WO2021182225A1 - 半導体装置 - Google Patents
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- This disclosure relates to semiconductor devices.
- Patent Document 1 describes a plan view of an active layer inside an SOI substrate on which elements constituting a circuit are formed, an embedded insulating layer inside an SOI substrate and in contact with the active layer, and a plan view.
- a DTI (Deep Trench Isolation) region formed in the active layer so as to surround the entire periphery of the element forming region and reaching from the front surface to the back surface of the active layer, and a first conductive film formed above the element are provided.
- a semiconductor device is disclosed in which the DTI region has a first pore inside the DTI region, and the film thickness of the first conductive film is thicker than the thickness of the active layer.
- the semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, an element separating portion formed in the semiconductor layer and partitioning an element region in the semiconductor layer, and a line shape along the element separating portion in a plan view. Includes a first contact formed in and electrically connected to the element separating portion.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the semiconductor device showing the first element region of FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of the semiconductor device shown by removing the structure on the second interlayer insulating film from FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the IV-IV cross section of FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a VV cross section of FIG.
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a main part of the element separation portion of FIGS. 4 and 5.
- FIG. 7A is a diagram showing a step related to the formation of the element separating portion.
- FIG. 7B is a diagram showing the next step of FIG. 7A.
- FIG. 7A is a diagram showing a step related to the formation of the element separating portion.
- FIG. 7B is a diagram showing the next step of FIG. 7A.
- FIG. 7C is a diagram showing the next step of FIG. 7B.
- FIG. 7D is a diagram showing the next step of FIG. 7C.
- FIG. 7E is a diagram showing the next step of FIG. 7D.
- FIG. 7F is a diagram showing the next step of FIG. 7E.
- FIG. 7G is a diagram showing the next step of FIG. 7F.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a main part of the element separation portion of FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modified example of the pattern of the DTI contact of FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a modified example of the pattern of the DTI contact of FIG.
- the semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer, an element separating portion formed in the semiconductor layer and partitioning an element region in the semiconductor layer, and a line shape along the element separating portion in a plan view. Includes a first contact formed in and electrically connected to the element separating portion.
- the contact resistance to the element separation portion can be suppressed as compared with the case where the first contact is formed in a dot shape, for example.
- the semiconductor device further includes a semiconductor substrate that supports the semiconductor layer and an embedded layer formed so as to be in contact with the semiconductor layer, and the element separation portion is a surface of the semiconductor layer. It may penetrate the embedded layer and reach the semiconductor substrate.
- the semiconductor substrate includes a first conductive type semiconductor substrate, and the semiconductor layer includes a second conductive type semiconductor layer having a first impurity concentration and is embedded.
- the layer includes an embedded layer having a second impurity concentration higher than the first impurity concentration, and the element region includes a first conductive type body region formed on the surface portion of the semiconductor layer and the inside of the body region. It may include a second conductive type source region formed in.
- the parasitic thyristor is formed by the second conductive type source region, the first conductive type body region, the second conductive type semiconductor layer, and the first conductive type semiconductor substrate.
- the first conductive type is p-type and the second conductive type is n-type
- an npnp parasitic thyristor is formed.
- the first conductive type is n-type and the second conductive type is p-type
- a pnpn parasitic thyristor is formed.
- This type of parasitic thyristor may turn on due to, for example, ESD (Electro-Static Discharge). Therefore, a large local current is generated in the MISFET including the source region and the body region, which may lead to destruction.
- ESD Electro-Static Discharge
- the substrate current can be efficiently sucked up by the first contact connected to the element separation portion with a relatively low contact resistance. As a result, the ESD withstand capacity of the semiconductor device can be improved.
- the element separation portion is embedded in the trench, the first insulating film formed on the side surface of the trench, and the inside of the first insulating film, and is embedded in the semiconductor substrate.
- the first contact may be connected to the first implant, including a connected conductive first implant.
- the trench is formed on the surface portion of the semiconductor layer so as to be continuous with the first trench from the upper end of the first trench, and has a width wider than that of the first trench.
- an insulating second embedded body embedded in the second trench may be further included.
- the first implant includes a first protrusion that selectively projects into the second trench, and the first contact connects to the first protrusion. It may have been done.
- the first embedded body is formed on one side and the other side so as to sandwich the first protruding portion in a direction intersecting the extending direction of the first contact. , It may have a second upper surface formed at a level lower than the first upper surface of the first protruding portion.
- the first insulating film may be formed on the side surface of the first trench and may protrude upward from the second upper surface of the first embedded body.
- the depth of the first trench may be 2 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m, and the depth of the second trench may be 0.05 ⁇ m to 2 ⁇ m.
- the first trench may include DTI (Deep Trench Isolation), and the second trench may include STI (Shallow Trench Isolation).
- DTI Deep Trench Isolation
- STI Shallow Trench Isolation
- the thickness of the upper portion of the first insulating film may become thinner toward the upper side in the depth direction of the first trench.
- the first insulating film is formed substantially parallel to the first surface in contact with the side surface of the first trench and the first surface, and the first embedded body is formed.
- a second surface in contact with the first surface and a third surface that is continuous from the second surface at the upper part of the first insulating film and is inclined toward the first surface may be included.
- the first contact may include a plurality of first contacts extending side by side with each other.
- the element separating portion is formed in a closed ring shape in a plan view
- the first contact is in a line shape along the element separating portion and is formed in a closed ring shape. It may include a first contact formed.
- the element separation portion is formed in a closed ring shape in a plan view, and a plurality of the first contacts are intermittently formed along the element separation portion. It may include one contact.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the semiconductor device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the semiconductor device 1 includes, for example, a chip-shaped integrated circuit (IC) device.
- the semiconductor device 1 is based on the number of integrated circuit elements, SSI (Small Scale IC), MSI (Middle Scale IC), LSI (Large Scale IC), VLSI (Very Large Scale IC), ULSI (Ultra Large Scale). It may be called IC).
- the semiconductor device 1 has a plurality of element regions 2 and 3 in which circuit elements are formed.
- the plurality of element regions 2 and 3 are formed in a common semiconductor layer 5 described later.
- the plurality of element regions 2 and 3 include a first element region 2 and a plurality of second element regions 3.
- the first element region 2 may be an element region in which LDMOS (Lateral double-diffused MOS) is formed as a circuit element.
