WO2024171683A1 - 半導体装置および半導体装置の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device.
- Patent Document 1 JP 2003-318396 A
- a semiconductor device having a MOS gate structure comprising: an underlayer provided on the front surface of a semiconductor substrate or above the semiconductor substrate; an interlayer insulating film provided above the underlayer; a first contact hole provided in the interlayer insulating film and extending from the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film to the underlayer; a first alloy layer provided at the bottom of the contact hole; and a second alloy layer provided on the sidewall of the contact hole.
- the first alloy layer may include an alloy layer formed by reacting a polycrystal deposited inside the first contact hole.
- the second alloy layer may be an alloy layer formed by reacting polycrystals deposited inside the first contact hole.
- the thickness of the second alloy layer may be 0.01 ⁇ m or more and 0.2 ⁇ m or less.
- the semiconductor device may include a first barrier metal layer provided inside the contact hole and on the inside of the first alloy layer and the second alloy layer.
- the first barrier metal layer may have a layer.
- the semiconductor device may include a tungsten plug layer disposed in contact with the first barrier metal layer within the first contact hole.
- the semiconductor substrate may have a transistor portion and a diode portion.
- the interlayer insulating film may further have a second contact hole extending from the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film to the underlayer, and the second contact hole may not have the second alloy layer on its sidewall.
- the semiconductor device may include an impurity-doped polycrystalline layer disposed in contact with the first alloy layer.
- the semiconductor device may include at least an impurity-doped polycrystalline layer provided between the lower surface of the first alloy layer and the underlayer, and the conductivity type of the underlayer and the impurity-doped polycrystalline layer may be the same.
- a second barrier metal layer may be provided on the sidewall of the second contact hole in contact with the interlayer insulating film.
- the semiconductor substrate may have a recess in the underlayer below the first contact hole, and the first alloy layer may be provided within the recess.
- the semiconductor substrate may have at least a portion of a lifetime control region including a lifetime killer on the front surface side of the semiconductor substrate.
- the semiconductor substrate may have a transistor portion and a diode portion, the transistor portion may have a main region spaced from the diode portion and a boundary region between the main region and the diode portion, and the lifetime control region may be provided in the diode portion and the boundary region.
- a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of forming a MOS gate structure on the front surface of a semiconductor substrate, forming an interlayer insulating film on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate or above an underlayer provided above the semiconductor substrate, forming a first contact hole in the interlayer insulating film above the underlayer from the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film to reach the underlayer, depositing an initial polycrystalline film and a first initial metal film on the inner wall of the contact hole, and heating the semiconductor substrate to form a first alloy layer at the bottom of the first contact hole and a second alloy layer on the side wall of the first contact hole.
- the initial polycrystalline film may be deposited before depositing the first initial metal film.
- the initial polycrystalline film may be formed after the first initial metal film is formed.
- the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device may include forming a first barrier metal layer on the first alloy layer and the second alloy layer.
- the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device may include a step of forming a second initial metal film before heating the semiconductor substrate.
- a semiconductor device having a MOS gate structure comprising: an underlayer provided on the front surface of a semiconductor substrate or above the semiconductor substrate; an interlayer insulating film provided above the underlayer; a second contact hole provided in the interlayer insulating film and extending from the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film to the underlayer; a third alloy layer provided at the bottom of the second contact hole; and a second alloy layer provided on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film.
- the third alloy layer may include an alloy layer formed by reacting the base layer.
- a second barrier metal layer may be provided on the sidewall of the second contact hole in contact with the interlayer insulating film.
- the second barrier metal layer may include a Ti layer in contact with the interlayer insulating film on the sidewall of the second contact hole, and a TiN layer stacked on the Ti layer.
- the semiconductor device may include a first barrier metal layer provided on an upper surface of the third alloy layer.
- the first barrier metal layer may have a TiN layer disposed on the third alloy layer.
- the semiconductor device may include a first barrier metal layer provided on an upper surface of the second alloy layer.
- the first barrier metal layer may have a TiN layer disposed on the second alloy layer.
- a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of forming a MOS gate structure on the front surface of a semiconductor substrate, forming an interlayer insulating film on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate or on an underlayer provided above the semiconductor substrate, depositing an initial polycrystalline film on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film, forming a second contact hole in the interlayer insulating film from the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film to reach the underlayer, depositing a first metal film on the inner wall of the second contact hole and on the upper surface of the initial polycrystalline film, and heating the semiconductor substrate to form a third alloy layer at the bottom of the second contact hole and a second alloy layer on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film.
- the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device may include a step of forming a second initial metal film on the first initial metal film.
- FIG. 1 shows an example of a top view of a semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 1A shows an example of a cross section taken along line aa' in FIG. 1A.
- 1 shows a top view of a modified example of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 1 shows a top view of a modified example of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 1 shows a cross section taken along line bb' of a modified example of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 100.
- 2B shows an example of a cross section taken along line bb' in FIG. 2B.
- 2C shows another example of the cross section taken along line bb' in FIG. 2B.
- 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a manufacturing process of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a modified example of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a modified example of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a modified example of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a modified example of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a modified example of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a modified example of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a modified example of the semiconductor device 100.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 200.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 200.
- 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a manufacturing process of the semiconductor device 200.
- 2A to 2C are diagrams illustrating an example of a manufacturing process of the semiconductor device 200.
- 2A to 2C are diagrams illustrating an example of a manufacturing process of the semiconductor device 200.
- 2A to 2C are diagrams illustrating an example of a manufacturing process of the semiconductor device 200.
- 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a modified example of the semiconductor device 200.
- FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a modified example of the semiconductor device 200.
- FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a modified example of the semiconductor device 200.
- FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a modified example of the semiconductor device 200.
- FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a modified example of
- one side in a direction parallel to the depth direction of the semiconductor substrate is referred to as "upper” and the other side as “lower.”
- the upper surface is referred to as the upper surface and the other surface is referred to as the lower surface.
- the directions of "upper” and “lower” are not limited to the direction of gravity or the directions when the semiconductor device is mounted.
- the orthogonal coordinate axes merely identify the relative positions of components, and do not limit a specific direction.
- the Z-axis does not limit the height direction relative to the ground.
- the +Z-axis direction and the -Z-axis direction are opposite directions.
- the Z-axis direction is described without indicating positive or negative, it means the direction parallel to the +Z-axis and -Z-axis.
- the orthogonal axes parallel to the top and bottom surfaces of the semiconductor substrate are referred to as the X-axis and Y-axis.
- the axis perpendicular to the top and bottom surfaces of the semiconductor substrate is referred to as the Z-axis.
- the direction of the Z-axis may be referred to as the depth direction.
- the direction parallel to the top and bottom surfaces of the semiconductor substrate, including the X-axis and Y-axis may be referred to as the horizontal direction.
- FIG. 1A shows an example of a top view of a semiconductor device 100.
- the semiconductor device 100 in this example is a semiconductor chip that includes a transistor portion 70.
- the semiconductor device 100 is not limited to a transistor, so long as it is a semiconductor element having a MOS gate structure on a semiconductor substrate 10.
- the transistor portion 70 is a region obtained by projecting the collector region 22 provided on the back side of the semiconductor substrate 10 onto the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the collector region 22 will be described later.
- the transistor portion 70 includes a transistor such as an IGBT.
- the transistor portion 70 is an IGBT.
- the transistor portion 70 may be another type of transistor, such as a MOSFET.
- an edge termination structure may be provided in the area on the negative side in the Y-axis direction of the semiconductor device 100 in this example.
- the edge termination structure reduces electric field concentration on the upper surface side of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the edge termination structure has, for example, a guard ring, a field plate, a resurf, or a structure that combines these. Note that in this example, for convenience, the edge on the negative side in the Y-axis direction will be described, but the same applies to the other edges of the semiconductor device 100.
- the semiconductor substrate 10 is a substrate formed of a semiconductor material.
- the semiconductor substrate 10 may be a silicon substrate or a silicon carbide substrate.
- the semiconductor substrate 10 may be a III-V compound such as GaN, Ga 2 O 3 , or C.
- the semiconductor substrate 10 in this example is a silicon substrate. Note that in this specification, when the term "top view” is used, it means a view from the top surface side of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the semiconductor substrate 10 has a front surface 21 and a back surface 23, as described below.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this example includes a gate trench portion 40, a dummy trench portion 30, an emitter region 12, a base region 14, a contact region 15, and a well region 17 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this example also includes an emitter electrode 52 and a gate metal layer 50 provided above the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the emitter electrode 52 and the gate metal layer 50 are an example of a front surface side metal layer.
- the gate trench portion 40 is an example of a MOS gate structure included in the semiconductor device 100. Note that the semiconductor device 100 of this example is a transistor with a MOS gate structure, but may also be a diode with a MOS gate structure.
- the emitter electrode 52 is provided above the gate trench portion 40, the dummy trench portion 30, the emitter region 12, the base region 14, the contact region 15, and the well region 17.
- the gate metal layer 50 is provided above the connection portion 25 and the well region 17.
- the emitter electrode 52 and the gate metal layer 50 are formed of a material containing a metal. At least a portion of the emitter electrode 52 may be formed of a metal such as aluminum (Al) or copper (Cu), or a metal alloy such as aluminum-silicon alloy (AlSi) or aluminum-silicon-copper alloy (AlSiCu). At least a portion of the gate metal layer 50 may be formed of a metal such as aluminum (Al) or copper (Cu), or a metal alloy such as aluminum-silicon alloy (AlSi) or aluminum-silicon-copper alloy (AlSiCu). The emitter electrode 52 and the gate metal layer 50 are provided separately from each other.
- the emitter electrode 52 and the gate metal layer 50 are provided above the semiconductor substrate 10 with the interlayer insulating film 38 in between.
- the interlayer insulating film 38 is omitted in FIG. 1A.
- the interlayer insulating film 38 has contact holes 54, 55, and 56 penetrating therethrough.
- the contact hole 55 electrically connects the gate metal layer 50 and the gate conductive portion in the transistor portion 70 via the connection portion 25.
- a plug layer made of tungsten, copper, or the like may be provided inside the contact hole 55. The plug layer will be described later.
- the contact hole 56 connects the emitter electrode 52 to the dummy conductive portion in the dummy trench portion 30.
- a plug layer made of tungsten, copper, or the like may be provided inside the contact hole 56.
- connection portion 25 is connected to the front surface side metal layer such as the emitter electrode 52 or the gate metal layer 50.
- the connection portion 25 is provided between the gate metal layer 50 and the gate conductive portion.
- the connection portion 25 in this example may be provided extending in the X-axis direction and electrically connected to the gate conductive portion.
- the connection portion 25 may also be provided between the emitter electrode 52 and the dummy conductive portion. In this example, the connection portion 25 is not provided between the emitter electrode 52 and the dummy conductive portion.
- the connection portion 25 is a conductive material such as polysilicon doped with impurities.
- the connection portion 25 in this example is polysilicon (N+) doped with N-type impurities.
- the connection portion 25 is provided above the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10 via an insulating film such as an oxide film.
- the gate trench portion 40 is an example of a plurality of trench portions extending in a predetermined extension direction on the front surface 21 side of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the gate trench portions 40 are arranged at predetermined intervals along a predetermined arrangement direction (the X-axis direction in this example).
- the gate trench portion 40 in this example may have two extension portions 41 extending parallel to the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10 and along an extension direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction (the Y-axis direction in this example), and a connection portion 43 connecting the two extension portions 41.
- connection portion 43 is formed in a curved shape.
- the gate metal layer 50 may be electrically connected to the gate conductive portion via the connection portion 25.
- a contact hole 55 may be provided directly above the extension portion 41 or the connection portion 43 to connect the gate metal layer 50 to the gate conductive portion.
- the gate metal layer 50 may not be provided within the range of FIG. 1A, and the gate metal layer 50 or a gate pad described later may be connected to the connection portion 25 by the contact hole 55 outside the range of FIG. 1A.
