WO2015132847A1 - Igbt,パワーモジュール,パワーモジュールの製造方法,および電力変換装置 - Google Patents

Igbt,パワーモジュール,パワーモジュールの製造方法,および電力変換装置 Download PDF

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WO2015132847A1
WO2015132847A1 PCT/JP2014/055219 JP2014055219W WO2015132847A1 WO 2015132847 A1 WO2015132847 A1 WO 2015132847A1 JP 2014055219 W JP2014055219 W JP 2014055219W WO 2015132847 A1 WO2015132847 A1 WO 2015132847A1
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  • the present invention relates to an IGBT, a power module, a method for manufacturing a power module, and a power converter, and more particularly to an improvement in yield when the IGBT is mounted.
  • An insulated gate bipolar transistor is a switching element that controls a current flowing between a collector electrode and an emitter electrode by a voltage applied to a gate electrode.
  • the power that can be controlled ranges from tens of watts to hundreds of thousands of watts, and the switching frequency ranges from tens of hertz to over 100 kilohertz. Taking advantage of this feature, it is widely used from household power-saving devices such as air conditioners and microwave ovens to inverters for electric vehicles, railways, and steelworks.
  • Patent Document 1 a plurality of guard rings, a plurality of conductors individually formed on the plurality of guard rings, a high-resistance semi-insulating film that integrally covers the plurality of conductors, and a guard ring
  • the guard ring is a semiconductor layer for forming an annular pn junction in the outer peripheral portion of the IGBT chip.
  • the depletion layer inside the IGBT element is used as the outer periphery of the chip. High pressure resistance is achieved by stretching in the direction.
  • the characteristics of the high-resistance semi-insulating film can be measured by the conductivity monitor and the interface charge amount monitor.
  • FIG. 14 shows a cross-sectional structure of a vertical IGBT used for the study by the inventors of the present invention.
  • a hole emitter layer PE is formed in contact with the collector electrode COL, and an n-type buffer layer NB and an n-type drift layer ND are sequentially formed.
  • a pair of trench gates TG is formed in the n-type drift layer ND, and a first region and a second region are formed across the trench gate TG.
  • a p-type base layer PB and an n-type source layer NS are formed in contact with the emitter electrode EMT.
  • the p-type floating layer PF is formed in a state of being separated from the trench gate.
  • the vertical IGBT element requires electrodes to be formed on both sides of the substrate, and careful handling is required.
  • the gate oxide film is liable to cause dielectric breakdown due to static electricity or the like
  • the gate electrode formation surface is often treated as the front side and the collector electrode formation surface as the back side.
  • the collector electrode on the back side often comes into contact with the jig during the inspection process or case conveyance, and scratches may occur in rare cases.
  • scratches occur on the back surface and the hole emitter layer PE on the back surface is lost, a parasitic diode composed of the p-type base layer PB, n-type drift layer ND, and n-type buffer layer NB on the front surface is formed.
  • the IGBT mounted on the power converter performs a turn-off operation
  • the IGBT of the opposite arm performs a forward recovery operation, and thus a positive voltage is applied to the emitter electrode with respect to the collector electrode.
  • parasitic diodes caused by scratches on the back surface are generated. Since the current flows, the power loss of the power converter increases.
  • FIG. 15 is a plan view of a circuit board used by the inventors of the present invention for studying the present invention.
  • IGBT chips 8 and four diode chips 9 are mounted on a circuit board 1 in which a metal pattern is formed on an insulating substrate.
  • an emitter main terminal 2 On the circuit board 1, an emitter main terminal 2, a collector main terminal 3, an emitter sense terminal 4, a collector sense terminal 5, and a gate sense terminal 6 are formed, and each is connected by an aluminum wire.
  • the IGBT and the diode are connected in parallel as in the equivalent circuit shown in FIG. For this reason, the current of the diode 9 is superimposed on the leakage current of the IGBT due to the scratch on the back surface, and it is difficult to detect a defect with high accuracy due to the scratch on the back surface.
  • the module yield deteriorates due to the characteristic inspection after the module assembly.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to detect an IGBT failure after mounting on a circuit board and improve the power module assembly yield.
  • the above-described problem is solved by providing the IGBT with a structure that electrically connects the drift layer to the outside while the gate is off.
  • the yield of the power module can be improved.
  • FIG. 1 The top view of the IGBT chip
  • an emitter electrode EMT is formed at the center of the chip, and a gartling TER is formed so as to surround the emitter electrode EMT.
  • a gate electrode GTE is formed inside the girling TER, and a channel stopper electrode CHM is formed at a corner portion of the chip outside the gartling TER.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A ′ in FIG.
