SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including:
- assigning a plurality of chip regions on an epitaxial-growth layer of a semiconductor substrate where the epitaxial-growth layer is grown on a bulk layer and forming a plurality of device structures on the plurality of chip regions, respectively;
thinning the semiconductor substrate from a bottom-surface side of the bulk layer;
bonding a supporting-substrate on a bottom surface of the thinned semiconductor substrate;
selectively removing the supporting-substrate so that the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate is exposed, at locations corresponding to positions of each of main current paths in the plurality of device structures, respectively; and
dicing the semiconductor substrate together with the supporting-substrate along dicing lanes between the plurality of the chip regions so as to form a plurality of chips.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes assigning a plurality of chip regions on an epitaxial-growth layer of a semiconductor substrate where the epitaxial-growth layer is grown on a bulk layer and forming a plurality of device structures on the plurality of chip regions, respectively, thinning the semiconductor substrate from a bottom-surface side of the bulk layer, bonding a supporting-substrate on a bottom surface of the thinned semiconductor substrate, selectively removing the supporting-substrate so that the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate is exposed, at locations corresponding to positions of each of main current paths in the plurality of device structures, respectively, dicing the semiconductor substrate together with the supporting-substrate along dicing lanes between the plurality of the chip regions so as to form a plurality of chips.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including:
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assigning a plurality of chip regions on an epitaxial-growth layer of a semiconductor substrate where the epitaxial-growth layer is grown on a bulk layer and forming a plurality of device structures on the plurality of chip regions, respectively; thinning the semiconductor substrate from a bottom-surface side of the bulk layer; bonding a supporting-substrate on a bottom surface of the thinned semiconductor substrate; selectively removing the supporting-substrate so that the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate is exposed, at locations corresponding to positions of each of main current paths in the plurality of device structures, respectively; and dicing the semiconductor substrate together with the supporting-substrate along dicing lanes between the plurality of the chip regions so as to form a plurality of chips. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a semiconductor layer having a stacked structure including an epitaxial-growth layer; a device structure provided on the epitaxial-growth layer; a supporting leg made of a semiconductor different from that of the semiconductor layer and selectively provided on a bottom surface of the semiconductor layer so that a bottom surface corresponding to a position of a main current path of the device structure is exposed; and a bottom-surface electrode as an ohmic contact provided on the exposed bottom-surface side of the semiconductor layer.
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20. A semiconductor device comprising:
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an epitaxial-growth layer of a semiconductor; a device structure provided on the epitaxial-growth layer; a supporting leg selectively provided on a bottom surface of the epitaxial-growth layer so that a bottom surface corresponding to a position of a main current path of the device structure is exposed; and a bottom-surface electrode as an ohmic contact provided on the exposed bottom-surface side of the epitaxial-growth layer.
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