WO2018016284A1 - 半導体装置 - Google Patents

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WO2018016284A1
WO2018016284A1 PCT/JP2017/023903 JP2017023903W WO2018016284A1 WO 2018016284 A1 WO2018016284 A1 WO 2018016284A1 JP 2017023903 W JP2017023903 W JP 2017023903W WO 2018016284 A1 WO2018016284 A1 WO 2018016284A1
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  • This disclosure relates to a semiconductor device in which a plurality of switching elements are driven in parallel.
  • a semiconductor device that can reduce switching loss and control output current by connecting a plurality of switching elements in parallel and turning on or off at an appropriate timing is known.
  • Parasitic inductance occurs between switching elements in parallel-driven semiconductor devices. For this reason, an induced electromotive force is generated at the time of switching, and the voltage oscillation and the oscillation of the output current accompanying the voltage oscillation are generated.
  • Patent Document 1 describes an example in which a parasitic capacitance between a gate electrode and an emitter electrode of a trench gate type IGBT element is used. A method of adding a chip capacitor on the mounting substrate is also conceivable.
  • a parasitic capacitance is obtained by adding a trench gate under a pad used as an electrode in an outer peripheral region that does not function as an IGBT element in a chip.
  • the structure for adding the capacitance is formed under the pad, which is functionally related to the addition of the capacitance and is reliable for the electrical connection. This is also not preferable.
  • parasitic inductance is generated in the wiring for connecting the chip capacitor, and the effect of suppressing voltage oscillation caused by the parasitic inductance cannot be sufficiently obtained.
  • an object of the present disclosure is to provide a semiconductor device for suppressing voltage oscillation without impairing the connection reliability of the pad.
  • a semiconductor device includes a plurality of switching elements and a semiconductor substrate.
  • the plurality of switching elements are connected and driven in parallel.
  • the plurality of switching elements are formed on a semiconductor substrate.
  • Each of the plurality of switching elements includes a cell region in which an active trench gate to which a gate voltage is applied is formed to function as an IGBT when the semiconductor substrate is viewed in plan, an outer peripheral region forming a chip outer shape, the cell region, A non-cell region formed so as to be separated from the outer peripheral region and provided with a pad that mediates electrical connection to the cell region.
  • the active trench gate is also formed at a position where it does not overlap the pad in the non-cell region when the semiconductor substrate is viewed in plan.
  • the active trench gate forming the parasitic capacitance is formed avoiding the formation position of the pad, the reliability related to the pad is not lowered.
  • the gate-emitter capacitance can be increased without impairing the reliability, and as a result, the voltage oscillation caused by the parallel connection of the IGBT elements can be suppressed.
  • FIG. 1 is an equivalent circuit diagram showing the configuration of the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a top view showing a schematic configuration of the switching element
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along line III-III in FIG.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along line IV-IV in FIG.
  • FIG. 5 is a top view showing the routing of the active trench gate in the non-cell region
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing changes in the collector voltage and the emitter voltage
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a change in the voltage oscillation ratio with respect to the additional capacity ratio.
  • FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device according to the third embodiment
  • FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device according to the fourth embodiment.
  • the semiconductor device is used, for example, for a switch circuit in which a plurality of reverse conducting insulated gate bipolar transistors (RC-IGBT) are connected in parallel to obtain an output current.
  • RC-IGBT reverse conducting insulated gate bipolar transistors
  • FIG. 1 is an equivalent circuit of the semiconductor device 100 according to this embodiment.
  • the semiconductor device 100 includes a switching element 110 connected in series between a power supply VCC and a ground potential (GND) as a reference potential. Two sets are connected in parallel. That is, the plurality of switching elements 110 are connected in parallel to the power supply VCC.
  • the switching element 110 includes an IGBT element Tr.
  • two IGBT elements Tr are connected in parallel between the power supply VCC and the output OUT.
  • the collector terminal of the IGBT element Tr on the high side is connected to the power supply VCC side, and the emitter terminal is on the output OUT side.
  • a gate voltage can be applied to the gate terminal of each IGBT element Tr.
  • the collector terminal of the IGBT element Tr on the low side is connected to the output OUT side, and the emitter terminal is on the GND side.
  • the low-side IGBT element Tr is also connected in parallel to the output OUT.
  • the switching element 110 constituting the semiconductor device 100 in this embodiment is an RC-IGBT and includes a freewheeling diode element Di, but is omitted from the equivalent circuit shown in FIG.
  • the switching element 110 includes a parasitic capacitance C between the gate terminal and the emitter terminal of the IGBT element Tr. The structural reason why the parasitic capacitance C occurs will be described later.