- the dummy trench portion 30 is an example of a plurality of trench portions extending in a predetermined extension direction on the front surface 21 side of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the dummy trench portion 30 is a trench portion electrically connected to the emitter electrode 52.
- the dummy trench portion 30 is arranged at predetermined intervals along a predetermined arrangement direction (the X-axis direction in this example).
- the dummy trench portion 30 in this example has an I-shape on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10, but like the gate trench portion 40, it may have a U-shape on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10. That is, the dummy trench portion 30 may have two extension portions extending along the extension direction and a connection portion connecting the two extension portions.
- the transistor section 70 in this example has a structure in which two gate trench sections 40 and two dummy trench sections 30 are arranged in a repeated manner. That is, the transistor section 70 in this example has gate trench sections 40 and dummy trench sections 30 in a 1:1 ratio. For example, the transistor section 70 has one dummy trench section 30 between two extension sections 41.
- the ratio of the gate trench portion 40 to the dummy trench portion 30 is not limited to this example.
- the ratio of the gate trench portion 40 may be greater than the ratio of the dummy trench portion 30, and the ratio of the dummy trench portion 30 may be greater than the ratio of the gate trench portion 40.
- the ratio of the gate trench portion 40 to the dummy trench portion 30 may be 2:3 or 2:4.
- the transistor portion 70 may not have a dummy trench portion 30, with all trench portions being gate trench portions 40.
- the trench portions may be provided discretely.
- the trench portions may have an intersection portion in the active portion 120. The discrete trench portions may be provided discretely, for example, in a circular shape without an extension portion when viewed from above.
- the shape of the trench portion when viewed from above may be a square, a hexagon, or other shape.
- the trench portions may be provided discretely, with the extension portions connected all the way around.
- the arrangement of the trench portions in a top view may be a square, a hexagon, or the like.
- the trench portions having an intersection in the active portion 120 may mean that the conductors inside the trenches are electrically connected.
- the well region 17 is a second conductivity type region provided on the front surface 21 side of the semiconductor substrate 10 relative to the drift region 18 described later.
- the well region 17 is an example of a well region provided on the peripheral side of the active portion 120.
- the active portion 120 will be described later.
- the well region 17 is a P+ type, for example.
- the well region 17 is provided in a predetermined range from the end of the active region on the side where the gate metal layer 50 is provided.
- the diffusion depth of the well region 17 may be deeper than the depth of the gate trench portion 40 and the dummy trench portion 30.
- a portion of the gate trench portion 40 and the dummy trench portion 30 on the gate metal layer 50 side is provided in the well region 17.
- the bottom of the end of the gate trench portion 40 and the dummy trench portion 30 in the extension direction may be covered by the well region 17.
- the contact holes 54 are provided above the emitter region 12 and the contact region 15 in the transistor section 70.
- the contact holes 54 are not provided above the well regions 17 provided at both ends in the Y-axis direction. In this manner, one or more contact holes 54 are provided in the interlayer insulating film.
- the one or more contact holes 54 may be provided extending in the extension direction.
- Mesa portion 71 is a mesa portion provided adjacent to a trench portion in a plane parallel to front surface 21 of semiconductor substrate 10.
- a mesa portion is a portion of semiconductor substrate 10 sandwiched between two adjacent trench portions, and may be a portion from front surface 21 of semiconductor substrate 10 to the deepest bottom of each trench portion.
- the extension portion of each trench portion may be considered as one trench portion. In other words, the area sandwiched between two extension portions may be considered as a mesa portion.
- the mesa portion 71 is provided adjacent to at least one of the dummy trench portion 30 or the gate trench portion 40 in the transistor portion 70.
- the mesa portion 71 has a well region 17, an emitter region 12, a base region 14, and a contact region 15 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the emitter regions 12 and the contact regions 15 are provided alternately in the extension direction in the mesa portion 71.
- the emitter region 12 may be disposed adjacent to the trench portion, and the contact region 15 may be disposed adjacent to the emitter region 12 and spaced apart from the trench portion.
- the base region 14 is a region of a second conductivity type provided on the front surface 21 side of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the base region 14 is, for example, a P-type.
- the base region 14 may be provided on both ends of the mesa portion 71 in the Y-axis direction on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10. Note that FIG. 1A shows only one end of the base region 14 in the Y-axis direction.
- the emitter region 12 is a region of the first conductivity type having a higher doping concentration than the drift region 18.
- the emitter region 12 is, for example, N+ type.
- One example of a dopant for the emitter region 12 is arsenic (As).
- the emitter region 12 is provided in contact with the gate trench portion 40 on the front surface 21 of the mesa portion 71.
- the emitter region 12 may be provided extending in the X-axis direction from one of the two trench portions sandwiching the mesa portion 71 to the other.
- the emitter region 12 is also provided below the contact hole 54.
- the emitter region 12 may or may not be in contact with the dummy trench portion 30.
- the emitter region 12 is in contact with the dummy trench portion 30.
- the contact region 15 is provided above the base region 14 and is a region of a second conductivity type having a higher doping concentration than the base region 14.
- the contact region 15 is of P+ type, for example.
- the contact region 15 is provided on the front surface 21 of the mesa portion 71.
- the contact region 15 may be provided in the X-axis direction from one of the two trench portions sandwiching the mesa portion 71 to the other.
- the contact region 15 may or may not be in contact with the gate trench portion 40 or the dummy trench portion 30.
- the contact region 15 is in contact with the dummy trench portion 30 and the gate trench portion 40.
- the contact region 15 is also provided below the contact hole 54.
- FIG. 1B shows an example of the a-a' cross section in FIG. 1A.
- the a-a' cross section is an XZ plane that passes through the emitter region 12 in the transistor section 70.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this example has a semiconductor substrate 10, an interlayer insulating film 38, an emitter electrode 52, and a collector electrode 24.
- the collector electrode 24 is an example of a backside metal layer provided in contact with the back surface 23 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the emitter electrode 52 is provided above the semiconductor substrate 10 and the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the drift region 18 is a region of a first conductivity type provided in the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the drift region 18 is, as an example, N-type.
- the drift region 18 may be a region remaining in the semiconductor substrate 10 without other doped regions being formed therein.
- the doping concentration of the drift region 18 may be the doping concentration of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the buffer region 20 is a region of a first conductivity type provided on the back surface 23 side of the semiconductor substrate 10 relative to the drift region 18.
- the buffer region 20 is, as an example, an N-type.
- the doping concentration of the buffer region 20 is higher than the doping concentration of the drift region 18.
- the buffer region 20 may function as a field stop layer that prevents the depletion layer spreading from the lower surface side of the base region 14 from reaching the collector region 22 of the second conductivity type.
- the buffer region 20 may be omitted.
- the collector region 22 is provided below the buffer region 20 in the transistor section 70.
- the collector region 22 has the second conductivity type.
- the collector region 22 is, as an example, a P+ type.
- the collector electrode 24 is provided on the rear surface 23 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the collector electrode 24 is formed of a conductive material such as a metal.
- the material of the collector electrode 24 may be the same as or different from the material of the emitter electrode 52.
- the base region 14 is a second conductivity type region provided above the drift region 18.
- the base region 14 is provided in contact with the gate trench portion 40.
- the base region 14 may be provided in contact with the dummy trench portion 30.
- the emitter region 12 is provided above the base region 14.
- the emitter region 12 is provided between the base region 14 and the front surface 21.
- the emitter region 12 is provided in contact with the gate trench portion 40.
- the emitter region 12 may or may not be in contact with the dummy trench portion 30.
- the accumulation region 16 is a region of a first conductivity type that is provided closer to the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10 than the drift region 18.
- the accumulation region 16 is an N+ type, for example.
- the accumulation region 16 does not necessarily have to be provided.
- the accumulation region 16 is provided in contact with the gate trench portion 40.
- the accumulation region 16 may or may not be in contact with the dummy trench portion 30.
- the doping concentration of the accumulation region 16 is higher than the doping concentration of the drift region 18.
- the dose of ion implantation of the accumulation region 16 may be 1.0E+12 cm ⁇ 2 or more and 1.0E+13 cm ⁇ 2 or less.
- the dose of ion implantation of the accumulation region 16 may be 3.0E+12 cm ⁇ 2 or more and 6.0E+12 cm ⁇ 2 or less.
- One or more gate trench portions 40 and one or more dummy trench portions 30 are provided on the front surface 21.
- Each trench portion is provided from the front surface 21 to the drift region 18.
- each trench portion also penetrates these regions to reach the drift region 18.
- the trench portion penetrating the doped region is not limited to being manufactured in the order of forming the doped region and then the trench portion.
- the trench portion penetrating the doped region also includes a case where a doped region is formed between the trench portions after the trench portions are formed.
- the gate trench portion 40 has a gate trench, a gate insulating film 42, and a gate conductive portion 44 formed on the front surface 21.
- the gate insulating film 42 is provided to cover the inner wall of the gate trench.
- the gate insulating film 42 may be formed by oxidizing or nitriding the semiconductor on the inner wall of the gate trench.
- the gate conductive portion 44 is provided inside the gate trench and on the inside of the gate insulating film 42.
- the gate insulating film 42 insulates the gate conductive portion 44 from the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the gate conductive portion 44 is formed of a conductive material such as polysilicon.
- the gate trench portion 40 is covered by an interlayer insulating film 38 on the front surface 21.
- the upper end of the gate conductive portion 44 may be at the same height as the front surface 21, may be located below the front surface 21, or may be located above the front surface 21.
- the gate conductive portion 44 includes a region facing the adjacent base region 14 on the mesa portion 71 side, across the gate insulating film 42, in the depth direction of the semiconductor substrate 10. When a predetermined voltage is applied to the gate conductive portion 44, a channel is formed by an electron inversion layer in the surface layer of the interface of the base region 14 that contacts the gate trench.
- the dummy trench portion 30 may have the same structure as the gate trench portion 40.
- the dummy trench portion 30 has a dummy trench, a dummy insulating film 32, and a dummy conductive portion 34 formed on the front surface 21 side.
- the dummy insulating film 32 is provided to cover the inner wall of the dummy trench.
- the dummy conductive portion 34 is formed inside the dummy trench and is formed on the inside of the dummy insulating film 32.
- the dummy insulating film 32 insulates the dummy conductive portion 34 from the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the dummy trench portion 30 may be covered by an interlayer insulating film 38 on the front surface 21.
- the upper end of the dummy conductive portion 34 may be at the same height as the front surface 21, may be located below the front surface 21, or may be located above the front surface 21.
- the interlayer insulating film 38 is provided above the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the interlayer insulating film 38 is provided in contact with the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- An emitter electrode 52 is provided above the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the interlayer insulating film 38 is provided with one or more contact holes 54 for electrically connecting the emitter electrode 52 to the semiconductor substrate 10.
- Contact holes 55 and 56 may also be provided penetrating the interlayer insulating film 38 in a similar manner.
- the thickness of the interlayer insulating film 38 is, for example, 1.0 ⁇ m, but is not limited to this.
- the interlayer insulating film 38 may be a silicon oxide film.
- the interlayer insulating film 38 may be a boro-phospho silicate glass (BPSG) film, a boro-silicate glass (BSG) film, or a phosphorus silicate glass (PSG) film.
- the interlayer insulating film 38 may include a high temperature silicon oxide (HTO) film.
- the back side lifetime control region 151 may be provided in the transistor section 70. However, the back side lifetime control region 151 may be omitted.
- the back side lifetime control region 151 is a region in which a lifetime killer is intentionally formed by, for example, injecting impurities into the interior of the semiconductor substrate 10. In one example, the back side lifetime control region 151 is formed by injecting helium into the semiconductor substrate 10. The back side lifetime control region 151 may also be formed by injecting protons.
- the lifetime killer is a carrier recombination center.
- the lifetime killer may be a lattice defect.
- the lifetime killer may be a vacancy, a divacancy, a compound defect of these with the elements that make up the semiconductor substrate 10, or a dislocation.
