Lateral super junction device with high substrate-drain breakdwon and built-in avalanche clamp diode
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1. A semiconductor power device comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate comprising a super-junction structure including a plurality of alternating P-doped and N-doped layers extending laterally from a source column to a drain column wherein said trench source column and drain column extend downward in said semiconductor substrate through two opposite sides of said super junction structure disposed in said semiconductor substrate; and
a gate column for applying a voltage thereon to control a current transmitted laterally through said super-junction structure between said source and said drain columns;
wherein the semiconductor substrate is a P substrate and wherein the drain column are N+ columns to form a Zener diode at a junction of said drain column with said P substrate to function as a built-in avalanche clamp diode.
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Abstract
This invention discloses configurations and methods to manufacture lateral power device including a super junction structure with an avalanche clamp diode formed between the drain and the gate. The lateral super-junction structure reduces on-resistance, while the structural enhancements, including an avalanche clamping diode and an N buffer region, increase the breakdown voltage between substrate and drain and improve unclamped inductive switching (UIS) performance.
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1. A semiconductor power device comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate comprising a super-junction structure including a plurality of alternating P-doped and N-doped layers extending laterally from a source column to a drain column wherein said trench source column and drain column extend downward in said semiconductor substrate through two opposite sides of said super junction structure disposed in said semiconductor substrate; and a gate column for applying a voltage thereon to control a current transmitted laterally through said super-junction structure between said source and said drain columns; wherein the semiconductor substrate is a P substrate and wherein the drain column are N+ columns to form a Zener diode at a junction of said drain column with said P substrate to function as a built-in avalanche clamp diode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor power device on a semiconductor substrate comprising:
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forming a P substrate; forming alternating P type and N type layers over the P substrate, the alternating P type and N type layers being charge balanced to function as a lateral super junction structure; forming a P gate column through said lateral super junction structure reaching the P substrate; and forming N source and N drain columns in through said lateral super junction structure. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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