  • Parasitic inductance L is generated between switching elements 110 connected in parallel.
  • FIG. 1 shows an example in which parasitic inductance L is generated in the connection wiring between the power source VCC and the switching element 110, the gate wiring, and the emitter wiring of the IGBT element Tr as a representative example. Parasitic inductance L may occur.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3 and 4, the trench gates G1 and G2 described later and the p-conductivity type semiconductor region are hatched, and the n-conductivity type semiconductor region is not hatched.
  • the switching element 110 is formed on a semiconductor substrate. As shown in FIG. 2, the switching element 110 is located on the periphery of the cell region 111 in which the IGBT element Tr and the free wheel diode (FWD) element Di are formed. An outer peripheral region 112 that forms an outer shape and a non-cell region 113 that is an outer periphery of the cell region 111 and is formed to separate the cell region 111 and the outer peripheral region 112 are provided.
  • the cell region 111 has an IGBT element Tr and an FWD element Di.
  • the IGBT element Tr and the FWD element Di have a strap structure that extends in the same direction and is alternately arranged in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction.
  • the IGBT element Tr and the FWD element Di correspond to an IGBT region and an FWD region, respectively.
  • the IGBT element Tr and the FWD element Di Detailed structures of the IGBT element Tr and the FWD element Di will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the left side of the drawing with the broken line as a boundary is the IGBT element Tr, and the right side of the drawing is the FWD element Di.
  • the IGBT element Tr includes an n conductivity type drift region 10, a p conductivity type collector region 11, a p conductivity type base region 13, and an n conductivity type emitter region 14 as semiconductor regions.
  • the IGBT element Tr includes a trench gate G1.
  • the drift region 10 is stacked on the collector region 11.
  • the base region 13 is stacked on the drift region 10.
  • Base region 13 is exposed at surface 13 a of the semiconductor substrate, and an emitter electrode (not shown) is connected to base region 13.
  • the trench gate G1 penetrates the base region 13 from the surface 13a and reaches the drift region 10.
  • Trench gate G1 is in contact with base region 13 and drift region 10 via an insulating film (not shown).
  • a contact region 15 related to the junction between the base region 13 and the emitter electrode is formed in a portion exposed to the surface 13 a sandwiched between the emitter regions 14.
  • the trench gate G1 with which the emitter region 14 is in contact is an active trench gate to which a gate voltage can be applied.
  • the active trench gate among the trench gates is denoted by reference numeral G1
  • the dummy gate to which no gate voltage is applied is denoted by reference numeral G2.
  • FIG. 3 shows an example in which all trench gates belonging to the IGBT element Tr are active trench gates G1, a configuration including a dummy gate G2 at a predetermined period may be adopted.
  • the FWD element Di is formed as a semiconductor region, the drift region 10 common to the IGBT element Tr, the base region 13 common to the IGBT element Tr, and the base region 13 opposite to the drift region 10.
  • the cathode region 12 is formed in the same plane as the collector region 11 in the IGBT element Tr.
  • the base region 13 in the FWD element Tr can also be called an anode region.
  • the trench gates formed in the FWD element Di are all dummy gates G2, and the potential thereof is the same as the emitter potential (for example, ground potential: GND). Further, the base region 13 in the FWD element Di is set to the emitter potential (GND).
  • the outer peripheral area 112 is an area for forming the chip outline of the switching element 110 and is the outermost area of the switching element 110.
  • a guard ring 16 for making the electric field in the drift region 10 uniform is formed in the outer peripheral region 112.
  • the guard ring 16 is a p-conductive semiconductor region formed on the surface layer of the surface 13a.
  • the guard ring 16 is formed in an annular shape so as to surround the non-cell region 113 and the cell region 111 when the semiconductor substrate is viewed in plan.
  • the cell region 111 and the non-cell region 113 are surrounded by multiple guard rings 16. If the guard ring 16 is formed in the same process as the base region 13, the number of manufacturing steps can be suppressed, but it does not prevent the guard ring 16 from being formed at a concentration and depth different from that of the base region 13.
  • a pad 114 is formed for electrical connection with the outside.
  • a bonding wire (not shown) is connected to the pad 114, and for example, a power supply VCC or a gate voltage is input to the cell region 111 via the pad 114.
  • Wirings such as a connection wiring between the power supply VCC and the switching element 110, a gate wiring, an emitter wiring of the IGBT element Tr, and a Kelvin emitter wiring are formed extending from the pad 114 to reach the cell region 111.
