Power semiconductor device

1. A power semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor body having a conduction region of one conductivity, and a base region of another conductivity, said semiconductor body including a first surface;

a trench extending from said first surface through said base region and into said conduction region, said trench including at least two opposing sidewalls and a bottom;

a first gate insulation adjacent one of said sidewalls;

a first gate electrode adjacent said first gate insulation and spanning said base region;

a source region adjacent at least one sidewall of said trench;

a contact region of said another conductivity adjacent said source region;

a source contact electrically connected to said source region and said contact region; and

a Qgd implant region of said another conductivity inside and contained within said base region and disposed directly below and aligned with said contact region, wherein said Qgd implant varies the resistivity of said base region, whereby the resistivity of said base region adjacent said first gate insulation is higher than the resistivity of said Qgd implant region and said Qgd implant is positioned to retard the encroachment of a depletion region into said base region without varying the threshold voltage of the device.

2. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said semiconductor body is comprised of epitaxial silicon.

3. A power semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor body having a conduction region of one conductivity, and a base region of another conductivity, said semiconductor body including a first surface;

a trench extending from said first surface through said base region and into said conduction region, said trench including at least two opposing sidewalls and a bottom;

a first gate insulation adjacent one of said sidewalls;

a first gate electrode adjacent said first gate insulation and spanning said base region;

a source region adjacent at least one sidewall of said trench;

a source contact electrically connected to said source region;

a Qgd implant region of said another conductivity in said base region to vary the resistivity of said base region, whereby the resistivity of said base region adjacent said first gate insulation is higher than the resistivity of said Qgd implant region and said Qgd implant is positioned to retard the encroachment of a depletion region into said base region without varying the threshold voltage of the device;

a second gate insulation adjacent the other of said sidewalls;

a second gate electrode adjacent said second gate insulation and spanning said base region; and

a source field electrode having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion of said source field electrode being disposed between said first and said second gate electrodes and insulated from the same by an insulation body, and said second portion of said source field electrode being disposed below said first portion and said gate electrodes, wherein said source contact is electrically connected to said source field electrode.

4. A semiconductor device according to claim 3 , further comprising a first insulation cap interposed between said source contact and said first gate electrode and a second insulation cap interposed between said source contact and said second gate electrode, wherein said source field electrode is disposed between said first insulation cap and said second insulation cap.

5. A semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein said source field electrode extends out of said trench and above said first surface of said semiconductor body.

6. A semiconductor device according to claim 3 , further comprising a bottom insulation body disposed between said second portion of said source field electrode and said sidewalls and said bottom of said trench.

7. A semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein said bottom insulation body is thicker than said gate insulations.

8. A semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein said bottom insulation body is disposed below both gate electrodes.

9. A semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein said source field electrode is comprised of conductive polysilicon.

10. A semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein said gate electrodes are comprised of conductive polysilicon.

11. A semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein said epitaxial silicon is formed over a silicon substrate, and further comprising a drain contact ohmically connected to said silicon substrate.

12. A semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein a top surface of said source field electrode is coplanar with top surfaces of said gate electrodes.

13. A MOSgated power semiconductor device comprising:

an active area including at least one active cell, said active cell including at least one source region, a contact region adjacent said source region, a source contact electrode connected to said source region and said contact region, an insulated gate electrode, a base region of one conductivity formed adjacent a drift region of another conductivity, and a Qgd implant of the same conductivity as said base region formed directly below said contact region and contained within said base region and spaced from said insulated gate electrode, wherein the resistivity and the position of said Qgd implant region are selected to hinder the movement of a depletion region into said base region without affecting the threshold voltage of the device.

14. A device according to claim 13 , further comprising a drain contact disposed opposite said source contact.

15. A MOS gated power semiconductor device comprising:

an active area including at least one active cell, said active cell including at least one source region, a source contact electrode connected to said source region, an insulated gate electrode, a base region of one conductivity formed adjacent a drift region of another conductivity, a Qgd implant of the same conductivity as said base region formed in said base region and spaced from said insulated gate electrode, wherein the resistivity and the position of said Qgd implant region are selected to hinder the movement of a depletion region into said base region without affecting the threshold voltage of the device, and an insulated source field electrode extending below said insulated gate electrode and electrically connected to said source contact.

16. A device according to claim 15 , wherein said source field electrode extends to a height above said insulated gate electrode.

17. A device according to claim 15 , wherein a top surface of said source field electrode is coplanar with a top surface of said gate electrode.