WO2024053022A1 - 半導体装置およびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a trench gate type semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same, and particularly relates to a structure of a gate electrode on the outer peripheral side of the semiconductor device.
- Insulated gate bipolar transistors IGBTs
- MOSFETs insulated gate field effect transistors
- trench gate structures are used for power control applications in automotive equipment, industrial equipment, etc.
- Semiconductor devices are used.
- a semiconductor device having a trench gate structure is provided with a "gate extension section" in which a trench in which a gate electrode is embedded (hereinafter referred to as “gate trench”) extends from an active region through which a main current flows to a termination region outside the active region.
- gate trench a trench in which a gate electrode is embedded
- the drain voltage is low when the semiconductor device is on, a voltage is applied to the gate electrode, so the electric field generated in the gate insulating film increases, and the electric field tends to concentrate particularly at the upper corner of the gate trench.
- Patent Document 1 discloses that by forming a gate insulating film in contact with a thick field insulating film formed by LOCOS (Local Oxidation of Silicon) oxidation in a gate trench of a gate extension part, the upper corner of the gate trench is A technique for reducing electric field concentration has been disclosed.
- LOCOS Local Oxidation of Silicon
- Patent Document 2 discloses a technique in which a field plate electrode is provided together with a gate electrode in a gate trench of a gate extension portion, and the potential of the field plate electrode is set to the gate potential or the source potential.
- the present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present disclosure to provide a semiconductor device that can prevent breakdown of the gate insulating film at the upper end corner of the gate trench of the gate extension portion.
- a semiconductor device includes a drift layer of a first conductivity type, a well region of a second conductivity type formed in a surface layer portion of the drift layer, and a well region of a first conductivity type formed in a surface layer portion of the well region.
- a gate trench formed to penetrate the impurity region and the well region of the active region and reach the drift layer; a gate insulating film formed in contact with the inner surface of the gate trench; a gate electrode layer formed on a gate insulating film; an interlayer insulating film covering the gate electrode layer; a gate wiring electrode formed on the interlayer insulating film and connected to the gate electrode layer; an external trench formed in the drift layer in the outer termination region; a potential fixing layer formed in the external trench and covering the upper corner of the external trench; and an insulating layer formed on the potential fixing layer. and, the gate insulating film and the gate electrode layer extend into the external trench of the termination region, and the gate electrode layer is connected to a contact formed on the interlayer insulating film within the external trench. It is connected to the gate wiring electrode through the hole.
- the gate electrode and gate insulating film drawn out to the external trench are formed on the insulating layer, and the upper end corner of the external trench is covered with the potential fixing layer and the insulating layer. separated from the corner. Therefore, the gate insulating film is prevented from being destroyed due to electric field concentration caused by the shape of the upper corner of the external trench.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a boundary portion between an active region 50 and a termination region 60 in the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device along line A1-A2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device along line C1-C2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device taken along line D1-D2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line B1-B2 in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line D1-D2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line D1-D2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line D1-D2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line D1-D2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line D1-D2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line D1-D2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line D1-D2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line D1-D2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line D1-D2 in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line D1-D2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line D1-D2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device taken along line C1-C2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line B1-B2 in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line C1-C2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device along line C1-C2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line C1-C2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line C1-C2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line C1-C2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device along line C1-C2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device along line C1-C2 in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device according to a third embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device according to a third embodiment.
- 40 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device taken along line D1-D2 in FIG. 39 in Embodiment 3.
- FIG. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device according to a fourth embodiment.
- 42 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device taken along line D1-D2 in FIG. 41 in Embodiment 4.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device taken along line D1-D2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 5.
- FIG. 40 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device taken along line D1-D2 in FIG. 39 in Embodiment 5.
- FIG. 42 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device along line D1-D2 in FIG. 41 in Embodiment 5.
- FIG. 42 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device taken along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2, FIG. 39, or FIG. 41 in Embodiment 6.
- FIG. 40 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device taken along line D1-D2 in FIG. 39 in Embodiment 5.
- FIG. 42 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device taken along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2, FIG. 39
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device along line D1-D2 in FIG. 2 in Embodiment 6.
- FIG. 40 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device along line D1-D2 in FIG. 39 in Embodiment 6.
- FIG. 42 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device along line D1-D2 in FIG. 41 in Embodiment 6.
- a component described as being provided with “one” may be provided with “one or more”. Further, a component is a conceptual unit, and one component may consist of a plurality of structures, and one component may correspond to a part of a certain structure.
- the first conductivity type of the semiconductor will be described as n-type and the second conductivity type as p-type, but conversely, the first conductivity type is assumed to be p-type and the second conductivity type is assumed to be n-type. Good too.
- a MOSFET will be described as an example of a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device may be an IGBT.
- the material of the semiconductor substrate and the drift layer will be described as silicon carbide (SiC), which is a wide bandgap semiconductor with a larger bandgap than silicon, but they may also be silicon, for example, gallium nitride, diamond, etc. Other wide bandgap semiconductors or a combination thereof may be used.
- impurity concentration indicates the peak value of impurity concentration in each region.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device according to a first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of the boundary between the active region 50 and the termination region 60 in the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment, and shows the region 40 surrounded by the broken line in FIG. be.
- illustration of the interlayer insulating film 13, the surface electrode 14, the surface ohmic electrode 19, etc. is omitted to simplify the explanation.
- FIGS. 3 to 6 are schematic diagrams showing cross-sectional configurations of the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment, in which FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A1-A2 in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line C1-C2 in FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line D1-D2 in FIG. 2.
- the active region 50 is a region where a current flows due to the formation of a channel in the on state of the semiconductor device
- the termination region 60 is a region surrounding the active region 50.
- the termination region 60 is provided at the outer periphery of the semiconductor device chip so as to surround the active region 50, and within the termination region 60, there is a p-type termination electric field relaxation region 18 such as an FLR (Field Limiting Ring), An n-type channel stop region 31 is formed to suppress the spread of the depletion layer toward the end of the chip.
- a gate trench 22 is provided in the drift layer 2 of the active region 50, and an external trench 6 corresponding to the gate trench of the gate extension portion is provided in the drift layer 2 of the termination region 60.
- the gate trenches 22 are formed in a stripe shape when viewed from above.
