IP Library Granted Patent US 7,371,641
Granted Patent B2
US 7,371,641 · App. 11/261,896 · Granted May 13, 2008

Method of making a trench MOSFET with deposited oxide

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Patent No.
US 7,371,641
App. No.
11/261,896
Granted
May 13, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A trench type power semiconductor device which includes deposited rather than grown oxide in the trenches for the electrical isolation of electrodes disposed inside the trenches from the semiconductor body.

Claims (12)

1. A method for fabricating a power semiconductor device, comprising:

defining a trench in a semiconductor body, said trench having sidewalls, and a bottom;

depositing an oxide body at the bottom of said trench;

forming a spacer on each sidewall of said trench over said oxide body, said spacers being spaced from one another, and removing a portion of said oxide body not covered by said spacers to form a recess extending partially through said oxide body;

removing said spacers;

growing a gate oxide over said sidewalls;

forming a T-shaped electrode over said oxide body, said electrode filling said recess.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said forming of said electrode comprises depositing a conductive body inside said trench to fill at least said recess, and removing a portion of said conductive body, thereby forming said T-shaped electrode in said trench.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising siliciding said semiconductor body and forming a power contact over said silicided portion of said semiconductor body.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising siliciding a portion of said T-shaped electrode.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming high conductivity regions adjacent said sidewalls of said trench and forming a power contact in electrical contact with said high conductivity regions and said T-shaped electrode.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said electrode is a field relief electrode.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 23, 2018
From: INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CORPORATION
To: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AMERICAS CORP.
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