KR20170052788A - Hall sensor comprising active layer with enlarged contact area and method of fabricating the hall sensor - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a Hall sensor, and more particularly, to a Hall sensor including an active layer whose contact area with an electrode is enlarged, and a manufacturing method thereof.
A hall sensor is a device that measures and detects a magnetic field or a current by using a Hall effect, and is used as a device for rotation control of a motor, a proximity switch, or a device embedded in a portable device. In general, a Hall effect is generated by using a voltage difference (Hall voltage) generated in a direction perpendicular to a current and a magnetic field when a magnetic field is positioned in a direction perpendicular to the direction of a current flowing through a conductor or a semiconductor And measures the strength of the magnetic field.
The hall sensor is mainly constructed by arranging a metal wiring layer, which is an electrode part, on the active layer and electrically connecting the same, and then connecting the external terminal to the sensor through a metal wiring layer. However, when various functional thin film layers such as ohmic metal are to be formed between the active layer and the electrode part in order to lower the resistance of the sensor, the
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a Hall sensor including an active layer having a structure in which a contact area with an electrode is enlarged, and a method of manufacturing the same.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device including: a cross-shaped sensing unit disposed on a semiconductor substrate, the sensing unit having a first axis and a second axis vertically crossed and a contact unit positioned at four ends of the sensing unit; A first metal layer and a second metal layer which are disposed within the size of the upper region of the contact portion and located opposite to each other at the end of the first axis of the sensing portion, And an electrode part including a third metal layer and a fourth metal layer, which are positioned on the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, respectively.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the active layer may include a compound semiconductor doped with an n-type impurity.
Each of the first metal layer to the fourth metal layer may have a structure in which an ohmic metal layer disposed on the contact portion and a metal wiring layer disposed on the ohmic metal layer are sequentially stacked.
Wherein the contact portion includes a first contact portion extending in the first axial direction and a second contact portion extending in the second axial direction, wherein a maximum width of the first contact portion is larger than a maximum width of the sensing portion, At least one side of the semiconductor substrate may be formed along an outer peripheral surface of the semiconductor substrate. The maximum width of the second contact portion may be greater than a maximum width of the sensing portion, and at least one side of the second contact portion may be formed along an outer peripheral surface of the semiconductor substrate.
Wherein the first metal layer and the second metal layer disposed on the first contact portion are used as a power supply electrode connected to an external power source to supply power and the third metal layer and the fourth metal layer disposed on the second contact portion, May be used as an electrode for Hall voltage output for measuring a Hall voltage generated in the Hall sensor.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: forming an active layer in the form of a thin film on a semiconductor substrate; inserting the active layer into a cruciform sensing portion crossing the first and second axes vertically; And forming an electrode portion in a size of an upper region of the contact portion, wherein the electrode portion includes a first metal layer positioned opposite to the end of the first axis of the sensing portion, And a third metal layer and a fourth metal layer positioned opposite to each other at an end of the second axis of the sensing part.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the method may further include doping the active layer with an n-type impurity using an ion implantation method.
The step of etching the active layer may be performed using any one of the methods selected from photolithography, electron beam lithography, and nanoimprint.
Each of the first metal layer to the fourth metal layer may be formed by sequentially laminating an ohmic metal layer disposed on the contact portion and a metal wiring layer disposed on the ohmic metal layer, May be carried out using a metal lift off process or a metal plating process.
The Hall sensor of the present invention can improve the yield of the manufacturing process by improving the contact area between the electrode part and the active layer due to the existing step coverage by enlarging the area of contact between the active layer and the electrode part.
In addition, the offset of the sensor can be stabilized due to the high connectivity between the active layer and the electrode portion, the input resistance can be reduced, and the efficiency of the sensor can be improved.
However, the effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.
1A to 1C are schematic views for explaining a method of manufacturing a Hall sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a side view of an active layer and an electrode portion of a Hall sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a structure of a Hall sensor having an active layer without contact area with a conventional metal wiring, and a side view of an active layer and a metal wiring.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. Rather, the intention is not to limit the invention to the particular forms disclosed, but rather, the invention includes all modifications, equivalents and substitutions that are consistent with the spirit of the invention as defined by the claims. Like reference numerals throughout the specification denote like elements. In the drawings, the thicknesses of the layers and regions may be exaggerated or reduced for clarity. Like reference numerals throughout the specification denote like elements.
One aspect of the present invention can provide a method of manufacturing an Hall sensor including an active layer whose contact area is widened. Specifically, the Hall sensor includes a step of preparing a semiconductor substrate, 1) forming an active layer in the form of a thin film on the semiconductor substrate, 2) sensing the active layer in a cross shape in which the first and second axes intersect vertically, And a contact portion positioned at four ends of the sensing portion, and 3) forming an electrode portion within the size of the upper region of the contact portion. The electrode unit may include a first metal layer and a second metal layer positioned opposite to each other at an end of the first axis of the sensing unit and a third metal layer and a fourth metal layer positioned opposite to each other at an end of the second axis of the sensing unit .