- a cell is formed in each of a plurality of regions defined by gate trenches 22 in active region 50 .
- FIG. 2 shows an example in which a plurality of rectangular cells are arranged in a stripe pattern, the shape of the cells may be circular or polygonal such as a hexagonal shape, and the arrangement of the cells may be , a checkerboard pattern, a houndstooth pattern, etc. may be used.
- a drift layer 2, a well region 3, an impurity region 4, a contact region 5, etc. are provided on the front side of a semiconductor substrate 1 constituting a semiconductor device.
- the active region 50 is provided with a gate trench 22, a trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16, a gate insulating film 10, and a gate electrode layer 11.
- the termination region 60 includes an external trench 6, a trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16, a trench bottom high concentration well region 17, a termination electric field relaxation region 18, an underlying insulating film 7, a potential fixing layer 8, an insulating layer 9, a gate insulating film 10, A gate electrode layer 11, a field insulating film 12, and a gate wiring electrode 15 are provided.
- Gate electrode layer 11 formed in external trench 6 of termination region 60 extends so as to surround gate trench 22 in plan view.
- a surface ohmic electrode 19 On the surface of the semiconductor substrate 1, a surface ohmic electrode 19, an interlayer insulating film 13, and a surface electrode 14 are provided in common to the active region 50 and the termination region 60.
- a back ohmic electrode 20 and a back electrode 21 are provided in common to the active region 50 and the termination region 60.
- Drift layer 2 is provided on semiconductor substrate 1 made of n-type silicon carbide, and is made of n-type silicon carbide.
- the n-type impurity of the drift layer 2 may be nitrogen or phosphorus, and the impurity concentration of the drift layer 2 may be approximately 1 ⁇ 10 14 cm ⁇ 3 or more and 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 or less.
- the thickness of the drift layer 2 may be approximately 5 ⁇ m or more and 300 ⁇ m or less.
- Well region 3 is a p-type region provided in the surface layer portion of drift layer 2, and is made of silicon carbide.
- the p-type impurity in the well region 3 may be aluminum, boron, or gallium, and the impurity concentration in the well region 3 may be approximately 1 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 or more and 1 ⁇ 10 20 cm ⁇ 3 or less.
- the impurity concentration of the well region 3 may or may not be constant in the depth direction.
- the thickness of the well region 3 may be about 0.3 ⁇ m or more and 3 ⁇ m or less.
- Impurity region 4 is an n-type region provided in the surface layer of well region 3, and is made of silicon carbide.
- the n-type impurity in the impurity region 4 may be nitrogen or phosphorus, and the impurity concentration in the impurity region 4 may be approximately 1 ⁇ 10 17 cm ⁇ 3 or more and 1 ⁇ 10 22 cm ⁇ 3 or less.
- the thickness of impurity region 4 may be less than or equal to the thickness of well region 3.
- Contact region 5 is provided in the surface layer of well region 3, is a p-type region having a higher impurity concentration than well region 3, and is made of silicon carbide.
- the p-type impurity in the contact region 5 may be aluminum, boron, or gallium, and the impurity concentration in the contact region 5 may be approximately 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 or more and 1 ⁇ 10 22 cm ⁇ 3 or less.
- the thickness of the contact region 5 may be equal to or less than the thickness of the well region 3.
- a contact hole 25 (hereinafter referred to as “source contact hole 25") that reaches the impurity region 4 and the contact region 5 is formed in the interlayer insulating film 13, and at the bottom of the source contact hole 25, the impurity region 4 and the contact region A surface ohmic electrode 19 connected to 5 is formed.
- Impurity region 4 and contact region 5 are electrically connected to surface electrode 14 , which is a main electrode, through surface ohmic electrode 19 in source contact hole 25 .
- the contact region 5 is connected to the impurity region 4 by a surface ohmic electrode 19.
- a path is formed from the well region 3 to the surface ohmic electrode 19 via the contact region 5, and the electrical connection from the well region 3 to the surface ohmic electrode 19 is improved.
- Contact region 5 may be omitted.
- the gate trench 22 extends from the surface of the impurity region 4 through the well region 3 and reaches the drift layer 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the gate trenches 22 are provided in the active region 50 in the form of stripes (that is, in the form of a plurality of parallel lines). When the gate trenches 22 are provided in a stripe shape, when the semiconductor device is a trench gate type silicon carbide MOSFET, a surface such as a (1-100) surface with high channel mobility can be used as a channel, and the semiconductor device can improve the characteristics of Furthermore, the gate trench 22 extends in the direction of the termination region 60 . Hereinafter, the direction in which the gate trench 22 extends will be referred to as the "extending direction" of the gate trench 22.
- the width of the gate trench 22 may be, for example, approximately 0.5 ⁇ m or more and 10 ⁇ m or less.
- the width of the gate trench 22 refers to the width of the widest part of the tapered shape.
- the depth of the gate trench 22 may be, for example, approximately 0.5 ⁇ m or more and 6 ⁇ m or less.
- Trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 is a p-type region provided below the bottom surface of gate trench 22, and is made of silicon carbide.
- the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 has a conductivity type opposite to that of the drift layer 2, and is designed to relieve the electric field applied to the gate insulating film 10 formed at the bottom of the gate trench 22 in the operating state of the semiconductor device. The gate insulating film 10 is thereby prevented from being destroyed.
- the depth of the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 may be about 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 3.0 ⁇ m or less from the bottom of the gate trench 22 downward.
- the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 may be in contact with the bottom surface of the gate trench 22.
- the p-type impurity of the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 may be aluminum, boron, or gallium, and the impurity concentration of the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 is 1 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 or more and 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 or less. It is sufficient to set it to a certain degree.
- the external trench 6 is a wide trench formed in the termination region 60 to a depth comparable to that of the gate trench 22. Also below the external trench 6, a trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 is provided below the external trench 6.
- the trench bottom high concentration well region 17 has a conductivity type opposite to that of the drift layer 2, and is provided in the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 below the external trench 6.
- Trench bottom high concentration well region 17 is a p-type region with higher concentration than trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16, and is made of silicon carbide.
- a contact hole 26 (hereinafter referred to as "outer well region contact hole 26") reaching the trench bottom high concentration well region 17 is formed in the interlayer insulating film 13.
