Adaptive charge balanced MOSFET techniques
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a drain region;
a drift region disposed on the drain region;
a plurality of body regions disposed on the drift region opposite the drain region;
a plurality of source regions disposed on the plurality of body regions opposite the drift region;
a plurality of gate structures, wherein each gate structure includes;
a plurality of substantially parallel elongated gate regions extending through the plurality of source regions and the plurality of body regions and extending partially into the drift region; and
a plurality of gate insulator regions each disposed between a respective one of the plurality of gate regions and the plurality of source regions, the plurality of body regions and the drift region; and
a plurality of field plate structures, wherein each field plate structure is disposed through the body regions and extending into the drift region, wherein each gate structure is disposed between a set of field plate structures, and wherein each field plate structure includes;
a plurality of field plate insulator regions;
a plurality of field plate regions, wherein the plurality of field plate regions are interspersed between the plurality of field plate insulator regions; and
a field ring region disposed between the plurality of field plate regions and the adjacent drift regions, and wherein regions of a set of field plates are laterally separated from the field ring region by the plurality of field plate insulator regions and other regions of the set of field plates are coupled to the field ring region;
wherein the plurality of gate structures are adjacent the plurality of source regions, the plurality of body regions and the drift regions.
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Abstract
An adaptive charge balanced MOSFET device includes a field plate stacks, a gate structure, a source region, a drift region and a body region. The gate structure includes a gate region surrounded by a gate insulator region. The field plate stack includes a plurality of field plate insulator regions, a plurality of field plate regions, and a field ring region. The plurality of field plates are separated from each other by respective field plate insulators. The body region is disposed between the gate structure, the source region, the drift region and the field ring region. Each of two or more field plates are coupled to the field ring.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a drain region; a drift region disposed on the drain region; a plurality of body regions disposed on the drift region opposite the drain region; a plurality of source regions disposed on the plurality of body regions opposite the drift region; a plurality of gate structures, wherein each gate structure includes; a plurality of substantially parallel elongated gate regions extending through the plurality of source regions and the plurality of body regions and extending partially into the drift region; and a plurality of gate insulator regions each disposed between a respective one of the plurality of gate regions and the plurality of source regions, the plurality of body regions and the drift region; and a plurality of field plate structures, wherein each field plate structure is disposed through the body regions and extending into the drift region, wherein each gate structure is disposed between a set of field plate structures, and wherein each field plate structure includes; a plurality of field plate insulator regions; a plurality of field plate regions, wherein the plurality of field plate regions are interspersed between the plurality of field plate insulator regions; and a field ring region disposed between the plurality of field plate regions and the adjacent drift regions, and wherein regions of a set of field plates are laterally separated from the field ring region by the plurality of field plate insulator regions and other regions of the set of field plates are coupled to the field ring region; wherein the plurality of gate structures are adjacent the plurality of source regions, the plurality of body regions and the drift regions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A apparatus comprising:
- a field plate stack including;
a plurality of field plate insulator regions;
a plurality of field plate regions, wherein the plurality of field plate regions are interspersed between the plurality of field plate insulator regions; and
a field ring region, wherein the plurality of field plate regions are coupled to the field ring region, wherein a thickness of one of the plurality of field plate insulator regions and a thickness of a contact area between one of the plurality of field plate regions and the field ring region are selected so that the one of the plurality of field plate regions and another one of the plurality of field plate regions float to a different potential when a drain voltage is greater than a pinch-off voltage;
a gate structure including a gate region surrounded by a gate insulator region;
a source region;
a drift region; and
a body region coupled to the source region, the drift region and the field ring region. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
- a field plate stack including;
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12. A metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor comprising:
- a field plate stack including;
a plurality of field plate insulator regions;
a plurality of field plate regions comprising polysilicon heavily doped with boron, phosphorous, or arsenic, wherein the plurality of field plate regions are interspersed between the plurality of field plate insulator regions; and
a field ring region comprising epitaxial silicon heavily doped with boron, phosphorous, or arsenic, wherein the plurality of field plate regions are coupled to the field ring region, wherein a thickness of one of the plurality of field plate insulator regions and a thickness of a contact area between one of the plurality of field plate regions and the field ring region are selected so that the one of the plurality of field plate regions and another one of the plurality of field plate regions float to a different potential when a drain voltage is greater than a pinch-off voltage;
a gate structure including a gate region surrounded by a gate insulator region, the gate region comprising polysilicon heavily doped with phosphorous, arsenic or boron;
a source region comprising silicon heavily doped with phosphorous, arsenic or boron;
a drift region comprising epitaxial silicon moderately doped with phosphorous, arsenic or boron; and
a body region coupled to the source region, the drift region and the field ring region;
the body region comprises silicon moderately doped with boron, phosphorous or arsenic. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
- a field plate stack including;
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