IP Library Granted Patent US 7,482,238
Granted Patent B2
US 7,482,238 · App. 11/320,903 · Granted Jan 27, 2009

Method for manufacturing semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 7,482,238
App. No.
11/320,903
Granted
Jan 27, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes steps of injecting a hole current into an N drift region while a constant voltage is applied to a P + anode of a lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor, such that a majority of the hole current passes through a P + cathode of the lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor via a P + buried layer. Therefore, a hole-current path located under an N + cathode area of a LIGBT structure is eliminated, thus securing sufficient latch-up current density.

Claims (9)

1. A method for manufacturing and operating a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a P + buried layer;

forming an N drift region formed over the P + buried layer;

forming a cathode, a gate, and an anode over the P + buried layer, the cathode, the gate, and the anode being spaced apart from each another;

forming a P + cathode below the cathode and over the P + buried layer;

forming a P-base area below the gate and over the P + buried layer, the P-base are being spaced apart from the P + cathode;

forming a P + anode below the anode and over the P + buried layer;

forming a N + cathode over the P + buried layer and between the cathode and gate, wherein the P-base area is not formed below the N + cathode; and

injecting a hole current into the N drift region while a constant voltage is applied to the P + anode, such that a majority of the hole current passes through the P + cathode of via the P + buried layer.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: COLUMBA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052845/0474 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2019
From: DB HITEK CO., LTD.
To: COLUMBA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 049709/0857 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 30, 2017
From: DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD.
To: DB HITEK CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 044555/0913 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD.
To: DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044533/0523 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 15, 2006
From: DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018176/0351 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2005
From: SUNG, WOONG JE
To: DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
Reel/Frame 017431/0743 →