- the lifetime killer may also be a rare gas element such as helium or neon, or a metal element such as platinum.
- An electron beam or protons may be used to form the lattice defect.
- the lifetime killer concentration is the concentration of carrier recombination centers.
- the lifetime killer concentration may be the concentration of lattice defects.
- the lifetime killer concentration may be the concentration of vacancies such as vacancies and divacancies, the concentration of complex defects between these vacancies and the elements that make up the semiconductor substrate 10, or the dislocation concentration.
- the lifetime killer concentration may also be the chemical concentration of a rare gas element such as helium or neon, or the chemical concentration of a metal element such as platinum.
- the back side lifetime control region 151 is provided on the back side 23 side of the center of the semiconductor substrate 10 in the depth direction of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the back side lifetime control region 151 of this example is provided in the buffer region 20.
- the back side lifetime control region 151 of this example is provided on the entire surface of the semiconductor substrate 10 in the XY plane, and can be formed without using a mask.
- the back side lifetime control region 151 may be provided in a part of the semiconductor substrate 10 in the XY plane.
- the dose of the impurity for forming the back side lifetime control region 151 may be 0.5E+10 cm ⁇ 2 or more and 1.0E+14 cm ⁇ 2 or less, or 5.0E+10 cm ⁇ 2 or more and 1.0E+13 cm ⁇ 2 or less.
- the back side lifetime control region 151 may be formed by injection from the back side 23 of the semiconductor substrate 10. This makes it easier to avoid influences on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the back side lifetime control region 151 is formed by irradiating helium or protons from the back side 23 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- whether the back side lifetime control region 151 is formed by injection from the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10 or from the back side 23 of the semiconductor substrate 10 can be determined by obtaining the state of the front surface 21 by the SR method or by measuring leakage current.
- FIG. 2A shows a top view of a modified example of the semiconductor device 100. In this example, only some of the components of the semiconductor device 100 are shown, and some components are omitted.
- the semiconductor substrate 10 has end edges 102 when viewed from above.
- the semiconductor substrate 10 has two sets of end edges 102 that face each other when viewed from above.
- the X-axis and the Y-axis are parallel to one of the end edges 102.
- the semiconductor substrate 10 has an active portion 120.
- the active portion 120 is a region through which a main current flows in the depth direction between the front surface 21 and the back surface 23 of the semiconductor substrate 10 when the semiconductor device 100 is in operation.
- An emitter electrode 52 is provided above the active portion 120, but is omitted in this figure.
- the active section 120 is provided with at least one of a transistor section 70 including a transistor element such as an IGBT, and a diode section 80 including a diode element such as a free wheel diode (FWD).
- a transistor section 70 including a transistor element such as an IGBT and a diode section 80 including a diode element such as a free wheel diode (FWD).
- the transistor sections 70 and the diode sections 80 are alternately arranged along a predetermined arrangement direction (the X-axis direction in this example) on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the active section 120 may be provided with only one of the transistor section 70 and the diode section 80.
- the region in which the transistor section 70 is disposed is marked with the symbol "I”
- the region in which the diode section 80 is disposed is marked with the symbol "F”.
- the transistor section 70 and the diode section 80 may each have a longitudinal direction in the extension direction. That is, the length of the transistor section 70 in the Y-axis direction is greater than its width in the X-axis direction. Similarly, the length of the diode section 80 in the Y-axis direction is greater than its width in the X-axis direction.
- the extension direction of the transistor section 70 and the diode section 80 may be the same as the longitudinal direction of each trench section described below.
- the diode section 80 is a region obtained by projecting a cathode region 82 provided on the rear surface 23 side of the semiconductor substrate 10 onto the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the cathode region 82 will be described later.
- a P+ type collector region 22 may be provided in the rear surface 23 of the semiconductor substrate 10 in an area other than the cathode region 82.
- an extension region 85 that extends the diode section 80 in the Y-axis direction to the gate wiring described later may also be included in the diode section 80.
- a collector region 22 may be provided on the rear surface 23 of the extension region 85.
- the semiconductor device 100 may have one or more pads above the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this example has a gate pad 112.
- the semiconductor device 100 may also have pads such as an anode pad and a cathode pad. Each pad is disposed near the edge 102.
- the vicinity of the edge 102 refers to the area between the edge 102 and the emitter electrode 52 in a top view.
- each pad may be connected to an external circuit via wiring such as a wire.
- a gate potential is applied to the gate pad 112.
- the gate pad 112 is electrically connected to the gate conductive portion 44 of the gate trench portion 40 of the active portion 120.
- the semiconductor device 100 includes a gate wiring that connects the gate pad 112 and the gate trench portion 40. In FIG. 2A, the gate wiring is hatched with diagonal lines.
- the gate wiring in this example has a peripheral gate wiring 130 and an active-area gate wiring 131.
- the gate wiring may be composed of either one of the gate metal layer 50 and the connection portion 25, or an appropriate combination of both.
- the peripheral gate wiring 130 and the active-area gate wiring 131 may have the same configuration or different configurations.
- the peripheral gate wiring 130 is disposed between the active portion 120 and the edge 102 of the semiconductor substrate 10 in a top view.
- the peripheral gate wiring 130 in this example surrounds the active portion 120 in a top view.
- the area surrounded by the peripheral gate wiring 130 in a top view may be the active portion 120.
- the peripheral gate wiring 130 is also connected to the gate pad 112.
- the peripheral gate wiring 130 is disposed above the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the peripheral gate wiring 130 may be composed of the gate metal layer 50 and the connection portion 25.
- the inter-active portion gate wiring 131 is provided between the multiple active portions 120.
- two active portions 120 are arranged side by side in the Y-axis direction.
- the active-area inter-gate wiring 131 is connected to the gate trench portion of the active portion 120.
- the active-area inter-gate wiring 131 is disposed above the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the active-area inter-gate wiring 131 is composed of a gate metal layer 50 and a connection portion 25.
- the gate metal layer 50 may be a metal layer containing aluminum or the like.
- the inter-active portion gate wiring 131 may be connected to the peripheral gate wiring 130.
- the inter-active portion gate wiring 131 is provided extending in the X-axis direction so as to cross the active portion 120 from one peripheral gate wiring 130 to the other peripheral gate wiring 130 at approximately the center in the Y-axis direction.
- the transistor section 70 and the diode section 80 may be arranged alternately in the X-axis direction in each divided region.
- the edge termination structure 140 is provided on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10. When viewed from above, the edge termination structure 140 is provided between the active section 120 and the edge 102. In this example, the edge termination structure 140 is disposed between the peripheral gate wiring 130 and the edge 102. The edge termination structure 140 relieves electric field concentration on the front surface 21 side of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the edge termination structure 140 may include at least one of a guard ring, a field plate, and a resurf that are provided in a ring shape surrounding the active section 120.
- FIG. 2B shows a top view of a modified example of the semiconductor device 100.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this example includes a transistor portion 70 and a diode portion 80. This figure is an enlarged view of the top surface of region A in FIG. 2A.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this example includes a gate trench portion 40, a dummy trench portion 30, an emitter region 12, a base region 14, a contact region 15, and a well region 17 provided inside the front surface 21 side of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the gate trench portion 40 and the dummy trench portion 30 are each an example of a trench portion.
- the dummy trench portion 30 in this example may have a U-shape on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10, similar to the gate trench portion 40. That is, the dummy trench portion 30 may have two extension portions 31 that extend along the extension direction and a connection portion 33 that connects the two extension portions 31.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this example includes an emitter electrode 52 and a gate metal layer 50 provided above the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the emitter electrode 52 and the gate metal layer 50 are provided separately from each other.
- the transistor section 70 of this example includes a boundary region 90 located at the boundary between the transistor section 70 and the diode section 80.
- the region of the transistor section 70 other than the boundary region 90, i.e., the region separated from the diode section 80, may be referred to as the main region.
- the boundary region 90 is provided between the main region of the transistor portion 70 and the diode portion 80, and is adjacent to the diode portion 80.
- the boundary region 90 has a contact region 15 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the trench portion of the boundary region 90 includes a gate trench portion 40 and a dummy trench portion 30.
- the boundary region 90 is arranged so that both ends in the X-axis direction are the dummy trench portion 30, but in other examples, it may be arranged so that one end in the X-axis direction is the dummy trench portion 30 and the other end is the gate trench portion 40.
- the contact holes 54 are provided above the base region 14 in the diode section 80.
- the contact holes 54 are provided above the contact region 15 in the boundary region 90. None of the contact holes 54 are provided above the well regions 17 provided at both ends in the Y-axis direction.
- the mesa portion 91 is provided in the boundary region 90.
- the mesa portion 91 has an emitter region 12 and a contact region 15 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10, similar to the main region of the transistor portion 70.
- the boundary region 90 may have a buffer structure different from that of the main region in order to achieve both the structures of the transistor portion 70 and the diode portion 80.
- the mesa portion 91 closest to the diode portion 80 may not have an emitter region 12.
- the base region 14 may be exposed on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10 across multiple mesa portions 91.
- the mesa portion 91 in this example has a base region 14 and a well region 17 on the negative side in the Y-axis direction.
- the mesa portion 81 is provided in a region of the diode portion 80 that is sandwiched between adjacent dummy trench portions 30.
- the mesa portion 81 has a base region 14 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the mesa portion 81 has a well region 17 on the negative side in the Y-axis direction.
- the emitter region 12 is provided in the mesa portion 71, but does not have to be provided in the mesa portion 81 or the mesa portion 91 closest to the diode portion 80.
- the contact region 15 is provided in the mesa portion 71 and the mesa portion 91, but does not have to be provided in the mesa portion 81.
- FIG. 2C shows a b-b' cross section of a modified example of the semiconductor device 100.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this example has a back surface side lifetime control region 151 and a front surface side lifetime control region 152. However, the semiconductor device 100 does not have to have either the back surface side lifetime control region 151 or the front surface side lifetime control region 152.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this example has a collector region 22 and a cathode region 82 on the lower surface side of the buffer region 20, i.e., on the back surface 23 side of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the emitter region 12 is provided above the base region 14 in the mesa portion 71.
- the emitter region 12 is provided in contact with the gate trench portion 40 in the mesa portion 71.
- the emitter region 12 may be provided on the front surface 21 of the mesa portion 71.
- the contact region 15 is provided above the base region 14 in the mesa portion 91.
- the contact region 15 is provided in contact with the dummy trench portion 30 in the mesa portion 91.
- the contact region 15 may be provided on the front surface 21 of the mesa portion 71.
- the accumulation region 16 is provided in the transistor section 70 and the diode section 80.
- the accumulation region 16 is provided on the entire surface of the transistor section 70 and the diode section 80.
- the accumulation region 16 does not have to be provided in the diode section 80.
- the cathode region 82 is provided below the buffer region 20 in the diode section 80.
- the boundary between the collector region 22 and the cathode region 82 is the boundary between the transistor section 70 and the diode section 80. That is, the collector region 22 is provided below the boundary region 90 in this example.
- the back side lifetime control region 151 is provided in both the transistor section 70 and the diode section 80. This allows the semiconductor device 100 of this example to speed up recovery in the diode section 80 and further improve switching loss.
- the back side lifetime control region 151 may be formed in the same manner as the back side lifetime control region 151 of the other embodiments.
- the front surface side lifetime control region 152 is provided on the front surface 21 side of the center of the semiconductor substrate 10 in the depth direction of the semiconductor substrate 10. In this example, the front surface side lifetime control region 152 is provided in the drift region 18. The front surface side lifetime control region 152 is provided in both the transistor section 70 and the diode section 80. The front surface side lifetime control region 152 is provided in the diode section 80 and the boundary region 90, and may not be provided in a part of the transistor section 70. In another example, the front surface side lifetime control region 152 may be provided on the entire surface of the transistor section 70, may not be provided on the entire surface of the transistor section 70, or may not be provided on a part or the entire surface of the diode section 80. The front surface side lifetime control region 152 can suppress hole injection from the base region 14 of the diode section 80 and the contact region 15 of the transistor section 70, thereby reducing reverse recovery loss.
