Method of manufacture for a semiconductor device
View Patent ↗A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type and forming a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type thereon. The method also includes forming an insulator layer on the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type, etching a trench into at least the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type, and forming a thermal oxide layer in the trench and on the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type. The method further includes implanting ions into the thermal oxide layer, forming a second insulator layer, removing the second insulator layer from a portion of the trench, and forming an oxide layer in the trench and on the epitaxial layer. Moreover, the method includes forming a material in the trench, forming a second gate oxide layer over the material, and patterning the second gate oxide layer.
1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
providing a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type;
forming a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type on the semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type;
forming one or more insulator layers on the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type;
etching a plurality of trenches in the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type, thereby forming a portion of a plurality of CC trenches and a CG trench;
forming an oxide layer in the plurality of trenches and on the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type;
forming a masking layer on a portion of the one or more insulating layers;
forming a gate oxide layer in the CG trench;
forming polysilicon gate material in the CG trench; forming a second insulator layer, thereby filling a portion of the CC trenches;
forming a second material, thereby filling a second portion of the CC trenches;
forming a third insulator layer, thereby filling a remainder of the CC trenches; forming one or more device regions;
forming a source metal layer;
wherein the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type comprises a multi-layer structure including an n-type material layer on the semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type and a p-type material layer on the n-type material layer;
wherein the second material comprises aluminum fluoride; and
wherein the second material further comprises an insulating layer.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type comprises an n+ silicon substrate doped with at least one of phosphorus, antimony, or arsenic.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising: forming a second oxide layer over the polysilicon gate material; and patterning the second oxide layer.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising performing an etching process to extend a depth of the plurality of CC trenches.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising: not forming a second insulator layer; and continuing the deposition of the second material, thereby filling the remainder of the CC trenches.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein etching the plurality of trenches in the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type is performed concurrently.
7. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
providing a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type;
forming a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type on the semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type;
forming an insulator layer on the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type;
etching a trench into at least the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type;
forming a thermal oxide layer in the trench and on the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type;
implanting ions into the thermal oxide layer;
forming a second insulator layer, thereby filling at least a portion of the trench;
removing the second insulator layer from a portion of the trench;
forming an oxide layer in the trench and on the epitaxial layer;
forming a material in the trench; forming one or more device regions;
forming a third insulating layer over the material; patterning the third insulating layer;
forming a source metal layer;
wherein the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type comprises a multi-layer structure including an n-type material layer on the semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type and a p-type material layer on the n-type material layer;
wherein the ions comprise cesium ions; and
further comprising: capping the second insulator layer; and performing a thermal treatment to anneal the cesium ions.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type comprises an n+ doped substrate doped with at least one of phosphorus, antimony, or arsenic.
9. The method of claim 7 wherein the semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type comprises an n-type material layer on the semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type.
10. The method of claim 7 wherein the trench extends to the semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type.
11. The method of claim 7 wherein the ions comprise iodine, bromine, chromium, aluminum, or chlorine ions.
12. The method of claim 11 further comprising: capping the second insulator layer; and performing a thermal treatment to anneal the iodine, bromine, chromium, aluminum, or chlorine ions.
13. The method of claim 7 further comprising thinning the semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type; and forming a drain metal layer.
14. The method of claim 7 wherein the material comprises polysilicon.