- a surface ohmic electrode 19 connected to the trench bottom high concentration well region 17 is formed.
- the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 is electrically connected to the surface electrode 14 through the trench bottom high concentration well region 17 and the surface ohmic electrode 19 in the outer peripheral well region contact hole 26 .
- the trench bottom high concentration well region 17 has the effect of lowering the contact resistance between the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 and the surface ohmic electrode 19, as well as the effect of lowering the sheet resistance of the surface of the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16.
- the depth of the trench bottom high concentration well region 17 may be about 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 2.0 ⁇ m or less from the bottom of the external trench 6 downward.
- the trench bottom high concentration well region 17 may be in contact with the bottom of the external trench 6.
- the p-type impurity in the trench bottom high concentration well region 17 may be aluminum, boron, or gallium, and the impurity concentration in the trench bottom high concentration well region 17 is 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 or more, 1 ⁇ 10 22 cm ⁇ It may be about 3 or less.
- the termination electric field relaxation region 18 is a p-type electric field relaxation region that is formed continuously or intermittently so as to surround the active region 50, and is, for example, an FLR (Field Limiting Ring).
- the terminal electric field relaxation region 18 is formed, for example, by ion-implanting aluminum, boron, gallium, etc. from the surface of the drift layer 2 to a depth of approximately 0.2 ⁇ m to 3 ⁇ m, which does not exceed the depth of the drift layer 2.
- the p-type impurity concentration of the termination electric field relaxation region 18 is set to exceed the impurity concentration of the drift layer 2, and may be 1 ⁇ 10 15 cm ⁇ 3 or more and 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 or less.
- the field insulating film 12 is formed so as to be in contact with the surface of the drift layer 2 from inside the external trench 6 to the end of the chip.
- Field insulating film 12 can be made of an insulating material such as silicon dioxide.
- the thickness of the field insulating film 12 can be, for example, 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 5.0 ⁇ m or less.
- the underlying insulating film 7 is formed to cover the inside of the external trench 6 and the upper end corner 6a of the external trench 6 (hereinafter referred to as "external trench upper end corner 6a"), and covers the well region 3, the drift layer 2, and the trench bottom electric field. It is in contact with the relaxation region 16 and the trench bottom high concentration well region 17 .
- a portion of the underlying insulating film 7 is also formed on the field insulating film 12.
- the underlying insulating film 7 is made of an insulating material such as silicon dioxide. The thickness of the underlying insulating film 7 is, for example, approximately 10 nm or more and 1000 nm or less.
- the potential fixing layer 8 is a conductive layer such as polysilicon, and is formed on the underlying insulating film 7, and covers the inside of the external trench 6 and the upper end corner 6a of the external trench via the underlying insulating film 7. A portion of potential fixing layer 8 is also formed on field insulating film 12 .
- potential fixing layer 8 is a first polysilicon layer made of polysilicon.
- a contact hole 27 (hereinafter referred to as “potential fixing layer connection contact hole 27") that reaches the potential fixing layer 8 on the field insulating film 12 is formed in the interlayer insulating film 13. It is connected to the surface electrode 14 through the contact hole 27 for layer connection. Since the potential of the surface electrode 14 becomes the source potential, the potential of the potential fixing layer 8 also becomes the source potential.
- Potential fixing layer 8 has a thickness exceeding gate insulating film 10 , preferably has a thickness exceeding three times that of gate insulating film 10 .
- the insulating layer 9 is formed to cover the potential fixing layer 8.
- the insulating layer 9 suppresses gate leakage current from flowing between the potential fixing layer 8 and the gate electrode layer 11.
- the insulating layer 9 is made of an insulating material such as silicon dioxide.
- the thickness of the insulating layer 9 is, for example, about 10 nm or more and 1000 nm or less, and preferably has a thickness of the gate insulating film 10 or more.
- the gate insulating film 10 is formed so as to be in contact with the inner surface of the gate trench 22, a part of the surface of the drift layer 2, the insulating layer 9, and the field insulating film 12, and is made of silicon dioxide.
- the thickness of the gate insulating film 10 can be, for example, approximately 10 nm or more and 200 nm or less.
- the gate electrode layer 11 is formed on the gate insulating film 10 in the gate trench 22 and on the gate insulating film 10 formed on the insulating layer 9 in the external trench 6. In this way, the gate insulating film 10 and the gate electrode layer 11 extend from inside the gate trench 22 to inside the external trench 6.
- the height of the upper end of the gate electrode layer 11 in the gate trench 22 is preferably lower than the surface position of the drift layer 2 , and more preferably lower than the surface position of the drift layer 2 .
- gate electrode layer 11 is a second polysilicon layer made of polysilicon.
- the gate electrode layer 11 formed in the termination region 60 has a thickness exceeding the gate insulating film 10, for example.
- a contact hole 28 (hereinafter referred to as "gate contact hole 28") that reaches the gate electrode layer 11 is formed in the interlayer insulating film 13, and the gate electrode layer 11 connects to the gate electrode pad 29 through the gate contact hole 28. It is connected to the gate wiring electrode 15 connected to.
- the surface electrode 14, gate wiring electrode 15, and gate electrode pad 29 are formed on the interlayer insulating film 13, and are made of a metal material such as aluminum.
- the surface electrode 14, the gate wiring electrode 15, and the gate electrode pad 29 are arranged apart from each other.
- the back ohmic electrode 20 is formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 and is made of a reaction product of the semiconductor substrate 1 and a metal film containing nickel as a main component, such as nickel silicide.
- the back electrode 21 is formed in contact with the back ohmic electrode 20 and is made of titanium, nickel, silver, gold, aluminum, or the like.
- the semiconductor device according to Embodiment 1 is composed of the above components.
- FIGS. 7 to 21 are explanatory diagrams of each manufacturing stage of a semiconductor device, of which FIGS. 7 to 12 correspond to the cross section taken along the line B1-B2 in FIG. 2, and FIGS. This corresponds to the cross section along the D1-D2 line of No. 2.
- an n-type silicon carbide semiconductor substrate 1 having a 4H polytype is prepared, and an n-type drift layer 2 is epitaxially grown thereon by chemical vapor deposition (CVD).