  • a hole emitter layer PE is formed in contact with the collector electrode COL, and an n-type buffer layer NB and an n-type drift layer ND are sequentially formed.
  • a trench gate TG is formed in the n-type drift layer ND, and a first region and a second region are formed across the trench gate TG.
  • a p-type base layer PB and an n-type source layer NS are formed in contact with the emitter electrode EMT.
  • the p-type floating layer PF is formed in a state of being separated from the trench gate.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A ′ in FIG.
  • the IGBT of this embodiment has a gate wiring GL, a field plate FP, and a p-type well layer PW.
  • a guard ring is formed by a pair of the field plate FP and the p-type well layer PW. By providing a plurality of p-type well layers PW apart from each other, a plurality of guard rings are provided.
  • the gate wiring GL and the field plate FP are covered with the surface protective film PAS.
  • a channel stopper layer CHS is formed outside the voltage blocking region constituted by the guard ring along the outer periphery of the IGBT chip, similarly to the guard ring.
  • the voltage blocking region is configured by the guard ring, but the voltage blocking region may be formed by a junction termination extension (JTE) structure.
  • JTE junction termination extension
  • the channel stopper electrode CHM which is an electrode pad for making contact with the channel stopper layer CHS through the contact hole provided in the surface protective film PAS, is provided.
  • the channel stopper electrode CHM is electrically connected to the n-type drift layer ND.
  • a method for manufacturing the IGBT chip of Example 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
  • phosphorus ions are implanted into one surface of a Si substrate (thickness: about 350 nm) by ion implantation to form an n-type buffer layer NB having a depth of about 20 ⁇ m, and boron ions are implanted into the other surface of the Si substrate.
  • a p-type well layer PW having a depth of about 10 ⁇ m is formed.
  • an oxide film OX is formed on the surface (FIG. 4A).
  • a trench having a depth of about 5 ⁇ m is formed by dry etching, and a gate insulating film (film thickness of about 100 nm) is formed by thermal annealing. Thereafter, a polysilicon film PLY is buried by a known CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method to form a pair of trench gates TG (FIG. 4B).
  • CVD Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • a p-type base layer PB (layer thickness of about 3 ⁇ m) is formed by ion implantation, and then an arsenic ion is implanted to form an n-type source layer NS and a channel stopper layer CHS having a depth of about 1 ⁇ m.
  • an interlayer insulating film INT film thickness of about 1 ⁇ m
  • contact holes CNT are formed by a photo-etching method (FIG. 4C).
  • the emitter electrode EMT, the gate wiring GL, the field plate FP, the channel stopper electrode CHM, and the collector electrode COL are formed (FIG. 4D).
  • the pad portion is opened to complete the IGBT chip (FIG. 3).
  • FIG. 2 The top view of the circuit board concerning Example 1 of the present invention is shown.
  • IGBT chips 8 and four diode chips 9 are mounted on a circuit board 1 in which a metal pattern is formed on an insulating substrate.
  • an emitter main terminal 2 On the circuit board 1, an emitter main terminal 2, a collector main terminal 3, an emitter sense terminal 4, a collector sense terminal 5, and a gate sense terminal 6 are formed, and each is connected by an aluminum wire 10.
  • the circuit board 1 and the IGBT chip 8 and the diode chip 9 are joined by soldering.
  • a channel stopper sense terminal 7 is formed, and the channel stopper electrode CHM of each IGBT chip 8 and the channel stopper sense terminal 7 are connected by an aluminum wire 10.
  • the n-type drift layers ND of the IGBT chips 8 are electrically connected to each other via the channel stopper electrode CHM of each IGBT chip 8 and the channel stopper sense terminal 7.
  • FIG. 2 A method of detecting defects due to scratches on the back surface of the IGBT chip on the circuit board on which the IGBT of this embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is mounted will be described.
  • the gate sense terminal 6 is connected to the ground to turn off the gate of the IGBT, and the emitter sense terminal 4 and the emitter main terminal 2 are opened.
  • the current between the collector sense terminal 5 or the collector main terminal 3 and the channel stopper sense terminal 7 corresponding to the leak current is monitored. Based on the result of current monitoring, a defect due to a scratch on the back surface of the IGBT chip is detected.
  • An equivalent circuit for this detection is shown in FIG. Since the emitter sense terminal 4 and the emitter main terminal 2 are open, no current flows through the diode 9.
  • the assembly method of the power module equipped with the IGBT of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
  • the IGBT chip and the diode chip manufactured by the method shown in FIGS. 4A to 4D are mounted on the circuit board by soldering (S601), and wire bonding is performed (S602). Then, the presence or absence of defects due to scratches on the back surface of the IGBT chip is selected (S603), and the passed circuit board is mounted on an AlSiC base serving as a heat sink (S604). After wire bonding is performed on the sense terminal (S605), terminal bonding is performed (S606), a lid is attached (S607), and the power module is completed.
