WO2017208301A1 - 半導体装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor device.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a semiconductor device in which a well region forming a channel, a source region, and a drain region are formed in the drift region in a direction perpendicular to the drift region surface.
- this semiconductor device by using a substrate having an impurity concentration lower than that of the drift region and a well region having end portions extending to the substrate, electric field concentration in the well region can be reduced and breakdown voltage can be improved.
- a protective region having a conductivity type different from that of the drift region can be formed in order to reduce electric field concentration between the gate electrode and the drift region.
- a metal wiring can be connected to the surface of the protective region through a contact hole. In this case, since an area for connection to the protection area is necessary, the size of the element may be increased.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device capable of improving pressure resistance without increasing the size.
- a semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first conductivity type drift region formed on the main surface of the substrate, a second conductivity type well region formed on the main surface of the drift region, and a well A first conductivity type source region formed in the region, a gate groove formed in a direction perpendicular to the main surface of the drift region and in contact with the source region, the well region, and the drift region; and a first groove formed in the main surface of the drift region.
- a semiconductor device capable of improving pressure resistance without being increased in size can be provided.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a semiconductor device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2A is a top view corresponding to FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view as seen from the AA direction in FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view as seen from the direction BB in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a semiconductor device according to a first modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view for explaining the method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the first variation of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view subsequent to FIG. 4 for explaining the method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the first variation of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view subsequent to FIG.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view subsequent to FIG. 6 for illustrating the method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the first variation of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view seen from the AA direction of FIG.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view subsequent to FIGS. 7 and 8 for describing the method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the first variation of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a top view corresponding to FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view subsequent to FIGS. 9 and 10 for describing the method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the first variation of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view illustrating a semiconductor device according to a second modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a top view corresponding to FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view as seen from the AA direction of FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view illustrating a semiconductor device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- 16 is a cross-sectional view as seen from the AA direction in FIG.
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view illustrating a semiconductor device according to a first modification of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a perspective view for explaining the method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the first variation of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view subsequent to FIG.
- FIG. 18 for illustrating the method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the first variation of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 20 is a perspective view subsequent to FIG. 19 for illustrating the method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the first variation of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view subsequent to FIG. 20 for illustrating the method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the first variation of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- 22 is a cross-sectional view as seen from the AA direction of FIG.
- FIG. 23 is a perspective view subsequent to FIGS. 21 and 22 for describing the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to the first variation of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- 24 is a cross-sectional view seen from the AA direction of FIG.
- FIG. 25 is a perspective view subsequent to FIGS.
- FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view seen from the AA direction of FIG.
- FIG. 27 is a perspective view subsequent to FIGS. 25 and 26 for describing the method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the first variation of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 28 is a top view corresponding to FIG.
- FIG. 29 is a perspective view subsequent to FIGS. 27 and 28 for describing the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to the first variation of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 30 is a perspective view illustrating a semiconductor device according to a second modification of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- 31 is a cross-sectional view as seen from the AA direction of FIG.
- FIG. 32 is a perspective view for explaining the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to the second modification of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- 33 is a cross-sectional view as seen from the AA direction of FIG.
- the “first conductivity type” and the “second conductivity type” are opposite conductivity types. That is, if the first conductivity type is n-type, the second conductivity type is p-type. If the first conductivity type is p-type, the second conductivity type is n-type. In the following description, the first conductivity type is n-type and the second conductivity type is p-type. However, the first conductivity type may be p-type and the second conductivity type may be n-type. When the n-type and the p-type are switched, the polarity of the applied voltage is also reversed.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2A is a top view corresponding to FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view as seen from the AA direction in FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view as seen from the direction BB in FIG.
- a semiconductor device having three metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) as a plurality of semiconductor elements will be described as an example.
- a large number of semiconductor elements may be arranged in each of two axial directions (X-axis direction and Z-axis direction) on the plane.
- the electrode wiring is not shown for easy understanding.
- the semiconductor device includes a substrate 1, a well region 2, a source region 3, a drift region 4, a drain region 5, and a gate insulating film. 6, a gate electrode 7, a gate groove 8, a source electrode 15, a drain electrode 16, a protection region 17, and a connection region 18.
- the substrate 1 is, for example, a flat plate made of a semi-insulator or an insulator.
- the insulator means a substrate having a sheet resistance of several k ⁇ / ⁇ or more
- the semi-insulator means a substrate having a sheet resistance of several tens of ⁇ / ⁇ or more.
- silicon carbide SiC
- the substrate 1 has a thickness of about several tens of ⁇ m to several hundreds of ⁇ m, for example.
- the drift region 4 is an n ⁇ -type region formed on one main surface (hereinafter referred to as “first main surface”) of the substrate 1.
- the impurity concentration of the drift region 4 is higher than that of the substrate 1 and is, for example, about 1 ⁇ 10 14 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the drift region 4 is made of the same material as the substrate 1.
- the substrate 1 is made of SiC
- the drift region 4 is an epitaxial growth layer made of SiC.
- the drift region 4 has a thickness of about several ⁇ m to several tens of ⁇ m, for example.
- the well region 2 drifts from the main surface (hereinafter referred to as “second main surface”) opposite to the main surface (hereinafter referred to as “first main surface”) in contact with the substrate 1 of the drift region 4 in the drift region 4.
- second main surface opposite to the main surface
- first main surface This is a p-type region extending to the first main surface of the drift region 4 in the direction perpendicular to the second main surface of the region 4 (Y-axis direction).
- the end portion of the well region 2 means a portion of the well region 2 where a bottom surface parallel to the first main surface of the drift region 4 and an end surface facing the drift region 4 intersect.
- the bottom surface of the well region 2 may be higher or lower than the first main surface of the drift region 4.
- Well region 2 extends in one direction (Z-axis direction) parallel to the second main surface of drift region 4.