- the impurity concentration of the n-type drift layer 2 is in the range of 1 ⁇ 10 14 cm ⁇ 3 to 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 , and the thickness of the drift layer 2 is 5 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m.
- a p-type well region 3 is formed in the surface layer of the drift layer 2 by ion-implanting aluminum, boron, or gallium using a resist mask formed on the drift layer 2 by photolithography.
- Well region 3 may be formed by epitaxial growth.
- nitrogen or phosphorus ions are implanted to form an n-type impurity region 4 in the surface layer of the well region 3.
- a silicon dioxide film with a thickness of about 1 ⁇ m to 2 ⁇ m is formed on the well region 3 and impurity region 4, and the formation regions of the gate trench 22 and external trench 6 are etched by reactive ion etching (RIE). An open etching mask is formed. Then, when the gate trench 22 and the external trench 6 are formed by RIE, the states shown in FIGS. 7 and 13 are obtained.
- RIE reactive ion etching
- a resist mask covering a part of the external trench 6 is formed by photolithography, and then aluminum, boron, or gallium is ion-implanted from the surface side of the drift layer 2 to form a gate.
- a trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 is formed below the trench 22 and the external trench 6.
- ions of aluminum, boron, or gallium are implanted from the surface side of the drift layer 2 to form a termination in the termination region 60.
- An electric field relaxation region 18 is formed.
- the heating temperature of the semiconductor substrate 1 during this ion implantation is preferably 150° C. or higher. When the heating temperature is 150° C. or higher, the electrical resistance of the contact region 5 can be lowered, and resistance loss during the operating state of the semiconductor device can be reduced.
- an annealing process is performed to activate the ion-implanted impurities.
- the annealing treatment is performed in an inert gas atmosphere such as argon or in vacuum at a temperature of approximately 1500° C. or higher and 1900° C. or lower for approximately 30 seconds or more and 1 hour or less.
- a carbon film may be formed on semiconductor substrate 1 before the annealing treatment. In this way, the states shown in FIGS. 8 and 14 are achieved.
- an insulating film such as silicon dioxide, which will become the field insulating film 12, is formed by CVD or the like, and a resist mask is formed on this insulating film by photolithography. Then, this insulating film is opened by etching to form a field insulating film 12, and the resist mask is removed. In this way, the state shown in FIG. 15 is reached.
- the inside and upper end corners of the external trench 6 are covered by a thermal oxidation method or a CVD method, and an underlay is applied so as to be in contact with the well region 3, the drift layer 2, the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16, and the trench bottom high concentration well region 17.
- An insulating film 7 is formed. A portion of the underlying insulating film 7 is also formed on the field insulating film 12.
- a conductive material such as polysilicon that will become the potential fixing layer 8 is formed on the underlying insulating film 7 by CVD or the like, and a resist mask is formed on the polysilicon by photolithography.
- the potential fixing layer 8 is formed in the termination region 60 by etching the polysilicon.
- a portion of potential fixing layer 8 is also formed on field insulating film 12 .
- all of the polysilicon in the active region 50 is removed by etching until the underlying insulating film 7 is exposed by an etch-back process. After that, the resist mask is removed. In this way, the state shown in FIG. 16 is achieved.
- a layer of silicon dioxide or the like, which will become the insulating layer 9, is formed to cover the potential fixing layer 8 by a CVD method or the like.
- potential fixing layer 8 is made of polysilicon
- this layer of silicon dioxide or the like may be formed by thermally oxidizing the surface of potential fixing layer 8.
- a resist mask is formed by photolithography, and the insulating layer 9 is formed by etching.
- the underlying insulating film 7 and insulating layer 9 in the gate trench 22 in the active region 50 are completely removed by etching to expose the drift layer 2. In this way, the state shown in FIG. 17 is achieved.
- a gate insulating film 10 is formed on the surface of the drift layer 2, the inner surface of the gate trench 22, and the insulating layer 9 and field insulating film 12 in the termination region 60 by a thermal oxidation method, a CVD method, or the like. In this way, the states shown in FIGS. 9 and 18 are achieved.
- a conductive material such as polysilicon that will become the gate electrode layer 11 is formed by CVD or the like, and a resist mask is formed on the polysilicon by photolithography.
- the gate electrode layer 11 is formed by etching the polysilicon, and the resist mask is removed.
- the polysilicon in the active region 50 is etched by an etch-back process so that the upper end of the gate electrode layer 11 is below the surface position of the drift layer 2 in the gate trench 22. In this way, the states shown in FIGS. 10 and 19 are achieved.
- an interlayer insulating film 13 is formed by low pressure CVD or the like, and a resist mask is formed on the interlayer insulating film 13 by photolithography. Subsequently, by etching the interlayer insulating film 13, a source contact hole 25 reaching the impurity region 4 and the contact region 5, and an outer peripheral well region contact hole 26 reaching the trench bottom high concentration well region 17 are formed.
- a metal containing Ni or the like as a main component is applied over the impurity region 4 and contact region 5 exposed to the source contact hole 25 and over the trench bottom high concentration well region 17 exposed to the outer peripheral well region contact hole 26.
- a film is formed and annealing is performed to form a surface ohmic electrode 19.
- the metal film on the interlayer insulating film 13 is removed by etching, and the resist mask is removed.
- a metal film containing Ni or the like as a main component is formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1, and annealing treatment is performed to form the back ohmic electrode 20.
- the heating temperature of each annealing treatment may be approximately 600° C. or higher and 1100° C. or lower.
- a resist mask is formed on the interlayer insulating film 13 by photolithography, and the interlayer insulating film 13 is etched to form a potential fixing layer connection contact hole 27 that reaches the potential fixing layer 8 and a gate electrode layer 11.
- a gate contact hole 28 is formed to reach the surface, and the resist mask is removed. In this way, the states shown in FIGS. 11 and 20 are achieved.
- a metal film such as aluminum is formed on the interlayer insulating film 13 and the surface ohmic electrode 19 and inside the potential fixing layer connection contact hole 27 and the gate contact hole 28 by sputtering or vapor deposition.
- a resist mask is formed thereon by photolithography.
- the metal film is patterned by etching to form the surface electrode 14, the gate wiring electrode 15, and the gate electrode pad 29, and then the resist mask is removed. In this way, the states shown in FIGS. 12 and 21 are achieved.