- the front surface side lifetime control region 152 may be formed by any of the methods for forming the back surface side lifetime control region 151.
- the elements and dose amounts for forming the back surface side lifetime control region 151 and the front surface side lifetime control region 152 may be the same or different.
- a case in which the lifetime is adjusted over the entire area of the semiconductor substrate 10 in the Z-axis direction, such as by electron beam irradiation, may also be considered an example of forming the front surface side lifetime control region 152.
- the front surface side lifetime control region 152 in this example is provided extending from the diode portion 80 to the boundary region 90.
- the front surface side lifetime control region 152 may be formed by irradiation from the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the front surface side lifetime control region 152 may be formed by irradiation from the back surface 23 side of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the front surface side lifetime control region 152 in this example is provided below the gate trench portion 40.
- the semiconductor device 100 may be a power semiconductor device for controlling power, etc.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this example may have a vertical semiconductor structure with a backside metal layer on the backside 23 side of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- an RC-IGBT with a trench gate structure is described as the semiconductor device 100.
- the semiconductor device 100 may be a semiconductor device with a planar gate structure, or may be another semiconductor device such as a diode.
- the semiconductor device 100 may include an N-channel MOSFET or a P-channel MOSFET.
- FIG. 3A is an enlarged view of a cross section of the semiconductor device 100.
- an enlarged view of a cross section in the vicinity of contact hole 54A is shown.
- Contact hole 54A is an example of a contact hole 54.
- the cross section in this example is an XZ cross section passing through emitter region 12 on front surface 21 of semiconductor substrate 10.
- Contact hole 54A (contact hole 54) has a bottom 54b and a sidewall 54w.
- Contact hole 54A is provided with a first barrier metal layer 60, a first alloy layer 62, a second alloy layer 63, and a plug layer 64.
- Contact hole 54A is an example of a first contact hole.
- first barrier metal layer 60, first alloy layer 62, second alloy layer 63, and plug layer 64 may be provided in other contact holes such as contact hole 55 and contact hole 56.
- the first alloy layer 62 is provided to cover the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54A.
- the first alloy layer 62 in this example is an alloy layer obtained by reacting polycrystals. By providing the first alloy layer 62, good contact can be obtained.
- the first alloy layer 62 is TiSi2 formed by annealing an initial polycrystalline film, which is polysilicon, and a first initial metal film, which is titanium (Ti), formed on the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54A.
- the second alloy layer 63 is provided to cover the sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54A.
- the second alloy layer 63 in this example is an alloy layer obtained by reacting polycrystals, similar to the first alloy layer 62.
- the second alloy layer 63 is TiSi 2 formed by annealing an initial polycrystalline film, which is polysilicon, and a first initial metal film, which is titanium (Ti), formed on the sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54A .
- the first alloy layer 62 and the second alloy layer 63 may be formed by the same film formation and annealing process.
- the second alloy layer 63 may be continuous with the first alloy layer 62 at the lower end. That is, the inner wall of the contact hole 54A may be covered with the first alloy layer 62 and the second alloy layer 63. Note that in the drawings, the first alloy layer 62 and the second alloy layer 63 are shown clearly separated, but this is merely for convenience. Of the alloy layers formed integrally in the same process, the portion on the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54 may be referred to as the first alloy layer 62, and the portion on the side wall 54w may be referred to as the second alloy layer 63.
- the thickness T of the second alloy layer 63 is 0.01 ⁇ m or more and 0.2 ⁇ m or less.
- the thickness T of the second alloy layer 63 is the distance in the direction perpendicular to the sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54A, and may be the film thickness at the thickest position.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 is provided inside the first alloy layer 62 and the second alloy layer 63 in the contact hole 54A.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 contains at least one of titanium (Ti), cobalt (Co), magnesium (Mg), vanadium (V), lanthanum (La), palladium (Pd), tantalum (Ta) or zirconium (Zr).
- the first barrier metal layer 60 in this example is TiN formed by sputtering as the second initial metal film, or TiN formed by sputtering is treated in an annealing process.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 may be formed by the same annealing process as the first alloy layer 62 and the second alloy layer 63.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 may also include a layer in which the Ti film formed as the first initial metal film remains as it is, or a layer that is nitrided by the annealing process.
- the plug layer 64 is provided in contact with the first barrier metal layer 60 in the contact hole 54A.
- the material of the plug layer 64 is tungsten. By using tungsten, which has good embedding properties, the front surface element structure can be made fine. Furthermore, by providing the first barrier metal layer 60, it is possible to prevent the interlayer insulating film 38, the first alloy layer 62, and the second alloy layer 63 from being eroded by gas during the deposition of the plug layer 64.
- the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54A may be located below the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10. That is, the semiconductor substrate 10 may have a recess 27 located in the emitter region 12 below the contact hole 54A, and the first alloy layer 62 may be located so as to be accommodated within the recess 27.
- the emitter region 12 is an example of an underlayer located above the front surface 21 or above the semiconductor substrate 10. In this example, the upper surface of the underlayer is located at the same height as the front surface 21. The upper surface of the underlayer may be located at the same height as the front surface 21, may be located below the front surface 21, or may be located above the front surface 21.
- underlayers whose upper surface is located below the front surface 21 include the plug region 19 of the trench contact portion 65 of the mesa portion, the gate conductive portion 44, and the dummy conductive portion 34, as described later.
- Examples of the upper surface of the underlayer located above the front surface 21 include the connection portion 25, which will be described later, and the field plate of the temperature sensing diode and edge termination structure portion 140.
- the upper surface of the first alloy layer 62 may protrude from within the recess 27, i.e., it may be located above the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the interlayer insulating film 38 has a contact hole 54A and is provided above the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the interlayer insulating film 38 has one insulating film layer provided above the front surface 21, but may have multiple stacked insulating films.
- the interlayer insulating film 38 may be a silicon oxide film such as BPSG.
- the silicide layer provided at the bottom of the contact hole is formed by bonding a first initial metal film such as Ti with silicon of the semiconductor substrate, so that unreacted first initial metal film having a hydrogen storage effect may remain on the upper and lower surfaces of the silicide layer.
- unreacted first initial metal film may remain on the upper and lower surfaces of the silicide layer.
- the initial polycrystalline film formed to form the first alloy layer 62 and the second alloy layer 63 is bonded to the first initial metal film, thereby preventing the first initial metal film having a hydrogen absorption effect from remaining or reducing the amount of the remaining first initial metal film.
- This makes it possible to suppress the influence of the hydrogen absorption effect and promote hydrogen termination of dangling bonds in the MOS gate structure. This makes it possible to suppress fluctuations in the threshold voltage.
- the electron beam and particle beam used to form the lifetime control region have a greater effect on the MOS gate structure when irradiated from the front surface 21 side of the semiconductor substrate 10, but can also affect the MOS gate structure when irradiated from the back surface 23 side of the semiconductor substrate 10. Therefore, the semiconductor device 100 can recover damage to the MOS gate structure and suppress fluctuations in the threshold voltage even when irradiated from the back surface 23 side.
- the acceleration voltage increases and the device becomes larger, but in the semiconductor device 100 of this example, the effect of irradiating particle beams or the like from the front surface 21 can be suppressed, so the lifetime control region can be formed with a smaller device.
- the first initial metal film may not completely react with the initial polycrystalline film, but may remain on the upper or lower surface of the second alloy layer 63 as is, or as a product of reaction with the annealing atmosphere, and may constitute a part of the first barrier metal layer 60.
- the first initial metal film may remain on the upper surface of the second alloy layer 63.
- the first initial metal film may remain on the lower surface of the second alloy layer 63. The same is true for the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54A. In this way, even when the first initial metal film remains, the initial polycrystalline film bonds with the first initial metal film, thereby reducing the first initial metal film that has a hydrogen storage effect, and the fluctuation of the threshold voltage can be suppressed.
- an enlarged view of the cross section of the semiconductor device 100 passing through the emitter region 12 may be as shown in FIG. 3A, and the layer derived from the first initial metal film may be stacked with the layer derived from the second initial metal film to form part of the first barrier metal layer 60.
- FIG. 3B an enlarged view of the cross section of the semiconductor device 100 passing through the emitter region 12 is as shown in FIG. 3B.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 derived from the second initial metal film, the second alloy layer 63 formed by the reaction of the initial polycrystalline film and the first initial metal film, and the first barrier metal layer 60 derived from the first initial metal film are formed.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 derived from the second initial metal film, the first alloy layer 62 formed by the reaction of the initial polycrystalline film and the first initial metal film, the first barrier metal layer 60 derived from the first initial metal film, and the first alloy layer 62 formed by the reaction of the silicon of the mesa portion 71 and the first initial metal film may be formed.
- the laminated structure may be formed on either or both of the sidewall 54w and the bottom 54b of the contact hole.
- a layer derived from the first initial metal film may be formed on the underside of the second alloy layer 63 on the sidewall 54w of the contact hole or on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 as described later. Also, at the bottom 54b of the contact hole, the first barrier metal layer 60 may form a layer with the first alloy layer 62 or a third alloy layer 68 as described later.
- the second alloy layer 63 may also be formed on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 outside the contact hole 54A as shown in FIG. 3C.
- the second alloy layer 63 on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 may be formed integrally with the second alloy layer 63 formed on the side wall 54w of the contact hole 54A.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 may not be formed on the upper surface of the second alloy layer 63 on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 outside the contact hole 54A.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 is etched back only on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 to form the contact hole 54A shown in this example.
- the second alloy layer 63 when the second alloy layer 63 is not formed on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 outside the contact hole, the second alloy layer 63 may be formed on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 as in this example.
- FIG. 3D is an enlarged view of a cross section of the semiconductor device 100.
- the cross section of this example differs from the cross section of FIG. 3A in that it passes through the contact region 15 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10. In this example, the differences from FIG. 3A will be particularly described.
- a P+ type plug region 19 having a higher doping concentration than the contact region 15 may be provided below the contact hole 54A.
- the plug region 19 is an example of an underlayer provided on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10 or above the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the plug region 19 may be provided below the contact hole 54A and above the contact region 15.
- the lower end of the plug region 19 may be shallower than the lower end of the contact region 15. Holes are extracted from the contact region 15 and the plug region 19 through the contact hole 54A.
- the plug region 19 improves the contact resistance between the first barrier metal layer 60 of the contact hole 54A and the contact region 15, thereby improving the latch-up resistance.
- the plug region 19 may be provided below the contact hole 54A and above the base region 14.
- the plug region 19 may be provided in the mesa portion 71 and the mesa portion 91.
- the plug region 19 may be provided below the contact hole 54A and not above the emitter region 12. In this case, the plug region 19 may be provided discretely along the contact hole 54A in the mesa portion 71 and the mesa portion 91 in response to the repeating structure of the emitter region 12 and the contact region 15.
- a plug region 19 is provided below the contact hole 54A. This improves the contact resistance between the base region 14 and the first alloy layer 62.
- the plug region 19 may not be provided over the entire contact region 15 or base region 14, but may be provided partially or discretely.
- the contact region 15 or base region 14 may be an example of an undercoat layer provided on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10 or above the semiconductor substrate 10. This suppresses hole injection into the semiconductor substrate 10 in the area where the plug region 19 is not formed when the diode portion 80 is conductive.
- a contact hole 54A is provided in the mesa portion 81, a second alloy layer 63 is provided on the sidewall 54w of the contact hole, and a first alloy layer 62 is provided on the bottom portion 54b.
- FIG. 4A is an enlarged view of a cross section of the semiconductor device 100.
- an enlarged view of a cross section in the vicinity of the contact hole 54A is shown.