- the impurity concentration of the well region 2 is, for example, about 1 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the source region 3 extends from the second main surface of the drift region 4 in the well region 2 in the direction perpendicular to the second main surface of the drift region 4 (Y-axis direction). Source region 3 extends in parallel to well region 2 in one direction (Z-axis direction) parallel to the second main surface of drift region 4. Source region 3 has the same conductivity type as drift region 4.
- the impurity concentration of the source region 3 is higher than that of the drift region 4 and is, for example, about 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 21 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the source region 3 and the well region 2 are each electrically connected to the source electrode 15 formed on the exposed surface and have the same potential.
- a material of the source electrode 15 for example, a conductor containing a metal material such as nickel (Ni), titanium (Ti), or molybdenum (Mo) can be used. 2A and 2C, the source electrode 15 is not shown.
- the gate groove 8 is formed from the second main surface of the drift region 4 to the first main surface of the drift region 4 in the direction perpendicular to the second main surface of the drift region 4 (Y-axis direction). It is a groove.
- the gate groove 8 is parallel to the second main surface of the drift region 4, and in the direction (X-axis direction) orthogonal to the extending direction of the source region 3 and the well region 2, the source region 3, the well region 2, and the drift region 4 so as to contact 4.
- the bottom surface of the gate groove 8 does not need to coincide with the first main surface of the drift region 4, and may be higher than the bottom surface of the source region 3 or may coincide with the bottom surface of the source region 3, for example.
- a plurality of gate grooves 8 are arranged in a direction (Z-axis direction) parallel to the second main surface of the drift region 4 and perpendicular to the extending direction.
- the gate insulating film 6 is formed on the entire surface of the gate groove 8.
- an insulator such as a silicon oxide film (SiO 2 film) can be used.
- the gate electrode 7 is formed at least on the surface of the gate insulating film 6 in the gate groove 8. That is, the gate electrode 7 is formed on the surface of the gate groove 8 with the gate insulating film 6 interposed therebetween.
- a conductor such as n-type polysilicon can be used.
- the drain region 5 is an n + type region formed in the drift region 4 so as to be separated from the well region 2. Drain region 5 extends from the second main surface of drift region 4 to the first main surface of drift region 4 in the direction perpendicular to the second main surface of drift region 4 (Y-axis direction). The depth of the drain region 5 may be shallower than the thickness of the drift region 4. The drain region 5 extends in the extending direction (Z-axis direction) of the well region 2 and the source region 3. Drain region 5 has the same conductivity type as drift region 4. The impurity concentration of the drain region 5 is higher than that of the drift region 4 and about the same as that of the source region 3, for example, about 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 21 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the drain region 5 is electrically connected to the drain electrode 16 formed on the exposed surface.
- a material of the drain electrode 16 for example, a conductor containing a metal material such as nickel (Ni), titanium (Ti), or molybdenum (Mo) can be used. 2A and 2C, the drain electrode 16 is not shown.
- the protection region 17 is a p-type region formed in a surface of the drift region 4 that faces the drain region 5 of the gate insulating film 6. That is, the protection region 17 is formed so as to be in contact with the entire end surface of the gate groove 8 facing the drain region 5. That is, the depth of the protection region 17 matches the depth of the gate trench 8, and the width of the protection region 17 matches the width of the gate trench 8.
- the widths of the protection region 17 and the gate groove 8 are the widths in the direction (Z-axis direction) perpendicular to the main current direction (X-axis direction) along the second main surface of the drift region 4.
- the impurity concentration of the protection region 17 is, for example, about 1 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 .
- Connection region 18 is a p-type region formed in contact with well region 2 and protection region 17 in drift region 4.
- Connection region 18 is formed from the second main surface of drift region 4 to a depth shallower than the depth of gate trench 8.
- the connection region 18 extends from the end surface facing the drain region 5 of the well region 2 to the end surface facing the drain region 5 of the gate trench 8 in the extending direction (X-axis direction) of the gate trench 8. It is formed in a range up to a position not exceeding the end face facing the drain region 5. That is, the connection region 18 is in contact with the gate insulating film 6 that forms a side surface along the extending direction (X-axis direction) of the gate groove 8.
- the impurity concentration of the connection region 18 is higher than that of the well region 2.
- the impurity concentration of the connection region 18 is, for example, about 1 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the well region 2 and the protection region 17 are electrically connected to each other by a connection region 18. That is, the source region 3, the well region 2, the source electrode 15, the protection region 17, and the connection region 18 are electrically connected to each other and have the same potential.
- the semiconductor device functions as a transistor by controlling the potential of the gate electrode 7 with a positive potential applied to the drain electrode 16 with the potential of the source electrode 15 as a reference. That is, when the voltage between the gate electrode 7 and the source electrode 15 exceeds a predetermined threshold value, an inversion layer serving as a channel is formed in the well region 2 located on the side surface of the gate electrode 7 and is turned on. A current flows to 15. Specifically, electrons flow from the source electrode 15 to the source region 3 and from the source region 3 to the drift region 4 through the channel. Further, it flows from the drift region 4 to the drain region 5 and finally flows to the drain electrode 16.
- the inversion layer of the well region 2 disappears and is turned off, and the current between the drain electrode 16 and the source electrode 15 is cut off.
- a high voltage of several hundred volts to several thousand volts can be applied between the drain and the source.
- the gate-drain voltage can be withstood by the gate insulating film facing the drain region and the depletion layer extending in the drift region.
- the electric field at this time is concentrated on the interface between the gate insulating film and the drift region. Since the gate insulating film is usually about several tens of nanometers, dielectric breakdown may occur.
- the protection region 17 having the same potential as the source region 3, a depletion layer spreads in the protection region 17 when a large voltage is applied to the drain region 5.
- the voltage between the gate electrode 7 and the drain region 5 can withstand the gate insulating film 6 facing the drain region 5, the depletion layer in the protection region 17, and the depletion layer in the drift region 4.