- the structure of the semiconductor device shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 is completed by forming the back electrode 21 on the back ohmic electrode 20 by sputtering, vapor deposition, or the like.
- the termination region 60 may be provided with a channel stop region 31 that suppresses the expansion of the depletion layer toward the end of the semiconductor device.
- Channel stop region 31 is an n-type region provided on the outer peripheral side of external trench 6, and is made of silicon carbide.
- the n-type impurity of the channel stop region 31 may be nitrogen or phosphorus, and the impurity concentration of the channel stop region 31 may be approximately 1 ⁇ 10 17 cm ⁇ 3 or more and 1 ⁇ 10 22 cm ⁇ 3 or less.
- the thickness of channel stop region 31 may be the same as the thickness of impurity region 4, or may be different.
- the channel stop region 31 may be formed by ion implantation, and may be formed simultaneously with the impurity region 4 using a resist mask for providing the impurity region 4, or may be formed before or after the formation of the impurity region 4. You may. When forming channel stop region 31 and impurity region 4 at the same time, channel stop region 31 and impurity region 4 may be formed, for example, after gate trench 22 and external trench 6 are formed.
- the well region 3 and the impurity region 4 are formed by ion-implanting n-type impurities into the surface layer of the well region 3 to form the impurity region 4, and then forming a resist mask by photolithography on it to form the impurity region 4.
- the well region 3 may be formed by ion-implanting p-type impurities to a position other than the region 4.
- the thickness of the etching mask and the RIE process are adjusted so that the etching mask remains after forming the gate trench 22 and the external trench 6, and the remaining etching mask and the photolithography process are used to form the etching mask.
- a trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 was formed by ion implantation using a resist mask.
- the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 may be formed by ion implantation using only a resist mask formed by photolithography and removing the etching mask without leaving it.
- the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 below the external trench 6 may be formed at the same time as the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 under the gate trench 22, or before the formation of the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 under the gate trench 22. Alternatively, it may be formed later. Furthermore, p-type impurity ions are implanted obliquely into the gate trench 22 to form a p-type semiconductor layer in the drift layer 2 in contact with the side surfaces of the gate trench 22, forming the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 and the well region. 3 may be electrically connected to each other through the semiconductor layer.
- the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 and the well region 3 are electrically connected, the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 is connected to the surface electrode 14 via the well region 3, compared to the state where the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 is floating. Since it is grounded and grounded, the frequency characteristics of the semiconductor device are improved.
- the semiconductor device is a MOSFET, but when the semiconductor device is an IGBT, the conductivity type of the semiconductor substrate 1 may be p-type, and the semiconductor substrate 1 may be polished to have a thickness of You can make it thinner.
- the gate insulating film 10 when the gate insulating film 10 is formed in contact with the surfaces and inside of the gate trench 22 and the external trench 6, the upper end corner 22a of the external trench 6 (hereinafter referred to as "gate trench upper end corner 22a") and An electric field is generated in the gate insulating film 10 near the upper end corner 6a of the external trench.
- the gate electrode layer 11 is formed at a position lower than the gate trench top corner 22a, so that electric field concentration due to the shape of the gate trench top corner 22a is suppressed, and the gate insulating film 11 is destruction is prevented.
- the gate insulating film 10 is formed on the insulating layer 9 and is spaced apart from the top corner 6a of the external trench, so that electric field concentration due to the shape of the top corner 6a of the external trench occurs. This prevents the gate insulating film 10 from being destroyed.
- the upper end corner 6a of the external trench is covered with an underlying insulating film 7, and the well region 3 and the potential fixing layer 8 are at the source potential, and the potential fixing layer 8 is connected to the gate electrode by the insulating layer 9 and the gate insulating film 10. Since it is insulated from the layer 11, the underlying insulating film 7 at the upper end corner 6a of the external trench is not destroyed by the gate voltage.
- the potential fixing layer 8 covers the upper end corner and the inside of the external trench 6 via the underlying insulating film 7.
- the curvature of the upper part can be increased.
- the thickness of the insulating layer 9 when the thickness of the insulating layer 9 is thin, the insulation between the potential fixing layer 8 and the gate electrode layer 11 becomes insufficient, and as in the case where the potential of the field plate electrode is set as the source potential in Patent Document 2, there is a difference between the gate and the source. Leakage increases, and the potential fixing layer 8 and gate electrode layer 11 may be destroyed by the electric field, resulting in a short circuit. In order to avoid this, it is preferable that the thickness of the insulating layer 9 be greater than the thickness of the gate insulating film 10, for example.
- the depletion layer also spreads from the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 to the drift layer 2. This suppresses breakdown of the gate insulating film 10 at the bottoms or bottom corners of the gate trenches 22 and external trenches 6 due to the electric field generated by the high voltage applied between the front electrode 14 and the back electrode 21 .
- the semiconductor device shifts from the off state to the on state, the voltage applied between the front electrode 14 and the back electrode 21 decreases, and the depletion layer that had spread to the drift layer 2 contracts.
- the semiconductor device operates so as to alternately repeat the above-described on state and off state.
- the semiconductor device According to the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment, it is possible to prevent the gate insulating film 10 from being destroyed at the gate trench top corner 22a and the external trench top corner 6a.
- FIG. 22 and 23 are diagrams showing the configuration of a semiconductor device according to the second embodiment, in which FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2, and FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C1-C2 in FIG. Each corresponds to a cross-sectional view along the line.
- the cross-sectional configuration along lines A1-A2 and D1-D2 in FIG. 2 is the same as that in the first embodiment.
- an underlying insulating film 7 and a potential fixing layer 8 are provided below the gate insulating film 10 and the gate electrode layer 11 in the gate trench 22 of the active region 50.
- the underlying insulating film 7 is formed in contact with the inner surface of the gate trench 22, and the potential fixing layer 8 is formed on the underlying insulating film 7.
- the gate insulating film 10 is formed in contact with the inner surface of the gate trench 22 and the upper surface of the potential fixing layer 8 , and the gate electrode layer 11 is formed on the gate insulating film 10 .
- the potential of the potential fixing layer 8 formed in the gate trench is a floating potential.
