
1 is a cross-sectional view of a general horizontal insulated gate bipolar transistor.
Referring to FIG. 1, the
The first
A
A
The
In the horizontal insulating gate
When a positive voltage is applied to the
2 is a cross-sectional view of a lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor in which two general emitters are formed.
For brevity of description, descriptions of technical and structural features that overlap with the embodiments described with reference to FIG. 1 will be omitted.
Referring to FIG. 2, a
The
The horizontal insulated gate
In addition, when the
When the
3 is a cross-sectional view of a lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
For brevity of description, descriptions of technical and structural features overlapping with the embodiments described with reference to FIG. 2 will be omitted.
Referring to FIG. 3, a
An upper surface of the
The maximum depth of the
The length between the
The
FIG. 4 is a photograph showing holes flow during turn-off of a lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 4, when the lateral insulated gate
5 is a graph comparing latch-up characteristics of a general horizontal insulated gate bipolar transistor and a horizontal insulated gate bipolar transistor of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 5, (A) is a lateral insulated gate
Latch A - up current is about 1.0x10 -4, latch B - up current is about 3.0
6 is a graph comparing breakdown voltage characteristics of the lateral insulated gate bipolar transistors illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3.
Referring to FIG. 6, (A) is a lateral insulated gate
Since the first drift length L1 (see FIG. 1) of A is longer than the second drift length L2 (see FIG. 2) of C, it can be confirmed that the breakdown voltage of A is larger than C. The second drift length L2 (see FIG. 2) of C is the same as the third drift length L3 (see FIG. 3) of B, but a trench insulating film 311 (see FIG. 3) is formed in B so that B is greater than It can be seen that it has a larger breakdown voltage.
The present invention is not limited by the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings, but is intended to be limited by the appended claims. Accordingly, various forms of substitution, modification, and alteration may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention described in the claims, which are also within the scope of the present invention. something to do.
101: semiconductor substrate of first conductivity type
111: Well region of the first conductivity type
115: collector electrode
121: gate electrode
137: first emitter electrode
241: second emitter electrode
243: second base region
311: transistor insulating film
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A second conductivity type drift region formed on the first conductivity type semiconductor substrate;
A gate electrode disposed on the first conductive semiconductor substrate;
A first emitter electrode spaced apart from the gate electrode and disposed on the first conductive semiconductor substrate so as to be adjacent to one side of the gate electrode;
A collector electrode spaced apart from the gate electrode and disposed on the semiconductor substrate of the first conductivity type to be adjacent to the other side of the gate electrode;
A second emitter electrode disposed between the gate electrode and the collector electrode; And
A trench insulating film formed between the second emitter electrode and the collector electrode in the drift region of the second conductivity type;
The second emitter electrode is spaced apart from the first emitter electrode is used as a power switching element,
A voltage is applied to the first emitter electrode and the second emitter electrode, respectively, to operate a first PNPN thyristor at the first emitter electrode and the collector electrode, and at the second emitter electrode and the collector electrode. Horizontally Isolated Gate Bipolar Transistor with 2 PNPN Thyristors
And an upper surface of the trench insulating layer is exposed to an upper surface of the first conductive semiconductor substrate.
And a width of an upper surface of the trench insulating layer is wider than a width of a lower surface of the trench insulating layer.
The trench insulating film is:
Upper region; And
And a lower region having a width narrower than that of the upper region.
And a base region provided adjacent to the second emitter electrode in the drift region of the second conductivity type.
And a side surface of the upper portion of the trench insulating layer is in contact with the base region.
And a second conductivity type well region provided in the drift region of the second conductivity type adjacent to the collector electrode.
And the other side surface of the upper portion of the trench insulating layer is in contact with the well region of the second conductivity type.
And a maximum depth of the trench insulating layer is shallower than or equal to that of the base region and the well region of the second conductivity type.
The trench insulating layer may include silicon oxide.
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