- the protective region 17 can protect the gate insulating film 6 from dielectric breakdown and improve the breakdown voltage. Can do.
- the source region 3 and the protection region 17 are protected by providing the connection region 18 having the same conductivity type as the well region 2 and the protection region 17 in contact with the well region 2 and the protection region 17.
- the region 17 can be electrically connected. Therefore, the metal wiring and the contact hole for connecting to the protection region 17 are not necessary, so that the surface of the protection region 17 does not need to be wider than the contact hole. For this reason, the number of elements that can be formed in a unit area is not reduced without increasing the element size.
- the semiconductor device of the first embodiment it is not necessary to increase the surface area of the protection region 17, so that the width of the protection region 17 does not become wider than the width of the gate groove 8. If the protection region 17 has a width wider than that of the gate groove 8, the main current flows from the drain region 5 to the source region 3 in the on state, and the on-resistance per unit area can be increased. In the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment, the gate insulating film 6 can be protected by the protection region 17 without increasing the on-resistance per unit area.
- the impurity concentration of the connection region 18 is higher than that of the well region 2, the resistance of the connection region 18 can be reduced and the conductivity can be improved.
- the potentials of the source region 3 and the protection region 17 are easily fixed, and the possibility of malfunctioning can be reduced.
- the substrate 1 is made of an insulator or a semi-insulator, and the end of the well region 2 is in contact with the substrate 1, so that the electric field concentration at the end of the well region 2 is reduced. It can be reduced and the breakdown voltage can be further improved.
- the substrate 1 and the drift region 4 are formed of the same material, the possibility of warping due to stress is reduced, and the reliability of the element is improved. Can do.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a semiconductor device according to a first modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- the semiconductor device according to the first modification of the first embodiment is different from the first embodiment described above in that a plurality of semiconductor elements and a plurality of semiconductor elements are connected in parallel to each other.
- the configurations, operations, and effects that are not described in the first modification of the first embodiment are substantially the same as those in the first embodiment described above, and are omitted because they are redundant.
- the plurality of well regions 2 are parallel to the second main surface of the drift region 4 and in a direction (X-axis direction) orthogonal to the extending direction (Z-axis direction), They are arranged in parallel and spaced apart from each other.
- a plurality of source regions 3 are respectively formed in the plurality of well regions 2.
- a plurality of drain regions 5 are formed between the plurality of well regions 2 so as to be separated from the plurality of well regions 2, respectively.
- the gate groove 8 is parallel to the second main surface of the drift region 4 and is in contact with the drift regions 4 on both sides in the arrangement direction (X-axis direction) of the well region 2 in the arrangement direction (X-axis direction) of the well region 2. So as to extend. That is, the gate trench 8 penetrates the well region 2 and the source region 3.
- the protection region 17 is formed so as to be in contact with both end faces respectively facing the drain region 5 of the gate groove 8.
- the connection region 18 is formed in a range from both end surfaces in the arrangement direction (X-axis direction) of the well region 2 to a position in contact with the protection region 17 located on each side.
- FIGS. 4 to 11 show unit element cells connected in parallel corresponding to region D of FIG.
- a substrate 1 is prepared as shown in FIG.
- the substrate 1 is an insulating substrate made of non-doped SiC and has a thickness of about several tens ⁇ m to several hundreds ⁇ m.
- An n ⁇ type SiC epitaxial layer is formed as a drift region 4 on the substrate 1.
- the drift region 4 is formed to have an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 14 to 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 and a thickness of several ⁇ m to several tens of ⁇ m, for example.
- the drift region 4 includes a p-type well region 2, an n + -type source region 3, an n + -type drain region 5, a p-type protection region 17, and a p-type connection region. 18 is formed.
- the order of formation it is preferable to form the well region 2 first. Thereafter, the source region 3 and the drain region 5 may be formed simultaneously.
- An ion implantation method is used to form the well region 2, the source region 3, the drain region 5, the protection region 17, and the connection region 18.
- a mask material may be formed on the drift region 4 by the following process.
- a silicon oxide film (SiO 2 film) can be used as the mask material, and a thermal chemical vapor deposition (thermal CVD) method or a plasma CVD method can be used as the deposition method.
- a resist is applied on the mask material, and the resist is patterned using a general photolithography method or the like. A part of the mask material is selectively removed by etching using the patterned resist as a mask.
- etching method wet etching using hydrofluoric acid or dry etching such as reactive ion etching (RIE) can be used.
- the resist is removed with oxygen plasma or sulfuric acid.
- p-type and n-type impurities are ion-implanted into the drift region 4, the p-type well region 2, the protection region 17 and the connection region 18, and the n + -type source region 3 and drain.
- Region 5 is formed.
- the p-type impurity for example, aluminum (Al) or boron (B) can be used.
- As the n-type impurity for example, nitrogen (N) can be used.
- the mask material is removed by wet etching using, for example, hydrofluoric acid.
- the ion-implanted impurity is activated by heat treatment (annealing).
- the heat treatment temperature is, for example, about 1700 ° C., and argon (Ar) or nitrogen (N 2 ) can be suitably used as the atmosphere.
- the impurity concentration of the source region 3 and the drain region 5 formed by this method is preferably 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 21 cm ⁇ 3 , and the implantation depth is the first main surface of the drift region 4. Shallower.
- the impurity concentration of the well region 2, the protective region 17 and the connection region 18 is preferably 1 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the implantation depth of the well region 2 and the protection region 17 may be deeper than the first main surface of the drift region 4 so that the end of the well region 2 reaches the substrate 1.
- the implantation depth of the connection region 18 is shallower than the first main surface of the drift region 4. For example, when the thickness of the drift region 4 is 1 ⁇ m or more, the implantation energy may be above the MKeV level.
