Insulated gate semiconductor device having shield electrode structure
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1. An insulated gate semiconductor device structure comprising:
- a region of semiconductor material including a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type and having a major surface;
a body region of a second conductivity type formed in the semiconductor layer extending from the major surface; and
a trench structure formed in the semiconductor layer extending from the major surface adjacent the body region, and wherein the trench structure comprises;
an insulated gate electrode; and
a shield electrode having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is wider than the second portion, and wherein the first portion is between the gate electrode and the second portion, and wherein the first portion is separated at least in part from the semiconductor layer by a first dielectric layer, and wherein the second portion is separated from the semiconductor layer by a second dielectric layer that is thicker than the first dielectric layer, and wherein the semiconductor layer has a first dopant concentration in proximity to the first portion and a second dopant concentration in proximity to the second portion, and wherein the first dopant concentration is greater than the second dopant concentration.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a multi-portion shield electrode structure formed in a drift region. The shield electrode includes a wide portion formed in proximity to a channel side of the drift region, and a narrow portion formed deeper in the drift region. The narrow portion is separated from the drift region by a thicker dielectric region, and the wide portion is separated from the drift region by a thinner dielectric region. That portion of the drift region in proximity to the wide portion can have a higher dopant concentration than other portions of the drift region.
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22 Claims
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1. An insulated gate semiconductor device structure comprising:
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a region of semiconductor material including a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type and having a major surface; a body region of a second conductivity type formed in the semiconductor layer extending from the major surface; and a trench structure formed in the semiconductor layer extending from the major surface adjacent the body region, and wherein the trench structure comprises; an insulated gate electrode; and a shield electrode having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is wider than the second portion, and wherein the first portion is between the gate electrode and the second portion, and wherein the first portion is separated at least in part from the semiconductor layer by a first dielectric layer, and wherein the second portion is separated from the semiconductor layer by a second dielectric layer that is thicker than the first dielectric layer, and wherein the semiconductor layer has a first dopant concentration in proximity to the first portion and a second dopant concentration in proximity to the second portion, and wherein the first dopant concentration is greater than the second dopant concentration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a region of semiconductor material having a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type and having a major surface; a trench structure comprising; shield electrode within the trench structure having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is wider than the second portion, and wherein the first portion is separated at least in part from the semiconductor layer by a first dielectric layer, and wherein the second portion is separated from the semiconductor layer by a second dielectric layer thicker than the first dielectric layer; and an insulated gate electrode; a doped region of the first conductivity type in the semiconductor layer in proximity to the first portion of the shield electrode but not in proximity to at least a portion of the second portion of the shield electrode, wherein the doped region has a higher dopant concentration than that of the semiconductor layer; and a body region of a second conductivity type in the semiconductor layer extending from the major surface, wherein the body region and the trench structure are adjacent, wherein the body region is between the major surface and the doped region. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a region of semiconductor material having a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type and having a major surface; a trench structure extending from the major surface at least into the semiconductor layer; a shield electrode within the trench structure having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is wider than the second portion, and wherein the first portion is separated at least in part from the semiconductor layer by a first dielectric layer, and wherein the second portion is separated from the semiconductor layer by a second dielectric layer that is thicker than the first dielectric layer; a dielectric liner between the first dielectric layer and the first portion of the shield electrode; an insulated gate electrode in the trench structure; a body region of a second conductivity type in the semiconductor layer extending from the major surface, wherein the body region and the trench structure are adjacent; and a source region of the first conductivity type in spaced relationship with the body region. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a region of semiconductor material having a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type and having a major surface; a trench structure extending from the major surface at least into the semiconductor layer comprising; a shield electrode within the trench structure having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is wider than the second portion, and wherein the first portion is separated at least in part from the semiconductor layer by a first dielectric layer, and wherein the second portion is separated from the semiconductor layer by a second dielectric layer that is thicker than the first dielectric layer; and an insulated gate electrode in the trench structure, wherein the trench structure has a first width proximate to the second portion of the shield electrode and a second width proximate to the insulated gate electrode, and wherein the first width is greater than the second width; a body region of a second conductivity type in the semiconductor layer extending from the major surface, wherein the body region and the trench structure are adjacent; and a source region of the first conductivity type in spaced relationship with the body region. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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