Recess array device
View Patent ↗A recess array device includes a semiconductor substrate and at least an active area in a main surface of the semiconductor substrate. A gate trench penetrates through the active area. The gate trench includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall facing the first sidewall, and a bottom surface extending between the first and the second sidewalls. A bump portion is disposed in the gate trench. The bump portion has two opposite sidewalls and a top portion extending between the two opposite sidewalls. A gate oxide layer is formed in the gate trench. The gate oxide layer has a first thickness on the first and second sidewalls, a second thickness on the two opposite sidewalls of the bump portion, and a third thickness on the top portion of the bump portion. The first thickness is greater than the second thickness. The second thickness is greater than the third thickness.
1. A recess array device, comprising:
a semiconductor substrate;
at least an active area in a main surface of the semiconductor substrate;
a trench isolation surrounding the active area in the main surface of the semiconductor substrate;
at least one gate trench extending into the semiconductor substrate, wherein the gate trench includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall facing the first sidewall, and a bottom surface extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall;
a bump portion of the semiconductor substrate protruding from a bottom surface of the gate trench, wherein the bump portion has two opposite sidewalls and a top portion extending between the two opposite sidewalls, wherein the bottom surface includes surface of the top portion and surfaces of the two opposite sidewalls;
a gate oxide layer on the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the bottom surface of the gate trench, wherein the gate oxide layer has a first thickness on the first and second sidewalls, a second thickness on the two opposite sidewalls of the bump portion, and a third thickness on the top portion of the bump portion, wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness, and the second thickness is greater than the third thickness; and
a recess gate disposed within the gate trench.
2. The recess array device according to claim 1 further comprising a source region in the active area on one side of the gate trench and a drain region in the active area on the other side of the gate trench.
3. The recess array device according to claim 1 wherein the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the bottom surface form a saddle-shaped surface profile in the gate trench.
4. The recess array device according to claim 1 wherein the gate trench extends along a wordline direction.