  • the base region 13 includes a first base region 13b belonging to the cell region 111 and a second base region 13c belonging to the non-cell region 113.
  • a process for forming the first base region 13b and a process for forming the second base region 13c are provided separately. That is, the first base region 13b and the second base region 13c are formed as different diffusion layers.
  • the non-cell region 113 is not expected to actively function as the IGBT element Tr or the FWD element Di.
  • the trench gate formed in the non-cell region 113 is an active trench gate G1 to which a gate voltage can be applied, and forms a gate-emitter capacitance with the emitter electrode. That is, an additional parasitic capacitance C can be formed as a gate-emitter capacitance as compared with the case where the active trench gate G1 is not formed in the non-cell region 113.
  • the p-conductivity type second base region 13c corresponding to the base region 13 in the non-cell region 113 is formed to a position deeper than the first base region 13a in the cell region 111, and the entire trench gate is formed. It is made to cover.
  • the active trench gate G1 is formed in stripes at the same interval and the same depth as the trench gate formed in the cell region 111.
  • the active trench gate G1 is formed so as not to overlap the pad 114 when the semiconductor substrate is viewed from the front, as shown in FIG.
  • the active trench gate G ⁇ b> 1 formed in the cell region 111 is formed so as to extend substantially to the non-cell region 113.
  • the active trench gate G1 is routed so as to avoid the position where the pad 114 is formed.
  • the way of routing the active trench gate G1 is not limited to the specific example shown in FIG. 5, and can be arbitrarily designed. Note that the dummy trench gate G2 is not shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 6 shows the voltage oscillation dVe derived from the turn-on of the IGBT element Tr, the same applies to the turn-off.
  • the chip capacitor is mounted between the gate and the emitter of the IGBT element Tr, or the parasitic region C is formed by forming the base region 13 and the active trench gate G1 in the non-cell region 113 as in the present embodiment. Is a method of intentionally generating
  • FIG. 7 is a graph showing the results.
  • the horizontal axis in FIG. 7 indicates the ratio C / C 0 of the added capacitance C to the gate-emitter capacitance in the cell region 111, that is, the capacitance C 0 before the addition of the capacitance.
  • the vertical axis represents the ratio dVe / dVe 0 of the voltage oscillation dVe after the addition of the capacitance to the voltage oscillation dVe 0 before the addition of the capacitance.
  • the addition of the gate-emitter capacitance by mounting the chip capacitor increases the voltage oscillation dVe.
  • the wiring when connecting the chip capacitor to the switching element 110 increases the parasitic inductance.
  • the parasitic capacitance C is formed by forming the base region 13 and the active trench gate G1 in the non-cell region 113 as in the present embodiment, there is no additional capacitance when the additional capacitance ratio is 3 or less. Compared to the above, the voltage oscillation dVe can be reduced.
  • the active trench gate G1 in the non-cell region 113 is formed avoiding the position where the pad 114 is formed, the strength of the pad 114 is not lowered.
  • the parasitic capacitance C is made larger. Can do.
  • the semiconductor device 100 can increase the parasitic capacitance between the gate and the emitter without impairing the reliability related to the pad 114, and can suppress the voltage oscillation dVe.
  • the formation interval of the active trench gate G1 in the non-cell region 113 is narrower than that of the cell region 111.
  • the active trench gate G1 in the non-cell region 113 is formed at a higher density than at least a part of the active trench gate G1 in the cell region 111.
  • the contact area between the active trench gate G1 and the base region 13 through the insulating film can be increased, the parasitic capacitance C can be further increased.
  • the formation depth of the active trench gate G1 in the non-cell region 113 is deeper than that of the cell region 111.
  • the active trench gate G1 in the non-cell region 113 is formed so as to reach a deeper position in the semiconductor substrate than in the active trench gate G1 in the cell region 111 in at least a part of the region.
  • the contact area between the active trench gate G1 and the base region 13 through the insulating film can be increased, the parasitic capacitance C can be further increased.
  • the parasitic capacitance C can be increased more effectively by increasing the formation density of the active trench gate G1 and increasing the formation depth of the active trench gate G1 in the second embodiment.
  • the active trench gate G1 is routed in the non-cell region 113 as shown in FIG. 5, for example, in the form of a stripe extending from the cell region 111.
  • the present invention is not limited to this example. It is not something.
  • the active trench gate G1 can be formed in the non-cell region 113 in any shape.
  • the switching element 110 is an RC-IGBT.
  • a simple IGBT in which the FWD element Di is not formed in the cell region 111 may be used.
  • the switching element 110 is a simple IGBT, the parasitic capacitance C cannot be formed on the FWD element Di side as described in the fourth embodiment.