  • a channel stopper electrode CHM is provided on the IGBT chip, and the current flowing between the collector electrode COL and the channel stopper electrode CHM is monitored, so that the back surface of the IGBT chip is mounted after the IGBT chip is mounted on the circuit board. It is possible to detect defects due to scratches with high accuracy. As a result, the defect rate in the inspection after the power module is assembled can be reduced and the yield can be improved.
  • FIG. 7 shows a plan view of an IGBT chip according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the plan view of the IGBT chip is different from that of FIG. 1 in that channel stopper electrodes CHM are provided at four corners of the chip.
  • FIG. 8 is a plan view of a circuit board according to the second embodiment.
  • a channel stopper sense terminal 7 is also formed on the left side of the circuit board, and the channel stopper electrode CHM located at the upper left of the leftmost IGBT chip and the channel stopper sense terminal 7 are connected by an aluminum wire 10. Further, the upper channel stopper electrodes CHM of each IGBT chip are connected by an aluminum wire 10.
  • the leakage current can be monitored also from the channel stopper electrode CHM on the upper side of the IGBT chip, the resistance of the path through which the leakage current flows can be reduced, and the defect can be detected with higher accuracy.
  • FIG. 9 shows a plan view of a circuit board in the third embodiment.
  • the channel stopper sense terminals 7 are formed on the left and right sides of the circuit board, and the channel stopper electrodes CHM and the channel stopper sense terminals 7 located on the upper sides of the IGBT chips on the right and left ends are respectively connected by aluminum wires 10.
  • the leakage current can be monitored from both the left and right sides using the upper channel stopper electrode CHM of the IGBT chip, it becomes possible to detect a defect with higher accuracy than in the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a plan view of an IGBT chip according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • channel stopper electrodes CHM are formed at two corners adjacent to each other.
  • FIG. 11 is a plan view of a circuit board in the fourth embodiment. The channel stopper electrode CHM and the channel stopper sense terminal 7 are connected at only one place, and the channel stopper electrode CHM of each IGBT chip is connected by the aluminum wire 10.
  • the area of the channel stopper sense terminal 7 can be reduced, the area of the chip can be further increased. Therefore, since the ON voltage of each of the IGBT and the diode can be reduced, the loss of the power converter can be reduced.
  • the channel stopper electrode CHM only needs to be formed at two adjacent corners, so that the chip management number and other monitor terminals can be arranged in the remaining corner portions.
  • FIG. 12 shows an example of a power module in the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
  • One power module is composed of four circuit boards, and the circuit boards shown in the first to fourth embodiments can be applied. These circuit boards are connected in parallel, and power modules having different current capacities can be provided by changing the number of parallel circuit boards.
  • the channel stopper sense terminal, the collector main terminal, and the collector sense terminal were separated, but when they were assembled in the power module, these terminals were electrically connected with aluminum wires. It has become.
  • FIG. 13 shows an example in which the power module of the present invention is applied to a power converter.
  • the power converter according to the present embodiment includes a pair of DC terminals P terminal 200 and N terminal 201, U terminals 210, V terminals 211, W terminals 212 that are the same number of AC terminals as the number of phases of AC output, It is connected between a pair of DC terminals and has a configuration in which two parallel circuits of IGBTs (101 to 106), which are power switching elements, and diodes (111 to 116) of opposite polarity are connected in series.
  • the IGBT chips of Embodiments 1 to 3 can be used, and a power converter with low power consumption and high reliability is provided by reducing on-voltage, suppressing latch-up, and reducing switching noise. it can.
  • the thickness of the Si substrate is about 350 nm, but the thickness is not limited to this, and an arbitrary thickness can be selected according to the power capacity.
  • a silicon carbide substrate may be used to obtain a higher breakdown voltage IGBT.
  • the gate is a trench type, it may be a planar gate type.
  • the n-type buffer layer NB may be deeper than 20 ⁇ m or shallow. When it is deeper than 20 ⁇ m, more holes remain on the collector side during turn-off, so that oscillation can be suppressed. In addition, when the thickness is less than 20 ⁇ m, the n-type drift layer ND can be thickened, so that the breakdown voltage is improved.
  • the channel stopper sense terminal 7 is formed on the left side of the circuit board, but is not limited to this and may be on the right side of the circuit board.
  • the channel stopper electrodes CHM are provided at the four corners of the chip, but may be provided at three locations. In this case, chip management numbers and other monitor terminals can be arranged in the remaining corners.
  • the aluminum chip is used for connection between the IGBT chip and the diode chip and each terminal, but a copper wire or a copper ribbon may be used. Since copper has a higher thermal conductivity than aluminum, chip temperature rise can be suppressed.