- the plurality of second element regions 3 may be regions in which other functional elements (for example, protection diodes for LDMOS, resistors, capacitors, etc.) are formed. Although four element regions 2 and 3 are shown in FIG. 1, the semiconductor device 1 may have a larger number of element regions.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of the semiconductor device 1 showing the first element region 2 of FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of the semiconductor device 1 in which the structure on the second interlayer insulating film 17 is removed from FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an IV-IV cross section of FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a VV cross section of FIG.
- the semiconductor device 1 includes a semiconductor substrate 4, a semiconductor layer 5, an embedded layer 6, an element separating portion 7, a field insulating film 8, a body region 9, a source region 10, a body contact region 11, and a drain region. 12, the gate insulating film 13, the gate electrode 14, the first interlayer insulating film 15, the first wiring layer 16, the second interlayer insulating film 17, and the second wiring layer 18 may be included.
- the semiconductor substrate 4 is formed of a single crystal silicon (Si) substrate in this embodiment, it may be a substrate formed of another material (for example, silicon carbide (SiC) or the like).
- the semiconductor substrate 4 is a p + type in this embodiment.
- the semiconductor substrate 4 may have, for example, an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm -3 to 5 ⁇ 10 21 cm -3. Further, the thickness of the semiconductor substrate 4 may be, for example, 500 ⁇ m to 800 ⁇ m before grinding.
- the semiconductor layer 5 is formed on the semiconductor substrate 4.
- the semiconductor layer 5 has an element main surface 19 and a bonding surface 20 facing the opposite side of the element main surface 19 in the thickness direction of the semiconductor layer 5.
- the element main surface 19 is a surface on which element regions 2 and 3 are formed.
- the bonding surface 20 is a surface in contact with the semiconductor substrate 4.
- the semiconductor layer 5 has a conductive type opposite to that of the semiconductor substrate 4, and is an n - type in this embodiment.
- the semiconductor layer 5 may have, for example, an impurity concentration of 5 ⁇ 10 14 cm -3 to 1 ⁇ 10 17 cm -3.
- the thickness of the semiconductor layer 5 may be, for example, 3 ⁇ m to 20 ⁇ m.
- the semiconductor layer 5 may be, for example, a layer formed by epitaxial growth on the semiconductor substrate 4, and in that case, it may be referred to as an epitaxial layer.
- the embedded layer 6 may be formed in the middle of the semiconductor layer 5 in the thickness direction as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, or may be sandwiched between the semiconductor substrate 4 and the semiconductor layer 5.
- the embedded layer 6 straddles the plurality of element regions 2 and 3 and is distributed at the same depth position in the thickness direction of the semiconductor layer 5.
- the semiconductor layer 5 is vertically divided in the thickness direction by the embedded layer 6.
- the semiconductor layer 5 becomes the upper semiconductor layer 5A on the upper side (element main surface 19 side) with respect to the embedded layer 6 and the lower semiconductor layer 5B on the lower side (junction surface 20 side) with respect to the embedded layer 6. May include.
- the upper semiconductor layer 5A may be thicker or thinner than the lower semiconductor layer 5B.
- the embedded layer 6 has the same conductive type as the semiconductor layer 5, and in this embodiment, it is an n + type having a higher impurity concentration than the semiconductor layer 5.
- the thickness of the embedded layer 6 may be, for example, 2 m to 3 ⁇ m.
- the element separating portion 7 is formed in a closed ring shape.
- the element separating portion 7 may include a trench 21, a first insulating film 22, and a first embedded layer 23. Since the trench 21 is a trench that partitions the element regions 2 and 3, it may be referred to as an element separation trench.
- the trench 21 may be formed from the element main surface 19 of the semiconductor layer 5 through the embedded layer 6 until it reaches the semiconductor substrate 4. Further, the trench 21 may have a bottom portion in the semiconductor substrate 4.
- the trench 21 includes a line-shaped first portion 24 extending in the first direction A and a line-shaped second portion 25 extending in the second direction B orthogonal to the first direction A. May include.
- the “line shape” is not particularly limited as long as it is an elongated trench that divides the element regions 2 and 3, and may mean a straight line shape or a curved line shape as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
- the second element region 3 which is electrically floated like the first element region 2 is partitioned in the outer peripheral region of the first element region 2.
- the second element region 3 may be formed adjacent to the first element region 2 across the element separation portion 7, or may be formed in a region separated from the first element region 2 and has an element separation structure (for example, not shown). It may be formed by a trench structure similar to that of the element separating portion 7.
- the first element region 2 may be, for example, a low voltage element region that operates based on a low reference voltage of about 5V to 100V, or operates based on, for example, a high reference voltage of about 400V to 600V. It may be in the high voltage element region.
- the first insulating film 22 is formed on the inner surface of the trench 21. Further, although the first insulating film 22 is formed of silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) in this embodiment, it may be formed of another insulating material (for example, silicon nitride oxide film (SiON)). ..
- the first embedded layer 23 is embedded inside the first insulating film 22 in the trench 21.
- the first embedded layer 23 may be embedded from the bottom of the trench 21 to the element main surface 19 of the semiconductor layer 5.
- the first embedded layer 23 may be formed of polycrystalline silicon (polysilicon).
- the field insulating film 8 is formed in a strip shape that draws a closed curve, although specific edge edges are not shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Similar to the element separating portion 7, the field insulating film 8 is formed in a square ring shape in a plan view so as to surround the periphery of the first element region 2. Note that FIGS. 2 and 3 schematically show the range of the active region 30 surrounded by the field insulating film 8 and in which the MISFET is formed. In the first element region 2, the region other than the active region 30 may be a region in which the body region 9 is formed, but the source region 10 and the body contact region 11 are not formed.
- the field insulating film 8 may be, for example, a LOCOS film formed by selectively oxidizing the element main surface 19 of the semiconductor layer 5.
- the field insulating film 8 has a first opening 31 that exposes the body region 9 and the source region 10, and a second opening 32 that exposes the drain region 12.
- the body region 9 is formed on the element main surface 19 of the semiconductor layer 5.
- the body region 9 is separated inward from the peripheral edge of the first opening 31 of the field insulating film 8.
- the annular region sandwiched between the outer peripheral edge of the body region 9 and the peripheral edge of the field insulating film 8 and formed by a part of the semiconductor layer 5 is the same conductive semiconductor region 33 as the semiconductor layer 5. ..
- the body region 9 is formed so as to extend in the first direction A.
- the body region 9 may have an elongated shape along the first direction A.
- the body region 9 is a p - type semiconductor region in this embodiment.
- the body region 9 has, for example, an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 17 cm -3 to 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm -3.
- the depth of the body region 9 may be deeper than the bottom position of the field insulating film 8 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, and may be, for example, 0.5 ⁇ m to 4.0 ⁇ m.