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半導体装置は、複数のスイッチング素子と、半導体基板と、を備える。複数のスイッチング素子は、並列に接続されて駆動されており、複数のスイッチング素子は半導体基板に形成されて成る。複数のスイッチング素子の各々は、半導体基板を平面視したとき、ゲート電圧が印加されるアクティブトレンチゲート(G1)が形成されてIGBTとして機能するセル領域(111)と、チップ外形を成す外周領域(112)と、セル領域と外周領域とを分離するように形成され、セル領域への電気的接続を仲介するパッド(114)が設置される非セル領域(113)と、を有する。アクティブトレンチゲートは、半導体基板を平面視したとき、非セル領域においてパッドにオーバーラップしない位置にも形成される。

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半導体装置 関連出願の相互参照
 本出願は、2016年7月21日に出願された日本特許出願番号2016-143300号に基づくもので、ここにその記載内容を援用する。
 本開示は、複数のスイッチング素子が並列駆動される半導体装置に関する。
 複数のスイッチング素子を並列に接続して適切なタイミングでオンまたはオフを行うことにより、スイッチング時の損失を低減したり出力電流の制御をしたりできる半導体装置が知られている。
 並列駆動の半導体装置ではスイッチング素子間に寄生インダクタンスが生じる。このため、スイッチング時に誘導起電力を生じてしまい、電圧振動および電圧振動に伴う出力電流の振動を生じてしまう。
 例えばスイッチング素子がIGBT素子の場合には、ゲート-エミッタ間に容量を追加して電圧振動を抑制する方法が知られている。特許文献1では、トレンチゲート型のIGBT素子のゲート電極とエミッタ電極間の寄生容量を利用する例が記載されている。また、実装基板上にチップコンデンサを追加する方法も考えられる。
特開2011-192822号公報
 特許文献1に記載の半導体装置では、チップのうちIGBT素子として機能しない外周領域のうち、電極として利用されるパッド下にトレンチゲートを追加して寄生容量を得る。しかしながら、パッドはワイヤボンディングの際に比較的大きな応力を受けるため、パッド下に容量追加のための構造が形成されていることは、容量追加に係る機能的にも、電気的接続に係る信頼性的にも好ましくない。また、実装基板上に別途チップコンデンサを追加する形態では、チップコンデンサを接続するための配線に寄生インダクタンスを生じてしまい、寄生インダクタンスに起因する電圧振動を抑制する効果を十分に得られないという課題が見出された。
 そこで、本開示は、パッドの接続信頼性を損なうことなく、電圧振動を抑制するための半導体装置を提供することを目的とする。
 本開示の一態様に係る半導体装置は、複数のスイッチング素子と、半導体基板と、を備える。複数のスイッチング素子は、並列に接続されて駆動されている。複数のスイッチング素子は半導体基板に形成されて成る。複数のスイッチング素子の各々は、半導体基板を平面視したとき、ゲート電圧が印加されるアクティブトレンチゲートが形成されてIGBTとして機能するセル領域と、チップ外形を成す外周領域と、前記セル領域と前記外周領域とを分離するように形成され、前記セル領域への電気的接続を仲介するパッドが設置される非セル領域と、を有する。アクティブトレンチゲートは、半導体基板を平面視したとき、非セル領域において前記パッドにオーバーラップしない位置にも形成される。
 これによれば、セル領域以外の非セル領域においてもゲート-エミッタ間に、寄生容量として容量を追加することができる。容量の追加がチップコンデンサの外部接続によるものではないため、寄生インダクタンスの悪影響を受けることなく、ゲート-エミッタ間容量を増加することができる。
 さらに、寄生容量を形成するアクティブトレンチゲートはパッドの形成位置を避けて形成されるので、パッドに係る信頼性を低下されることがない。
 このように、この半導体装置によれば、信頼性を損なうことなくゲート-エミッタ間容量を増加することができ、ひいてはIGBT素子の並列接続に起因する電圧振動を抑制することができる。
 本開示についての上記目的およびその他の目的、特徴や利点は、添付の図面を参照しながら下記の詳細な記述により、より明確になる。その図面は、
図1は、第1実施形態にかかる半導体装置の構成を示す等価回路図であり、 図2は、スイッチング素子の概略構成を示す上面図であり、 図3は、図2におけるIII-III線に沿う断面を示す断面図であり、 図4は、図2におけるIV-IV線に沿う断面を示す断面図であり、 図5は、非セル領域におけるアクティブトレンチゲートの引き回しを示す上面図であり、 図6は、コレクタ電圧およびエミッタ電圧の変化を示す図であり、 図7は、追加容量比に対する電圧振動比の変化をしめす図であり、 図8は、第2実施形態にかかる半導体装置の断面図であり、 図9は、第3実施形態にかかる半導体装置の断面図であり、及び、 図10は、第4実施形態にかかる半導体装置の断面図である。