  • ND n-type drift layer
  • NB n-type buffer layer
  • NS n-type source layer
  • PE hole emitter layer
  • PB p-type base layer
  • PW p-type well layer
  • PF p-type floating layer
  • CHS Channel stopper layer
  • TG trench gate
  • PLY polysilicon film
  • OX oxide film
  • INT interlayer insulating film
  • CNT contact hole
  • PAS surface protective film
  • EMT emitter electrode
  • COL collector electrode
  • GTE gate Electrode
  • GL gate wiring
  • CHM channel stopper electrode
  • FP field plate
  • TER guard ring
  • 1 circuit board
  • 2 emitter main terminal
  • 3 collector main terminal
  • 4 emitter sense terminal
  • 5 collector sense Terminal: 6: Gate sense terminal
  • 7 Channel stopper sense terminal
  • 8 IGBT chip
  • 9 Diode chip
  • 10 Aluminum wire, 101-106: IGBT, 111-116: Diode, 121-126: Gate circuit,

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Abstract

 IGBTチップの裏面のキズを検出する機会としては,IGBTチップが完成した後と,IGBTチップを回路基板に実装した後の2つがある。IGBTチップが完成した後に検査をしても,チップ検査後から回路基板に実装するまでの間に裏面のキズが発生することもあるため,回路基板への実装後も検査を行うことが望ましい。 本発明では,ゲートがオフの状態でドリフト層を外部と電気的に接続する構造をIGBTに設けることで,回路基板への実装後にIGBTの不良を検出し,パワーモジュール組立歩留りを向上させることができる。

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IGBT,パワーモジュール,パワーモジュールの製造方法,および電力変換装置
 本発明は,IGBT,パワーモジュール,パワーモジュールの製造方法,および電力変換装置に係り,特にIGBTの実装時の歩留まり向上に関する。
 絶縁ゲートバイポーラトランジスタ(IGBT)は,ゲート電極に加える電圧でコレクタ電極とエミッタ電極の間に流す電流を制御するスイッチング素子である。制御できる電力は数十ワットから数十万ワットに及び,スイッチング周波数も数十ヘルツから百キロヘルツ超と幅広い。この特徴を生かして,エアコンや電子レンジなどの家庭用の省電力機器から,電気自動車や鉄道,製鉄所用のインバータまで広く使われている。
 特許文献1には,複数のガードリングと,該複数のガードリングに個別に形成された複数の導体と,該複数の導体を一体的に覆う高抵抗の半絶縁膜と,該ガードリングよりも外周側に形成された導電率モニターおよび界面電荷量モニターと,を有するIGBTが示されている。ここでガードリングとは,IGBTチップの外周部分に環状のpn接合を形成するための半導体層であり,コレクタ-エミッタ間に高電圧が印加されたとき,IGBT素子内部の空乏層をチップの外周方向に延伸させることにより高耐圧を実現する。特許文献1に記載されているIGBTでは,導電率モニターと,界面電荷量モニターとで,高抵抗の半絶縁膜の特性の測定ができる。
特開2012-4428号公報
 図14は,本願発明者らが本願発明をするにあたって検討に用いた縦型IGBTの断面構造である。図14に示したIGBTは,コレクタ電極COLに接してホールエミッタ層PEが形成され,さらにn型バッファ層NBとn型ドリフト層NDが順次形成されている。n型ドリフト層ND内に一対のトレンチゲートTGが形成されており,トレンチゲートTGを挟んで第1領域と第2領域が形成されている。第1領域では,エミッタ電極EMTと接してp型ベース層PBおよびn型ソース層NSが形成されている。また第2領域では,トレンチゲートと離間した状態でp型フローティング層PFが形成されている。