- a mask material 9 is formed in order to form the gate groove 8 in the drift region 4.
- the mask material 9 an insulating film patterned like the mask material used in the process described with reference to FIG. 5 can be used.
- the gate groove 8 is formed using the mask material 9 as a mask. Note that the structure after the formation of the gate trench 8 is not shown.
- a dry etching method such as RIE is preferably used.
- the depth of the gate trench 8 is formed shallower than the source region 3.
- the mask material 9 is removed. For example, when the mask material 9 is a silicon oxide film, the mask material 9 is removed by cleaning with hydrofluoric acid.
- a gate insulating film 6 and a gate electrode 7 are formed.
- the gate insulating film 6 is formed on the surfaces of the drift region 4 and the gate groove 8 by a thermal oxidation method or a deposition method.
- a thermal oxidation method for example, a silicon oxide film is formed in all portions where the substrate comes into contact with oxygen by heating the substrate to a temperature of about 1100 ° C. in an oxygen atmosphere.
- the temperature is about 1000 ° C. in an atmosphere of nitrogen, argon, nitrous oxide (N 2 O), or the like. Annealing may be performed.
- a material to be the gate electrode 7 is deposited on the surface of the gate insulating film 6.
- Polysilicon can be used as the material of the gate electrode 7.
- Low pressure CVD may be used as the polysilicon deposition method.
- the gate groove 8 can be completely filled with polysilicon. For example, when the width of the gate groove 8 is 2 ⁇ m, the thickness of the polysilicon is made thicker than 1 ⁇ m.
- annealing is performed at about 950 ° C. in an atmosphere of phosphoryl chloride (POCl 3 ), whereby n-type polysilicon is formed, and the gate electrode 7 can be made conductive.
- POCl 3 phosphoryl chloride
- the polysilicon of the gate electrode 7 is etched by isotropic etching or anisotropic etching.
- the etching amount is set so that polysilicon remains in the gate groove 8.
- the gate groove 8 has a width of 2 ⁇ m and polysilicon is deposited with a thickness of 1.5 ⁇ m
- the etching amount is desirably 1.5 ⁇ m.
- 7 and 8 show the structure after the polysilicon etching.
- FIG. 7 the illustration of the insulating film formed on the surface of the drift region 4 during the formation of the gate insulating film 6 is omitted, but in reality, as shown in FIG. An insulating film can also be formed on the surface of the region 4.
- an interlayer insulating film 10 is formed, and an electrode contact hole 11 is formed.
- the interlayer insulating film 10 is generally preferably a silicon oxide film, and a thermal CVD method or a plasma CVD method can be used as a deposition method.
- a resist is applied on the interlayer insulating film 10, and the resist is patterned using a general photolithography method (not shown).
- a part of the interlayer insulating film 10 is selectively removed by wet etching using hydrofluoric acid or the like or dry etching such as reactive ion etching (RIE), and the contact hole 11 is opened. To do. Thereafter, the resist is removed with oxygen plasma or sulfuric acid.
- RIE reactive ion etching
- a gate wiring 12, a source wiring 13, and a drain wiring 14 are formed.
- a metal material such as titanium (Ti), nickel (Ni), molybdenum (Mo) or the like can be used.
- Ti is deposited by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) or the like.
- MOCVD metal organic chemical vapor deposition
- Ti is selectively etched using a resist or the like as a mask.
- an interlayer insulating film of the gate wiring 12 and the source wiring 13 is deposited to form a contact hole.
- the interlayer insulating film is preferably deposited by sputtering or the like, and the contact hole can be formed in the same manner as described with reference to FIGS.
- a metal material to be the source wiring 13 is deposited and etched by the same method as the formation of the gate wiring 12.
- an interlayer insulating film of the source wiring 13 and the drain wiring 14 is deposited, a contact hole is formed, and a metal material of the drain wiring 14 is deposited.
- FIG. 11 shows the semiconductor device after the drain wiring 14 is formed. Through the above steps, the semiconductor device shown in FIG. 3 is completed.
- the protection region 17 adjacent in the direction in which the main current flows (X-axis direction) and the drift region 4 sandwiched between the protection regions 17 are: Complete depletion above a given drain voltage. Thereby, the pressure resistance can be further improved.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view illustrating a semiconductor device according to a second modification of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a top view corresponding to FIG.
- the semiconductor device according to the second modification of the first embodiment is different from the first embodiment described above in that the connection region 18 is in contact with the source electrode 15. Configurations, operations, and effects that are not described in the second modification of the first embodiment are substantially the same as those in the above-described embodiment, and are omitted because they overlap.
- the source electrode 15 is in contact with the upper surfaces of the well region 2 and the source region 3 and the upper surface of the connection region 18.
- the source electrode 15, the well region 2, the source region 3, and the connection region 18 have the same potential.
- Source electrode 15 is formed on the second main surface of drift region 4.
- the source electrode 15 can be formed without changing the process by forming the contact hole 11 in the region corresponding to the connection region 18 in the step described with reference to FIGS.
- p-type SiC has a relatively high resistivity and is difficult to fix a potential.
- the semiconductor element according to the second modification of the first embodiment since the connection region 18 is in direct contact with the source electrode 15, the potential can be easily fixed, and the possibility of malfunctioning can be reduced.
- connection region 18 may be in contact with the source electrode 15 at a position deeper than the second main surface of the drift region 4.
- the source electrode 15 is formed from the depth of the connection region 18 by forming the contact hole 11 in the region corresponding to the connection region 18 in the step described with reference to FIGS. It can be formed by forming a shallow groove and depositing an electrode material in the groove.
- the source electrode 15 formed so as to be in contact at a position deeper than the upper surface of the connection region 18 is in contact with the connection region 18 not only on the bottom surface but also on the side surface of the groove formed in the connection region 18.