 以下、本開示の実施の形態を図面に基づいて説明する。なお、以下の各図相互において、互いに同一もしくは均等である部分に、同一符号を付与する。
 (第1実施形態)
 最初に、図1を参照して、本実施形態に係る半導体装置100の概略構成について説明する。
 本実施形態における半導体装置は、例えば、複数の逆導通絶縁ゲートバイポーラトランジスタ(RC-IGBT)が並列に接続されて出力電流を得るスイッチ回路に供される。
 図1は本実施形態における半導体装置100の等価回路である図1に示すように、半導体装置100は、電源VCCから基準電位たるグランド電位(GND)の間に直列接続されたスイッチング素子110が、2組並列に接続されて成る。すなわち、複数のスイッチング素子110が電源VCCに対して並列に接続されている。スイッチング素子110はIGBT素子Trを備えている。本実施形態では、2個のIGBT素子Trが電源VCCと出力OUTの間で並列に接続されている。ハイサイド側におけるIGBT素子Trのコレクタ端子は電源VCC側に接続され、エミッタ端子は出力OUT側である。また、各IGBT素子Trのゲート端子にはゲート電圧が印加可能にされている。なお、ローサイド側におけるIGBT素子Trのコレクタ端子は出力OUT側に接続され、エミッタ端子はGND側である。ローサイド側のIGBT素子Trも出力OUTに対して並列に接続されている。
 なお、後述するように、本実施形態における半導体装置100を構成するスイッチング素子110はRC-IGBTであり、還流ダイオード素子Diを備えているが、図1に示す等価回路では省略している。
 スイッチング素子110は、IGBT素子Trのゲート端子とエミッタ端子との間に寄生容量Cを備えている。寄生容量Cが生じる構造的理由は追って説明する。
 並列接続されたスイッチング素子110の間には寄生インダクタンスLが生じる。図1においては、代表例として電源VCCとスイッチング素子110との接続配線、ゲート配線、IGBT素子Trのエミッタ配線に寄生インダクタンスLが生じる例を示しているが、例えばケルビンエミッタ配線やほかの配線でも、寄生インダクタンスLが生じうる。
 次に、図2~図5を参照して、IGBT素子Trおよび寄生容量Cの詳しい構成について説明する。複数のスイッチング素子110は互いに等価であり、ひいては各IGBT素子Tr、各還流ダイオード素子Di、および、寄生容量Cはそれぞれ等価であるから、ひとつのスイッチング素子110について説明する。
 なお、図3は、図2におけるIII-III線に沿う断面図である。また、図4は、図2におけるIV-IV線に沿う断面図である。図3および図4では、後述するトレンチゲートG1,G2およびp導電型の半導体領域にハッチングを付し、n導電型の半導体領域にはハッチングを付していない。
 スイッチング素子110は半導体基板に形成され、図2に示すように、IGBT素子Trと還流ダイオード(FWD)素子Diが形成されたセル領域111と、セル領域111の外周に位置し、スイッチング素子110の外形を成す外周領域112と、セル領域111の外周であってセル領域111と外周領域112とを分離するように形成された非セル領域113とを備えている。
 セル領域111は、IGBT素子Trと、FWD素子Diとを有している。IGBT素子TrとFWD素子Diは互いに同一方向に延設され、延設方向と直交する方向に交互に配置されたストラップ構造となっている。IGBT素子TrおよびFWD素子Diは、それぞれ、IGBT領域、FWD領域に相当する。
 IGBT素子TrおよびFWD素子Diの詳しい構造について図3を参照して説明する。図3に示すように、破線を境界として紙面左側がIGBT素子Trであり、紙面右側がFWD素子Diである。
 IGBT素子Trは、半導体領域として、n導電型のドリフト領域10と、p導電型のコレクタ領域11と、p導電型のベース領域13と、n導電型のエミッタ領域14と、を備えている。また、IGBT素子Trは、トレンチゲートG1を備えている。
 ドリフト領域10はコレクタ領域11上に積層されている。ベース領域13はドリフト領域10上に積層されている。ベース領域13は半導体基板の表面13aに露出しており図示しないエミッタ電極がベース領域13に接続される。トレンチゲートG1は、表面13aからベース領域13を貫通してドリフト領域10に達している。トレンチゲートG1は図示しない絶縁膜を介してベース領域13およびドリフト領域10に接している。なお、ベース領域13のうち、エミッタ領域14に挟まれる表面13aに露出した部分には、ベース領域13とエミッタ電極との接合に係るコンタクト領域15が形成されている。