- the source region 10 and the body contact region 11 are formed in the inner region of the body region 9 on the element main surface 19 of the semiconductor layer 5.
- the source region 10 and the body contact region 11 are separated inward from the outer peripheral edge of the body region 9, and have an outer peripheral edge and an outer peripheral edge along the outer peripheral edge of the body region 9, respectively.
- the region sandwiched between the outer peripheral edge of the body region 9 and the outer peripheral edge of the source region 10 and composed of the body region 9 is a body in which a channel is formed when an appropriate voltage is applied to the gate electrode 14. Region 34.
- a plurality of source regions 10 and body contact regions 11 are alternately formed along the first direction A. Adjacent source regions 10 and body contact regions 11 are in contact with each other.
- the source region 10 is an n + type semiconductor region in this embodiment.
- the source region 10 has, for example, an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm -3 to 5 ⁇ 10 21 cm -3. Further, the depth of the source region 10 is shallower than that of the body region 9, and may be, for example, 0.2 ⁇ m to 1.0 ⁇ m. Therefore, in cross-sectional view, the side and bottom of the source region 10 are integrally covered by the body region 9.
- the body contact region 11 is a p + type semiconductor region in this embodiment, and has a higher impurity concentration than the body region 9.
- the body contact region 11 has, for example, an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm -3 to 5 ⁇ 10 21 cm -3. Further, the depth of the body contact region 11 may be shallower than that of the body region 9, for example, 0.2 ⁇ m to 1.0 ⁇ m. Therefore, in the cross-sectional view, the side portion and the bottom portion of the body contact region 11 are integrally covered by the body region 9.
- the drain region 12 is formed on the element main surface 19 of the semiconductor layer 5.
- the drain region 12 is separated from the body region 9 in the second direction B, and has an outer peripheral edge along the peripheral edge of the second opening 32 of the field insulating film 8. Further, the drain regions 12 may be formed in pairs so as to face each other with the source region 10 interposed therebetween in the second direction B. Each drain region 12 extends along the first direction A. In this embodiment, the drain region 12 is formed in an elongated shape along the first direction A.
- the drain region 12 is an n + type semiconductor region in this embodiment.
- the drain region 12 has, for example, an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm -3 to 5 ⁇ 10 21 cm -3.
- the depth of the drain region 12 may be, for example, 0.2 ⁇ m to 2.0 ⁇ m.
- the drain region 12 may have the same depth as the source region 10.
- the gate insulating film 13 is formed on the element main surface 19 of the semiconductor layer 5. More specifically, the gate insulating film 13 is formed in a region extending from the outer peripheral edge of the source region 10 to the peripheral edge of the first opening 31 of the field insulating film 8, is integrated with the field insulating film 8, and has a body. It covers the region 34 and the semiconductor region 33.
- the gate insulating film 13 is made of silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), but may be made of another insulating material (for example, silicon nitride oxide film (SiON)).
- the thickness of the gate insulating film 13 is thinner than that of the field insulating film 8, and may be, for example, 2 nm to 55 nm.
- the gate electrode 14 is formed on the gate insulating film 13.
- the gate electrode 14 faces the body region 34 and the semiconductor region 33 via the gate insulating film 13, and extends continuously from the gate insulating film 13 onto the field insulating film 8. As a result, the gate electrode 14 covers a part of the field insulating film 8.
- the portion of the gate electrode 14 facing the body region 34 may be referred to as the main body portion 35 of the gate electrode 14.
- the portion of the gate electrode 14 on the field insulating film 8 may be referred to as, for example, the field plate 36.
- the gate electrode 14 is formed in an annular shape surrounding the source region 10 and has an opening 37 for exposing the source region 10.
- the source region 10 is formed to be larger than the opening 37 and overlaps the peripheral edge of the opening 37. That is, the peripheral edge of the opening 37 is adjacent to the source region 10 in the thickness direction of the semiconductor layer 5.
- the opening 37 is an opening mainly for exposing the source region 10, and may be referred to as, for example, a source contact opening.
- the main body 35 of the gate electrode 14 may be formed in an elongated shape (substantially rectangular shape) along the first direction A. Further, the gate electrode 14 may include extending portions 38 and 39 extending outward from the source region 10 from the main body portion 35 in the first direction A. In this embodiment, the extending portions 38 and 39 are formed by integrally forming a pair of main body portions 35 facing each other with the opening 37 interposed therebetween in the second direction B.
- the extension portions 38 and 39 are formed on the outside of the active region 30.
- the extending portions 38 and 39 may be referred to as outer peripheral portions of the gate electrode 14. Further, the extending portions 38 and 39 may be formed in an elongated shape (substantially rectangular shape) along the second direction B.
- the extension portions 38, 39 may have a first extension portion 38 formed on one side of the main body portion 35 and a second extension portion 39 on the opposite side in the first direction A. ..
- the second extending portion 39 may be a region for contact with the gate electrode 14. Therefore, the second extending portion 39 may be referred to as a contact portion of the gate electrode 14.
- the gate electrode 14 includes, for example, an n + type polycrystalline silicon gate electrode containing an n-type impurity.
- the gate electrode 14 has, for example, an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm -3 to 5 ⁇ 10 21 cm -3.
- the first interlayer insulating film 15 is formed on the element main surface 19 of the semiconductor layer 5.
- the first interlayer insulating film 15 covers the body region 9, the source region 10, the body contact region 11, the drain region 12, and the gate electrode 14.
- the first interlayer insulating film 15 is formed of silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), but may be formed of another insulating material (for example, silicon nitride (SiN) or the like).
- the first interlayer insulating film 15 may be composed of a plurality of materials, for example, a laminated structure of silicon oxide and silicon nitride.
- the thickness of the first interlayer insulating film 15 may be, for example, 0.3 ⁇ m to 2.0 ⁇ m.
- the first wiring layer 16 is formed on the first interlayer insulating film 15.
- the first wiring layer 16 includes a main body layer 40 (for example, an aluminum (Al) layer) and a barrier layer 41 (for example, a Ti / TiN laminated structure) that sandwiches the main body layer 40 from above and below.
- a barrier layer 41 for example, a Ti / TiN laminated structure
- it may be formed of another conductive material (for example, copper (Cu) or the like).
- the first wiring layer 16 may include a first source wiring layer 42, a first contact wiring layer 26, a first drain wiring layer 43, and a first gate wiring layer 44.
- the first source wiring layer 42 is formed on the source region 10 and the body contact region 11.
