IP Library Granted Patent US 7,776,693
Granted Patent B2
US 7,776,693 · App. 11/905,078 · Granted Aug 17, 2010

Method of manufacturing semiconductor apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,776,693
App. No.
11/905,078
Granted
Aug 17, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus includes forming a trench in a semiconductor layer, forming a gate electrode inside the trench, forming a thermally-oxidized film on the gate electrode inside the trench, forming a silicate glass film on the thermally-oxidized film inside the trench, forming a body region inside the semiconductor layer, and forming a source region on the body region. The method provides a semiconductor apparatus having reduced fluctuation of a channel length and low ON-resistance.

Claims (14)

1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus, comprising:

forming a trench in a semiconductor layer;

forming a gate electrode inside the trench;

forming a thermally-oxidized film on the gate electrode inside the trench;

forming a silicate glass film on the thermally-oxidized film inside the trench;

forming a body region inside the semiconductor layer after forming the silicate glass film; and

forming a source region on the body region.

2. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the silicate glass film is formed by etching back to expose the surface of the semiconductor layer after covering the surface of the semiconductor layer and the inside of the trench by the silicate glass.

3. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the thermally-oxidized film includes a thermally-oxidized film of polysilicon composing the gate electrode.

4. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the thermally-oxidized film of polysilicon is thicker than a thermally-oxidized film of single crystal silicon formed on the side wall of the trench.

5. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the silicate glass film comprises at least one of BPSG and NSG.

6. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the source region is divided by a body contact region in the longitudinal direction of each area surrounded by the trench.

7. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a source electrode is formed on a surface of the source region and the silicate glass film.

8. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the silicate glass film is formed inside the trench, the silicate glass film is formed on the semiconductor layer, then the silicate glass film is etched back to expose the semiconductor layer and leave the silicate glass film in the trench.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 2, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025235/0233 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2007
From: KOBAYASHI, KENYA; YAMAMOTO, HIDEO; KANEKO, ATSUSHI; MURASE, YOSHIMITSU
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019950/0959 →