 IGBT素子Trに属するトレンチゲートのうち、エミッタ領域14が接するようにされたトレンチゲートG1はゲート電圧が印加可能にされたアクティブトレンチゲートである。図3および図4ではトレンチゲートのうちアクティブトレンチゲートに符号G1を付し、ゲート電圧が印加されないダミーゲートには符号G2を付す。図3では、IGBT素子Trに属するすべてのトレンチゲートがアクティブトレンチゲートG1である例を示したが、所定の周期でダミーゲートG2を含む構成としても良い。
 一方、FWD素子Diは、半導体領域として、IGBT素子Trと共通のドリフト領域10と、IGBT素子Trと共通のベース領域13と、ドリフト領域10に対してベース領域13とは反対側に形成されたn導電型のカソード領域12と、を備えている。なお、カソード領域12はIGBT素子Trにおけるコレクタ領域11と同一面内に形成されている。FWD素子Trにおけるベース領域13はアノード領域と別名することもできる。FWD素子Diに形成されたトレンチゲートはすべてダミーゲートG2であり、その電位はエミッタ電位(例えばグランド電位:GND)と同電位とされている。また、FWD素子Diにおけるベース領域13はエミッタ電位(GND)とされている。
 外周領域112は、スイッチング素子110のチップ外形を形成する領域であり、スイッチング素子110の最外領域である。図4に示すように、外周領域112には、ドリフト領域10における電界を均一にするためのガードリング16が形成されている。ガードリング16は、表面13aの表層に形成されるp導電性の半導体領域である。ガードリング16は、半導体基板を平面視したとき、非セル領域113ひいてはセル領域111を取り囲むように環状に形成される。セル領域111および非セル領域113は幾重のガードリング16に取り囲まれている。なお、ガードリング16はベース領域13と同一工程で形成されるようにすれば、製造工程数を抑制することができるが、ベース領域13と異なる濃度および深さに形成することを妨げない。
 非セル領域113には、図2に示すように、外部との電気的接続を担うパッド114が形成されている。パッド114には、図示しないボンディングワイヤが接続され、例えば電源VCCやゲート電圧などが該パッド114を介してセル領域111に入力される。電源VCCとスイッチング素子110との接続配線、ゲート配線、IGBT素子Trのエミッタ配線およびケルビンエミッタ配線などの配線類はパッド114から延びて形成されてセル領域111に至る。並列接続される複数のスイッチング素子110が互いに近傍に実装されると、それら配線間に寄生インダクタンスLが生じることとなる。
 本実施形態における非セル領域113には、図4に示すように、ベース領域13およびアクティブトレンチゲートG1が形成されている。なお、本実施形態において、ベース領域13は、セル領域111に属する第1ベース領域13bと、非セル領域113に属する第2ベース領域13cとにより構成されている。本実施形態では、第1ベース領域13bの形成工程と第2ベース領域13cの形成工程は別に設けられている。すなわち、第1ベース領域13bと第2ベース領域13cとは、異なる拡散層として形成されている。
 一方で、エミッタ領域14およびコンタクト領域15は形成されていない。このため、非セル領域113はIGBT素子TrあるいはFWD素子Diとしての機能が積極的に期待されるものではない。しかしながら、非セル領域113に形成されたトレンチゲートはゲート電圧が印加され得るアクティブトレンチゲートG1であり、エミッタ電極との間にゲート-エミッタ間容量を成す。すなわち、非セル領域113にアクティブトレンチゲートG1が形成されていない態様に較べて、ゲート-エミッタ間容量として、追加の寄生容量Cを形成することができる。
 なお、本実施形態では、非セル領域113においてベース領域13に相当するp導電型の第2ベース領域13cは、セル領域111における第1ベース領域13aよりも深い位置まで形成され、トレンチゲートの全体を覆うようにされている。アクティブトレンチゲートG1は、セル領域111に形成されたトレンチゲートと同一間隔、同一深さでストライプ状に形成されている。
 また、非セル領域113において、アクティブトレンチゲートG1は、図5に示すように、半導体基板を正面視したときに、パッド114にオーバーラップしないように形成されている。本実施形態では、セル領域111に形成されたアクティブトレンチゲートG1が非セル領域113に略延伸するように形成されている。アクティブトレンチゲートG1はパッド114の形成位置を避けるように引き回される。
 アクティブトレンチゲートG1の引き回し方は、図5に示される具体例に限定されることはなく、任意に設計することができる。なお、図5にはダミートレンチゲートG2は図示していない。
 次に、図6を参照して、スイッチング素子110におけるコレクタ電圧Vc、並列接続された2つのIGBT素子Trのエミッタ間電圧ΔVeの挙動について説明する。