- the cross section in this example is an XZ cross section passing through the emitter region 12 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- This example differs from the embodiment in FIG. 3A in that an impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66 is provided on the underside of the second alloy layer 63 in the contact hole 54A.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66 is provided on the lower surface of the first alloy layer 62, i.e., sandwiched between the bottom 54b and the first alloy layer 62.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66 is also provided on the lower surface of the second alloy layer 63, i.e., between the sidewall 54w and the second alloy layer 63.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66 may be provided on both the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 and the lower surface of the second alloy layer 63.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66 may be provided on the lower surface of the first alloy layer 62, but not on the lower surface of the second alloy layer 63.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66 may not be provided on the lower surface of the first alloy layer 62, but may be provided on the lower surface of the second alloy layer 63.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66 may be partially provided on the lower surfaces of the first alloy layer 62 and the second alloy layer 63.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66 is formed by introducing impurities into the initial polycrystalline film formed to form the first alloy layer 62 and the second alloy layer 63 when the initial polycrystalline film remains without bonding with the first initial metal film.
- the impurities may be doped during film formation, or may be introduced by ion implantation after film formation.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66N is an example of the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66N provided above the emitter region 12 is N-type.
- FIG. 4B is an enlarged view of a cross section of the semiconductor device 100.
- an enlarged view of the cross section in the vicinity of the contact hole 54A is shown.
- the cross section in this example is an XZ cross section passing through the emitter region 12 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- This example differs from the embodiment in FIG. 4A in that an impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66N is provided on the upper surface of the second alloy layer 63 in the contact hole 54A.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66N is provided on the upper surface of the first alloy layer 62, i.e., sandwiched between the first barrier metal layer 60 and the first alloy layer 62.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66N is also provided on the upper surface of the second alloy layer 63, i.e., between the first barrier metal layer 60 and the second alloy layer 63.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66N is provided on the upper surfaces of the first alloy layer 62 and the second alloy layer 63.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66N may be provided on the upper surface of the first alloy layer 62, but not on the upper surface of the second alloy layer 63.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66N may not be provided on the upper surface of the first alloy layer 62, but may be provided on the upper surface of the second alloy layer 63.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66N may be partially provided on the upper surfaces of the first alloy layer 62 and the second alloy layer 63.
- FIG. 4C is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the semiconductor device 100.
- the cross-section of this example differs from the cross-section of FIG. 4A in that it passes through the contact region 15 on the front surface 21.
- the impurity-doped polycrystalline layer 66P is an example of an impurity-doped polycrystalline layer 66.
- the impurity-doped polycrystalline layer 66P provided above the contact region 15 is P-type.
- the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66 is provided on the entire lower or upper surface of both the first alloy layer 62 and the second alloy layer 63, but it may be provided on the lower or upper surface of either one, or it may be provided partially.
- the polarity of the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66 on the lower surface of the first alloy layer 62 only needs to be at least partially the same as the polarity of the emitter region 12, the contact region 15, or the plug region 19 at the contact point, and it does not need to be the same as the polarity of the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66 on the lower surface of the second alloy layer 63. Also, impurities do not need to be introduced into the lower surface of the second alloy layer 63 even if the initial polycrystalline film remains.
- FIG. 5A is an enlarged view of a cross section of the semiconductor device 100.
- an enlarged view of a cross section in the vicinity of contact hole 54B is shown.
- the cross section in this example is an XZ cross section passing through emitter region 12 on front surface 21 of semiconductor substrate 10.
- Contact hole 54B is an example of a contact hole 54.
- differences from contact hole 54A in FIGS. 3A to 4C will be particularly described.
- a third alloy layer 68 is provided on the bottom 54b, a second barrier metal layer 74 is provided on the sidewall 54w, and a first barrier metal layer 60 is provided on the third alloy layer 68.
- the third alloy layer 68 is not provided on the sidewall 54w of contact hole 54B. That is, in contact hole 54B, the third alloy layer 68 is provided instead of the first alloy layer 62 of contact hole 54A, and the second alloy layer 63 is not provided.
- Contact hole 54B is an example of a second contact hole.
- the third alloy layer 68 is formed by annealing a first initial metal film such as Ti.
- the emitter region 15, which is an example of a base layer reacts with the first initial metal film to form the third alloy layer 68.
- the third alloy layer 68 is TiSi 2 formed by combining Ti, which is formed as the first initial metal film on the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54B, with silicon of the semiconductor substrate 10 .
- the second barrier metal layer 74 in this example may have a laminated structure in which a TiN film is formed by sputtering as a second initial metal film on the Ti film of the first initial metal film formed on the sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54B as the first initial metal film. It may also include a TiN film formed by annealing the Ti of the first initial metal film in a nitrogen atmosphere.
- the contact hole 54B there may be a high proportion of unreacted first initial metal film with a hydrogen storage effect remaining, particularly on the sidewall 54w. Therefore, the contact hole 54B may be provided in a region, range, or extent in which the remaining unreacted first initial metal film does not affect the threshold voltage.
- FIG. 5B is an enlarged view of a cross section of semiconductor device 100.
- an enlarged view of a cross section in the vicinity of contact hole 54B is shown.
- the cross section of this example differs from the cross section of FIG. 5A in that it passes through contact region 15 on front surface 21 of semiconductor substrate 10. In this example, the differences from FIG. 5A will be particularly described.
- a P+ type plug region 19 having a higher doping concentration than the contact region 15 may be provided below the contact hole 54B.
- the mesa section 81 in which the plug region 19 is formed may be provided with a contact hole 54B.
- the contact hole 54B is provided with a third alloy layer 68 instead of the first alloy layer 62 and the second alloy layer 63. Since the initial polycrystalline film is not formed in the contact hole 54B, titanium reacts only with the silicon of the mesa section 81 to form the third alloy layer 68. Therefore, compared to the case in which titanium reacts with the initial polycrystalline film to form the first alloy layer 62, the P+ type plug region 19 with a high doping concentration is reduced.
- the contact hole 54B in the mesa section 81 in which the plug region 19 is formed the injection of holes from the plug region 19 can be suppressed.
- the contact region 15 and the base region 14, which are examples of the underlayer react with the first initial metal film to form the third alloy layer 68.
- FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a cross section of the semiconductor device 100.
- an enlarged view of a cross section in the vicinity of the contact hole 54A is shown.
- the cross section in this example is an XZ cross section passing through the contact region 15 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- differences from the contact hole 54A in FIGS. 3A to 4C will be particularly described.
- the contact hole 54A in this example has a trench contact portion 65 extending in the depth direction from the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10. That is, the contact hole 54A has a region extending from the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 to the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10, and a region (trench contact portion 65) extending in the depth direction from the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54A is the lower end of the trench contact portion 65, and the sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54A is the region of the inner wall of the contact hole 54A from the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 to the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10, and the bottom 54b is the inner wall of the trench contact portion 65.
- the lower end of the trench contact portion 65 in this example is shallower than the lower end of the contact region 15.
- the lower end of the trench contact portion 65 may be deeper than the lower end of the contact region 15.
- the lower end of the trench contact portion 65 in this example is shallower than the upper end of the gate conductive portion 44.
- the lower end of the trench contact portion 65 may be deeper than the upper end of the gate conductive portion 44.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this example can increase the contact area with the semiconductor substrate 10 and reduce the contact resistance, and by shortening the distance from the base region 14 to the plug layer 64, it is possible to reduce the resistance of the hole current.
- the contact hole 54A in the transistor portion 70 it is possible to easily extract holes and suppress latch-up.
- the cross section of the contact hole 54A passing through the emitter region 12 is the same as that of the contact hole 54A in FIG. 3A except that a trench contact portion 65 is provided, and is therefore not shown.
- the lower end of the trench contact portion 65 in this example is shallower than the lower end of the emitter region 12.
- the lower end of the trench contact portion 65 may be deeper than the lower end of the emitter region 12.
- the lower end of the trench contact portion 65 in this example is shallower than the upper end of the gate conductive portion 44.
- the lower end of the trench contact portion 65 may be deeper than the upper end of the gate conductive portion 44.
- a plug region 19 common to the contact region 15 may be provided at the lower end of the trench contact portion 65.
- the structure having the trench contact portion 65 may also be applied to the contact hole 54B.
- FIG. 7 shows an example of a cross section taken along line b-b' in FIG. 2B.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this example has a transistor section 70 and a diode section 80.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this example also has a back surface side lifetime control region 151 and a front surface side lifetime control region 152.
- the contact hole 54 provided in the main region of the transistor section 70 is the contact hole 54B shown in Figures 5A and 5B
- the contact hole 54 provided in the diode section 80 and the boundary region 90 is the contact hole 54A shown in Figures 3A and 3D.
- the contact hole 54A may be as shown in Figures 4A to 4C (having an impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66).
- the contact holes 54A and 54B may be provided with trench contact sections 65 as shown in Figure 6.
- the contact holes 54A are provided only in the diode section 80 in which the front surface side lifetime control region 152 is provided, and in the boundary region 90.
- the unreacted first initial metal film having a hydrogen absorption effect is replaced with the first alloy layer and the second alloy layer, making it possible to suppress fluctuations in the threshold voltage due to the influence of the hydrogen absorption effect.
- the P+ type plug region 19 with a high doping concentration remains in the boundary region 90, holes are easily extracted even if current concentrates at turn-off, and no problems can be caused even if the decrease in the threshold value is not completely suppressed.
- FIG. 8 shows another example of the bb' cross section in FIG. 2B. In this example, differences from FIG. 7 will be particularly described.
- the contact hole 54 provided in the main region of the transistor section 70 is the contact hole 54A shown in Figures 3A and 3D
- the contact hole 54 provided in the diode section 80 and the boundary region 90 is the contact hole 54B shown in Figures 5A and 5B.
- the contact hole 54A is provided only in the main region of the transistor section 70 where the front surface side lifetime control region 152 is not provided.
- the area of the main region of the transistor section 70 where the front surface side lifetime control region 152 is not provided is larger than the area of the diode section 80 and the boundary region 90 where the front surface side lifetime control region 152 is provided, the unreacted first initial metal film having a hydrogen storage effect is replaced with the first alloy layer and the second alloy layer in this way in the main region of the transistor section 70 with a high area ratio, thereby making it possible to suppress fluctuations in the threshold voltage due to the influence of the hydrogen storage effect.
- an initial polycrystalline film is formed on the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54A, so that titanium does not bond with the silicon of the mesa section 71, and the highly doped P+ plug region 19 remains.
- the holes tend to accumulate because the front surface side lifetime control region 152 is not provided, the holes are more likely to be extracted at turn-off, and latch-up is suppressed.
- the boundary region 90 titanium bonds with the silicon of the mesa section 91, and the highly doped P+ plug region 19 is reduced. As a result, hole injection from the plug region 19 and contact region 15 of the mesa section 91 can be suppressed during diode operation.
- the boundary region 90 and the diode section 80 have the same contact hole 54B, and the main region of the transistor section 70 has a different contact hole 54A, in accordance with the boundary of the front surface side lifetime control region 152, but this is not limited to this. It is also possible to appropriately select which of the contact holes 54A and 54B to provide in each region, and to balance the suppression of the threshold voltage drop by reducing the amount of unreacted first initial metal film that has a hydrogen absorption effect, and the concentration of holes in the mesa section. The boundary of the front surface side lifetime control region 152 and the switching between the contact holes 54A and 54B do not have to coincide.
- the contact holes 54A and 54B may be provided appropriately in the transistor section 70 and the diode section 80 even when the front surface side lifetime control region 152 is provided over the entire surface of the semiconductor device, or is not provided over the entire surface, or is provided in multiple regions.
- FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an example of a manufacturing process for the semiconductor device 100.
- FIGS. 10A to 10C are diagrams showing an example of a manufacturing process for the semiconductor device 100.
- an example of a manufacturing process for the semiconductor device 100 will be described with appropriate reference to the diagrams of each process shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C.
- step S100 an element structure is formed on the front surface 21 side of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- Step S100 may include a process of forming a dummy trench portion 30 and a gate trench portion 40 as the element structure on the front surface 21 side.