- the first source wiring layer 42 is drawn out of the first element region 2 across the element separation portion 7 from the active region 30. Further, the first source wiring layer 42 may be connected to the ground potential at a position (not shown).
- the first source wiring layer 42 is connected to the source region 10 and the body contact region 11 by the source contact 45 and the body contact 46 embedded in the first interlayer insulating film 15.
- a plurality of source contacts 45 and body contacts 46 are arranged in dots along the first direction A at intervals from each other.
- the source contact 45 and the body contact 46 are made of tungsten (W) in this embodiment, but are made of other conductive materials (for example, aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), etc.). May be good.
- a barrier layer such as TiN may be used.
- the first contact wiring layer 26 is integrally branched from the first source wiring layer 42. Therefore, the first contact wiring layer 26 may be connected to the ground potential via the first source wiring layer 42.
- the first contact wiring layer 26 may have a connection portion 27 with the first source wiring layer 42 on the element separation portion 7, for example, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. That is, the first contact wiring layer 26 may be branched from the first source wiring layer 42 on the element separation unit 7.
- the first contact wiring layer 26 may be formed in a line shape along the line-shaped element separation portion 7 (trench 21) in a plan view.
- the first contact wiring layer 26 may extend a region on the line-shaped element separating portion 7 (trench 21) along the element separating portion 7.
- the first contact wiring layer 26 may be entirely formed in a region on the element separating portion 7, a part thereof may be formed in a region on the element separating portion 7, and the other portion may be formed in the element separating portion 7. It may be formed in a region other than the upper region. In the latter case, a part of the first contact wiring layer 26 may cross the element separation portion 7 in a plan view.
- the first contact wiring layer 26 has a line shape along the element separating portion 7 and is formed in a closed ring shape in a plan view. That is, the first contact wiring layer 26 is formed in a closed ring shape that overlaps the element separating portion 7 over the entire circumference in a plan view.
- the first contact wiring layer 26 is connected to the first embedded layer 23 by the first contact 59 embedded in the first interlayer insulating film 15. Similar to the first contact wiring layer 26, the first contact 59 is formed in a line shape along the line-shaped element separating portion 7 (trench 21) in a plan view as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. May be good. In this embodiment, the first contact 59 has a line shape along the element separating portion 7 and is formed in a closed ring shape in a plan view. That is, the first contact 59 is formed in a closed ring shape that overlaps the element separating portion 7 and the first contact wiring layer 26 over the entire circumference in a plan view.
- the first contact 59 is made of tungsten (W) in this embodiment, it may be made of another conductive material (for example, aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), etc.). At that time, it goes without saying that a barrier layer such as TiN may be used.
- the first drain wiring layer 43 is formed on the drain region 12.
- the first drain wiring layer 43 is formed so as to fit within the active region 30. That is, both ends of the first drain wiring layer 43 are formed inside the outer circumference of the active region 30.
- a source region 10 and a body contact region 11 are arranged between a pair of first drain wiring layers 43 facing each other with the first source wiring layer 42 in between, in a plan view. May be good.
- the first drain wiring layer 43 is connected to the drain region 12 by a first drain contact 47 embedded in the first interlayer insulating film 15.
- a plurality of first drain contacts 47 are arranged in dots along the first direction A at intervals from each other.
- the first drain contact 47 is made of tungsten (W) in this embodiment, it may be made of another conductive material (for example, aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), etc.). .. At that time, it goes without saying that a barrier layer such as TiN may be used.
- the first gate wiring layer 44 is formed on the gate electrode 14 (in this embodiment, the second extending portion 39).
- the first gate wiring layer 44 is formed outside the active region 30 and inside the first element region 2. That is, both ends of the first gate wiring layer 44 are formed inside the element separating portion 7.
- the first gate wiring layer 44 is formed inside the outer circumference of the second extending portion 39 of the gate electrode 14 in a plan view.
- the first gate wiring layer 44 is connected to the gate electrode 14 (in this embodiment, the second extending portion 39) by the first gate contact 48 embedded in the first interlayer insulating film 15.
- a plurality of first gate contacts 48 are arranged in a dot shape at intervals from each other along the second direction B.
- the first gate contact 48 is formed of tungsten (W) in this embodiment, it may be formed of another conductive material (for example, aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), etc.). .. At that time, it goes without saying that a barrier layer such as TiN may be used.
- the second interlayer insulating film 17 is formed on the first interlayer insulating film 15 so as to cover the first wiring layer 16.
- the second interlayer insulating film 17 is formed of silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), but may be formed of another insulating material (for example, silicon nitride (SiN) or the like).
- the second interlayer insulating film 17 may be composed of a plurality of materials, for example, a laminated structure of silicon oxide and silicon nitride.
- the thickness of the second interlayer insulating film 17 may be, for example, 0.3 ⁇ m to 2.0 ⁇ m.
- the second wiring layer 18 is formed on the second interlayer insulating film 17.
- the second wiring layer 18 includes a main body layer 49 (for example, an aluminum (Al) layer) and a barrier layer 50 (for example, a Ti / TiN laminated structure) that sandwiches the main body layer 49 from above and below.
- a barrier layer 50 for example, a Ti / TiN laminated structure
- it may be formed of another conductive material (for example, copper (Cu) or the like).
- the second wiring layer 18 may include a second drain wiring layer 51 and a second gate wiring layer 52.
- the second drain wiring layer 51 is formed so as to cover the first source wiring layer 42 and the first drain wiring layer 43.
- the second drain wiring layer 51 includes a contact portion 53 formed on the active region 30 and covering the first source wiring layer 42 and the first drain wiring layer 43, and the element separation portion 7 and the first contact wiring layer from the contact portion 53. It may include a lead-out portion 54 that is pulled out across the first element region 2. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the second drain wiring layer 51 (contact portion 53) is formed so as to cross the upper region of the source region 10 and straddle the pair of drain regions 12.
- the second drain wiring layer 51 (contact portion 53 in this embodiment) is connected to the first drain wiring layer 43 by the second drain contact 55 embedded in the second interlayer insulating film 17.
- a plurality of second drain contacts 55 are arranged in a dot shape at intervals from each other along the first direction A.
- the second drain contact 55 is formed of tungsten (W) in this embodiment, it may be formed of another conductive material (for example, aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), etc.). .. At that time, it goes without saying that a barrier layer such as TiN may be used.
- the second gate wiring layer 52 is formed so as to cover the first gate wiring layer 44.