- the area is large. Accordingly, the contact resistance is reduced, the potential can be more easily fixed, and the possibility of malfunctioning can be reduced.
- FIG. 15 is a perspective view illustrating a semiconductor device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- 16 is a cross-sectional view as seen from the AA direction in FIG.
- the semiconductor device according to the second embodiment differs from the first embodiment described above in that the connection region 18 is formed in contact with the bottom surface of the gate insulating film 6.
- the configurations, operations, and effects that are not described in the second embodiment below are substantially the same as those in the above-described embodiment and are omitted because they are duplicated.
- the electrode wiring is not shown for easy understanding.
- the depth of the gate groove 8 is shallower than the depth of the drift region 4. That is, the bottom surface of the gate groove 8 is higher than the first main surface of the drift region 4.
- the connection region 18 is formed in contact with the bottom surface of the gate insulating film 6 facing the substrate 1.
- the connection region 18 extends from the end surface of the well region 2 facing the drain region 5 to a position in contact with the bottom of the protection region 17 in the extending direction of the gate groove 8 (X-axis direction).
- the width of the connection region 18 matches, for example, the width of the gate groove 8. That is, the connection region 18 is formed in the drift region 4 on the bottom surface of the gate groove 8 and the protection region 17 facing the substrate 1 except for the well region 2 and the source region 3.
- the semiconductor device controls the potential of the gate electrode 7 while applying a positive potential to the drain electrode 16 with reference to the potential of the source electrode 15.
- the inversion layer of the well region 2 disappears and is turned off, and the current between the drain electrode 16 and the source electrode 15 is cut off.
- a high voltage of several hundred volts to several thousand volts can be applied between the drain and the source.
- the channel is formed in the well region 2 located not on the side of the gate groove 8 where the connection region 18 is formed but on the side surface of the gate electrode 7. For this reason, the connection region 18 does not affect the channel width in the ON state.
- the protection region 17 having the same potential as the source region 3, a depletion layer spreads in the protection region 17 when a large voltage is applied to the drain region 5.
- the voltage between the gate electrode 7 and the drain region 5 can withstand the gate insulating film 6 facing the drain region 5, the depletion layer in the protection region 17, and the depletion layer in the drift region 4.
- the protective region 17 can protect the gate insulating film 6 from dielectric breakdown and improve the breakdown voltage. Can do.
- the well region 2 and the protection region 17 are in contact with each other, and the connection region 18 having the same conductivity type as the well region 2 and the protection region 17 is provided.
- the region 17 can be electrically connected. Therefore, the metal wiring and the contact hole for connecting to the protection region 17 are not necessary, so that the surface of the protection region 17 does not need to be wider than the contact hole. For this reason, the number of elements that can be formed in a unit area is not reduced without increasing the element size.
- the semiconductor device it is not necessary to increase the surface area of the protection region 17, so that the width of the protection region 17 does not become wider than the width of the gate groove 8. If the protection region 17 has a width wider than that of the gate groove 8, the main current flows from the drain region 5 to the source region 3 in the on state, and the on-resistance per unit area can be increased. In the semiconductor device according to the second embodiment, the gate insulating film 6 can be protected by the protection region 17 without increasing the on-resistance per unit area.
- connection region 18 formed in contact with the bottom surface of the gate insulating film 6 does not disturb the flow of the main current.
- the inversion layer is formed in the connection region 18 in the on state, the channel width can be increased and the on-resistance can be reduced.
- the impurity concentration of the connection region 18 is higher than that of the well region 2, the resistance of the connection region 18 can be reduced and the conductivity can be improved.
- the potentials of the source region 3 and the protection region 17 are easily fixed, and the possibility of malfunctioning can be reduced.
- the substrate 1 is made of an insulator or a semi-insulator, and the end of the well region 2 is in contact with the substrate 1, so that the electric field concentration at the end of the well region 2 is reduced. It can be reduced and the breakdown voltage can be further improved.
- the substrate 1 and the drift region 4 are formed of the same material, the possibility of warping due to stress is reduced, and the reliability of the element is improved. Can do.
- FIG. 17 is a perspective view illustrating a semiconductor device according to a first modification of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the semiconductor device according to the first modification of the second embodiment differs from the second embodiment described above in that a plurality of semiconductor elements and a plurality of semiconductor elements are connected in parallel to each other. Configurations, operations, and effects that are not described in the first modification of the second embodiment are substantially the same as those in the second embodiment described above, and are not described here because they overlap.
- the plurality of well regions 2 are parallel to the second main surface of the drift region 4 and in a direction (X-axis direction) orthogonal to the extending direction (Z-axis direction), They are arranged in parallel and spaced apart from each other.
- a plurality of source regions 3 are respectively formed in the plurality of well regions 2.
- a plurality of drain regions 5 are formed between the plurality of well regions 2 so as to be separated from the plurality of well regions 2, respectively.
- the gate groove 8 is parallel to the second main surface of the drift region 4 and is in contact with the drift regions 4 on both sides in the arrangement direction (X-axis direction) of the well region 2 in the arrangement direction (X-axis direction) of the well region 2. So as to extend. That is, the gate trench 8 penetrates the well region 2 and the source region 3.
- the protection region 17 is formed so as to be in contact with both end faces respectively facing the drain region 5 of the gate groove 8.
- the connection region 18 is formed below the gate trench 8 in a range from both end surfaces in the arrangement direction (X-axis direction) of the well region 2 to a position in contact with the protection region 17 located on each side.
- FIGS. 18 to 29 show unit element cells connected in parallel corresponding to region D of FIG.
- a substrate 1 is prepared as shown in FIG.
- the substrate 1 is an insulating substrate made of non-doped SiC and has a thickness of about several tens ⁇ m to several hundreds ⁇ m.
- An n ⁇ type SiC epitaxial layer is formed as a drift region 4 on the substrate 1.