 図14に示したように縦型IGBT素子は,基板の両面に電極を形成する必要があり,その取り扱いに細心の注意が必要である。特に,ゲート酸化膜は静電気などで絶縁破壊を起こし易いため,ゲート電極の形成面を表側,コレクタ電極の形成面を裏側として取り扱うことが多い。この場合,裏側となるコレクタ電極は,検査工程やケース搬送などで冶具と接触することが多く,稀にキズなどが発生することがある。裏面にキズが発生し,裏面のホールエミッタ層PEが欠損してしまうと,表面のp型ベース層PB,n型ドリフト層ND,およびn型バッファ層NBからなる寄生ダイオードが形成されてしまう。ここで,電力変換装置に搭載されたIGBTがターンオフ動作をする際,対アームのIGBTはフォワードリカバリ動作をするため,コレクタ電極に対しエミッタ電極に正電圧が印加される。裏面にキズが発生し,裏面のホールエミッタ層PEが欠損したIGBTが搭載された電力変換装置の場合,コレクタ電極に対しエミッタ電極に正電圧が印加されると,裏面のキズにより生じる寄生ダイオードに電流が流れるために,電力変換装置の電力損失が増加してしまう。
 IGBTチップの裏面のキズを検出する機会としては,IGBTチップが完成した後と,IGBTチップを回路基板に実装した後の2つがある。IGBTチップが完成した後に検査をしても,チップ検査後から回路基板に実装するまでの間に裏面のキズが発生することもあるため,回路基板への実装後も検査を行うことが望ましい。
 図15は,本願発明者らが本願発明をするにあたって検討に用いた回路基板の平面図である。図15の回路基板では.絶縁基板上に金属パタンが形成された回路基板1上に,4つのIGBTチップ8と4つのダイオードチップ9が搭載されている。
 回路基板1には,エミッタ主端子2,コレクタ主端子3,エミッタセンス端子4,コレクタセンス端子5,およびゲートセンス端子6が形成されており,それぞれがアルミワイヤにより接続されている。IGBTチップ8の裏面のキズを検出するためには,エミッタ端子とコレクタ端子との間の電流をモニタする必要があるが,図15に示した回路基板では,エミッタ端子,コレクタ端子のそれぞれが,ダイオード9のアノード電極,カソード電極と電気的に接続されているため,図16に示した等価回路のようにIGBTとダイオードが並列に接続された状態となっている。このため,裏面のキズに起因したIGBTのリーク電流にダイオード9の電流が重畳されてしまい,裏面のキズによる不良の高精度な検出が困難であった。その結果,モジュール組立後の特性検査で不良となってしまい,モジュール歩留りが低下してしまう問題があった。
 本発明は,上記のような課題に鑑みてなされたものであって,その目的は,回路基板への実装後にIGBTの不良を検出し,パワーモジュール組立歩留りを向上させることである。
 本発明では,ゲートがオフの状態でドリフト層を外部と電気的に接続する構造をIGBTに設けることで,上述の課題を解決する。
 本発明によれば,IGBTチップを回路基板に実装した状態で不良の有無を選別できるため,パワーモジュールの歩留りを向上させることができる。
本発明の実施例1に係るIGBTチップの平面図である。 本発明の実施例1に係る回路基板の平面図である。 本発明の実施例1に係るIGBTチップの要部構成を示す断面図である。 本発明の実施例1に係るIGBTチップの製造工程を示す断面図である。 本発明の実施例1に係るIGBTチップの製造工程を示す断面図である。 本発明の実施例1に係るIGBTチップの製造工程を示す断面図である。 本発明の実施例1に係るIGBTチップの製造工程を示す断面図である。 本発明の実施例1に係るIGBT不良検出方法を示す等価回路である。 本発明の実施例1に係るパワーモジュールの製造工程を示すフローチャートである。 本発明の実施例2及び3に係るIGBTチップの平面図である。 本発明の実施例2に係る回路基板の平面図である。 本発明の実施例3に係る回路基板の平面図である。 本発明の実施例4に係るIGBTチップの平面図である。 本発明の実施例4に係る回路基板の平面図である。 本発明の実施例5に係る半導体装置の平面図である。 本発明の実施例6に係る電力変換装置の回路構成図である。 本願発明者らが検討に用いたIGBTチップの要部構成を示す断面図である。 本願発明者らが検討に用いた回路基板の平面図である。 本願発明者らが検討に用いた回路基板を用いたIGBT不良検出方法を示す等価回路である。
 本発明の実施例を図面を参照しながら説明する。なお,各図および各実施例において,同一または類似の構成要素には同じ符号を付し,説明を省略する。
 図1に.本発明の実施例1に係るIGBTチップの平面図を示す。図1のIGBTチップでは,チップ中央部にエミッタ電極EMTが形成されており,エミッタ電極EMTを取り囲むようにガートリングTERが形成されている。さらにガートリングTERの内側にゲート電極GTEが形成されており,ガートリングTERの外側のチップのコーナー部にチャネルストッパ電極CHMが形成されている。
