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- a top surface of the shield gate covered by the inter-gate oxide layer has rounded corners.
- the shield gate MOSFET further includes a source region disposed on a surface of the epitaxial layer, and a doping concentration of the second doped region is less than a doping concentration of the source region.
- FIG. 2 is a cross section of another shield gate MOSFET of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 1A is a top view of a shield gate MOSFET according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.
- FIG. 1B is a cross section of the structure of the I-I line segment and the II-II line segment of FIG. 1A .
- the shield gate MOSFET of the present embodiment includes an epitaxial layer 100 , trenches 102 formed in the epitaxial layer 100 , a shield gate 106 located in the trenches 102 , a control gate 108 located on the shield gate 106 in the trenches 102 , an insulating layer 110 located between the shield gate 106 and the epitaxial layer 100 , a gate oxide layer 112 located between the control gate 108 and the epitaxial layer 100 , an inter-gate oxide layer 114 located between the shield gate 106 and the control gate 108 , a first doped region 116 located in the epitaxial layer 100 of a trench bottom 102 a , and a second doped region 118 located between the trench bottom 102 a and the first doped region 116 .
- FIG. 1B Also shown in FIG. 1B is a well region 122 disposed in the source region 120 of an epitaxial layer surface 100 a and adjacent to the source region 120 , wherein the source region 120 has the first conductivity type and the well region 122 has the second conductivity type.
- the doping concentration of the second doped region 118 is less than the doping concentration of the source region 120 .
- FIG. 2 is a cross section of another shield gate MOSFET of the first embodiment, wherein the same or similar components are represented by the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1B , and the same or similar components are also as provided above and are not repeated herein.
- the doping concentration of the first doped region 306 may be a uniform concentration; alternatively, the method of forming the first doped region 306 may also be multi-stage doping so that the doping concentration of the first doped region 306 is a trapezoidal concentration gradually increasing from the end of the trenches 302 to an epitaxial layer bottom surface 300 b as shown in FIG. 2 .
- the exposed insulating layer 310 is removed to expose a portion of an epitaxial layer surface 300 c in the trenches 302 , and the insulating layer 310 may be slightly lower than the top surface of the shield gate 312 a .
- the removal method is, for example, dry etching or wet etching.
- the top surface of the shield gate 312 a may be optionally rounded to obtain a slightly semicircular top surface 312 c .
- the rounding process for example, first oxidizes the top surface of the shield gate 312 a and then removes the oxide there, wherein the removal method is, for example, wet dip.
- the protective layer 314 of the connecting region 304 may be removed prior to the rounding, so that the top surface of the protruding portion 312 b is also rounded and exposed by the trenches 302 of the connecting region 304 .
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- This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan application serial no. 108125082, filed on Jul. 16, 2019. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
- The disclosure relates to a semiconductor structure and a method for fabricating the same, and more particularly, to a shield gate MOSFET and a method for fabricating the same.
- The shield gate MOSFET is an improved structure of the trench gate MOS structure. Compared with the conventional MOS structure, the shield gate MOSFET may effectively reduce the capacitance of the gate to the drain (Cgd), thereby improving switching loss. With advancements in terminal consumer products, there is still a great need in related industries for novel semiconductor structures that may further improve the performance of various components.
- However, as components get smaller and operating voltage is increased, there is a need to seek a technical solution to increase component breakdown voltage.
- The disclosure provides a shield gate MOSFET that may improve the drain-source breakdown voltage (BVDss).
- The disclosure provides a method for fabricating a shield gate MOSFET, which may be integrated into an existing process to produce a shield gate MOSFET with high breakdown voltage.
- A shield gate MOSFET of the disclosure includes an epitaxial layer having a first conductivity type, a plurality of trenches formed in the epitaxial layer, a shield gate disposed in the trenches, a control gate on the shield gate in the trenches, an insulating layer between the shield gate and the epitaxial layer, a gate oxide layer between the control gate and the epitaxial layer, an inter-gate oxide layer between the shield gate and the control gate, a first doped region in the epitaxial layer at the bottom of the trenches, and a second doped region between the bottom of the trenches and the first doped region. The first doped region has a second conductivity type, and the second doped region has the first conductivity type.
- In an embodiment of the disclosure, the first conductivity type is N type and the second conductivity type is P type.
- In an embodiment of the disclosure, the first conductivity type is P type and the second conductivity type is N type.
