Process of forming an electronic device including a trench and a conductive structure therein
First Claim
1. A process of forming an electronic device comprising:
- providing a semiconductor layer overlying a substrate, wherein the semiconductor layer has a primary surface;
patterning the semiconductor layer to define a first trench, a second trench, and a third trench that extend from the primary surface towards the substrate, wherein the first, second and third trenches are within an active region, and the third region is disposed between the first and second trenches;
forming a first conductive structure within the first trench;
forming a second conductive structure within the second trench;
forming a third conductive structure within the third trench;
forming a first insulating layer within the first trench after forming the first conductive structure;
forming a second insulating layer within the second trench after forming the second conductive layer;
forming a first gate electrode within the first trench, wherein the first insulating layer is disposed between the gate electrode and the first conductive structure; and
forming a second gate electrode within the second trench, wherein the second insulating layer is disposed between the gate electrode and the first conductive structure,wherein in a finished electronic device, no gate electrode is disposed above the third conductive structure.
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Abstract
An electronic device can include a transistor structure, including a patterned semiconductor layer overlying a substrate and having a primary surface, wherein the patterned semiconductor layer defines a first trench and a second trench that extend from the primary surface towards the substrate. The electronic device can further include a first conductive electrode and a gate electrode within the first trench. The electronic device can still further include a second conductive electrode within the second trench. The electronic device can include a source region within the patterned semiconductor layer and disposed between the first and second trenches. The electronic device can further include a body contact region within the patterned semiconductor layer and between the first and second trenches, wherein the body contact region is spaced apart from the primary surface. Processes of forming the electronic device can take advantage of forming all trenches during processing sequence.
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20 Claims
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1. A process of forming an electronic device comprising:
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providing a semiconductor layer overlying a substrate, wherein the semiconductor layer has a primary surface; patterning the semiconductor layer to define a first trench, a second trench, and a third trench that extend from the primary surface towards the substrate, wherein the first, second and third trenches are within an active region, and the third region is disposed between the first and second trenches; forming a first conductive structure within the first trench; forming a second conductive structure within the second trench; forming a third conductive structure within the third trench; forming a first insulating layer within the first trench after forming the first conductive structure; forming a second insulating layer within the second trench after forming the second conductive layer; forming a first gate electrode within the first trench, wherein the first insulating layer is disposed between the gate electrode and the first conductive structure; and forming a second gate electrode within the second trench, wherein the second insulating layer is disposed between the gate electrode and the first conductive structure, wherein in a finished electronic device, no gate electrode is disposed above the third conductive structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A process of forming an electronic device comprising:
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providing a semiconductor layer overlying a substrate, wherein the semiconductor layer has a primary surface; patterning the semiconductor layer to define a first trench that extends from the primary surface towards the substrate, wherein the first trench is disposed within an active region; forming a first conductive structure within the first trench; forming a first insulating layer within the first trench after forming the first conductive structure; forming a gate electrode within the first trench, wherein the first insulating layer is disposed between the gate electrode and the first conductive structure; patterning the semiconductor layer to define a second trench that extends from the primary surface towards the substrate, wherein patterning the semiconductor layer to define the second trench is performed after forming the gate electrode, and the second trench is disposed within the active region; and forming a second conductive structure within the second trench. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A process of forming an electronic device comprising:
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providing a semiconductor layer overlying a substrate, wherein the semiconductor layer has a primary surface; patterning the semiconductor layer to define a first trench and a second trench that are within an active region and extend from the primary surface towards the substrate; forming a first insulating layer within the first trench; forming a second insulating layer within the second trench; forming a first conductive structure within the first trench, wherein the first insulating layer is disposed between the first conductive structure and the semiconductor layer; forming a second conductive structure within the second trench, wherein the second insulating layer is disposed between the second conductive structure and the semiconductor layer; forming a third insulating layer within the first trench after forming the first conductive structure; forming a gate electrode within the first trench, wherein the third insulating layer is disposed between the gate electrode and the first conductive structure; and forming a body contact region within the patterned semiconductor layer and between the first and second trenches, wherein the body contact region is spaced apart from the primary surface, wherein in a finished electronic device, no gate electrode is disposed above the second conductive structure. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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