 図3は図1中,A-A’の断面図である。図3に示したように,本実施例のIGBTは,コレクタ電極COLに接してホールエミッタ層PEが形成され,さらにn型バッファ層NBとn型ドリフト層NDが順次形成されている。n型ドリフト層ND内にトレンチゲートTGが形成されており,トレンチゲートTGを挟んで第1領域と第2領域が形成されている。第1領域では,エミッタ電極EMTと接してp型ベース層PBおよびn型ソース層NSが形成されている。また第2領域では,トレンチゲートと離間した状態でp型フローティング層PFが形成されている。また,図3に示したように,本実施例のIGBTは,ゲート配線GLと,フィールドプレートFPと,p型ウェル層PWと,を有する。フィールドプレートFPとp型ウェル層PWの対で,ガードリングが形成される。p型ウェル層PWが離間して複数設けられることにより,ガードリングは複数設けられる。ゲート配線GLおよびフィールドプレートFPは,表面保護膜PASで覆われている。ガードリングで構成される電圧阻止領域の外側には,ガードリングと同様にIGBTチップの外周に沿って,チャネルストッパ層CHSが形成されている。本実施例では,ガードリングで電圧阻止領域を構成しているが,接合終端拡張(JTE)構造で電圧阻止領域を形成してもよい。そして,本実施例のIGBTチップでは,表面保護膜PASに設けられているコンタクト穴を介してチャネルストッパ層CHSとコンタクトをとるための電極パッドである,チャネルストッパ電極CHMが設けられている。チャネルストッパ電極CHMは,n型ドリフト層NDと電気的に接続されている。
 図4(a)~(d)を用いて実施例1のIGBTチップの製造方法を説明する。まず始めに,イオン打ち込みによりSi基板(厚さ約350nm)の一方の表面にリンイオンを打ち込み,深さ約20μmのn型バッファ層NBを形成し,Si基板の他方の表面にボロンのイオン打ち込みにより,深さ約10μmのp型ウェル層PWを形成する。p型ウェル層PWの形成の際に,表面には酸化膜OXが形成される(図4(a))。
 アクティブ領域およびチャネルストッパ領域において酸化膜OXを除去した後,ドライエッチング法により深さ約5μmの溝を形成し,熱アニールによりゲート絶縁膜(膜厚約100nm)を形成する。その後,公知のCVD(Chemical Vapor Deposition)法によりポリシリコン膜PLYを埋め込み,一対のトレンチゲートTGを形成する(図4(b))。
 イオン打ち込みにより,p型ベース層PB(層厚約3μm)を形成し,その後,ヒ素イオンを打ち込み深さ約1μmのn型ソース層NSおよびチャネルストッパ層CHSを形成する。酸化シリコン膜からなる層間絶縁膜INT(膜厚約1μm)を形成した後,ホトエッチング法によりコンタクトホールCNTを形成する(図4(c))。
 イオン打ち込みによりホールエミッタ層PEを形成した後,エミッタ電極EMT,ゲート配線GL,フィールドプレートFP,チャネルストッパ電極CHM及びコレクタ電極COLを形成する(図4(d))。表面保護膜PASを形成した後,パッド部を開口し,IGBTチップが完成する(図3)。
 図2に.本発明の実施例1に係る回路基板の平面図を示す。図2の回路基板では.絶縁基板上に金属パタンが形成された回路基板1上に,4つのIGBTチップ8と4つのダイオードチップ9が搭載されている。回路基板1には,エミッタ主端子2,コレクタ主端子3,エミッタセンス端子4,コレクタセンス端子5,およびゲートセンス端子6が形成されており,それぞれがアルミワイヤ10により接続されている。回路基板1と,IGBTチップ8およびダイオードチップ9とは,はんだ付けにより接合されている。さらに図2の回路基板では,チャネルストッパセンス端子7が形成されており,各IGBTチップ8のチャネルストッパ電極CHMとチャネルストッパセンス端子7がアルミワイヤ10により接続されている。これにより,各IGBTチップ8のn型ドリフト層ND同士が,各IGBTチップ8のチャネルストッパ電極CHMと,チャネルストッパセンス端子7とを介して電気的に接続される。
 図2に示した本実施例のIGBTを搭載した回路基板での,IGBTチップの裏面のキズによる不良の検出方法を説明する。図2に示すように,ゲートセンス端子6はアースに接続してIGBTのゲートをオフとし,エミッタセンス端子4およびエミッタ主端子2はオープン状態にする。そして,リーク電流に相当する,コレクタセンス端子5またはコレクタ主端子3と,チャネルストッパセンス端子7との間の電流をモニタする。電流のモニタの結果に基づいて,IGBTチップの裏面のキズによる不良の検出を行う。本検出の際の等価回路を図5に示す。エミッタセンス端子4とエミッタ主端子2はオープン状態のため,ダイオード9には電流が流れない。IGBTのゲートはオフなので,さらにIGBTのエミッタ-コレクタ間にも電流が流れないため,IGBTチップ8の裏面のキズに起因したリーク電流を,コレクタ主端子3またはコレクタセンス端子5と,チャネルストッパセンス端子7との間を流れる電流から高精度に検出することが可能である。