- the underlying insulating film 7 is formed thicker than the gate insulating film 10 in order to alleviate the influence of the electric field generated on the bottom surface of the gate trench 22 due to the drain voltage.
- the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 is formed below the gate trench 22, but the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 may be omitted.
- the electric field generated at the bottom of the gate trench 22 by the drain voltage when the semiconductor device is off is caused by the depletion layer formed between the well region 3 and the drift layer 2 and the underlying insulation. It is shared between the membrane 7 and the potential fixing layer 8.
- concentration of phosphorus in the polysilicon of the potential fixing layer 8 is lowered, depletion of the polysilicon increases and the electric field relaxation effect can be enhanced.
- the semiconductor device caused by the depletion layer extending from the well region 3 to the drift layer 2 and the depletion layer extending from the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 to the drift layer 2 is Since the current confinement is eliminated, it is also possible to improve the on-state characteristics.
- FIGS. 24 to 37 are explanatory diagrams of each manufacturing stage of a semiconductor device, of which FIGS. 24 to 30 correspond to the cross section taken along the line B1-B2 in FIG. This corresponds to a cross section taken along the C1-C2 line.
- an n-type silicon carbide semiconductor substrate 1 having a 4H polytype is prepared, and an n-type drift layer 2 is deposited thereon by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). is epitaxially grown to form a well region 3, an impurity region 4, a gate trench 22, and a trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16. In this way, the states shown in FIGS. 24 and 31 are achieved.
- CVD chemical vapor deposition
- an insulating film such as silicon dioxide, which will become the field insulating film 12, is formed by CVD or the like, and a resist mask is formed on this insulating film by photolithography. Then, this insulating film is opened by etching to form a field insulating film 12, and the resist mask is removed.
- the underlying insulating film 7 is formed by a thermal oxidation method, a CVD method, or the like. In this way, the states shown in FIGS. 25 and 32 are achieved.
- a conductive material such as polysilicon that will become the potential fixing layer 8 is formed on the underlying insulating film 7 by CVD or the like, and is etched by an etch-back process so that a desired thickness remains in the gate trench 22.
- a resist mask is formed by photolithography, and the potential fixing layer 8 in the active region 50 and the potential fixing layer 8 in the termination region 60 are etched so that the potential fixing layer 8 in the active region 50 has a floating potential. Separate and remove the resist mask. In this way, the states shown in FIGS. 26 and 33 are achieved.
- an insulating layer 9 made of silicon dioxide or the like is formed to cover the potential fixing layer 8 by a CVD method or the like.
- the insulating layer 9 may be formed by thermally oxidizing the potential fixing layer 8. In this way, the states shown in FIGS. 27 and 34 are achieved.
- a resist mask is formed by photolithography, and etching is performed until the upper side and the upper end of the sidewall of the potential fixing layer 8 in the gate trench 22 are exposed.
- a gate insulating film 10 is formed on the surface of the drift layer 2, inside the gate trench 22, and on the insulating layer 9 by a thermal oxidation method, a CVD method, or the like. In this way, the states shown in FIGS. 28 and 35 are achieved.
- a conductive material such as polysilicon that will become the gate electrode layer 11 is formed by CVD or the like, and a resist mask is formed on the polysilicon by photolithography.
- the gate electrode layer 11 is formed by etching the polysilicon, and the resist mask is removed.
- the polysilicon in the active region 50 is etched by an etch-back process so that the upper end of the gate electrode layer 11 is below the surface position of the drift layer 2 in the gate trench 22. In this way, the states shown in FIGS. 29 and 36 are achieved.
- an interlayer insulating film 13 is formed by low pressure CVD or the like, and a resist mask is formed on the interlayer insulating film 13 by photolithography. Subsequently, by etching the interlayer insulating film 13, a source contact hole 25 reaching the impurity region 4 and the contact region 5, and an outer peripheral well region contact hole 26 reaching the trench bottom high concentration well region 17 are formed.
- a metal containing Ni or the like as a main component is applied over the impurity region 4 and contact region 5 exposed to the source contact hole 25 and over the trench bottom high concentration well region 17 exposed to the outer peripheral well region contact hole 26.
- a film is formed and annealing is performed to form a surface ohmic electrode 19.
- the metal film on the interlayer insulating film 13 is removed by etching, and the resist mask is removed.
- a metal film containing Ni or the like as a main component is formed on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate 1, and annealing treatment is performed to form the back ohmic electrode 20.
- the heating temperature of each annealing treatment may be approximately 600° C. or higher and 1100° C. or lower. In this way, the states shown in FIGS. 30 and 37 are achieved.
- a metal film such as aluminum is formed on the interlayer insulating film 13 and the surface ohmic electrode 19 and inside the potential fixing layer connection contact hole 27 and the gate contact hole 28 by sputtering or vapor deposition.
- a resist mask is formed thereon by photolithography.
- the metal film is patterned by etching to form the surface electrode 14, the gate wiring electrode 15, and the gate electrode pad 29, and then the resist mask is removed.
- the structure of the semiconductor device shown in FIGS. 22 and 23 is completed by forming the back electrode 21 on the back ohmic electrode 20 by sputtering, vapor deposition, or the like.
- the potential fixing layer 8 of the active region 50 and the potential fixing layer 8 of the termination region 60 are separated by etching so that the potential fixing layer 8 in the active region 50 has a floating potential.
- the potential fixing layer 8 of the termination region 60 is set to a floating potential without being connected to an external electrode, the potential fixation layer 8 of the active region 50 and the potential fixing layer 8 of the termination region 60 are fixed.
- the layers 8 may be connected to each other.
- the semiconductor device according to the second embodiment also provides the same effects as the first embodiment. Further, the thickness of the underlying insulating film 7 formed on the bottom surface of the gate trench 22 is thicker than the gate insulating film 10, so that the gate electrode layer 11 is not located on the bottom surface of the gate trench 22. Therefore, compared to the case where only the gate insulating film 10 is formed on the bottom surface of the gate trench 22, the insulating film (such as silicon dioxide) on the bottom surface of the gate trench 22 is The effect of the generated electric field is alleviated.
- FIG. 38 to 40 are diagrams showing the configuration of a semiconductor device according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 38 is a schematic plan view showing the general structure of the semiconductor device according to the third embodiment
- FIG. 39 shows the structure of the region 41 surrounded by the broken line in FIG. 38.