1A to 1C are schematic views for explaining a method of manufacturing a Hall sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1A, a
A buffer layer (not shown) may be formed on the
The
In one embodiment of the present invention, the
Then, the
In detail, the step of etching the
In the electron beam lithography, the structure including the
1B, the
The maximum width of the two
At least one side of the shape of the
The maximum width of the two
At least one side of the shape of the
Referring to FIG. 1C, the
In an embodiment of the present invention, the first metal layer and the second metal layer disposed on the
Specifically, each of the first metal layer to the fourth metal layer is formed by sequentially laminating an
Specifically, the
The
The step of forming the
The metal lift off process is a method of selectively applying a metal layer. After a mask pattern is disposed in an upper region of the
2 is a side view of an active layer and an electrode portion of a Hall sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a side view of the region A-A 'in FIG. 1C.
2, the area of the
As described above, the present invention can improve the connectivity between the active layer and the electrode portion by disposing the active layer in a region where the contact area with the electrode portion is expanded, and arranging the electrode portion in the region where the active layer is disposed. This can improve the yield of the manufacturing process because the metal wiring disposed at the end of the active layer of the conventional Hall sensor is disconnected from the active layer as shown in FIG. 3 described above.
Another aspect of the present invention can provide a hall sensor manufactured by " a method for manufacturing an Hall sensor including the above-described active layer whose contact area is extended. &Quot;
Since the above-mentioned Hall sensor is manufactured by the manufacturing method of the Hall sensor described above, the Hall sensor can be the same as that described in the item of the manufacturing method of the Hall sensor, so that the above explanation will be omitted and a detailed description will be omitted And a specific configuration of the Hall sensor can be described below.
1C, the Hall sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a
The
The
More specifically, the
As described above, the Hall sensor of the present invention can stabilize the offset as the connectivity of the active layer and the electrode portion increases by the electrode portion disposed in the region of the active layer having the extended contact area with the electrode portion And the input resistance can be lowered, which improves the efficiency of the sensor, so that it is expected to be utilized in related fields.
It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of specific examples for the purpose of understanding and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.
100: semiconductor substrate 200: active layer
210: sensing part of active layer 230: contact part of active layer
231: first contact portion 233: second contact portion
300: electrode part 310: ohmic metal layer
330: metal wiring layer
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A first metal layer and a second metal layer disposed within the size of the upper region of the contact portion and positioned opposite to each other at an end of the first axis of the sensing portion, a third metal layer positioned opposite to the end of the second axis of the sensing portion, And an electrode part made of a fourth metal layer.
Wherein the active layer includes a compound semiconductor doped with an n-type impurity.
An ohmic metal layer disposed on the contact portion; And
And a metal wiring layer disposed on the ohmic metal layer are sequentially stacked.
A first contact portion extending in the first axial direction; And
And a second contact portion extending in the second axial direction.
Wherein the maximum width of the first contact portion is larger than the maximum width of the portion extending in the first axial direction of the sensing portion.
Wherein at least one side of the first contact portion shape is formed along an outer peripheral surface of the semiconductor substrate.
Wherein a maximum width of the second contact portion is larger than a maximum width of the sensing portion.
Wherein at least one side of the second contact portion shape is formed along an outer peripheral surface of the semiconductor substrate.
The first metal layer and the second metal layer disposed on the first contact portion are used as a power supply electrode connected to an external power source to supply power,
Wherein the third metal layer and the fourth metal layer disposed on the second contact portion are used as an electrode for outputting a Hall voltage for measuring a Hall voltage generated in the Hall sensor.
Etching the active layer so as to have a structure including a cross-shaped sensing portion in which the first axis and the second axis are perpendicularly crossed and a contact portion positioned at four ends of the sensing portion; And
Forming an electrode portion within the size of the upper region of the contact portion,
The electrode unit may include a first metal layer and a second metal layer positioned opposite to each other at an end of the first axis of the sensing unit and a third metal layer and a fourth metal layer positioned opposite to each other at an end of the second axis of the sensing unit Of the hole sensor.
Further comprising the step of doping the active layer with an n-type impurity using an ion implantation method.
The step of etching the active layer may include:
Wherein the method is performed using any one method selected from the group consisting of photolithography, electron beam lithography, and nanoimprint.
Wherein each of the first metal layer to the fourth metal layer comprises:
An ohmic metal layer disposed on the contact portion; And
And a metal interconnection layer disposed over the ohmic metal layer are sequentially stacked.
Wherein the forming of the electrode portion comprises:
A metal lift-off process, or a metal plating process.
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