 本実施例のIGBTを搭載したパワーモジュールの組立方法を図6に示すフローチャートを用いて説明する。図4(a)~(d)に示す方法で製造したIGBTチップおよびダイオードチップをはんだ付けで回路基板に接合することで実装し(S601),ワイヤボンディングを施す(S602)。その後,IGBTチップの裏面のキズによる不良の有無を選別し(S603),合格した回路基板をヒートシンクとなるAlSiCベースに実装する(S604)。センス端子にワイヤボンディングを施した後(S605),端子接合を行い(S606),蓋を取り付けて(S607)パワーモジュールが完成する。
 本実施例に依れば,IGBTチップにチャネルストッパ電極CHMを設け,コレクタ電極COLとチャネルストッパ電極CHMの間に流れる電流をモニタすることにより,回路基板へのIGBTチップの実装後にIGBTチップの裏面のキズによる不良を高精度に検出可能である。これにより,パワーモジュール組立後の検査での不良率を低減し,歩留りを向上させることができる。
 本発明第2の実施形態におけるIGBTチップの平面図を図7に示す。IGBTチップの平面図が図1と異なる点は,チャネルストッパ電極CHMがチップの4隅に設けられている点である。図8に第2の実施形態における回路基板の平面図を示す。チャネルストッパセンス端子7が回路基板の左側にも形成されており,左端のIGBTチップの左上に位置するチャネルストッパ電極CHMとチャネルストッパセンス端子7がアルミワイヤ10で接続されている。さらに各IGBTチップの上側のチャネルストッパ電極CHM同士がアルミワイヤ10で接続されている。
 本実施例に依れば,IGBTチップの上側のチャネルストッパ電極CHMからもリーク電流をモニタできるため,リーク電流が流れる経路の抵抗を小さくでき,より高精度な不良の検出が可能となる。
 本発明第3の実施形態におけるIGBTチップの平面図は図7と同様である。図9に第3の実施例における回路基板の平面図を示す。チャネルストッパセンス端子7が回路基板の左右両側に形成されており,右左両端のIGBTチップの上側に位置するチャネルストッパ電極CHMとチャネルストッパセンス端子7がそれぞれアルミワイヤ10で接続されている。
 本実施例に依れば,IGBTチップの上側のチャネルストッパ電極CHMを用いて左右両側からリーク電流をモニタできるため,実施例2よりもさらに高精度に不良の検出が可能となる。
 本発明第4の実施形態におけるIGBTチップの平面図を図10に示す。本実施例では,チャネルストッパ電極CHMが隣り合うコーナー2箇所に形成されている。図11に第4の実施例における回路基板の平面図を示す。チャネルストッパ電極CHMとチャネルストッパセンス端子7の接続箇所が1箇所のみになっており,各IGBTチップのチャネルストッパ電極CHMがアルミワイヤ10で接続されている。
 本実施例に依れば,チャネルストッパセンス端子7の面積を小さくできるため,チップの面積をより大きくすることができる。これにより,IGBT,ダイオードそれぞれのオン電圧を小さくできるため,電力変換装置の損失を小さくできる。
 また,本実施例に依れば,チャネルストッパ電極CHMは隣り合うコーナー2箇所に形成されていれば良いため,残りのコーナー部にチップ管理番号や,他のモニタ端子を配置することができる。
 図12は本発明第5の実施例におけるパワーモジュールの一例を示す。回路基板4枚で1つのパワーモジュールを構成しており,回路基板は実施例1から4に示したものを適用できる。これらの回路基板は並列に接続されており,並列数を変えることによって電流容量の異なるパワーモジュールを提供することができる。なお,回路基板の検査の際は,チャネルストッパセンス端子とコレクタ主端子およびコレクタセンス端子は分離されていたが,パワーモジュールに組み込む際は,これらの端子はアルミワイヤで電気的に接続された状態となっている。
 図13は本発明のパワーモジュールを電力変換装置に適用した一例を示す。本実施例の電力変換装置は,一対の直流端子であるP端子200,N端子201と,交流出力の相数と同数の交流端子であるU端子210,V端子211,W端子212と,前記一対の直流端子間に接続され,それぞれ電力スイッチング素子であるIGBT(101~106)と,逆極性のダイオード(111~116)の並列回路を2個直列接続した構成からなる。本実施例では,実施例1から実施例3のIGBTチップを用いることができ,オン電圧の低減,ラッチアップの抑制およびスイッチングノイズの低減により,消費電力が小さく信頼性が高い電力変換装置を提供できる。
 実施例1において,Si基板の厚さは約350nmとしたがこれに限るものではなく,電力容量に応じて任意の厚さを選ぶことができる。また,Si基板ではなく,より高耐圧のIGBTを得るために炭化珪素基板を用いてもよい。ゲートはトレンチ型としたが,プレーナゲート型であっても良い。n型バッファ層NBは20μmより深くしてもよいし,浅くしてもよい。20μmより深くした場合,ターンオフ時により多くのホールがコレクタ側に残存するため発振を抑制できる。また,20μmより浅くした場合,n型ドリフト層NDを厚くできるため耐圧が向上する。