- In an embodiment of the disclosure, a top surface of the shield gate covered by the inter-gate oxide layer has rounded corners.
- In an embodiment of the disclosure, the shield gate MOSFET further includes a source region disposed on a surface of the epitaxial layer, and a doping concentration of the second doped region is less than a doping concentration of the source region.
- In an embodiment of the disclosure, a doping concentration of the first doped region is a uniform concentration.
- In an embodiment of the disclosure, the trenches may further extend to a connecting region of the epitaxial layer, the shield gate is extended into the trenches in the connecting region, and the shield gate MOSFET may further include a protruding portion in the trenches of the connecting region as a contact electrically connected to the shield gate.
- In an embodiment of the disclosure, the control gate is not extended to the connecting region.
- A method for fabricating a shield gate MOSFET of the disclosure includes the following steps. An epitaxial layer having a first conductivity type is formed. A plurality of trenches are formed in the epitaxial layer. A first doped region having a second conductivity type and a second doped region having the first conductivity type are sequentially formed in the epitaxial layer at a bottom of each trench. A MOSFET having a shield gate is formed in each trench.
- In another embodiment of the disclosure, the first conductivity type is N type and the second conductivity type is P type.
- In another embodiment of the disclosure, the first conductivity type is P type and the second conductivity type is N type.
- In another embodiment of the disclosure, the steps of forming the MOSFET having the shield gate includes the following. An insulating layer is formed on a surface of the epitaxial layer in each trench. A conductive layer is formed on the insulating layer in each trench. A portion of the conductive layer is removed to form a shield gate and expose a portion of the insulating layer. The exposed insulating layer is removed. An inter-gate oxide layer and a gate oxide layer are formed in the trench, wherein the inter-gate oxide layer covers a top surface of the shield gate, and the inter-gate oxide layer covers the surface of the epitaxial layer. A control gate is formed on the inter-gate oxide layer in the trench.
- In another embodiment of the disclosure, after the portion of the conductive layer is removed, the top surface of the shield gate may be further rounded.
- In another embodiment of the disclosure, the fabricating method may further include forming a source region on the surface of the epitaxial layer, and a doping concentration of the second doped region is less than a doping concentration of the source region.
- In another embodiment of the disclosure, a doping concentration of the first doped region is a uniform concentration.
- In another embodiment of the disclosure, the epitaxial layer includes a connecting region, and thus when the trenches are formed, the trenches are also formed in the connecting region, and before the step of removing a portion of the conductive layer, a protective layer may be formed on the connecting region to keep the conductive layer in the connecting region.
- Based on the above, in the disclosure, the first and second doped regions having different conductivity types are formed in the epitaxial layer at the bottom of the trenches, and therefore the first doped region having a different conductivity type than the epitaxial layer may provide a uniform field distribution, and the second doped region having the same conductivity type as the epitaxial layer is located between the first doped region and the bottom of the trenches to reduce leakage path, thereby improving drain-source breakdown voltage.
- To make the aforementioned more comprehensible, several embodiments accompanied with drawings are described in detail as follows.
- The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.
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FIG. 1A is a top view of a shield gate MOSFET according to the first embodiment of the disclosure. -
FIG. 1B is a cross section of the structure of the I-I line segment and the II-II line segment ofFIG. 1A . -
FIG. 2 is a cross section of another shield gate MOSFET of the first embodiment. -
FIG. 3A toFIG. 3L are cross sections of a fabricating process of a shield gate MOSFET according to the second embodiment of the disclosure. -
FIG. 4 is a graph of doping dosage and breakdown voltage of the second doped region of simulation experimental example 1. - The figures in the following embodiments are intended to more comprehensively describe the exemplary embodiments of the inventive concept, but the disclosure may still be implemented in many different forms, and the disclosure should not be construed as limited to the recited embodiments. In the figures, for clarity, the relative thickness and location of film layers, regions, and/or structural elements may be reduced or enlarged. Moreover, in the present specification, “first”, “second”, “third” . . . etc. are used to describe different regions, film layers, and/or blocks, but such terms are only intended to differentiate a region, film layer, or block from another region, film layer, or block. Therefore, a first region, film layer, or block discussed below may be referred to as a second region, film layer, or block without compromising the teaching of the embodiments. Moreover, the same or similar reference numerals represent the same or similar devices and are not repeated in the following paragraphs.
