IP Library Granted Patent US 8,912,066
Granted Patent B2
US 8,912,066 · App. 13/831,981 · Granted Dec 16, 2014

Lateral double-diffused high voltage device

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Patent No.
US 8,912,066
App. No.
13/831,981
Granted
Dec 16, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of forming a device is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate with a device region. The method also includes forming a transistor in the device region. The transistor includes a gate having first and second sides along a gate direction. The transistor also includes a first doped region adjacent to a first side of the gate, a second doped region adjacent to a second side of the gate, and a channel under the gate. The transistor further includes a channel trench in the channel of the gate, wherein the channel trench is along a trench direction which is at an angle θ other than 90° with respect to the gate direction.

Claims (58)

1. A method of forming a device comprising:

providing a substrate with a device region; and

forming a transistor in the device region, wherein the transistor includes

a gate trench,

a gate disposed on the substrate and fills the gate trench, the gate having first and second sides along a gate direction,

a first doped region adjacent to a first side of the gate,

a second doped region adjacent to a second side of the gate,

a channel under the gate,

wherein the channel is along a gate trench direction which is at an angle θ other than 90° with respect to the gate direction, and

an internal device isolation region along the trench direction in the substrate between the gate and the second doped region.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein angle θ is equal to 45°.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the substrate comprises top and bottom surfaces.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the gate trench creates the channel having a first channel direction parallel to the top surface of the substrate and second channel direction along sidewalls of the gate trench.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the first channel direction is along a (010) plane of the substrate and the second channel direction is along a (001) plane of the substrate.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein forming the transistor comprises forming the gate trench.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein forming the gate trench comprises:

forming an isolation region along the trench direction; and

etching the isolation region to form the gate trench, wherein the etching comprises an anisotropic etching.

8. A method of forming a device comprising:

providing a substrate with a device region;

forming a transistor in the device region, wherein the transistor includes

a gate having first and second sides along a gate direction,

a first doped region adjacent to a first side of the gate,

a second doped region adjacent to a second side of the gate,

a channel under the gate, and

a channel trench in the channel of the gate, wherein the channel trench is along a trench direction which is at an angle θ other than 90° with respect to the gate direction;

forming an internal device isolation region along the trench direction in the substrate between the gate and the second doped region; and

forming a drift well in the substrate adjacent to the second side of the gate, the drift well underlaps a portion of the gate with a first edge of the drift well beneath the gate.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the drift well encompasses the second doped region and internal device isolation region.

10. The method of claim 9 comprises forming an isolation region, wherein the isolation region isolated the device region from other regions of the device.

11. The method of claim 10 comprises forming a device well within the isolation region.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the device well encompasses the first and second doped region, drift well and internal isolation region.

13. A method of forming a device comprising:

providing a substrate with a device region, the substrate comprises top and bottom surfaces; and

forming a transistor in the device region, wherein the transistor includes,

a gate trench,

a gate disposed on the substrate and fills the gate trench, the gate having first and second sides along a gate direction,

a first doped region adjacent to a first side of the gate,

a second doped region adjacent to a second side of the gate,

a channel under the gate, wherein the channel is along a gate trench direction which is at an angle θ other than 90° with respect to the gate direction, wherein the gate trench creates the channel having a first channel direction parallel to the top surface of the substrate and second channel direction along sidewalls of the gate trench, and

an internal device isolation region along the trench direction in the substrate between the gate and the second doped region.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein angle θ is equal to 45°.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the substrate comprises top and bottom surfaces.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the first channel direction is along a (010) plane of the substrate and the second channel direction is along a (001) plane of the substrate.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein forming the transistor comprises forming the gate trench.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein forming the gate trench comprises:

forming an isolation region along the trench direction; and

etching the isolation region to form the gate trench, wherein the etching comprises an anisotropic etching.

19. A semiconductor device comprising:

a substrate having a device region; and

a transistor in the device region, wherein the transistor includes

a gate trench,

a gate disposed on the substrate and fills the gate trench, the gate having first and second sides along a gate direction,

a first doped region adjacent to a first side of the gate,

a second doped region adjacent to a second side of the gate,

a channel under the gate,

wherein the channel is along a gate trench direction which is at an angle θ other than 90° with respect to the gate direction, and

an internal device isolation region along the trench direction in the substrate between the gate and the second doped region.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2020
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 27, 2018
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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