 実施例2において,チャネルストッパセンス端子7は回路基板左側に形成したが,これに限るものではなく回路基板の右側であっても良い。また,実施例2および3において,チャネルストッパ電極CHMはチップの4隅に設けられているとしたが,3箇所であってもよい。この場合,残りのコーナー部にチップ管理番号や,他のモニタ端子を配置することができる。実施例1~4において,IGBTチップおよびダイオードチップと各端子との接続はアルミワイヤを用いたが,銅ワイヤや銅リボンであっても良い。銅はアルミよりも熱伝導率が高いため,チップの温度上昇を抑制できる。
 ND:n型ドリフト層,NB:n型バッファ層,NS:n型ソース層,PE:ホールエミッタ層,PB:p型ベース層,PW:p型ウェル層,PF:p型フローティング層,CHS:チャネルストッパ層,TG:トレンチゲート,PLY:ポリシリコン膜,OX:酸化膜,INT:層間絶縁膜,CNT:コンタクトホール,PAS:表面保護膜,EMT:エミッタ電極,COL:コレクタ電極,GTE:ゲート電極,GL:ゲート配線,CHM:チャネルストッパ電極,FP:フィールドプレート,TER:ガードリング,1:回路基板,2:エミッタ主端子,3:コレクタ主端子,4:エミッタセンス端子,5:コレクタセンス端子,6:ゲートセンス端子,7:チャネルストッパセンス端子,8:IGBTチップ,9:ダイオードチップ,10:アルミワイヤ,101~106:IGBT,111~116:ダイオード,121~126:ゲート回路,200:P端子,201:N端子,210:U端子,211:V端子,212:W端子,300:モータ。

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  1.  回路基板に接合されている複数のIGBTを有し、
     前記複数のIGBTのドリフト層が、前記複数のIGBTの各ゲートがオフの状態で、互いに電気的に接続されることを特徴とするパワーモジュール。
  2.  請求項1に記載のパワーモジュールにおいて、
     前記回路基板は、各IGBTのドリフト層を各ゲートがオフの状態で電気的に接続する端子を備えていることを特徴とするパワーモジュール。
  3.  請求項2に記載のパワーモジュールにおいて、
     前記端子は、各IGBTに設けられている電極パッドを介して各IGBTのドリフト層と電気的に接続されていることを特徴とするパワーモジュール。
  4.  請求項3に記載のパワーモジュールにおいて、
     各IGBTの前記電極パッドは、各IGBTのコーナー部に配置されていることを特徴とするパワーモジュール。
  5.  請求項1に記載のパワーモジュールにおいて、
     前記複数のIGBTの内の少なくとも一つは、シリコン基板を有することを特徴とするパワーモジュール。
  6.  請求項1に記載のパワーモジュールにおいて、
     前記複数のIGBTの内の少なくとも一つは、炭化珪素基板を有することを特徴とするパワーモジュール。
  7.  請求項1に記載のパワーモジュールが上アームまたは下アームの少なくともいずれかを構成する電力変換装置。
  8.  ゲートがオフの状態でドリフト層と電気的に接続される電極パッドを有するIGBTを準備し、
     回路基板に前記IGBTを接合し、
     前記IGBTのコレクタと前記電極パッド間の電流を検出することを特徴とするパワーモジュールの製造方法。
  9.  請求項8に記載のパワーモジュールの製造方法において、
     前記検出の結果に基づいて前記IGBTの不良を検知することを特徴とするパワーモジュールの製造方法。
  10.  請求項9に記載のパワーモジュールの製造方法において、
     前記検知の結果良品と判定されたIGBTが接合されている回路基板をヒートシンクに実装することを特徴とするパワーモジュールの製造方法。
  11.  ゲートがオフの状態でドリフト層と電気的に接続される電極パッドを有するIGBT。
  12.  請求項11に記載のIGBTにおいて、
     前記電極パッドは、前記IGBTのチャネルストッパ層を介して前記ドリフト層に電気的に接続されていることを特徴とするIGBT。
  13.  請求項11に記載のIGBTにおいて、
     前記電極パッドは、前記IGBTのコーナー部に配置されていることを特徴とするIGBT。
  14.  請求項11に記載のIGBTにおいて、
     シリコン基板を有することを特徴とするIGBT。
  15.  請求項11に記載のIGBTにおいて、
     炭化珪素基板を有することを特徴とするIGBT。
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