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FIG. 1A is a top view of a shield gate MOSFET according to the first embodiment of the disclosure.FIG. 1B is a cross section of the structure of the I-I line segment and the II-II line segment ofFIG. 1A . - Referring first to
FIG. 1A , the shield gate MOSFET of the first embodiment is substantially formed in a plurality oftrenches 102 in anepitaxial layer 100 having a first conductivity type. The area surrounded by the dashed circle is a connectingregion 104 for connecting the circuits, but the disclosure is not limited thereto, and the connection of the circuits may be performed by known art to omit the connectingregion 104. - Referring to both
FIG. 1A andFIG. 1B , the shield gate MOSFET of the present embodiment includes anepitaxial layer 100,trenches 102 formed in theepitaxial layer 100, ashield gate 106 located in thetrenches 102, acontrol gate 108 located on theshield gate 106 in thetrenches 102, an insulatinglayer 110 located between theshield gate 106 and theepitaxial layer 100, agate oxide layer 112 located between thecontrol gate 108 and theepitaxial layer 100, aninter-gate oxide layer 114 located between theshield gate 106 and thecontrol gate 108, a firstdoped region 116 located in theepitaxial layer 100 of atrench bottom 102 a, and a seconddoped region 118 located between thetrench bottom 102 a and the firstdoped region 116. In particular, the firstdoped region 116 has a second conductivity type, and the seconddoped region 118 has the first conductivity type. That is, the seconddoped region 118 and theepitaxial layer 100 have the same conductivity type, and the firstdoped region 116 and theepitaxial layer 100 have different conductivity types. In an embodiment, the first conductivity type is N type and the second conductivity type is P type. In another embodiment, the first conductivity type is P type and the second conductivity type is N type. In the present embodiment, the doping concentrations of the firstdoped region 116 and the seconddoped region 118 may be different uniform concentrations, respectively. The depth of the seconddoped region 118 is, for example, less than 0.5 μm, and the depth of the firstdoped region 116 is, for example, between 0.5 μm and 1.5 μm, and the depth range of the firstdoped region 116 depends on the range of the seconddoped region 118. The “depth” in the specification is calculated from thetrench bottom 102 a, so if the depth of the seconddoped region 118 is 0.5 μm, the distribution of the seconddoped region 118 ranges from thetrench bottom 102 a to 0.5 μm below. However, the disclosure is not limited thereto, and the depths of the firstdoped region 116 and the seconddoped region 118 may also be adjusted once the size design of the shield gate MOSFET or the voltage value VDG is changed. - Also shown in
FIG. 1B is awell region 122 disposed in thesource region 120 of anepitaxial layer surface 100 a and adjacent to thesource region 120, wherein thesource region 120 has the first conductivity type and thewell region 122 has the second conductivity type. In an embodiment, the doping concentration of the seconddoped region 118 is less than the doping concentration of thesource region 120. - Referring to
FIG. 1A andFIG. 1B simultaneously, if theepitaxial layer 100 has the connectingregion 104, then the structure therein may include thetrenches 102 extended to the connectingregion 104, theshield gate 106 extended into thetrenches 102 in the connectingregion 104, and a protrudingportion 106 a. The protrudingportion 106 a may be used as a contact for electrically connecting theshield gate 106 and is formed by keeping theshield gate 106 of the connectingregion 104 via a process. In this configuration, thecontrol gate 108 is not extended to connectingregion 104. -
FIG. 2 is a cross section of another shield gate MOSFET of the first embodiment, wherein the same or similar components are represented by the same reference numerals as inFIG. 1B , and the same or similar components are also as provided above and are not repeated herein. - In
FIG. 2 , atop surface 200 a of ashield gate 200 covered by aninter-gate oxide layer 202 has rounded corners to improve the deposition quality of theinter-gate oxide layer 202 above. Moreover, depending on the process sequence, for example, thermal oxidation is performed first to form agate oxide layer 204, and then the denserinter-gate oxide layer 202 is deposited such that some of the positions of theinter-gate oxide layer 202 and thegate oxide layer 204 are different from those inFIG. 1B . -
FIG. 3A toFIG. 3L are cross sections of a process for fabricating a shield gate MOSFET according to the second embodiment of the disclosure, and the top view of the second embodiment corresponds to the structure ofFIG. 1A . - Referring first to