- Step S100 may include a process of forming a base region 14, an emitter region 12, a contact region 15, and the like by ion implantation into the semiconductor substrate 10 as the element structure on the front surface 21 side.
- an interlayer insulating film 38 is formed above the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the interlayer insulating film 38 may be a silicon oxide film such as BPSG.
- the interlayer insulating film 38 may be formed by stacking multiple insulating films.
- step S104 the interlayer insulating film 38 is etched to form a contact hole.
- the recess 27 is formed by over-etching the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10. In other words, after reaching the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10, etching is continued until the recess 27 is formed, thereby forming a contact hole 54 of sufficient dimensions.
- a trench contact portion 65 may also be formed.
- a plug region 19 may be formed between steps S104 and S106.
- contact holes such as contact hole 54, contact hole 55, and contact hole 56 may be formed in interlayer insulating film 38.
- contact hole 54A shown in Figures 3A and 3D will be used as an example of contact hole 54.
- an initial polycrystalline film 61 is formed covering the bottom 54b and sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54A.
- the initial polycrystalline film 61 may also be formed on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the initial polycrystalline film 61 may be formed within the recess 27, i.e., the upper surface of the initial polycrystalline film 61 formed at the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54A may be lower than the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the initial polycrystalline film 61 is preferably formed to a thickness such that the first initial metal film 67 does not remain on the sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54A after step S110 described below.
- a first initial metal film 67 is formed on the initial polycrystalline film 61 in the contact hole 54A.
- the first initial metal film 67 may also be formed above the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the first initial metal film 67 is a Ti film formed by sputtering. Note that the order of steps S106 and S108 may be reversed, and the initial polycrystalline film 61 may be formed on the first initial metal film 67.
- a second initial metal film 69 is formed on the first initial metal film 67.
- the second initial metal film 69 may also be formed on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the second initial metal film 69 is a TiN film formed by sputtering.
- the second initial metal film 69 may be formed continuously using the same device as the first initial metal film 67 in step S108.
- step S112 the semiconductor substrate 10 is annealed in a nitrogen atmosphere.
- the initial polycrystalline film 61 and the first initial metal film 67 react with each other, forming a first alloy layer 62 at the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54A, and forming a first barrier metal layer 60 in contact with the upper surface of the first alloy layer 62.
- a second alloy layer 63 is formed on the sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54A and the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38, and forming a first barrier metal layer 60 in contact with the upper surface of the second alloy layer 63.
- the first alloy layer 62 and the second alloy layer 63 in this example are TiSi 2 formed by the first initial metal film 67 of Ti reacting with the initial polycrystalline film 61 of polysilicon to form a silicide.
- the Ti of the first initial metal film 67 bonds with the initial polycrystalline film 61 and is replaced by the first alloy layer 62 and the second alloy layer 63.
- the thickness T of the second alloy layer 63 is 0.01 ⁇ m or more and 0.2 ⁇ m or less. Note that a portion of the first initial metal film 67 may also bond with the semiconductor substrate 10 to form the first alloy layer 62.
- step S112 unreacted polycrystalline film may remain, particularly on the sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54A. Therefore, after step S106, impurities may be injected into the initial polycrystalline film 61, and/or impurities may be introduced into the initial polycrystalline film 61 while being deposited in step S106, to form the impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66 shown in Figures 4A to 4C between the first alloy layer 62 and the bottom 54b and between the second alloy layer 63 and the sidewall 54w.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 may be the second initial metal film 69. Furthermore, by the annealing in step S112, the first initial metal film 67 that has not bonded with the initial polycrystalline film 61 at the bottom 54b, sidewall 54w, and upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 of the contact hole 54A may be nitrided to form a TiN film, which may constitute part of the first barrier metal layer 60. Furthermore, a part of the first initial metal film 67 formed on the bottom 54b, sidewall 54w, and upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 of the contact hole 54A may remain without bonding with the initial polycrystalline film 61, nitrogen, etc., and may constitute part of the first barrier metal layer 60.
- step S110 It is also possible to omit step S110 and form the first barrier metal layer 60 only with a TiN film formed by nitriding the first initial metal film 67.
- the TiN film formed by annealing has a denser structure than the TiN film formed by sputtering, and therefore can more reliably protect the interlayer insulating film 38 and the first alloy layer 62 from the gases used during the formation of the plug layer 64, which will be described later.
- the annealing of the semiconductor substrate 10 in a nitrogen atmosphere may be performed separately after step S110 and in step S112, the former being an annealing step for forming the first alloy layer 62 and the second alloy layer 63 and for nitriding the remaining first initial metal film 67, and the latter being an annealing step for improving the adhesion of the second initial metal film 69.
- the conditions for each annealing step may be the same or different. In another example, only the annealing step before step S110, the former, may be performed, and the annealing step after step S110, the latter, may not be performed.
- the annealing step may be performed before forming the plug layer 64.
- a plug layer 64 is formed.
- the inside of the contact hole 54 is filled by a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method, and the tungsten plug layer 64 is formed so as to be layered on the interlayer insulating film 38 as well.
- step S116 the plug layer 64 is etched back. This may remove unnecessary tungsten film outside the contact hole 54.
- the etch back may be performed by dry etching or CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing).
- the second alloy layer 63 and the first barrier metal layer 60 on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 may be removed by etch-back after etching back the plug layer 64. After steps S108, S110, and S112, the initial polycrystalline film 61, the first initial metal film 67, the second initial metal film 69, the second alloy layer 63, and the first barrier metal layer 60 on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 may be removed.
- step S116 may be omitted, leaving the plug layer 64 outside the contact hole 54. Also, steps S114 and S116 may be omitted, and the plug layer 64 may not be formed.
- an emitter electrode 52 may be formed above the semiconductor substrate 10. Also, after step S116, components on the back surface 23 side, such as a collector electrode 24, may be formed. After step S116, a back surface side lifetime control region 151 and a front surface side lifetime control region 152 may be formed.
- FIGS. 11A, 11B, and 11C are enlarged views of a cross section of a modified example of the semiconductor device 100.
- the configurations of the first barrier metal layer 60 and the second alloy layer 63 are different from those of FIGS. 3A to 4C.
- FIGS. 11A, 11B, and 11C are enlarged views of a cross section in the vicinity of the contact hole 54A.
- the cross sections of FIGS. 11A, 11B, and 11C are XZ cross sections passing through the emitter region 12 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10. Note that the XZ cross section passing through the contact region 15 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10 is the same as the XZ cross sections of FIGS. 11A, 11B, and 11C, except that the contact region 15 is provided instead of the emitter region 12 of FIGS. 11A, 11B, and 11C, and is therefore omitted from the illustration.
- FIG. 11A differs from FIGS. 3A to 4C in that the first barrier metal layer 60 and the second alloy layer 63 are provided above the interlayer insulating film 38 outside the contact hole 54A.
- the second alloy layer 63 may be provided in contact with the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 outside the contact hole 54A. This second alloy layer 63 may not be removed by etch-back in step S116 of FIG. 10C, but may remain on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 may be provided outside the contact hole 54A in contact with the upper surface of the second alloy layer 63. This first barrier metal layer 60 may not be removed by etch-back in step S116 of FIG. 10C, but may remain above the interlayer insulating film 38. By forming the first barrier metal layer 60 also on the interlayer insulating film 38, it is possible to improve reliability during mounting such as wire bonding and resin sealing.
- FIG. 11B is different from FIG. 11A in that the plug layer 64 is provided above the interlayer insulating film 38 outside the contact hole 54A.
- the plug layer 64 may be provided above the interlayer insulating film 38 outside the contact hole 54A and in contact with the first barrier metal layer 60.
- FIG. 11C differs from FIG. 11A in that no plug layer 64 is provided in contact hole 54A, and instead an emitter electrode 52 is provided.
- the emitter electrode 52 is connected to the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10 via contact hole 54A. If the mesa is wide and the contact hole is made wide, the emitter electrode can be filled directly without providing a plug layer. Even in such a case, the first barrier metal layer 60 is also formed on the interlayer insulating film 38, thereby improving reliability during implementation such as wire bonding and resin sealing.
- FIG. 11D is different from FIG. 11A in that the first barrier metal layer 60 and the second alloy layer 63 are not provided on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38, and instead a second barrier metal layer 74 is provided.
- step S106 of the manufacturing process shown in FIGS. 9, 10A to 10C the initial polycrystalline film 61 on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 around the contact hole 54A is removed to form a second barrier metal layer 74 on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the ion resistance can be improved compared to the example shown in FIG.
- the second barrier metal layer 74 may be provided in this manner in between when the plug layer 64 is left above the interlayer insulating film 38 as shown in FIG. 11B, and the second barrier metal layer 74 may be provided in this manner in between when the emitter electrode is embedded in the contact hole 54A without forming a plug layer as shown in FIG. 11C.
- FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of a cross section of a modified example of the semiconductor device 100.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this example has a gate electrode 240 of a planar structure instead of the gate trench portion 40.
- the cross section of this example is an XZ cross section passing through the source electrode 252, the interlayer insulating film 38, the source region 212 of the first conductivity type, the base region 214 of the second conductivity type, the contact region 215 of the second conductivity type, the plug region 219 of the second conductivity type, and the gate electrode 240 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- a first barrier metal layer 60, a first alloy layer 62, and a second alloy layer 63 are provided in the contact hole 54A.
- the semiconductor device 100 of this example does not need to have a plug layer 64. Since the planar structure allows for a wider pitch compared to the trench structure, the contact hole 54A may be filled with the source electrode 252.
- a first barrier metal layer 60 and a second alloy layer 63 may be provided above the interlayer insulating film 38 outside the contact hole 54A.
- the second alloy layer 63, the first barrier metal layer 60, and the plug layer 64 above the interlayer insulating film 38 or on the sidewall may be provided as in the contact hole 54A described using the figures shown in FIGS. 3A to 11B, and a gate trench portion 40 may be provided instead of a gate electrode 240 having a planar structure.
- FIG. 13A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of semiconductor device 200. Since semiconductor device 200 has a structure in common with semiconductor device 100 except for the structure in the vicinity of contact hole 54, common elements are given the same reference numerals, and the following description will focus on the differences.
- the cross section in this example is an XZ cross section passing through the emitter region 12 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- a third alloy layer 68, a first barrier metal layer 60, a second barrier metal layer 74, and a plug layer 64 are provided in the contact hole 54B.
- a second alloy layer 63 and a first barrier metal layer 60 are provided above the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the third alloy layer 68 is provided to cover the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54B.
- the third alloy layer 68 is formed by bonding the Ti film formed on the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54B as the first initial metal film 67 with the silicon of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the third alloy layer 68 is TiSi2 .
- the second barrier metal layer 74 is provided in contact with the interlayer insulating film 38 on the sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54B.
- the second barrier metal layer 74 may have a laminated structure consisting of a first initial metal film 67 for forming the third alloy layer 68 that is deposited on the sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54B and remains without bonding with nitrogen, etc., and a TiN film formed by sputtering as the second initial metal film 69. It may also further include a TiN film formed by annealing the Ti deposited on the sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54B as the first initial metal film 67 in a nitrogen atmosphere.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 is laminated on the third alloy layer 68.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 may be a TiN film formed by sputtering as the second initial metal film 69.
- the first initial metal film 67 for forming the third alloy layer 68 may be formed at the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54B and remain without bonding with the semiconductor substrate 10 or nitrogen, or may be a TiN film formed by annealing the Ti formed at the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54B as the first initial metal film 67 in a nitrogen atmosphere.
- the plug layer 64 is provided in contact with the first barrier metal layer 60 and the second barrier metal layer 74 in the contact hole 54B.
- the material of the plug layer 64 is tungsten. By using tungsten, which has good embedding properties, the front surface element structure can be miniaturized.
- the plug layer 64 may also be provided above the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the adhesion of the plug layer 64 can be improved.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 and the second barrier metal layer 74 it is possible to prevent the interlayer insulating film 38 and the third alloy layer 68 from being eroded by the gas during the deposition of the plug layer 64.