- the second gate wiring layer 52 has a contact portion 56 formed on the first gate wiring layer 44 and covering the first gate wiring layer 44, and the second gate wiring layer 52 crosses the element separation portion 7 and the first contact wiring layer 26 from the contact portion 56. ,
- the pull-out portion 57 pulled out to the outside of the first element region 2 may be included.
- the second gate wiring layer 52 (contact portion 56 in this embodiment) is connected to the first gate wiring layer 44 by the second gate contact 58 embedded in the second interlayer insulating film 17.
- a plurality of second gate contacts 58 are arranged in a dot shape at intervals from each other along the second direction B.
- the second gate contact 58 is formed of tungsten (W) in this embodiment, it may be formed of another conductive material (for example, aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), etc.). ..
- a barrier layer such as TiN may be used.
- the trench 21 may include a first trench 60 and a second trench 61.
- the first trench 60 is formed so as to penetrate the embedded layer 6 and reach the semiconductor substrate 4.
- the second trench 61 is formed on the surface portion of the semiconductor layer 5 so as to be continuous from the upper end of the first trench 60. That is, the trench 21 includes a second trench 61 formed from the element main surface 19 of the semiconductor layer 5 toward the lower side in the thickness direction of the semiconductor layer 5, and a thickness direction of the semiconductor layer 5 from the bottom of the second trench 61. It may include a first trench 60 formed downward. The first trench 60 may straddle between the upper semiconductor layer 5A and the lower semiconductor layer 5B with the embedded layer 6 as a boundary.
- the first trench 60 may have, for example, a width W 1 of 0.2 ⁇ m to 20 ⁇ m. As shown in FIG. 6, in the case of a tapered shape in cross-sectional view in which the width becomes narrower as the first trench 60 becomes deeper, the width W 1 may be the maximum width of the first trench 60. Further, the depth D 1 of the first trench 60 may be, for example, 2 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m.
- the first trench 60 has a side surface 62 and a bottom surface 63.
- the side surface 62 of the first trench 60 may be inclined with respect to the bottom surface 63.
- the side surface 62 of the first trench 60 is formed of an upper semiconductor layer 5A, an embedded layer 6, and a lower semiconductor layer 5B in this order from the element main surface 19 side of the semiconductor layer 5.
- the bottom surface 63 of the first trench 60 is formed of the semiconductor substrate 4. That is, the side surface 62 and the bottom surface 63 of the first trench 60 may be formed of semiconductors having different impurity concentrations. More specifically, the bottom surface 63 of the first trench 60 is formed of a first conductive type first semiconductor (p + type semiconductor substrate 4 in this embodiment), and the side surface 62 of the first trench 60 is formed. , It may be formed of a second semiconductor (n- type semiconductor layer 5 in this embodiment) which is a second conductive type opposite to the first conductive type and has an impurity concentration lower than that of the bottom surface.
- the second trench 61 may have a width W 2 wider than that of the first trench 60.
- the width W 2 may be 0.2 ⁇ m to 1000 ⁇ m.
- the width W 2 may be the maximum width of the second trench 61.
- the second trench 61 may have a depth D 2 shallower than that of the first trench 60.
- the depth D 2 may be, for example, 0.05 ⁇ m to 2 ⁇ m.
- the first trench 60 and the second trench 61 have different depths from each other.
- the first trench 60 may be referred to as a DTI (Deep Trench Isolation) structure
- the second trench 61 may be referred to as an STI (Shallow Trench Isolation) structure
- the second trench 61 has a side surface 64 and a bottom surface 65. The side surface 64 of the second trench 61 may be inclined with respect to the bottom surface 65.
- the first insulating film 22 is selectively formed on the side surface 62 of the first trench 60, and the semiconductor substrate 4 is exposed on the bottom surface 63 of the first trench 60.
- the first embedded layer 23 is embedded inside the first insulating film 22.
- the first embedded layer 23 may be electrically connected to the semiconductor substrate 4 exposed from the first insulating film 22.
- the first embedded layer 23 may include a first protruding portion 66 that selectively protrudes into the second trench 61. That is, the first embedded layer 23 may be embedded inside the first insulating film 22 in the first trench 60, and may further project upward from the bottom surface 65 of the second trench 61.
- the first contact 59 is connected to the first protruding portion 66 of the first embedded layer 23.
- the first embedded layer 23 may have a first upper surface 67 which is an upper surface of the first protrusion 66 and a second upper surface 68 formed at a level lower than that of the first upper surface 67. That is, the first protruding portion 66 may be formed by selectively projecting a part of the top portion of the first embedded layer 23.
- the second upper surface 68 is formed on one side and the other side so as to sandwich the first protrusion 66 in the direction intersecting the extending direction of the first contact 59, respectively.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the second direction B, showing a mode in which the first contact 59 extends in the first direction A. Therefore, the second upper surface 68 is formed on one side and the other side so as to sandwich the first protrusion 66 in the second direction B.
- the first insulating film 22 may have a second protruding portion 69 that protrudes upward from the second upper surface 68 of the first embedded layer 23.
- the second protruding portion 69 may have a top portion in the middle of the second trench 61 in the depth direction. Therefore, the amount of protrusion of the second protrusion 69 may be smaller than the depth D 2 of the second trench 61. Further, the first protruding portion 66 and the second protruding portion 69 may extend upward at a distance from each other.
- the thickness of the upper portion 70 of the first insulating film 22 may become thinner toward the upper side in the depth direction of the first trench 60.
- the first insulating film 22 is formed with a first surface 71 in contact with the side surface 62 of the first trench 60, and a second surface 72 formed substantially parallel to the first surface 71 and in contact with the first embedded layer 23.
- the upper portion 70 of the first insulating film 22 may include a third surface 73 that is continuous from the second surface 72 and is inclined toward the first surface 71.
- the portion (upper portion 70) in which the thickness of the first insulating film 22 changes thinly may be entirely formed in the second protruding portion 69 as shown in FIG. 6, or a part thereof may be formed in the first trench 60. It may be formed inside.
- a second embedded layer 74 is embedded in the second trench 61.
- the second embedded layer 74 is made of silicon oxide (SiO 2 ), but may be made of another insulating material (for example, silicon nitride (SiN) or the like).
- the second trench 61 may have an upper surface 75 flush with the first upper surface 67 of the first embedded layer 23. Therefore, the surface formed by the first upper surface 67 of the first embedded layer 23 and the upper surface 75 of the second embedded layer 74 may be exposed at the open end of the second trench 61. In other words, the first embedded layer 23 may penetrate the second embedded layer 74 and be selectively exposed from the upper surface 75 of the second embedded layer 74.