FIG. 3A , the method of the second embodiment includes first forming anepitaxial layer 300 having the first conductivity type and then forming a plurality oftrenches 302 in theepitaxial layer 300. The method of forming theepitaxial layer 300 usually includes forming theepitaxial layer 300 on a substrate (not shown) by an epitaxial process. Subsequently, a patterned mask layer (not shown) is formed on anepitaxial layer surface 300 a to define the positions of thetrenches 302, and then the patterned mask layer is used as a mask to etch theepitaxial layer 300 to obtain the plurality oftrenches 302 shown in the figure. Moreover, while thetrenches 302 are formed, thetrenches 302 are also formed in a connectingregion 304 of theepitaxial layer 300. However, the disclosure is not limited thereto, and the second embodiment may not have the connectingregion 304; alternatively, other isolation structures may be provided in addition to the connectingregion 304, and therefore thetrenches 302 may also be formed outside the connectingregion 304 as trenches for other isolation structures. - Referring next to
FIG. 3B , a firstdoped region 306 having a second conductivity type is formed in theepitaxial layer 300 of eachtrench bottom 302 a. Generally, the method of forming the firstdoped region 306 includes performing an ion implantation process on theepitaxial layer 300 without removing the patterned mask layer (not shown), and a dopant having the second conductivity type is implanted and a thermal process is used to drive the dopant. In the present embodiment, the first conductivity type is N type and the second conductivity type is P type. In another embodiment, the first conductivity type is P type and the second conductivity type is N type. The doping concentration of the firstdoped region 306 may be a uniform concentration; alternatively, the method of forming the firstdoped region 306 may also be multi-stage doping so that the doping concentration of the firstdoped region 306 is a trapezoidal concentration gradually increasing from the end of thetrenches 302 to an epitaxial layerbottom surface 300 b as shown inFIG. 2 . - Thereafter, referring to
FIG. 3C , a seconddoped region 308 having the first conductivity type is formed in theepitaxial layer 300 between the firstdoped region 306 and thetrench bottom 302 a. The method of forming the seconddoped region 308 includes, for example, performing another ion implantation process on theepitaxial layer 300 without removing the patterned mask layer (not shown), and a dopant having the first conductivity type is implanted and a thermal process is used to drive the dopant. Therefore, the seconddoped region 308 is formed between thetrench bottom 302 a and the firstdoped region 306. The exemplary depth range and concentration range of the firstdoped region 306 and the seconddoped region 308 are as provided in the first embodiment and are therefore not repeated herein. - Next, in order to form a MOSFET having a shield gate in each
trench 302, the following process may be performed, but the scope of the disclosure is not limited to the following steps. Depending on design requirements, there may be additional steps or some steps omitted. - Referring first to
FIG. 3D , an insulatinglayer 310 is formed on anepitaxial layer surface 300 c in eachtrench 302, and the forming of the insulatinglayer 310 includes, for example, forming a thick oxide layer by a thermal oxidation process to increase breakdown voltage. - Referring next to
FIG. 3E , aconductive layer 312 is formed on the insulatinglayer 310 in each of thetrenches 302, and theconductive layer 312 is formed, for example, by depositing a conductive material (such as polysilicon) on theepitaxial layer 300, and then removing the conductive material outside thetrenches 302 using a planarization process (e.g., CMP). - Referring next to
FIG. 3F , a portion of theconductive layer 312 is removed to form ashield gate 312 a and expose a portion of the insulatinglayer 310, and the removal method is, for example, dry etching or directional wet etching. In addition, before the step of removing a portion of theconductive layer 312, aprotective layer 314 may be formed on the connectingregion 304 to keep theconductive layer 312 in the connectingregion 304, including theshield gate 312 a and a protrudingportion 312 b as a contact for subsequently electrically connecting theshield gate 312 a. - Next, referring to
FIG. 3G , the exposed insulatinglayer 310 is removed to expose a portion of anepitaxial layer surface 300 c in thetrenches 302, and the insulatinglayer 310 may be slightly lower than the top surface of theshield gate 312 a. The removal method is, for example, dry etching or wet etching. - Referring next to
