Field-effect-controlled semiconductor component and method of fabricating a doping layer in a vertically configured semiconductor component
First Claim
1. A field-effect-controllable semiconductor configuration, comprising:
- a semiconductor body;
a source zone and a drain zone of a first conductivity type disposed in said semiconductor body;
a body zone of a second conductivity type disposed between said source zone and said drain zone;
a gate electrode having a surface being adjacent said body zone and being configured to form a channel zone in said body zone if a gate potential is applied to said gate electrode, said channel zone having a current flow in a direction substantially parallel to said surface of said gate electrode upon application of the gate potential;
a dielectric insulating said gate electrode from said semiconductor body;
at least a first region and a second region of the second conductivity type provided in said channel zone, said first region extending adjacent said surface of said gate electrode into a depth of said semiconductor body and being disposed substantially perpendicular to the direction of current flow in said channel zone;
said first region having a first doping concentration, said second region having a second doping concentration, said second doping concentration being lower than said first doping concentration;
said source zone, said drain zone, said body zone, and said gate electrode forming a semiconductor component having a threshold voltage and a given on resistance; and
said first region and said second region being configured such that a combination of said first region and said second region results in the threshold voltage being greater than zero and in the given on resistance being lower than an on resistance resulting from a channel zone being doped with only one of said first doping concentration and said second doping concentration.
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Abstract
A field-effect-controllable semiconductor component has at least one source zone and at least one drain zone of a first conductivity type, and at least one body zone of a second conductivity type. The body zone is provided between the source zone and the drain zone. In each case at least a first and a second region of the second conductivity type are provided in a channel zone. The first region has a first doping concentration and the second region has a second doping concentration, which is lower than the first doping concentration. The combination of the two regions produces a semiconductor component threshold voltage greater than zero and the on resistance is lower than that merely due to a channel zone doped with the first or second doping concentration.
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21 Claims
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1. A field-effect-controllable semiconductor configuration, comprising:
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a semiconductor body;
a source zone and a drain zone of a first conductivity type disposed in said semiconductor body;
a body zone of a second conductivity type disposed between said source zone and said drain zone;
a gate electrode having a surface being adjacent said body zone and being configured to form a channel zone in said body zone if a gate potential is applied to said gate electrode, said channel zone having a current flow in a direction substantially parallel to said surface of said gate electrode upon application of the gate potential;
a dielectric insulating said gate electrode from said semiconductor body;
at least a first region and a second region of the second conductivity type provided in said channel zone, said first region extending adjacent said surface of said gate electrode into a depth of said semiconductor body and being disposed substantially perpendicular to the direction of current flow in said channel zone;
said first region having a first doping concentration, said second region having a second doping concentration, said second doping concentration being lower than said first doping concentration;
said source zone, said drain zone, said body zone, and said gate electrode forming a semiconductor component having a threshold voltage and a given on resistance; and
said first region and said second region being configured such that a combination of said first region and said second region results in the threshold voltage being greater than zero and in the given on resistance being lower than an on resistance resulting from a channel zone being doped with only one of said first doping concentration and said second doping concentration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
further semiconductor components having respective channel zones and respective first regions and second regions of the second conductivity type provided in said channel zones; and
said semiconductor component and said further semiconductor components forming a cell array, said cell array having a center region and an edge region, said first regions having thicknesses varying between said center region and said edge region.
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20. The semiconductor configuration according to claim 1, including:
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further semiconductor components having respective channel zones and respective first regions and second regions of the second conductivity type provided in said channel zones; and
said semiconductor component and said further semiconductor components forming a cell array, said cell array having a center region and an edge region, said first regions having thicknesses decreasing from said center region to said edge region.
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21. The semiconductor configuration according to claim 1, wherein said semiconductor component is configured as a smart power transistor.
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