- 7A to 7G are diagrams showing steps related to the formation of the element separating portion 7. Next, a method of forming the element separating portion 7 shown in FIG. 6 will be described.
- a mask 76 is formed on the element main surface 19 of the semiconductor layer 5.
- the mask 76 may be, for example, a hard mask made of SiN.
- the mask 76 has an opening 77 that exposes the area where the first trench 60 should be formed.
- the first trench 60 is formed by dry etching the semiconductor layer 5 through the mask 76.
- the inner surface of the first trench 60 is thermally oxidized while leaving the mask 76.
- the first insulating film 22 is formed on the side surface 62 and the bottom surface 63 of the first trench 60. After that, the mask 76 is removed.
- the first insulating film 22 on the bottom surface 63 of the first trench 60 is selectively removed by, for example, etch back.
- the semiconductor substrate 4 is exposed on the bottom surface 63 of the first trench 60.
- the upper portion 70 of the first insulating film 22 is also partially removed to form a portion where the thickness changes thinly.
- the first embedded layer 23 is embedded in the first trench 60 by, for example, the CVD method.
- a mask 78 is formed on the element main surface 19 of the semiconductor layer 5.
- the mask 78 may be, for example, a hard mask made of SiN.
- the mask 78 has an opening 79 that exposes a region where the second trench 61 should be formed, but covers a part of the upper surface of the first embedded layer 23.
- the portion of the first embedded layer 23 covered with the mask 78 is the portion on which the first protrusion 66 is formed.
- the semiconductor layer 5 is dry-etched through the mask 78.
- a part of the semiconductor layer 5 made of single crystal silicon is removed to form the second trench 61, and a part of the first embedded layer 23 made of polycrystalline silicon is removed to form the first protrusion 66. It is formed.
- a part of the first insulating film 22 made of silicon oxide is also removed. Since silicon oxide has a slower etching rate than silicon, the first insulating film 22 remains as a second protruding portion 69 in the second trench 61, and the upper end of the first insulating film 22 and the element main surface 19 of the semiconductor layer 5 are formed. step S 1 is formed between the.
- the insulating material 80 is embedded in the second trench 61 by, for example, the CVD method.
- the insulating material 80 outside the second trench 61 is removed by etch back, for example, to form the second embedded layer 74.
- the mask 78 is removed.
- the element separation portion 7 shown in FIG. 6 can be formed.
- an npnp parasitic thyristor is formed by an n + type source region 10, a p ⁇ type body region 9, an n ⁇ type semiconductor layer 5 and a p + type semiconductor substrate 4.
- This type of parasitic thyristor may turn on due to, for example, ESD (Electro-Static Discharge) or the like. Therefore, a large local current is generated in the MISFET including the source region 10 and the body region 9, which may lead to destruction.
- the substrate current can be efficiently sucked up by the first contact 59 connected to the element separation unit 7 (first embedded layer 23) with a relatively low contact resistance.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 81 according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a main part of the element separating portion 7 of FIG.
- the parts corresponding to the parts described in FIGS. 4 and 6 are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description of the parts will be omitted.
- the semiconductor device 81 of the second embodiment may include the semiconductor substrate 82, the semiconductor layer 83, and the insulating layer 84 instead of the semiconductor substrate 4, the semiconductor layer 5, and the embedded layer.
- the semiconductor substrate 82 is formed of a single crystal silicon (Si) substrate in this embodiment, it may be a substrate formed of another material (for example, silicon carbide (SiC) or the like).
- the semiconductor substrate 82 is n + type in this embodiment.
- the semiconductor substrate 82 may have, for example, an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm -3 to 5 ⁇ 10 21 cm -3. Further, the thickness of the semiconductor substrate 82 may be, for example, 500 ⁇ m to 800 ⁇ m before grinding.
- the semiconductor layer 83 may be, for example, a layer bonded to the semiconductor substrate 82 via an insulating layer 84.
- the semiconductor layer 83 is in contact with the insulating layer 84 and is laminated on the insulating layer 84.
- the semiconductor layer 83 has an element main surface 85 and a joining surface 86 facing the opposite side of the element main surface 85 in the thickness direction of the semiconductor layer 83.
- the element main surface 85 is a surface on which element regions 2 and 3 are formed.
- the semiconductor layer 83 having the element main surface 85 may be referred to as an active layer.
- the joint surface 86 is a surface in contact with the insulating layer 84.
- the semiconductor layer 83 has the same conductive type as the semiconductor substrate 82, and is an n - type in this embodiment.
- the semiconductor layer 83 may have, for example, an impurity concentration of 5 ⁇ 10 14 cm -3 to 1 ⁇ 10 17 cm -3. Further, the thickness of the semiconductor layer 83 may be, for example, 3 ⁇ m to 20 ⁇ m.
- the insulating layer 84 may be sandwiched between the semiconductor substrate 82 and the semiconductor layer 83.
- the insulating layer 84 is made of silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) and may have a thickness of, for example, 5 ⁇ m to 20 ⁇ m.
- the insulating layer 84 may be referred to as an embedded layer embedded in the boundary between the semiconductor substrate 82 and the semiconductor layer 83.
- the insulating layer 84 may be referred to as a BOX (Buried Oxide) layer.
- the substrate formed by the laminated structure of the semiconductor substrate 82, the insulating layer 84 and the semiconductor layer 83 may be referred to as an SOI (Silicon On Insulator) substrate.
- the trench 21 may be formed from the element main surface 85 of the semiconductor layer 83 to the insulating layer 84. That is, the bottom of the trench 21 may be formed in the insulating layer 84 and separated from the semiconductor substrate 82. Further, the first insulating film 22 may be formed so as to cover both the side surface 62 and the bottom surface 63 of the first trench 60.
- the structure of the element separation unit 7 may be a combination of the DTI structure and the STI structure as shown in FIG.
- the contact resistance to the element separating portion 7 is suppressed as compared with the case where the first contact 59 is formed in a dot shape, for example. can do.
- the first contact 59 may include a plurality of first contacts 59 extending side by side with each other.
- a plurality of line-shaped first contacts 59 may be formed in a closed ring shape.
- the first contact 59 may include a plurality of first contacts 59 intermittently formed along the element separating portion 7.
- a configuration in which the conductive type of each semiconductor portion is inverted may be adopted. That is, the semiconductor device 1 in which the p-type portion is n-type and the n-type portion is p-type may be adopted.
- the element separation portion penetrates the embedded layer from the surface of the semiconductor layer, has a trench having a bottom in the semiconductor substrate, a first insulating film formed on the side surface of the trench, and the inside of the first insulating film. Including a conductive first implant embedded in the semiconductor substrate and connected to the semiconductor substrate.