- the drift region 4 is formed to have an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 14 to 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 and a thickness of several ⁇ m to several tens of ⁇ m, for example.
- a p-type well region 2 an n + -type source region 3 and an n + -type drain region 5 are formed in the drift region 4.
- the well region 2 it is preferable to form the well region 2 first. Thereafter, the source region 3 and the drain region 5 may be formed simultaneously.
- An ion implantation method is used to form the well region 2, the source region 3 and the drain region 5.
- a mask material may be formed on the drift region 4 by the following process.
- a silicon oxide film SiO 2 film
- a thermal CVD method or a plasma CVD method can be used as the deposition method.
- a resist is applied on the mask material, and the resist is patterned using a general photolithography method or the like. A part of the mask material is selectively removed by etching using the patterned resist as a mask.
- etching method wet etching using hydrofluoric acid or dry etching such as reactive ion etching (RIE) can be used.
- the resist is removed with oxygen plasma or sulfuric acid.
- p-type and n-type impurities are ion-implanted into the drift region 4 to form a p-type well region 2, an n + -type source region 3 and a drain region 5.
- the p-type impurity for example, aluminum (Al) or boron (B) can be used.
- n-type impurity for example, nitrogen (N) can be used.
- the substrate temperature is heated to about 300 ° C. to 600 ° C., the occurrence of crystal defects in the implanted region can be suppressed.
- the mask material is removed by wet etching using, for example, hydrofluoric acid.
- the impurity concentration of the source region 3 and the drain region 5 formed by this method is preferably 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 21 cm ⁇ 3 , and the implantation depth is shallower than the first main surface of the drift region 4. .
- the impurity concentration of the well region 2 is preferably 1 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 .
- the implantation depth of the well region 2 may be deeper than the first main surface of the drift region 4 so that the end of the well region 2 reaches the substrate 1. For example, when the thickness of the drift region 4 is 1 ⁇ m or more, the implantation energy may be above the MKeV level.
- a mask material 9 is formed in order to form the gate groove 8 in the drift region 4.
- a material obtained by patterning an insulating film in the same manner as the mask material used in the process described with reference to FIG. 19 can be used.
- the gate groove 8 is formed using the mask material 9 as a mask.
- a dry etching method such as RIE is preferably used.
- the depth of the gate trench 8 is shallower than that of the source region 3, but may be deeper than that of the source region 3.
- the p-type protection region 17 and the connection region 18 are formed by self-alignment using the mask material 9 as a mask.
- the connection region 18 can be easily formed without causing a displacement so as to be in contact with the bottom surface of the gate groove 8 by ion implantation in a direction perpendicular to the substrate 1.
- the protection region 17 is ion-implanted in a direction parallel to the cross section (XY plane) shown in FIG. , And can be easily formed without causing positional misalignment.
- the angle with respect to the substrate 1 at this time is preferably 1 ° to 45 ° from the viewpoint of implantation depth.
- the p-type impurity for example, aluminum (Al) or boron (B) can be used.
- the impurity concentration of the connection region 18 is higher than that of the well region 2, and the implantation depth is preferably about several hundred nm.
- the ion implantation for example, when the mask material 9 is a silicon oxide film, the mask material 9 is removed by hydrofluoric acid cleaning.
- the ion-implanted impurity is activated by heat treatment (annealing).
- the heat treatment temperature is, for example, about 1700 ° C., and argon (Ar) or nitrogen (N 2 ) can be suitably used as the atmosphere.
- Ar argon
- N 2 nitrogen
- the gate insulating film 6 and the gate electrode 7 are formed.
- the gate insulating film 6 is formed on the surfaces of the drift region 4 and the gate groove 8 by a thermal oxidation method or a deposition method.
- a thermal oxidation method for example, a silicon oxide film is formed in all portions where the substrate comes into contact with oxygen by heating the substrate to a temperature of about 1100 ° C. in an oxygen atmosphere.
- the temperature is about 1000 ° C. in an atmosphere of nitrogen, argon, nitrous oxide (N 2 O), or the like. Annealing may be performed.
- a material to be the gate electrode 7 is deposited on the surface of the gate insulating film 6.
- Polysilicon can be used as the material of the gate electrode 7.
- Low pressure CVD may be used as the polysilicon deposition method.
- the gate groove 8 can be completely filled with polysilicon. For example, when the width of the gate groove 8 is 2 ⁇ m, the thickness of the polysilicon is made thicker than 1 ⁇ m.
- annealing is performed at about 950 ° C. in an atmosphere of phosphoryl chloride (POCl 3 ), whereby n-type polysilicon is formed, and the gate electrode 7 can be made conductive.
- POCl 3 phosphoryl chloride
- the polysilicon of the gate electrode 7 is etched by isotropic etching or anisotropic etching.
- the etching amount is set so that polysilicon remains in the gate groove 8.
- the gate groove 8 has a width of 2 ⁇ m and polysilicon is deposited with a thickness of 1.5 ⁇ m
- the etching amount is desirably 1.5 ⁇ m.
- 25 and 26 show the structure after the polysilicon is etched.
- FIG. 25 the illustration of the insulating film formed on the surface of the drift region 4 when forming the gate insulating film 6 is omitted, but in reality, as shown in FIG. An insulating film can also be formed on the surface of the region 4.
- an interlayer insulating film 10 is formed and an electrode contact hole 11 is formed.
- the interlayer insulating film 10 is generally preferably a silicon oxide film, and a thermal CVD method or a plasma CVD method can be used as a deposition method.
- a resist is applied on the interlayer insulating film 10, and the resist is patterned using a general photolithography method (not shown).
- a part of the interlayer insulating film 10 is selectively removed by wet etching using hydrofluoric acid or the like or dry etching such as reactive ion etching (RIE), and the contact hole 11 is opened. To do. Thereafter, the resist is removed with oxygen plasma or sulfuric acid.
