Power semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture
First Claim
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a drift region of a first conductivity type;
a well region extending above the drift region and having a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type;
an active trench extending through the well region and into the drift region, the active trench having its sidewalls and bottom lined with dielectric material, and substantially filled with a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, the second conductive layer forming a gate electrode and being disposed above the first conductive layer and separated therefrom by inter-electrode dielectric material;
source regions having the first conductivity type formed in the well region adjacent the active trench; and
a charge control trench extending deeper into the drift region than the active trench and substantially filled with material to allow for vertical charge control in the drift region.
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Abstract
Various embodiments for improved power devices as well as their methods of manufacture, packaging and circuitry incorporating the same for use in a wide variety of power electronic applications are disclosed. One aspect of the invention combines a number of charge balancing techniques and other techniques for reducing parasitic capacitance to arrive at different embodiments for power devices with improved voltage performance, higher switching speed, and lower on-resistance. Another aspect of the invention provides improved termination structures for low, medium and high voltage devices. Improved methods of fabrication for power devices are provided according to other aspects of the invention. Improvements to specific processing steps, such as formation of trenches, formation of dielectric layers inside trenches, formation of mesa structures and processes for reducing substrate thickness, among others, are presented. According to another aspect of the invention, charge balanced power devices incorporate temperature and current sensing elements such as diodes on the same die. Other aspects of the invention improve equivalent series resistance (ESR) for power devices, incorporate additional circuitry on the same chip as the power device and provide improvements to the packaging of charge balanced power devices.
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18 Claims
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a drift region of a first conductivity type; a well region extending above the drift region and having a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type; an active trench extending through the well region and into the drift region, the active trench having its sidewalls and bottom lined with dielectric material, and substantially filled with a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, the second conductive layer forming a gate electrode and being disposed above the first conductive layer and separated therefrom by inter-electrode dielectric material; source regions having the first conductivity type formed in the well region adjacent the active trench; and a charge control trench extending deeper into the drift region than the active trench and substantially filled with material to allow for vertical charge control in the drift region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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