- the semiconductor device according to Appendix 1, which is connected to the first implant, may be provided as the first contact.
- the trench is formed on the surface of the semiconductor layer so as to be continuous with the first trench from the upper end of the first trench, has a width wider than that of the first trench, and is shallower than the first trench.
- the semiconductor device according to Appendix 2 further comprising an insulating second implant embedded in the second trench, may be provided.
- the first implant includes a first protrusion that selectively projects into the second trench.
- the semiconductor device according to Appendix 3, which is connected to the first protrusion, may be provided as the first contact.
- the first embedded body is formed on one side and the other side so as to sandwich the first protruding portion in a direction intersecting the extending direction of the first contact, and is more than the first upper surface of the first protruding portion.
- the semiconductor device according to Appendix 4, which has a second upper surface formed at a lower level, may be provided.
- the semiconductor device according to Appendix 6 may be provided, wherein the first insulating film is formed on the side surface of the first trench and protrudes upward from the second upper surface of the first embedded body.
- Appendix 7) The semiconductor device according to any one of Appendix 3 to 6, wherein the depth of the first trench is 2 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m and the depth of the second trench is 0.05 ⁇ m to 2 ⁇ m may be provided.
- the semiconductor device according to any one of Supplementary note 2 to 8, wherein the thickness of the upper portion of the first insulating film becomes thinner toward the upper side in the depth direction of the first trench may be provided.
- the first insulating film has a first surface in contact with the side surface of the first trench, a second surface formed substantially parallel to the first surface and in contact with the first embedded body, and the first insulating film.
- the semiconductor device according to any one of Supplementary note 2 to 9, which includes a third surface which is continuous from the second surface and is inclined toward the first surface at the upper part of the above.
- the semiconductor device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 10 may be provided, wherein the first contact includes a plurality of first contacts extending side by side with each other.
- the element separation portion is formed in a closed ring shape in a plan view.
- the semiconductor device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 11, wherein the first contact has a line shape along the element separation portion and includes the first contact formed in a closed ring shape may be provided. ..
- the element separation portion is formed in a closed ring shape in a plan view.
- the semiconductor device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 11, wherein the first contact includes a plurality of first contacts intermittently formed along the element separation portion may be provided.
- the semiconductor substrate includes a first conductive type semiconductor substrate, and includes the first conductive type semiconductor substrate.
- the semiconductor layer includes a second conductive type semiconductor layer having a first impurity concentration.
- the embedded layer includes an embedded layer having a second impurity concentration higher than the first impurity concentration.
- the element region includes a first conductive type body region formed on the surface portion of the semiconductor layer and a second conductive type source region formed in the body region.
- the semiconductor device according to any one may be provided.
- the semiconductor device according to any one of Supplementary notes 1 to 14, wherein the first contact is configured to be connected to a ground potential may be provided.
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Description
まず、本開示の実施形態を列記して説明する。
<本開示の実施形態の詳細な説明>
次に、本開示の実施形態を、添付図面を参照して詳細に説明する。
[第1実施形態]
≪半導体装置1の全体構成≫
図1は、本開示の第1実施形態に係る半導体装置1の模式的な斜視図である。
≪素子分離部7の構造≫
図6は、図4および図5の素子分離部7の要部拡大図である。次に、素子分離部7の具体的な構造について説明する。
≪素子分離部7の形成方法≫
図7A~図7Gは、素子分離部7の形成に関連する工程を示す図である。次に、図6に示した素子分離部7の形成方法を説明する。
≪半導体装置1の効果≫
以上のように、この半導体装置1によれば、第1コンタクト59がライン状に形成されているため、たとえばドット状に形成されている場合に比べて、素子分離部7(第1埋め込み層23)に対するコンタクト抵抗を抑制することができる。
[第2実施形態]
図8は、本開示の第2実施形態に係る半導体装置81の模式的な断面図である。図9は、図8の素子分離部7の要部拡大図である。図8および図9において、図4および図6で説明した部分と対応する部分には、同一の参照符号を付し、当該部分についての詳しい説明を省略する。
(付記1)
半導体基板と、
前記半導体基板上に形成された半導体層と、