- RIE reactive ion etching
- the gate wiring 12, the source wiring 13, and the drain wiring 14 are formed.
- the interlayer insulating film between the drift region 4, the gate wiring 12, the source wiring 13, and the drain wiring 14 is not shown for easy understanding.
- a metal material such as titanium (Ti), nickel (Ni), molybdenum (Mo) or the like can be used.
- Ti is deposited by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) or the like.
- MOCVD metal organic chemical vapor deposition
- Ti is selectively etched using a resist or the like as a mask.
- an interlayer insulating film of the gate wiring 12 and the source wiring 13 is deposited to form a contact hole.
- the interlayer insulating film is preferably deposited by sputtering, and the contact hole can be formed in the same manner as described with reference to FIGS.
- a metal material to be the source wiring 13 is deposited and etched by the same method as the formation of the gate wiring 12.
- an interlayer insulating film of the source wiring 13 and the drain wiring 14 is deposited, a contact hole is formed, and a metal material of the drain wiring 14 is deposited.
- FIG. 29 shows the semiconductor device after the drain wiring 14 is formed. Through the above steps, the semiconductor device shown in FIG. 17 is completed.
- the semiconductor device shown in FIG. 17 capable of improving the breakdown voltage without being increased in size can be realized.
- the protection region 17 adjacent in the direction in which the main current flows (X-axis direction) and the drift region 4 sandwiched between the protection regions 17 are: Complete depletion above a given drain voltage. Thereby, the pressure resistance can be further improved.
- FIG. 30 is a perspective view illustrating a semiconductor device according to a second modification of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- 31 is a cross-sectional view as seen from the AA direction of FIG.
- the semiconductor device according to the second modification of the second embodiment differs from the second embodiment described above in that at least a part of each of the protection region 17 and the connection region 18 is formed inside the substrate 1.
- Configurations, operations, and effects that are not described in the second modification of the second embodiment are substantially the same as those in the above-described embodiment, and are omitted because they are redundant.
- the bottom surface of the gate groove 8 is located on the first main surface of the substrate 1 or inside the substrate 1. Further, the depth of the well region 2 and the drain region 5 is deeper than the thickness of the drift region 4. That is, the end portions of the well region 2 and the drain region 5 are extended to the inside of the substrate 1 in the direction perpendicular to the second main surface of the drift region 4 (Y-axis direction). Similarly, the source region 3 may be deeper than the drift region 4.
- the connection region 18 is formed inside the substrate 1 on the bottom surface of the gate groove 8 and the protection region 17 facing the substrate 1 except for the well region 2 and the source region 3. Thereby, the connection region 18 electrically connects the well region 2 and the protection region 17 inside the substrate 1.
- the mask material 9 is used as a mask, and the bottom surface is the first main surface of the substrate 1 or the substrate 1.
- a gate groove 8 is formed so as to reach the inside.
- a dry etching method such as RIE is preferably used.
- the p-type protection region 17 and the connection region 18 can be formed by self-alignment using the mask material 9 as a mask.
- the connection region 18 can be easily formed without causing a displacement so as to be in contact with the bottom surface of the gate groove 8 inside the substrate 1 by ion implantation in a direction perpendicular to the substrate 1.
- the protective region 17 can be easily implanted without causing a positional shift so that a part of the protective region 17 reaches the inside of the substrate 1 by ion implantation in a direction parallel to the cross section shown in FIG. Can be formed.
- 32 and FIG. 33 corresponds to the configuration shown in FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, and the process described using FIG. 32 and FIG. 33 corresponds to the process described using FIG. 21 and FIG. To do.
- connection region 18 is formed inside the substrate 1 made of an insulator or a semi-insulator.
- the semiconductor device according to the second modification of the second embodiment, at least a part of the protection region 17 is formed inside the substrate 1. Thereby, the electric field concentration at the end of the protection region 17 can be relaxed, and the breakdown voltage can be further improved.
- the substrate 1 and the drift region 4 are formed of the same material, so that the well region 2 or the protection region 17 is formed in the thickness of the drift region 4. Even when it is formed deeper, it can be easily formed with one kind of p-type impurity.
- the material of the substrate 1 is not limited to SiC.
- a semiconductor having a wide band gap can be used as the material of the substrate 1.
- the semiconductor having a wide band gap include gallium nitride (GaN), diamond, zinc oxide (ZnO), and aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN).
- the gate electrode 7 has been described using n-type polysilicon. However, p-type polysilicon may be used.
- the gate electrode 7 may be another semiconductor material or another conductive material such as a metal material.
- a material of the gate electrode 7 for example, p-type polysilicon carbide, silicon germanium (SiGe), aluminum (Al), or the like can be used.
- a metal may be used, an alloy of a semiconductor and a metal, or other conductors may be used.
- a silicon oxide film is used as the gate insulating film 6
- a silicon nitride film may be used, or a stacked body of a silicon oxide film and a silicon nitride film. May be used.
- isotropic etching can be performed by cleaning with hot phosphoric acid at 160 ° C., for example.
- the drift region 4 is formed by epitaxial growth.
- the drift region 4 may be formed by implanting an n-type impurity into an insulating substrate such as SiC.
- the substrate 1 may be made of an n-type semiconductor having a lower impurity concentration than the drift region 4.
- the semiconductor device when the semiconductor device is in an ON state, a current flows in the substrate 1 and the current path increases, so that the current increases.
- the substrate 1 is a p-type semiconductor, the depletion layer expands so as to narrow the current path in the drift region 4, so that the current is reduced. That is, when the substrate 1 has the same conductivity type as the drift region 4, the current increases and the loss is reduced.
- the MOSFET is described as an example of the semiconductor device.
- the semiconductor device according to the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) and a thyristor. is there.