- FIG. 40 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D1-D2 in FIG. 39.
- illustrations of the interlayer insulating film 13, the surface electrode 14, the surface ohmic electrode 19, etc. are omitted to simplify the explanation.
- the semiconductor device includes a ground electrode pad 30 to which a ground potential of 0V is supplied and a ground wiring electrode 23 connected thereto.
- the potential fixing layer 8 is connected to the surface electrode 14, and the potential of the potential fixing layer 8 is used as the source potential.
- the potential fixing layer 8 is connected to the ground wiring electrode 23, and the potential of the potential fixing layer 8 is set to the ground potential.
- the configuration other than this is the same as that of the first embodiment.
- the gate insulating film 10 is formed separated from the top corner 6a of the external trench, so that the electric field due to the shape of the top corner 6a of the external trench is Concentration is suppressed and destruction of the gate insulating film 10 is prevented.
- the upper end corner 6a of the external trench is covered with an underlying insulating film 7, the well region 3 is at a source potential, the potential fixing layer 8 is at a ground potential, and the potential fixing layer 8 is connected to an insulating layer 9 and a gate insulating film 10. Since the underlying insulating film 7 at the upper corner portion 6a of the external trench is insulated from the gate electrode layer 11 by the gate voltage, the underlying insulating film 7 is not destroyed by the gate voltage.
- FIG. 41 and 42 are diagrams showing the configuration of a semiconductor device according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 41 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a semiconductor device according to Embodiment 4, and shows the configuration of a region 40 surrounded by a broken line in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 42 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D1-D2 in FIG. 41.
- illustration of the interlayer insulating film 13, the surface electrode 14, the surface ohmic electrode 19, etc. is omitted to simplify the explanation.
- the potential fixing layer connection contact hole 27 is not formed in the interlayer insulating film 13, and the potential fixing layer 8 is not connected to any other electrode.
- the potential of the potential fixing layer 8 is set to a floating potential.
- the configuration other than this is the same as in the first to third embodiments.
- the gate insulating film 10 is formed in the termination region 60 so as to be separated from the top corner 6a of the external trench, so that the electric field caused by the shape of the top corner 6a of the external trench is Concentration is suppressed and destruction of the gate insulating film 10 is prevented.
- the upper end corner 6a of the external trench is covered with an underlying insulating film 7, but the well region 3 is at a source potential, the potential fixing layer 8 is at a floating potential, and the potential fixing layer 8 is connected to the insulating layer 9 and the gate insulating film 10. Since the underlying insulating film 7 at the upper corner portion 6a of the external trench is insulated from the gate electrode layer 11 by the gate voltage, the underlying insulating film 7 is not destroyed by the gate voltage.
- FIG. 43 to 45 are diagrams showing the configuration of a semiconductor device according to the fifth embodiment.
- 43 is a sectional view taken along line D1-D2 in FIG. 2
- FIG. 44 is a sectional view taken along line D1-D2 in FIG. 39
- FIG. 45 is a sectional view taken along line D1-D2 in FIG.
- the well region 3 and the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 were separated from each other in the termination region 60.
- the well region 3 and the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16 are connected to each other by a p-type external trench side surface connection layer 24 formed on the side surface of the external trench 6.
- the configuration other than this is the same as in the first to fourth embodiments.
- 43 shows the configuration of FIG. 6 with an external trench side connection layer 24 provided
- FIG. 44 shows the configuration of FIG. 40 with an external trench side connection layer 24 provided
- FIG. 45 shows the configuration of FIG. 42. This corresponds to a structure in which an external trench side surface connection layer 24 is provided.
- the external trench side surface connection layer 24 is formed, for example, by ion implantation after the formation of the trench bottom electric field relaxation region 16, and the p-type impurity may be aluminum, boron, or gallium, and the impurity concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 17 cm ⁇ 3 or more. , about 1 ⁇ 10 22 cm ⁇ 3 or less.
- 46 to 49 are diagrams showing the configuration of a semiconductor device according to the fifth embodiment.
- 46 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B1-B2 in FIG. 2, FIG. 39 or FIG. 41
- FIG. 47 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D1-D2 in FIG.
- FIG. 49 is a cross-sectional view taken along line D1-D2 in FIG. 41.
- the underlying insulating film 7 is not formed, and the potential fixing layer 8 is in contact with the inner surface of the external trench 6 and the upper end corner 6a of the external trench.
- the configuration other than this is the same as in the first to fifth embodiments.
- 47 shows the structure of FIG. 43 with the underlying insulating film 7 omitted
- FIG. 48 shows the structure of FIG. 44 with the underlying insulating film 7 omitted
- FIG. 49 shows the structure of FIG. 45 with the underlying insulating film 7 removed. This corresponds to omitting 7.
- the gate insulating film 10 is formed in the termination region 60 so as to be separated from the top corner 6a of the external trench, so that electric field concentration due to the shape of the top corner 6a of the external trench is prevented. This suppresses the damage and prevents the gate insulating film 10 from being destroyed.
- the potential of the potential fixing layer 8 is set to one of the source potential, ground potential, and floating potential. Even if the potential of the potential fixing layer 8 is the source potential or the ground potential, the drift layer 2 can be Due to the influence of the PN junction, it is difficult for current to flow from the back electrode 21 to the potential fixing layer 8, and the influence on loss is small.