- the second alloy layer 63 is provided on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the second alloy layer 63 in this example is an alloy layer obtained by reacting polycrystals.
- the second alloy layer 63 is TiSi 2 formed by annealing an initial polycrystalline film 61, which is polysilicon, and a first initial metal film 67, which is Ti, formed on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the third alloy layer 68 and the second alloy layer 63 may be formed by the same annealing process.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 is laminated on the second alloy layer 63.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 may be a TiN film formed by sputtering as a second initial metal film 69.
- the first initial metal film 67 for forming the second alloy layer 63 may be formed on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 and remain without bonding with the initial polycrystalline film 61 or nitrogen, or may include a TiN film formed by annealing Ti formed on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 as the first initial metal film 67 in a nitrogen atmosphere.
- the initial polycrystalline film 61 formed to form the second alloy layer 63 above the interlayer insulating film 38 bonds with the first initial metal film 67, thereby preventing the first initial metal film 67, which has a hydrogen absorption effect, from remaining and reducing the amount of remaining first initial metal film 67.
- FIG. 13B is an enlarged view of a cross section of the semiconductor device 200.
- the cross section of this example differs from the cross section of FIG. 13A in that it passes through the contact region 15 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10. In this example, the differences from FIG. 13A will be particularly described.
- a P+ type plug region 19 having a higher doping concentration than the contact region 15 may be provided below the contact hole 54B and above the contact region 15.
- the lower end of the plug region 19 may be provided shallower than the lower end of the contact region 15. Holes are extracted from the contact region 15 and the plug region 19 through the contact hole 54.
- the plug region 19 improves the contact resistance between the third alloy layer 68 of the contact hole 54B and the contact region 15, thereby improving the latch-up resistance.
- the plug region 19 may be provided below the contact hole 54B and above the base region 14.
- the plug region 19 may be provided in the mesa portion 71 and the mesa portion 91.
- the plug region 19 may be provided below the contact hole 54 and not above the emitter region 12. In this case, the plug region 19 may be provided discretely along the contact hole 54B in the mesa portion 71 and the mesa portion 91 in response to the repeating structure of the emitter region 12 and the contact region 15.
- a plug region 19 is provided below the contact hole 54B. This improves the contact resistance between the base region 14 and the first alloy layer 62. Note that the plug region 19 may not be provided over the entire contact region 15 and base region 14, but may be provided partially and discretely. This suppresses hole injection into the semiconductor substrate 10 in the region where the plug region 19 is not formed when the diode portion 80 is conductive.
- FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing an example of a manufacturing process for semiconductor device 200.
- FIGS. 15A to 15C are diagrams showing an example of a manufacturing process for semiconductor device 200. Here, an example of a manufacturing process for semiconductor device 200 will be described with appropriate reference to the diagrams of each process shown in FIGS. 15A to 15C.
- step S200 an element structure is formed on the front surface 21 side of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- Step S200 may include a process of forming a dummy trench portion 30 and a gate trench portion 40 as the element structure on the front surface 21 side.
- Step S200 may include a process of forming a base region 14, an emitter region 12, a contact region 15, and the like by ion implantation into the semiconductor substrate 10 as the element structure on the front surface 21 side.
- an interlayer insulating film 38 is formed above the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the interlayer insulating film 38 may be a silicon oxide film such as BPSG.
- the interlayer insulating film 38 may be formed by stacking multiple insulating films.
- an initial polycrystalline film 61 is formed on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the initial polycrystalline film 61 is preferably formed to a thickness such that the first initial metal film 67 does not remain on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 after step S212, which will be described later.
- step S206 the interlayer insulating film 38 is etched to form a contact hole.
- the recess 27 is formed by over-etching the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10. In other words, after reaching the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10, etching is continued until the recess 27 is formed, thereby forming a contact hole 54B of sufficient dimensions.
- a trench contact portion 65 may also be formed.
- a plug region 19 may be formed between steps S206 and S208.
- Step S206 is performed after step S204. That is, when step S206 is completed, the silicon of the semiconductor substrate 10 and the interlayer insulating film 38 are exposed at the bottom 54b and sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54B, respectively, and the initial polycrystalline film 61 remains only on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 surrounding the contact hole 54B. Also, in step S206, contact holes such as contact hole 54B, contact hole 55, and contact hole 56 may be formed in the interlayer insulating film 38.
- a first initial metal film 67 is formed on the inner wall of the contact hole 54B and above the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the first initial metal film 67 is a Ti film formed by sputtering.
- the first initial metal film 67 is formed in contact with the silicon of the semiconductor substrate 10 and the interlayer insulating film 38 at the bottom 54b and sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54B, respectively.
- the first initial metal film 67 is formed in contact with the upper surface of the initial polycrystalline film 61 above the interlayer insulating film 38.
- a second initial metal film 69 is formed on the first initial metal film 67 within the contact hole 54B and above the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the second initial metal film 69 is a TiN film formed by sputtering.
- the second initial metal film 69 is formed by stacking on the first initial metal film 67.
- step S212 the semiconductor substrate 10 is annealed in a nitrogen atmosphere.
- the silicon of the semiconductor substrate 10 and the first initial metal film 67 are silicided at the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54B, forming a third alloy layer 68.
- the third alloy layer 68 in this example is TiSi2 .
- the first initial metal film 67 formed at the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54B is combined with the silicon of the semiconductor substrate 10 and replaced by the third alloy layer 68.
- the third alloy layer 68 is formed in contact with the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10, and the first barrier metal layer 60 is formed in contact with the upper surface of the third alloy layer 68.
- the first initial metal film 67 is nitrided on the sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54B to form a TiN film. Also, a part of the first initial metal film 67 formed on the sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54B may remain without bonding with nitrogen or the like.
- a laminated structure of a Ti layer and a TiN layer may be formed on the sidewall 54w of the contact hole 54B.
- the Ti layer is the remaining first initial metal film 67, and is provided in contact with the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the TiN layer may be a laminated structure of a second initial metal film 69 and a TiN film formed by nitriding the first initial metal film 67.
- the Ti layer and TiN layer in the contact hole 54B are an example of a second barrier metal layer 74.
- step S210 It is also possible to omit step S210 and form the second barrier metal layer 74 only with a TiN film formed by nitriding the first initial metal film 67.
- the TiN film formed by annealing has a denser structure than the TiN film formed by sputtering, and therefore can more reliably protect the interlayer insulating film 38 and the third alloy layer 68 from the gases used during the formation of the plug layer 64, which will be described later.
- the initial polycrystalline film 61 and the first initial metal film 67 are silicided on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38, forming a second alloy layer 63.
- the second alloy layer 63 in this example is TiSi2 .
- the first initial metal film 67 is combined with the initial polycrystalline film 61 and replaced with the second alloy layer 63.
- the first initial metal film 67 does not remain above the interlayer insulating film 38, or only a small amount of the first initial metal film 67 remains, so that the influence of the hydrogen absorption effect of the first initial metal film 67 can be suppressed, and the hydrogen termination of the dangling bonds of the MOS gate structure can be promoted. This can suppress the fluctuation of the threshold voltage.
- a first barrier metal layer 60 is provided on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38, stacked on the second alloy layer 63.
- the first barrier metal layer 60 may be a TiN film formed by sputtering as a second initial metal film 69.
- the first initial metal film 67 for forming the second alloy layer 63 may be formed on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38, and may remain without bonding with the initial polycrystalline film 61 or nitrogen, or may include a TiN film formed by annealing Ti formed on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 as the first initial metal film 67 in a nitrogen atmosphere.
- the semiconductor substrate 10 may be annealed before step S210.
- the annealing process may be performed twice, once after the formation of the first initial metal film 67 and once after the formation of the second initial metal film 69.
- the former is an annealing process for forming the third alloy layer 68 and the second alloy layer 63 and for nitriding the remaining first initial metal film 67
- the latter is an annealing process for increasing the adhesion of the second initial metal film 69.
- the conditions for these annealing processes may be the same or different. In another example, only the former annealing process before step S210 may be performed, and the latter annealing process after S210 may not be performed.
- the annealing process may be performed before the formation of the plug layer 64.
- the plug layer 64 is formed.
- the tungsten plug layer 64 is formed by CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) so as to fill the inside of the contact hole 54B.
- CVD Chemical Vapor Deposition
- the second barrier metal layer 74 and the first barrier metal layer 60 are provided on the inner wall of the contact hole 54, so that the interlayer insulating film 38 and the third alloy layer 68 can be prevented from being eroded by the gas during the formation of the plug layer 64.
- step S216 the plug layer 64 is etched back. This may remove unnecessary tungsten film outside the contact hole 54B.
- the etch back may be performed by dry etching or CMP (Chemical Mechanical Polishing). Note that step S216 may be omitted, leaving the plug layer 64 outside the contact hole 54B.
- the emitter electrode 52 may be formed above the semiconductor substrate 10. Also, after step S216, components on the back surface 23 side, such as the collector electrode 24, may be formed. After step S216, the back surface side lifetime control region 151 and the front surface side lifetime control region 152 may be formed. Note that step S216 may be omitted, and the plug layer 64 may be left outside the contact hole 54B. Also, steps S214 and S216 may be omitted, and the plug layer 64 may not be formed.
- the second barrier metal layer 74 and the first barrier metal layer 60 having a Ti layer and a TiN layer are formed in the contact hole 54B, thereby improving the resistance to ion permeation. Furthermore, by forming the second barrier metal layer 74 and the first barrier metal layer 60, it is possible to prevent the interlayer insulating film 38 and the third alloy layer 68 from being eroded by the gas during the formation of the plug layer 64.
- the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device 200 by forming the initial polycrystalline film 61 on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 before forming the contact hole 54B, the first initial metal film 67 formed above the interlayer insulating film 38 is combined with the initial polycrystalline film 61 and replaced with the second alloy layer 63. Therefore, a Ti layer is formed in the contact hole 54 to increase the ion permeation resistance of the second barrier metal layer 74, while removing Ti from above the interlayer insulating film 38 to suppress the influence of the hydrogen absorption effect of Ti, and while promoting hydrogen termination of the dangling bonds of the MOS gate structure, the ion permeation resistance can be increased by the first barrier metal layer 60. This makes it possible to suppress fluctuations in the threshold voltage.
- FIGS. 16A, 16B, and 16C are enlarged views of a cross section of a modified example of semiconductor device 200.
- the configuration of plug layer 64 differs from that of FIGS. 13A and 13B.
- FIGS. 16A, 16B, and 16C show enlarged views of a cross section in the vicinity of contact hole 54B.
- FIG. 16A is an XZ cross section passing through the emitter region 12 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the example of FIG. 16A differs from FIG. 13A in that the plug layer 64 is provided above the interlayer insulating film 38 outside the contact hole 54B.
- the plug layer 64 may be provided in contact with the first barrier metal layer 60 above the interlayer insulating film 38 outside the contact hole 54.
- the XZ cross section passing through the contact region 15 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10 is the same as the XZ cross section of FIG. 16A except that the contact region 15 is provided instead of the emitter region 12 in FIG. 16A, and is therefore not shown.
- the cross section in FIG. 16B is an XZ cross section passing through the emitter region 12 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the example in FIG. 16B differs from FIG. 13A in that a plug layer 64 is not provided in the contact hole 54B, and an emitter electrode 52 is provided instead.
- the emitter electrode 52 is connected to the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10 via the contact hole 54B.
- the XZ cross section passing through the contact region 15 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10 is the same as the XZ cross section in FIG. 16B except that a contact region 15 is provided instead of the emitter region 12 in FIG. 16B, and is therefore not shown.
- the 16C has a gate electrode 240 with a planar structure instead of the gate trench portion 40.