 図6に示すように、アクティブトレンチゲートG1にゲート電圧が印加されるとIGBT素子がオンする。これによりコレクタ電圧は低下する。コレクタ電圧Vcが低下して収束すべき略一定値に達するタイミングで、寄生インダクタンスLに起因して電圧振動を生じる。具体的には、エミッタ電圧Veにおいて寄生インダクタンスLに起因して電圧振動を生じ、その結果、並列接続された2つのIGBT素子Trのエミッタ間電圧ΔVeが振動する。この振動にかかる振幅の最大値を電圧振動dVeと定義する。
 なお、図6においては、IGBT素子Trのターンオンに由来する電圧振動dVeについて図示しているが、ターンオフについても同様である。
 次に、図7を参照して、本実施形態に係る半導体装置100を採用することによる作用効果について説明する。
 セル領域111に形成されるゲート-エミッタ間容量に対して、何らかの方法でゲート-エミッタ間容量を追加するとき、追加する容量に対する電圧振動dVeの変化がシミュレーションにより求められた。何らかの方法とは、例えばチップコンデンサをIGBT素子Trのゲート-エミッタ間に実装する方法、あるいは、本実施形態のように非セル領域113にベース領域13およびアクティブトレンチゲートG1を形成して寄生容量Cを意図的に生じさせる方法である。
 図7はその結果を示すグラフである。図7における横軸は、セル領域111におけるゲート-エミッタ間容量、すなわち容量の追加前の容量Cに対する、追加する容量Cの比C/Cを示している。縦軸は容量の追加前の電圧振動dVe0に対する、容量追加後の電圧振動dVeの比dVe/dVeを示している。
 図6によれば、チップコンデンサの実装によるゲート-エミッタ間容量の追加は、電圧振動dVeを増加させてしまう。これは、チップコンデンサをスイッチング素子110に接続する際の配線が、寄生インダクタンスを増加させてしまうことに起因すると推察される。一方、本実施形態のように非セル領域113にベース領域13およびアクティブトレンチゲートG1を形成することにより寄生容量Cを形成する形態では、追加容量比が3以下の範囲において、追加容量が無い形態に較べて、電圧振動dVeを低減することができる。
 さらに、非セル領域113におけるアクティブトレンチゲートG1は、パッド114が形成される位置を避けて形成されるので、パッド114の強度を低下させることがない。
 さらに、非セル領域113におけるベース領域13は、アクティブトレンチゲートG1の全体を覆うように、セル領域111のベース領域13に較べて深い位置まで形成されているから、寄生容量Cをより大きくすることができる。
 上記したように、本実施形態における半導体装置100は、パッド114に係る信頼性を損なうことなく、ゲート-エミッタ間の寄生容量を大きくすることができ、電圧振動dVeを抑制することができる。
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 第1実施形態では、非セル領域113において、アクティブトレンチゲートG1が、セル領域111におけるトレンチゲートと同一間隔で形成されている例を、図4とともに説明した。これに対して、本実施形態における半導体装置100は、図8に示すように、非セル領域113におけるアクティブトレンチゲートG1の形成間隔が、セル領域111に較べて狭くされている。
 換言すれば、非セル領域113におけるアクティブトレンチゲートG1は、少なくとも一部の領域において、セル領域111におけるアクティブトレンチゲートG1の形成密度に較べて、高密度に形成されている。
 これによれば、アクティブトレンチゲートG1とベース領域13との絶縁膜を介した接触面積を大きくできるから、寄生容量Cをより大きくすることができる。
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 第1実施形態では、非セル領域113において、アクティブトレンチゲートG1が、セル領域111におけるトレンチゲートと同一深さで形成されている例を、図4とともに説明した。これに対して、本実施形態における半導体装置100は、図9に示すように、非セル領域113におけるアクティブトレンチゲートG1の形成深さが、セル領域111に較べて深くされている。
 換言すれば、非セル領域113におけるアクティブトレンチゲートG1は、少なくとも一部の領域において、セル領域111におけるアクティブトレンチゲートG1に較べて、半導体基板の深い位置に達するように形成されている。
 これによれば、アクティブトレンチゲートG1とベース領域13との絶縁膜を介した接触面積を大きくできるから、寄生容量Cをより大きくすることができる。
 第2実施形態におけるアクティブトレンチゲートG1の形成密度を高めることと共に、アクティブトレンチゲートG1の形成深さを深くすることにより、より効果的に寄生容量Cを大きくすることができる。
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 上記した各実施形態に加えて、図10に示すように、セル領域111のIGBT素子TrとFWD素子Diの境界部分において、FWD素子Diの一部のダミートレンチゲートG2を、アクティブトレンチゲートG1に置き換えることにより、ゲート-エミッタ間容量を増大することができる。なお、本実施形態のように、FWD素子Diの一部が寄生容量Cとして機能するようにされた構成においては、FWD素子Di内のアクティブトレンチゲートG1の形成密度を増加させたり、アクティブトレンチゲートG1の形成深さを深くしたりすることにより、より寄生容量Cを大きくすることができる。