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図1は、実施の形態1に係る半導体装置の概略構成を示す平面模式図である。図2は、実施の形態1に係る半導体装置における活性領域50と終端領域60との境界部分の概略構成を示す模式図であり、図1の破線で囲った領域40の部分を示したものである。図2では説明の簡略化のため、層間絶縁膜13、表面電極14、表面オーミック電極19などの図示を省略している。さらに、図3から図6は、実施の形態1に係る半導体装置の断面構成を示す模式図であり、図3は、図2のA1-A2線に沿った断面図、図4は、図2のB1-B2線に沿った断面図、図5は、図2のC1-C2線に沿った断面図、図6は、図2のD1-D2線に沿った断面図をそれぞれ示している。
図22および図23は、実施の形態2に係る半導体装置の構成を示す図であり、図22は、図2のB1-B2線に沿った断面図、図23は、図2のC1-C2線に沿った断面図にそれぞれ対応している。本実施の形態において、図2のA1-A2線およびD1-D2線に沿った断面構成は実施の形態1と同様である。
図38から図40は、実施の形態3に係る半導体装置の構成を示す図である。図38は、実施の形態3に係る半導体装置の概略構成を示す平面模式図であり、図39は、図38の破線で囲った領域41の構成を示したものである。図40は、図39のD1-D2線に沿った断面図である。図39では説明の簡略化のため、層間絶縁膜13、表面電極14、表面オーミック電極19などの図示を省略している。
図41および図42は、実施の形態4に係る半導体装置の構成を示す図である。図41は、実施の形態4に係る半導体装置の概略構成を示す模式図であり、図1の破線で囲った領域40の構成を示したものである。図42は、図41のD1-D2線に沿った断面図である。図41では説明の簡略化のため、層間絶縁膜13、表面電極14、表面オーミック電極19などの図示を省略している。
図43から図45は、実施の形態5に係る半導体装置の構成を示す図である。図43は図2のD1-D2線に沿った断面図、図44は図39のD1-D2線に沿った断面図、図45は図41のD1-D2線に沿った断面図である。
図46から図49は、実施の形態5に係る半導体装置の構成を示す図である。図46は図2、図39または図41のB1-B2線に沿った断面図、図47は図2のD1-D2線に沿った断面図、図48は図39のD1-D2線に沿った断面図、図49は図41のD1-D2線に沿った断面図である。
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- 第1導電型のドリフト層と、
前記ドリフト層の表層部に形成された第2導電型のウェル領域と、
前記ウェル領域の表層部に形成された第1導電型の不純物領域と、
活性領域の前記不純物領域および前記ウェル領域を貫通して前記ドリフト層に達するように形成されたゲートトレンチと、
前記ゲートトレンチの内面に接して形成されたゲート絶縁膜と、
前記ゲート絶縁膜上に形成されたゲート電極層と、
前記ゲート電極層を覆う層間絶縁膜と、
前記層間絶縁膜上に形成され、前記ゲート電極層と接続されたゲート配線電極と、
前記活性領域の外側の終端領域において前記ドリフト層に形成された外部トレンチと、
前記外部トレンチ内に形成され、前記外部トレンチの上端角部を覆う電位固定層と、
前記電位固定層の上に形成された絶縁層と、
を備え、
前記ゲート絶縁膜および前記ゲート電極層は、前記終端領域の前記外部トレンチ内にまで延在し、前記ゲート電極層は、前記外部トレンチ内で前記層間絶縁膜に形成されたコンタクトホールを通して前記ゲート配線電極と接続する、
半導体装置。 - 前記電位固定層は、前記ゲート絶縁膜の厚さを超える厚さを有する
請求項1に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記電位固定層の下に形成された下敷き絶縁膜をさらに備える、
請求項1または請求項2に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記下敷き絶縁膜の厚みは前記ゲート絶縁膜の厚み以上である、
請求項3に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記電位固定層の一部は、前記ゲートトレンチの底部に形成され、前記ゲートトレンチ内の前記ゲート絶縁膜および前記ゲート電極層は前記ゲートトレンチの上に形成され、
前記ゲートトレンチの底部の前記電位固定層がフローティング電位となるように構成されている、
請求項1から請求項4のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記外部トレンチの下方に形成された第2導電型のトレンチ底面電界緩和領域と、
前記外部トレンチの側面に形成され、前記ウェル領域と前記トレンチ底面電界緩和領域とを接続する第2導電型の外部トレンチ側面接続層と、
をさらに備える、
請求項1から請求項5のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記層間絶縁膜上に形成され、前記ウェル領域と接続された表面電極をさらに備え、
前記電位固定層は、前記層間絶縁膜に形成されたコンタクトホールを通して前記表面電極と接続する、
請求項1から請求項6のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記層間絶縁膜上に形成された接地配線電極をさらに備え、
前記電位固定層は、前記層間絶縁膜に形成されたコンタクトホールを通して前記接地配線電極と接続する、
請求項1から請求項6のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記電位固定層がフローティング電位となるように構成されている、
請求項1から請求項6のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記終端領域の前記ゲート電極層は、平面視で前記ゲートトレンチを取り囲む、
請求項1から請求項9のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記電位固定層の厚みは前記ゲート絶縁膜の厚みの3倍以上である、
請求項1から請求項10のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記絶縁層の厚みが前記ゲート絶縁膜の厚み以上である、
請求項1から請求項11のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記ゲートトレンチの前記ゲート電極層の上端の位置は、前記ゲートトレンチの上端より低い、
請求項1から請求項12のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 第1導電型のドリフト層を形成する工程と、
前記ドリフト層の表層部に第2導電型のウェル領域を形成する工程と、
前記ウェル領域の表層部に第1導電型の不純物領域を形成する工程と、
活性領域の前記不純物領域および前記ウェル領域を貫通して前記ドリフト層に達するゲートトレンチを形成する工程と、
前記活性領域の外側の終端領域において前記ドリフト層に外部トレンチを形成する工程と、
前記外部トレンチ内に、前記外部トレンチの上端角部を覆う電位固定層を形成する工程と、
前記電位固定層の上に絶縁層を形成する工程と、
前記ゲートトレンチ内および前記外部トレンチ内にゲート絶縁膜を形成する工程と、
前記ゲートトレンチ内および前記外部トレンチ内の前記ゲート絶縁膜上にゲート電極層を形成する工程と、
前記ゲート電極層を覆う層間絶縁膜を形成する工程と、
前記外部トレンチ内の前記層間絶縁膜に前記ゲート電極層に達するコンタクトホールを形成する工程と、
前記層間絶縁膜上に、前記コンタクトホールを通して前記ゲート電極層と接続するゲート配線電極を形成する工程と、
を備える、
半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記電位固定層は、前記ゲート絶縁膜の厚さを超える厚さで形成される、
請求項14に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記電位固定層を形成する前に、前記電位固定層の下に設ける下敷き絶縁膜を形成する工程をさらに備える、
請求項14または請求項15に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記電位固定層を形成する工程において、前記電位固定層の一部は前記ゲートトレンチ内に形成される、
請求項14から請求項16のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
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