- IGBT insulated gate bipolar transistor
- the present invention includes various embodiments and the like that are not described here, such as a configuration in which the above-described configurations are mutually applied. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is defined only by the invention specifying matters according to the scope of claims reasonable from the above description.
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図1は、本発明の第1実施形態に係る半導体装置の構成を模式的に示す斜視図である。図2Aは、図1に対応する上面図である。図2Bは、図1のA-A方向から見た断面図である。図2Cは、図1のB-B方向から見た断面図である。第1実施形態では、複数の半導体素子として3つの金属酸化膜半導体電界効果トランジスタ(MOSFET)を有する半導体装置を例示的に説明する。半導体素子は、平面における2軸方向(X軸方向及びZ軸方向)それぞれに更に多数配列されてもよい。なお、図1では分かり易くするため、電極の配線は図示を省略している。
図3は、本発明の第1実施形態の第1変形例に係る半導体装置を説明する斜視図である。第1実施形態の第1変形例に係る半導体装置は、複数の半導体素子と複数の半導体素子とが互いに並列に接続される点で上述の第1実施形態と異なる。第1実施形態の第1変形例において説明しない構成、作用及び効果は、上述の第1実施形態と実質的に同様であり重複するため省略する。
図12は、本発明の第1実施形態の第2変形例に係る半導体装置を説明する斜視図である。図13は、図12に対応する上面図である。第1実施形態の第2変形例に係る半導体装置は、接続領域18がソース電極15に接する点で上述の第1実施形態と異なる。第1実施形態の第2変形例において説明しない構成、作用及び効果は、上述の実施形態と実質的に同様であり重複するため省略する。
図15は、本発明の第2実施形態に係る半導体装置を説明する斜視図である。図16は、図15のA-A方向から見た断面図である。第2実施形態に係る半導体装置は、接続領域18が、ゲート絶縁膜6の底面に接して形成される点で上述の第1実施形態と異なる。以下の第2実施形態において説明しない構成、作用及び効果は、上述の実施形態と実質的に同様であり重複するため省略する。図15及び図16では、分かり易くするため、電極の配線は図示を省略している。
図17は、本発明の第2実施形態の第1変形例に係る半導体装置を説明する斜視図である。第2実施形態の第1変形例に係る半導体装置は、複数の半導体素子と複数の半導体素子とが互いに並列に接続される点で上述の第2実施形態と異なる。第2実施形態の第1変形例において説明しない構成、作用及び効果は、上述の第2実施形態と実質的に同様であり重複するため省略する。
図30は、本発明の第2実施形態の第2変形例に係る半導体装置を説明する斜視図である。図31は、図30のA-A方向から見た断面図である。第2実施形態の第2変形例に係る半導体装置は、保護領域17及び接続領域18それぞれの少なくとも一部が、基板1内部に形成される点で上述の第2実施形態と異なる。第2実施形態の第2変形例において説明しない構成、作用及び効果は、上述の実施形態と実質的に同様であり重複するため省略する。
上記のように、本発明を上記の実施形態によって記載したが、この開示の一部をなす論述及び図面は本発明を限定するものであると理解すべきではない。この開示から当業者には様々な代替実施形態、実施例及び運用技術が明らかとなろう。
2 ウェル領域
3 ソース領域
4 ドリフト領域
5 ドレイン領域
6 ゲート絶縁膜
7 ゲート電極
8 ゲート溝
15 ソース電極
16 ドレイン電極
17 保護領域
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- 基板と、
前記基板の第1主面に形成され、前記基板よりも高不純物濃度の第1導電型のドリフト領域と、
前記ドリフト領域内において、前記ドリフト領域の前記基板と接する第1主面とは反対側の第2主面から、前記第2主面の垂直方向に延設された第2導電型のウェル領域と、
前記ウェル領域内において、前記第2主面から前記垂直方向に延設された第1導電型のソース領域と、
前記第2主面から前記垂直方向に形成され、前記第2主面と平行な方向において前記ソース領域、前記ウェル領域及び前記ドリフト領域に接するように延設されたゲート溝と、
前記ドリフト領域内において、前記ウェル領域と離間して、前記第2主面から前記垂直方向に延設された第1導電型のドレイン領域と、
前記ゲート溝の表面に形成されたゲート絶縁膜と、
前記ゲート絶縁膜の表面に形成されたゲート電極と、
前記ソース領域、前記ウェル領域に電気的に接続されたソース電極と、
前記ドレイン領域に電気的に接続されたドレイン電極とを備える半導体装置において、
前記ドリフト領域内において、前記ゲート絶縁膜の前記ドレイン領域に対向する面に形成された第2導電型の保護領域と、
前記ドリフト領域内において、前記ウェル領域と前記保護領域とに接して形成された第2導電型の接続領域を有し、
前記ウェル領域と前記保護領域とは、前記接続領域により互いに電気的に接続されることを特徴とする半導体装置。 - 前記接続領域は、前記ゲート絶縁膜の前記基板に対向する底面と接して形成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記接続領域の少なくとも一部は、前記基板内部に形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記保護領域の少なくとも一部は、前記基板内部に形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至3の何れか1項に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記接続領域は、前記ウェル領域より不純物濃度が高いことを特徴とする請求項1乃至4の何れか1項に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記接続領域は、前記ソース電極と接することを特徴とする請求項1乃至5の何れか1項に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記接続領域は、前記第2主面より深い位置で、前記ソース電極と接することを特徴とする請求項6に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記保護領域を複数有し、隣接する前記保護領域と、前記隣接する保護領域間に挟まれる前記ドリフト領域とは、所定の電圧で完全空乏することを特徴とする請求項1乃至7の何れか1項に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記基板は、絶縁体または半絶縁体からなることを特徴とする請求項1乃至8の何れか1項に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記ドリフト領域と前記基板とは、互いに同じ材料で形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至9の何れか1項に記載の半導体装置。
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