- the cross section of this example is an XZ cross section passing through the source electrode 252, the interlayer insulating film 38, the first conductivity type source region 212, the second conductivity type base region 214, the second conductivity type contact region 215, the second conductivity type plug region 219, and the gate electrode 240 on the front surface 21 of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- a third alloy layer 68 and a first barrier metal layer 60 are provided on the bottom 54b, and a second barrier metal layer 74 is provided on the sidewall 54w.
- a second alloy layer 63 and a first barrier metal layer 60 are provided above the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the semiconductor device 200 of this example does not need to have a plug layer 64. Since the planar structure allows for a wider pitch than the trench structure, the contact hole 54B may be filled with a source electrode 252.
- the second alloy layer 63, the first barrier metal layer 60, the second barrier metal layer 74, and the plug layer 64 above or on the sidewall of the interlayer insulating film 38 may be provided as in the contact hole 54B described using the figures shown in Figures 13A to 16A, and a gate trench portion 40 may be provided instead of the gate electrode 240 of the planar structure.
- the contact hole 54B of the semiconductor device 200 shown in Figures 13A and 13B can also be produced by opening the contact hole 54 in step S104, forming the initial polycrystalline film 61 in step S106 in the manufacturing process for producing the semiconductor device 100 shown in Figures 9 and 10A to 10C, removing the initial polycrystalline film 61 inside the contact hole 54B and leaving it only on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38, and performing the processes from step S108 onwards.
- the initial polycrystalline film 61 may not be left on the entire upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38, but may be partially removed.
- the boundary where the initial polycrystalline film 61 remains may not coincide with the opening of the contact hole 54B, and there may be boundaries between the second barrier metal layer 74 and the first barrier metal layer 60 and the second alloy layer 63 on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38.
- a semiconductor device 100 having contact holes 54A and 54B may be manufactured by a manufacturing process that partially removes the initial polycrystalline film 61 formed after the contact hole 54 is opened.
- the semiconductor device 100 may have the contact hole 54A shown in FIG. 11A and the contact hole 54B shown in FIG. 13A, or the contact hole 54B having the second barrier metal layer 74 on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38.
- a semiconductor device 200 having only contact holes 54B may be manufactured by the manufacturing process described above in which the initial polycrystalline film 61 formed after the opening of the contact holes 54 is partially removed.
- the semiconductor device 200 may have only the contact holes 54B shown in Figures 13A and 13B manufactured in this manner, or may have contact holes 54B of different structures, such as the contact holes 54B shown in Figures 5A and 5B and contact holes 54B having a second barrier metal layer 74 on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38.
- the semiconductor device 100 having contact holes 54A and 54B can also be fabricated by opening contact hole 54A in step S104 in the manufacturing process for fabricating the semiconductor device 100 shown in Figures 9 and 10A to 10C, opening contact hole 54B in the interlayer insulating film 38 on which the initial polycrystalline film 61 has been formed after the formation of the initial polycrystalline film 61 in step S106, and then performing steps 108 and onward.
- the manufacturing process for contact hole 54B is the same as the manufacturing process for the semiconductor device 200 shown in Figures 14 and 15A to 15C. In this way, the semiconductor device 100 having contact holes 54A and 54B can be fabricated without removing the initial polycrystalline film 61 midway.
- the semiconductor device 100 having the contact hole 54A shown in FIG. 11A and the contact hole 54B shown in FIG. 13A can be obtained. If the first barrier metal layer 60 and the second alloy layer 63 are further removed after step S116 and the emitter electrode 52 is formed, the semiconductor device 100 having the contact hole 54A shown in FIG. 3A and the contact hole 54B shown in FIG. 5A can be obtained. If the emitter electrode 52 is formed without performing step S116, the semiconductor device 100 having the contact hole 54A shown in FIG. 11B and the contact hole 54B shown in FIG. 16A can be obtained. If the emitter electrode 52 is formed without performing step S114, the semiconductor device 100 having the contact hole 54A shown in FIG. 11C and the contact hole 54B shown in FIG. 16B can be obtained.
- the first alloy layer 62 at the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54A is formed from the initial polycrystalline film 61 at the bottom 54b formed after the contact hole is opened, but this is not limited to the above.
- the initial polycrystalline film 61 at step S106 shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10B may be removed only at the bottom 54b of the contact hole, and the first alloy layer 62 may be formed from the silicon of the mesa portion at the bottom 54b of the contact hole, i.e., the undercoat layer.
- the second alloy layer 63 is formed on the sidewall 54w of the contact hole, and the first initial metal film 67 of the first barrier metal layer 60 is removed or thinned at the sidewall 54w of the contact hole, thereby suppressing the fluctuation of the threshold value.
- the amount of carriers that change from the silicon of the mesa portion to silicide increases and the high concentration region decreases, so that adjustments different from those described in the above embodiments can be made.
- the third alloy layer 68 at the bottom 54b of the contact hole 54B is formed from the silicon of the mesa portion of the bottom 54b of the contact hole, i.e., the base layer, but this is not limited to this.
- the initial polycrystalline film 61 of step S106 shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10B may be removed at the sidewall 54w of the contact hole, and the third alloy layer 68 may be formed from the initial polycrystalline film 61 at the bottom 54b.
- the second alloy layer 63 is formed on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 around the contact hole 54B, the first initial metal film 67 of the first barrier metal layer 60 is removed or thinned on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38, so that the threshold fluctuation can be suppressed.
- the amount of silicon in the mesa portion that changes to silicide is reduced, and a high-concentration region remains, and an impurity-introduced polycrystalline layer 66 may also be provided, so that adjustments different from those described in the previous embodiments can be made.
- contact holes 55, 56, etc. formed in the active portion 120 other than those connecting the emitter electrode 52 to the underlying layers such as the emitter region 12, contact region 15, base region 14, plug region 19, etc. may have a structure similar to that of contact holes 54A and 54B described in the previous embodiments.
- the contact hole 55 is provided on the connection portion 25, which is the base layer, or on the gate conductive portion 44, which is an example different from FIG. 1A and FIG. 2B, as shown in FIG. 1A and FIG. 2B
- the contact hole 56 is provided on the dummy conductive portion 34, which is an example different from FIG. 1A and FIG. 2B, or on the connection portion 25, which is an example different from FIG. 1A and FIG.
- the second alloy layer 63 is formed on the upper surface of the interlayer insulating film 38 or on the side wall of the contact hole, the first initial metal film 67 of the first barrier metal layer 60 provided in contact with the second alloy layer 63 is removed or thinned, and the threshold fluctuation of the active portion 120 can be suppressed.
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- MOSゲート構造を備える半導体装置であって、
半導体基板のおもて面または前記半導体基板の上方に設けられた下地層と、
前記下地層の上方に設けられた層間絶縁膜と、
前記層間絶縁膜に設けられ、前記層間絶縁膜の上面から前記下地層に達する第1コンタクトホールと、
前記第1コンタクトホールの底部に設けられた第1合金層と、
前記第1コンタクトホールの側壁に設けられた第2合金層と、
を備える半導体装置。 - 前記第1合金層は、前記第1コンタクトホールの内部に堆積された多結晶を反応させた合金層を含む、
請求項1に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第2合金層は、前記第1コンタクトホールの内部に堆積された多結晶を反応させた合金層である、
請求項1に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第2合金層の厚みは、0.01μm以上、0.2μm以下である、
請求項1に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第1コンタクトホール内において、前記第1合金層および前記第2合金層の内側に設けられた第1バリアメタル層を備える、
請求項1に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第1バリアメタル層はTiN層を有する、
請求項5に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第1コンタクトホール内において、前記第1バリアメタル層と接して設けられたタングステンのプラグ層を備える、
請求項6に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記半導体基板は、トランジスタ部およびダイオード部を有する、
請求項1から7のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記層間絶縁膜は、更に、前記層間絶縁膜の上面から前記下地層に達する第2コンタクトホールを有し、
前記第2コンタクトホールは側壁に前記第2合金層を有さない、
請求項1に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第1合金層と接して設けられた不純物導入多結晶層を備える、
請求項1に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第1合金層の下面と前記下地層との間に少なくとも設けられた不純物導入多結晶層を備え、前記下地層と、前記不純物導入多結晶層の導電型が一致する、
請求項1に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第2コンタクトホールの側壁において前記層間絶縁膜と接して第2バリアメタル層が設けられている、
請求項9に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記半導体基板は、前記第1コンタクトホールの下方において、前記下地層に設けられた凹部を有し、前記第1合金層は、前記凹部内に設けられている、
請求項1に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記半導体基板は、前記半導体基板のおもて面側に、ライフタイムキラーを含むライフタイム制御領域を少なくとも一部有する、
請求項1に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記半導体基板は、トランジスタ部およびダイオード部を有し、前記トランジスタ部は、前記ダイオード部から離間する主領域と、前記主領域と前記ダイオード部との間の境界領域を有し、前記ライフタイム制御領域は、前記ダイオード部および前記境界領域に設けられている、
請求項14に記載の半導体装置。 - 半導体基板のおもて面に、MOSゲート構造を形成する段階と、
前記半導体基板のおもて面または前記半導体基板の上方に設けられた下地層の上方に層間絶縁膜を形成する段階と、
前記下地層の上方において、前記層間絶縁膜に前記層間絶縁膜の上面から前記下地層に達する第1コンタクトホールを形成する段階と、
前記第1コンタクトホールの内壁に、初期多結晶膜および第1初期金属膜を成膜する段階と、
前記半導体基板を加熱することにより、前記第1コンタクトホールの底部に第1合金層を形成し、前記第1コンタクトホールの側壁に第2合金層を形成する段階と、
を備える半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記初期多結晶膜は、前記第1初期金属膜を成膜する前に成膜される、
請求項16に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記初期多結晶膜は、前記第1初期金属膜を成膜した後に成膜される、
請求項16に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記第1合金層および前記第2合金層上に前期第1バリアメタル層を形成する段階を備える、
請求項16に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記半導体基板を加熱する前に、第2初期金属膜を成膜する段階を備える、
請求項16に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。 - MOSゲート構造を備える半導体装置であって、
半導体基板のおもて面または前記半導体基板の上方に設けられた下地層と、
前記下地層の上方に設けられた層間絶縁膜と、
前記層間絶縁膜に設けられ、前記層間絶縁膜の上面から前記下地層に達する第2コンタクトホールと、
前記第2コンタクトホールの底部に設けられた第3合金層と、
前記層間絶縁膜の上面に設けられた第2合金層と、
を備える半導体装置。 - 前記第3合金層は、前記下地層を反応させた合金層を含む、
請求項21に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第2コンタクトホールの側壁において前記層間絶縁膜と接して第2バリアメタル層が設けられている、
請求項21に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第2バリアメタル層は、
前記第2コンタクトホールの側壁において前記層間絶縁膜と接するTi層と、
前記Ti層に積層されたTiN層と、
を有する
請求項23に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第3合金層の上面に設けられた第1バリアメタル層を備える、請求項22に記載の半導体装置。
- 前記第1バリアメタル層は、前記第3合金層上に設けられたTiN層を有する、
請求項25に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第2合金層の上面に設けられた第1バリアメタル層を備える、
請求項22に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記第1バリアメタル層は、前記第2合金層上に設けられたTiN層を有する、
請求項27に記載の半導体装置。 - 半導体基板のおもて面に、MOSゲート構造を形成する段階と、
前記半導体基板のおもて面または前記半導体基板の上方に設けられた下地層の上方に層間絶縁膜を形成する段階と、
前記層間絶縁膜の上面に初期多結晶膜を成膜する段階と、
前記層間絶縁膜に前記層間絶縁膜の上面から前記下地層に達する第2コンタクトホールを形成する段階と、
前記第2コンタクトホールの内壁および前記初期多結晶膜の上面に、第1初期金属膜を成膜する段階と、
前記半導体基板を加熱することにより、前記第2コンタクトホールの底部に第3合金層を形成し、前記層間絶縁膜の上面に第2合金層を形成する段階と、
を備える半導体装置の製造方法。 - 前記第1初期金属膜上に、第2初期金属膜を成膜する段階を備える、
請求項29に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。
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