Bipolar transistor
View Patent ↗Presented is a bipolar transistor capable of improving a current amplification rate while improving voltage resistance. A bipolar transistor is provided with a p-type emitter region, a p-type collector region, an n-type base region located between the emitter region and the collector region, a p-type first embedded region located below the base region, and an n-type region having a lower n-type impurity concentration than the base region. The base region is provided with a first high-concentration region and a low-concentration region positioned above the first embedded region, and a second high-concentration region positioned on a collector region side than the low-concentration region, wherein the second high-concentration region has a higher n-type impurity concentration than the low-concentration region.
1. A bipolar transistor comprising a semiconductor substrate,
wherein the semiconductor substrate comprises:
a p-type emitter region located in a first part of a front surface of the semiconductor substrate;
a p-type collector region located in a second part of the front surface of the semiconductor substrate;
an n-type base region located between the emitter region and the collector region in a third part of the front surface of the semiconductor substrate;
a p-type first embedded region located below the base region; and
an n-type region having a lower n-type impurity concentration than the base region, being in contact with the emitter region, the collector region, the base region and the first embedded region, separating the emitter region from the base region and the first embedded region, and separating the collector region from the base region and the first embedded region,
wherein the base region comprises:
a first base region positioned above the first embedded region; and
a second base region positioned on a collector region side more than the first base region, and
the second base region has a higher n-type impurity concentration than the first base region.
2. The bipolar transistor as in claim 1 , wherein
the semiconductor substrate further comprises a stopping region having a higher n-type impurity concentration than the n-type region, partially being in contact with the first embedded region from the collector region side, and being separated from the emitter region and the collector region by the n-type region.
3. The bipolar transistor as in claim 1 , wherein
the semiconductor substrate further comprises a p-type second embedded region located below the first embedded region and separated from the emitter region, the collector region and the first embedded region by the n-type region.
4. A bipolar transistor comprising a semiconductor substrate,
wherein the semiconductor substrate comprises:
an n-type emitter region located in a first part of a front surface of the semiconductor substrate;
an n-type collector region located in a second part of the front surface of the semiconductor substrate;
a p-type base region located between the emitter region and the collector region in a third part of the front surface of the semiconductor substrate;
an n-type first embedded region located below the base region; and
a p-type region having a lower p-type impurity concentration than the base region, being in contact with the emitter region, the collector region, the base region and the first embedded region, separating the emitter region from the base region and the first embedded region, and separating the collector region from the base region and the first embedded region,
wherein the base region comprises:
a first base region positioned above the first embedded region; and
a second base region positioned on an emitter region side more than the first base region, and
the second base region has a higher p-type impurity concentration than the first base region.
5. The bipolar transistor as in claim 4 , wherein
the semiconductor substrate further comprises a stopping region having a higher p-type impurity concentration than the p-type region, partially being in contact with the first embedded region from the emitter region side, and being separated from the emitter region and the collector region by the p-type region.
6. The bipolar transistor as in claim 4 , wherein
the semiconductor substrate further comprises an n-type second embedded region located below the first embedded region, and separated from the emitter region, the collector region and the first embedded region by the p-type region.