Granted Patent B2

US 7,528,441 · App. 11/839,293 · Granted May 5, 2009

Abstract

Claims (65)

1. An insulated gate semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate of a first general conductivity type;

a drain region comprising a semiconductor layer of the first general conductivity type disposed on the substrate;

a channel layer of a second general conductivity type disposed on the semiconductor layer;

trenches formed in the channel layer in a form of stripes extending in a direction parallel to the substrate;

gate electrodes disposed in the trenches;

source regions formed in the channel layer, each of the source regions being disposed next to a corresponding trench and extending in said direction;

first back gate regions of the second general conductivity type formed in the channel layer, each of the first back gate regions being disposed under a corresponding source region;

second back gate regions of the second general conductivity type, each of the second back gate regions being connected with a corresponding first back gate region and comprising a top surface of channel layer;

a first electrode layer disposed on the source regions; and

a second electrode layer disposed on the second back gate regions and physically separated from the first electrode layer.

2. The insulated gate semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode layer has a shape of one flat plate and covers the source regions and the gate electrodes.

3. The insulated gate semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the second back gate region is in contact with the second electrode layer.

4. The insulated gate semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein, according to potentials of the source region and the drain region, current paths are formed in two directions between the source region and the drain region under voltage application to the gate electrode.

5. The insulated gate semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein interlayer insulating films are provided between the gate electrodes and the first electrode layer and are disposed in the trenches.

6. An insulated gate semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate of a first general conductivity type;

a drain region comprising a semiconductor layer of the first general conductivity type disposed on the substrate;

a channel layer of a second general conductivity type disposed on the semiconductor layer;

trenches formed in the channel layer in a form of stripes extending in a direction parallel to the substrate;

gate electrodes disposed in the trenches;

source regions formed in the channel layer, each of the source regions being disposed next to a corresponding trench and extending in said direction;

first back gate regions of the second general conductivity type formed in the channel layer, each of the first back gate regions being disposed under a corresponding source region;

second back gate regions of the second general conductivity type, each of the second back gate regions being connected with a corresponding first back gate region and comprising a top surface of channel layer;

a first electrode layer disposed on the source regions; and

a second electrode layer disposed on the second back gate regions,

wherein the second electrode layer surrounds the first electrode layer.

7. An insulated gate semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate of a first general conductivity type;

a drain region comprising a semiconductor layer of the first general conductivity type disposed on the substrate;

a channel layer of a second general conductivity type disposed on the semiconductor layer;

trenches formed in the channel layer in a form of stripes extending in a direction parallel to the substrate;

gate electrodes disposed in the trenches;

source regions formed in the channel layer, each of the source regions being disposed next to a corresponding trench and extending in said direction;

first back gate regions of the second general conductivity type formed in the channel layer, each of the first back gate regions being disposed under a corresponding source region;

second back gate regions of the second general conductivity type, each of the second back gate regions being connected with a corresponding first back gate region and comprising a top surface of channel layer;

a first electrode layer disposed on the source regions; and

a second electrode layer disposed on the second back gate regions,

wherein each of the source regions comprises two first source regions adjacent corresponding trenches and a second source region between the two first source regions, and the first back gate region is disposed below the second source region.

8. The insulated gate semiconductor device of claim 7 , wherein the second source region is in contact with the first electrode layer.

9. An insulated gate semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate of a first general conductivity type;

a drain region comprising a semiconductor layer of the first general conductivity type disposed on the substrate;

a channel layer of a second general conductivity type disposed on the semiconductor layer;

trenches formed in the channel layer in a form of stripes extending in a direction parallel to the substrate;

gate electrodes disposed in the trenches;

source regions formed in the channel layer, each of the source regions being disposed next to a corresponding trench and extending in said direction;

first back gate regions of the second general conductivity type formed in the channel layer, each of the first back gate regions being disposed under a corresponding source region;

second back gate regions of the second general conductivity type, each of the second back gate regions being connected with a corresponding first back gate region and comprising a top surface of channel layer;

a first electrode layer disposed on the source regions;

a second electrode layer disposed on the second back gate regions; and

a third electrode layer connected with the drain region,

wherein, when no voltage is applied to the gate electrodes, the first electrode layer or the third electrode layer is electrically connected with the second electrode layer.

10. The insulated gate semiconductor device of claim 9 , wherein one of the first electrode layer and the third electrode layer, which has a lower potential, is connected with the second electrode layer.

11. The insulated gate semiconductor device of claim 9 , wherein a power supply voltage is applied to one of the first electrode layer and the third electrode layer, which is not electrically connected with the second electrode layer.

12. An insulated gate semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate of a first general conductivity type;

a drain region comprising a semiconductor layer of the first general conductivity type disposed on the substrate;

a channel layer of a second general conductivity type disposed on the semiconductor layer;

gate electrodes disposed on the channel layer in a form of stripes extending in a direction parallel to the substrate;

source regions formed in the channel layer, each of the source regions being disposed adjacent a corresponding gate electrode and extending in said direction;

first back gate regions of the second general conductivity type formed in the channel layer, each of the first back gate regions being disposed under a corresponding source region;

second back gate regions of the second general conductivity type, each of the second back gate regions being connected with a corresponding first back gate region and comprising a top surface of channel layer;

a first electrode layer disposed on the source regions; and

a second electrode layer disposed on the second back gate regions and physically separated from the first electrode layer.

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