前記半導体層に接するように形成された埋め込み層と、
前記半導体層の表面から前記埋め込みを貫通し、前記半導体基板に達しており、かつ前記半導体層に素子領域を区画する素子分離部と、
平面視において、前記素子分離部に沿うライン状に形成され、前記素子分離部に電気的に接続された第1コンタクトとを含む、半導体装置が提供される。
(付記2)
前記素子分離部は、前記半導体層の表面から前記埋め込み層を貫通し、前記半導体基板に底部を有するトレンチと、前記トレンチの側面に形成された第1絶縁膜と、前記第1絶縁膜の内側に埋め込まれ、前記半導体基板に接続された導電性の第1埋め込み体とを含み、
前記第1コンタクトは、前記第1埋め込み体に接続されている、付記1に記載の半導体装置が提供されてもよい。
(付記3)
前記トレンチは、第1トレンチと、前記第1トレンチの上端から連続するように前記半導体層の表面部に形成され、前記第1トレンチよりも広い幅を有し、かつ前記第1トレンチよりも浅い深さを有する第2トレンチとを含み、
前記第2トレンチに埋め込まれた絶縁性の第2埋め込み体をさらに含む、付記2に記載の半導体装置が提供されてもよい。
(付記4)
前記第1埋め込み体は、前記第2トレンチ内に選択的に突出する第1突出部を含み、
前記第1コンタクトは、前記第1突出部に接続されている、付記3に記載の半導体装置が提供されてもよい。
(付記5)
前記第1埋め込み体は、前記第1コンタクトの延びる方向に交差する方向において、前記第1突出部を挟むように一方側および他方側にそれぞれ形成され、前記第1突出部の第1上面よりも低いレベルに形成された第2上面を有する、付記4に記載の半導体装置が提供されてもよい。
(付記6)
前記第1絶縁膜は、前記第1トレンチの側面に形成され、かつ前記第1埋め込み体の前記第2上面よりも上方に突出している、付記6に記載の半導体装置が提供されてもよい。
(付記7)
前記第1トレンチの深さは、2μm~100μmであり、第2トレンチの深さは、0.05μm~2μmである、付記3~6のいずれかに記載の半導体装置が提供されてもよい。
(付記8)
前記第1トレンチは、DTI(Deep Trench Isolation)を含み、前記第2トレンチは、STI(Shallow Trench Isolation)を含んでいる、付記3~7のいずれかに記載の半導体装置が提供されてもよい。
(付記9)
前記第1絶縁膜の上部の厚さは、前記第1トレンチの深さ方向上側に向かうに従って薄くなっている、付記2~8のいずれかに記載の半導体装置が提供されてもよい。
(付記10)
前記第1絶縁膜は、前記第1トレンチの側面に接する第1面と、前記第1面に対して略平行に形成され、前記第1埋め込み体に接する第2面と、前記第1絶縁膜の上部において前記第2面から連続し、前記第1面に向かって傾斜する第3面とを含んでいる、付記2~9のいずれかに記載の半導体装置が提供されてもよい。
(付記11)
前記第1コンタクトは、互いに並んで延びる複数の第1コンタクトを含む、付記1~10のいずれかに記載の半導体装置が提供されてもよい。
(付記12)
前記素子分離部は、平面視において閉環状に形成されており、
前記第1コンタクトは、前記素子分離部に沿うライン状であり、かつ閉環状に形成された第1コンタクトを含んでいる、付記1~11のいずれかに記載の半導体装置が提供されてもよい。
(付記13)
前記素子分離部は、平面視において閉環状に形成されており、
前記第1コンタクトは、前記素子分離部に沿って間欠的に複数形成された第1コンタクトを含んでいる、付記1~11のいずれかに記載の半導体装置が提供されてもよい。
(付記14)
前記半導体基板は、第1導電型の半導体基板を含み、
前記半導体層は、第1不純物濃度を有する第2導電型の半導体層を含み、
前記埋め込み層は、前記第1不純物濃度よりも高い第2不純物濃度を有する埋め込み層を含み、
前記素子領域は、前記半導体層の表面部に形成された第1導電型のボディ領域と、前記ボディ領域内に形成された第2導電型のソース領域とを含んでいる、付記1~13のいずれかに記載の半導体装置が提供されてもよい。
(付記15)
前記第1コンタクトは、グランド電位に接続されるように構成されている、付記1~14のいずれかに記載の半導体装置が提供されてもよい。
2 第1素子領域
3 第2素子領域
4 半導体基板
5 半導体層
6 埋め込み層
7 素子分離部
9 ボディ領域
10 ソース領域
19 素子主面
21 トレンチ
22 第1絶縁膜
23 第1埋め込み層
59 第1コンタクト
60 第1トレンチ
61 第2トレンチ
62 (第1トレンチ)側面
63 (第1トレンチ)底面
64 (第2トレンチ)側面
65 (第2トレンチ)底面
66 (第1埋め込み層)第1突出部
67 (第1埋め込み層)第1上面
68 (第1埋め込み層)第2上面
69 (第1絶縁膜)第2突出部
70 (第1絶縁膜)上部
71 (第1絶縁膜)第1面
72 (第1絶縁膜)第2面
73 (第1絶縁膜)第3面
74 第2埋め込み層
81 半導体装置
82 半導体基板
83 半導体層
84 絶縁層
85 素子主面
W1 (第1トレンチ)幅
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D1 (第1トレンチ)深さ
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- 半導体層と、
前記半導体層に形成され、かつ前記半導体層に素子領域を区画する素子分離部と、
平面視において、前記素子分離部に沿うライン状に形成され、前記素子分離部に電気的に接続された第1コンタクトとを含む、半導体装置。 - 前記半導体層を支持する半導体基板と、
前記半導体層に接するように形成された埋め込み層とをさらに含み、
前記素子分離部は、前記半導体層の表面から前記埋め込み層を貫通し、前記半導体基板に達している、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記半導体基板は、第1導電型の半導体基板を含み、
前記半導体層は、第1不純物濃度を有する第2導電型の半導体層を含み、
前記埋め込み層は、前記第1不純物濃度よりも高い第2不純物濃度を有する埋め込み層を含み、
前記素子領域は、前記半導体層の表面部に形成された第1導電型のボディ領域と、前記ボディ領域内に形成された第2導電型のソース領域とを含む、請求項2に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記素子分離部は、トレンチと、前記トレンチの側面に形成された第1絶縁膜と、前記第1絶縁膜の内側に埋め込まれ、前記半導体基板に接続された導電性の第1埋め込み体とを含み、
前記第1コンタクトは、前記第1埋め込み体に接続されている、請求項1~3のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記トレンチは、第1トレンチと、前記第1トレンチの上端から連続するように前記半導体層の表面部に形成され、前記第1トレンチよりも広い幅を有し、かつ前記第1トレンチよりも浅い深さを有する第2トレンチとを含み、
前記第2トレンチに埋め込まれた絶縁性の第2埋め込み体をさらに含む、請求項4に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第1埋め込み体は、前記第2トレンチ内に選択的に突出する第1突出部を含み、
前記第1コンタクトは、前記第1突出部に接続されている、請求項5に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第1埋め込み体は、前記第1コンタクトの延びる方向に交差する方向において、前記第1突出部を挟むように一方側および他方側にそれぞれ形成され、前記第1突出部の第1上面よりも低いレベルに形成された第2上面を有している、請求項6に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第1絶縁膜は、前記第1トレンチの側面に形成され、かつ前記第1埋め込み体の前記第2上面よりも上方に突出している、請求項7に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第1トレンチの深さは、2μm~100μmであり、第2トレンチの深さは、0.05μm~2μmである、請求項5~8のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第1トレンチは、DTI(Deep Trench Isolation)を含み、前記第2トレンチは、STI(Shallow Trench Isolation)を含む、請求項5~9のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第1絶縁膜の上部の厚さは、前記第1トレンチの深さ方向上側に向かうに従って薄くなっている、請求項4~10のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第1絶縁膜は、前記第1トレンチの側面に接する第1面と、前記第1面に対して略平行に形成され、前記第1埋め込み体に接する第2面と、前記第1絶縁膜の上部において前記第2面から連続し、前記第1面に向かって傾斜する第3面とを含む、請求項4~11のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第1コンタクトは、互いに並んで延びる複数の第1コンタクトを含む、請求項1~12のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記素子分離部は、平面視において閉環状に形成されており、
前記第1コンタクトは、前記素子分離部に沿うライン状であり、かつ閉環状に形成された第1コンタクトを含む、請求項1~13のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記素子分離部は、平面視において閉環状に形成されており、
前記第1コンタクトは、前記素子分離部に沿って間欠的に複数形成された第1コンタクトを含む、請求項1~13のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第1コンタクトは、グランド電位に接続されるように構成されている、請求項1~15のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。
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