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 以上、本開示の好ましい実施形態について説明したが、本開示は上記した実施形態になんら制限されることなく、本開示の主旨を逸脱しない範囲において、種々変形して実施することが可能である。
 上記した各実施形態では、非セル領域113におけるアクティブトレンチゲートG1の引き回しについて、例えば図5に示したように、セル領域111から延伸したストライプ状である例を示したが、この例に限定されるものではない。アクティブトレンチゲートG1は任意の形状で非セル領域113に形成することができる。
 また、上記した各実施形態では、スイッチング素子110がRC-IGBTである例を示したが、セル領域111にFWD素子Diが形成されていない単なるIGBTでも良い。ただし、スイッチング素子110が単なるIGBTである場合には、第4実施形態で説明したようにFWD素子Di側に寄生容量Cを形成することはできない。
 本開示は、実施例に準拠して記述されたが、本開示は当該実施例や構造に限定されるものではないと理解される。本開示は、様々な変形例や均等範囲内の変形をも包含する。加えて、様々な組み合わせや形態、さらには、それらに一要素のみ、それ以上、あるいはそれ以下、を含む他の組み合わせや形態をも、本開示の範疇や思想範囲に入るものである。

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  1.  複数のスイッチング素子と、
     半導体基板と、を備え、
     前記複数のスイッチング素子は、並列に接続されて駆動されており、
     前記複数のスイッチング素子は半導体基板に形成されて成り、
     前記複数のスイッチング素子の各々は、前記半導体基板を平面視したとき、
     ゲート電圧が印加されるアクティブトレンチゲート(G1)が形成されてIGBTとして機能するセル領域(111)と、
     チップ外形を成す外周領域(112)と、
     前記セル領域と前記外周領域とを分離するように形成され、前記セル領域への電気的接続を仲介するパッド(114)が設置される非セル領域(113)と、を有し、
     前記アクティブトレンチゲートは、前記半導体基板を平面視したとき、前記非セル領域において前記パッドにオーバーラップしない位置にも形成される半導体装置。
  2.  前記非セル領域における前記アクティブトレンチゲートは、少なくとも一部の領域において、前記セル領域における前記アクティブトレンチゲートの形成密度に較べて、高密度に形成される請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
  3.  前記非セル領域における前記アクティブトレンチゲートは、少なくとも一部の領域において、前記セル領域における前記アクティブトレンチゲートに較べて、前記半導体基板の深い位置に達するように形成される請求項1または請求項2に記載の半導体装置。
  4.  前記複数のスイッチング素子の各々は、前記アクティブトレンチゲートが形成される前記半導体基板の表層に形成され、前記アクティブトレンチゲートに前記ゲート電圧が印加されることによりチャネルを生じるベース領域をさらに有し、
     前記ベース領域は、前記セル領域に属する第1ベース領域と、前記非セル領域に属する第2ベース領域とを有し、
     前記第2ベース領域は、少なくとも一部の領域において、前記半導体基板を断面視したとき、前記第1ベース領域の形成深さに較べて、前記半導体基板の深い位置に達するように形成される請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の半導体装置。
  5.  前記セル領域は、IGBTとして機能するIGBT領域(Tr)と、還流ダイオードとして機能するFWD領域(Di)とを備え、
     前記アクティブトレンチゲートは、前記FWD領域における前記IGBT領域に隣接する一部の領域にも形成される請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の半導体装置。
  6.  前記非セル領域における前記アクティブトレンチゲートとエミッタ電極との間の寄生容量は、前記セル領域におけるゲート-エミッタ間の寄生容量に対する容量比として、3以下とされる請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の半導体装置。
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