FIG. 3H , in order to improve the quality of the subsequent deposited layer, the top surface of theshield gate 312 a may be optionally rounded to obtain a slightly semicirculartop surface 312 c. The rounding process, for example, first oxidizes the top surface of theshield gate 312 a and then removes the oxide there, wherein the removal method is, for example, wet dip. Moreover, theprotective layer 314 of the connectingregion 304 may be removed prior to the rounding, so that the top surface of the protrudingportion 312 b is also rounded and exposed by thetrenches 302 of the connectingregion 304. - Referring next to
FIG. 3I , aninter-gate oxide layer 316 and agate oxide layer 318 are formed in thetrenches 302, wherein theinter-gate oxide layer 316 covers thetop surface 312 c of theshield gate 312 a, and thegate oxide layer 318 covers theepitaxial layer surface 300 c in thetrenches 302. Moreover, depending on the process sequence, for example, thermal oxidation is performed first to form thegate oxide layer 318, and then the denserinter-gate oxide layer 316 is deposited such that some of the positions of theinter-gate oxide layer 316 and thegate oxide layer 318 are different than inFIG. 3I . At this time, depending on the process sequence, theinter-gate oxide layer 316 or thegate oxide layer 318 may be formed on the surface of the protrudingportion 312 b of the connectingregion 304, and the fabrication of subsequent connection is only performed after the MOSFET is formed. - Next, referring to
FIG. 3J , acontrol gate 320 is formed on theinter-gate oxide layer 316 in thetrenches 302, and the forming of thecontrol gate 320 includes, for example, depositing a layer of conductive material (such as polysilicon) on theepitaxial layer 300, and then removing the conductive material outside thetrenches 302 using a planarization process (such as CMP) to complete the MOSFET having theshield gate 312 a. - Then, referring to
FIG. 3K , asource region 322 may be formed on theepitaxial layer surface 300 a, and thesource region 322 has the first conductivity type. In an embodiment, the doping concentration of the seconddoped region 308 is less than the doping concentration of thesource region 322. Awell region 324 may also be formed in theepitaxial layer 300. Thewell region 324 has the second conductivity type and is located under thesource region 322 and above thegate oxide layer 316. - Finally, referring to
FIG. 3L , adielectric layer 326, acontact 328 in thedielectric layer 326, anddifferent interconnects contact 328 may be sequentially formed on theepitaxial layer surface 300 a to perform the connecting process of the MOSFET. However, the disclosure is not limited thereto, and other prior art techniques may be employed. - Several experiments are described below to prove the efficacy of the disclosure. However, the scope of the disclosure is not limited to the following experimental content.
- The simulated structure is the shield gate MOSFET (EPI resistance is 0.35 Ω·cm/thickness 4 μm) shown in
FIG. 1B , and a 150 V DG breakdown voltage is simulated, wherein the first doped region is P type, and the second doped region is N type, the doping dosage of the first doped region is a variable, and the depth is about 0.5 μm to 1.5 μm. The depth of the second doped region is about 0.5 μm or less and the doping dosage is 2E11 cm−2, which are shown inFIG. 4 together with the simulation results (BVDss). - As may be seen from
FIG. 4 , the structure of the disclosure has a breakdown voltage higher than 152 V; when the doping dosage of the first doped region is 4E12 cm−2 to 5E12 cm−2, the breakdown voltage thereof is higher than 160 V. - The simulation was carried out in the same manner as in simulation experimental example 1, but there was no second doped region. That is to say, for example, the trench bottom in
FIG. 1B only has the first doped region having a different conductivity type from the epitaxial layer, and has the doping dosage variation and simulation results shown in Table 1 below. -
TABLE 1 Doping dosage (cm−2) Power (KeV) BVDss (V) None None 120 V 2.6 × 1012 30/120/300 143 V 2.6 × 1012 30/120/300/500/700/900 141 V 3.0 × 1012 30/120/300/500/700/900 136 V - It may be seen from Table 1 that the overall breakdown voltage would be reduced to 143 V or less in the absence of the second doped region.
- Based on the above, in the disclosure, first and second doped regions having different conductivity types are formed in the epitaxial layer at the bottom of the shield gate MOSFET, second doped regions having the same conductivity type as the epitaxial layer are in direct contact with the trench bottom, and first doped regions having different conductivity types from the epitaxial layer provide a uniform field distribution below. Therefore, the leakage path of the device may be reduced by the second doped regions, thereby improving drain-source breakdown voltage.
- It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the disclosed embodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the disclosure covers modifications and variations provided that they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.
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