IP Library Granted Patent US 9,293,457
Granted Patent B2
US 9,293,457 · App. 14/800,207 · Granted Mar 22, 2016

Semiconductor device

Inventors: Hideaki Tsuchiya (Kanagawa, JP); Hiroshi Kimura (Kanagawa, JP); Takashi Ide (Kanagawa, JP); Yorinobu Kunimune (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
H01L27/088H01L23/528H01L23/53223H01L27/0605H01L29/2003H01L29/41766H01L29/452
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Patent No.
US 9,293,457
App. No.
14/800,207
Granted
Mar 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

To enhance electromigration resistance of an electrode. A drain electrode is partially formed on a side surface of a drain pad. In this case, the drain electrode is integrated with the drain pad and extends from the side surface of the drain pad in a first direction (y direction). A recessed portion is located in a region overlapping with the drain electrode in a plan view. At least a part of the drain electrode is buried in the recessed portion. A side surface of the recessed portion, which faces the drain pad, enters the drain pad in the first direction (y direction).

Claims (34)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a nitride semiconductor layer;

an interlayer insulating film located over the nitride semiconductor layer;

a wiring located over the interlayer insulating film;

an electrode which is integrated with the wiring and is partially formed on a first side surface of the wiring and which extends from the first side surface in a first direction in a plan view;

a recessed portion which is located in a region overlapping with the electrode in a plan view and is formed in the interlayer insulating film, a lower end of the recessed portion reaching the nitride semiconductor layer, at least a part of the electrode being buried in the recessed portion; and

a barrier metal film formed along a bottom surface and side surfaces of the recessed portion, a bottom surface of the wiring, and a bottom surface of the electrode,

wherein the wiring and the electrode contains aluminum,

the barrier metal film contains titanium, and

a side surface of the recessed portion, which faces the wiring, reaches the first side surface of the wiring or enters the wiring, in the first direction.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first transistor in which a drain, a gate electrode, and a source are arranged in this order in a second direction intersecting the first direction in a plan view;

a drain pad extending in the second direction;

a drain electrode which extends from the drain pad in the first direction and which is electrically coupled to the drain;

a source pad which faces the drain pad via the drain electrode in the first direction and which extends in the second direction; and

a source electrode which extends from the source pad toward the drain pad in the first direction and which is electrically coupled to the source,

wherein the wiring and the electrode are the drain pad and the drain electrode, respectively, or the source pad and the source electrode, respectively.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a second transistor in which a drain, a gate electrode, and a source are arranged in the second direction in an order opposite to that in the first transistor in a plan view and the source is electrically coupled to the same source electrode as the source of the first transistor; and

a gate wiring which is located closer to the source pad than the drain electrode in a plan view and which couples the gate electrode of the first transistor with the gate electrode of the second transistor,

wherein the wiring and the electrode are the source pad and the source electrode, respectively,

the recessed portion is sandwiched by the gate electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the second transistor and is located closer to the drain pad than the gate wiring in a plan view, and

the gate wiring, the first side surface, and the source electrode are arranged in this order in the first direction.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the wiring and the electrode are the drain pad and the drain electrode, respectively, and

a width of the source electrode is larger than a width of the drain electrode.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the source electrode overlaps with at least a part of the gate electrode in a plan view.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the barrier metal film is a single layer film formed of titanium.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 ,

wherein a film formed of titanium nitride is not included between the barrier metal film and the electrode.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the barrier metal film is directly coupled to the electrode.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044928/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2015
From: TSUCHIYA, HIDEAKI; KIMURA, HIROSHI; IDE, TAKASHI; KUNIMUNE, YORINOBU
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036099/0646 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-145372 · Jul 15, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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