IP Library Granted Patent US 10,263,296
Granted Patent B2
US 10,263,296 · App. 15/477,130 · Granted Apr 16, 2019

Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of semiconductor device

Inventors: Kazutaka Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP); Takahiro Korenari (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
H01M10/425H01L21/823487H01L23/3114H01L27/0207H01L27/088H01L29/0692H01L29/0696H01L29/41741H01L29/66477H01L29/7813H01L21/823418H01L2924/0002
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Patent No.
US 10,263,296
App. No.
15/477,130
Granted
Apr 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device capable of reducing an inter-source electrode resistance RSS (on) and reducing a chip size is provided. A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a chip partitioned into three areas including a first area, a second area, and a third area, and a common drain electrode provided on a back surface of the chip, in which the second area is formed between the first and third areas, a first MOSFET is formed in the first area and the third area, and a second MOSFET is formed in the second area.

Claims (113)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface comprising, in plan view, a first area, a second area and a third area;

a first transistor comprising:

at the first area, a first source electrode and a first gate electrode formed; and

at the third area, a second source electrode and a second gate electrode;

a second transistor comprising:

at the second area, a third source electrode and a third gate electrode;

at the first area, a first source pad electrically connected with the first source electrode;

at the first area, a first gate pad electrically connected with the first gate electrode;

at the third area, a second source pad electrically connected with the second source electrode;

at the third area, a second gate pad electrically connected with the second gate electrode; and

at the second area, a third source pad electrically connected with the third source electrode,

wherein the first transistor and the second transistor share a common drain electrode formed on the second surface,

wherein, in the plan view, entirety of the second area is between the first area and the third area,

wherein the first source electrode, at the first area, is physically separated from the third source electrode, at the second area, and the second source electrode, at the third area, and the second source electrode, at the third area, is physically separated from the third source electrode, at the second area, and

wherein, in the plan view, the first source pad, at the first area, the second source pad, at the third area, and the third source pad, at the second area, are in line with each other.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the plan view, a shape of the first surface of the semiconductor substrate is comprised of a quadrangle having a first side,

wherein, in the plan view and at the first area, the first source pad and the first gate pad are arranged in line parallel to the first side of the first surface of the semiconductor substrate,

wherein, in plan view and at the second area, the third source pad and a third gate pad are arranged in line parallel to the first side of the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, and

wherein, in plan view and at the third area, the second source pad and the second gate pad electrically connected with the second gate electrode are arranged in line parallel to the first side of the first surface of the semiconductor substrate.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in plan view, sum of a size of each of the first and second areas is larger than a size of the third area.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, at the first area, a fourth source pad is electrically connected with the first source electrode of the first transistor, and

wherein, in the plan view, the first gate pad is arranged between the first source pad and the fourth source pad.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 ,

wherein, at the second area, the third gate pad is electrically connected with the third gate electrode.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 ,

wherein, at the second area, a third gate pad is electrically connected with the third gate electrode,

wherein, at the second area, a fifth source pad is electrically connected with the third source electrode,

wherein, in the plan view, the third gate pad is arranged between the third source pad and the fifth source pad,

wherein, at the third area, the second gate pad is electrically connected with the second gate electrode,

wherein, at the third area, a sixth source pad electrically is connected with the second source electrode, and

wherein, in the plan view and at the third area, the second gate pad, electrically connected with the second gate electrode, is arranged between the second source pad and the sixth source pad.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 ,

wherein, in the plan view, the third source pad is arranged between the first source pad and the second source pad, and

wherein, in the plan view, the fifth source pad is arranged between the fourth source pad and the sixth source pad.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 ,

wherein, in the plan view, a shape of the first surface of the semiconductor substrate is comprised of a quadrangle having a first side,

wherein, in the plan view and at the first area, the first source pad, the first gate pad and the fourth source pad are aligned with the first side of the first surface of the semiconductor substrate,

wherein, in the plan view and at the second area, the third source pad, the third gate pad and the fifth source pad are aligned with the first side of the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, and

wherein, in the plan view and at the third area, the second source pad, the second gate pad and the sixth source pad are aligned with the first side of the first surface of the semiconductor substrate.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 ,

wherein, at the first area, the first gate pad is electrically connected with the first gate electrode of the first transistor via a first gate wiring,

wherein, in the plan view, the first source pad and the fourth source pad are surrounded by the first gate wiring,

wherein, at the third area, the second gate pad is electrically connected with the second gate electrode via a second gate wiring,

wherein, in the plan view, the second source pad and the sixth source pad are surrounded by the second gate wiring,

wherein, at the second area, the third gate pad is electrically connected with the third gate electrode via a third gate wiring, and

wherein, in the plan view, the third source pad and the fifth source pad are surrounded by the third gate wiring.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 9 ,

wherein, in the plan view, the first, second and third gate wirings are surrounded by an EQui-potential Ring.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a region is formed between the first source electrode and the third source electrode, and

wherein a region is formed between the second source electrode and the third source electrode.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the region is a first element isolation region, and

wherein the region is a second element isolation region.

13. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface comprising, in plan view, a first area, a second area and a third area;

a first transistor comprising:

at the first area, a first source electrode and a first gate electrode; and

at the third area, a second source electrode and a second gate electrode;

a second transistor comprising:

at the second area, a third source electrode and a third gate electrode;

at the first area, a first source pad electrically connected with the first source electrode;

at the first area, a first gate pad electrically connected with the first gate electrode;

at the third area, a second source pad electrically connected with the second source electrode;

at the third area, a second gate pad electrically connected with the second gate electrode; and

at the second area, a third source pad electrically connected with the third source electrode,

wherein the first transistor and the second transistor share a common drain electrode formed on the second surface,

wherein, in the plan view, the second area is between the first area and the third area,

wherein the first source electrode, at the first area, is physically separated from the third source electrode, at the second area, and the second source electrode, at the third area, and the second source electrode, at the third area, is physically separated from the third source electrode, at the second area,

wherein, at the first area, a fourth source pad is electrically connected with the first source electrode,

wherein, in the plan view and at the first area, the first gate pad is arranged between the first source pad and the fourth source pad,

wherein, at the second area, the third gate pad electrically connected with the third gate electrode,

wherein, at the second area, a fifth source pad is electrically connected with the third source electrode, and

wherein, in the plan view and at the second area, the third gate pad is arranged between the third source pad and the fifth source pad.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein, at the third area, a sixth source pad is electrically connected with the second source electrode,

wherein, in plan view, the third source pad is arranged between the first source pad and the second source pad, and

wherein, in plan view, the fifth source pad is arranged between the fourth source pad and the sixth source pad.

15. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein, at the third area, a sixth source pad is electrically connected with the second source electrode,

wherein, in plan view, a shape of the first surface of the semiconductor substrate is comprised of a quadrangle having a first side,

wherein, in plan view and at the first area, the first source pad, the first gate pad and the fourth source pad are arranged in line parallel to the first side of the first surface of the semiconductor substrate,

wherein, in plan view and at the second area, the third source pad and the fifth source pad are arranged in line parallel to the first side of the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, and

wherein, in plan view and at the third area, the second source pad, the second gate pad and the sixth source pad are arranged in line parallel to the first side of the first surface of the semiconductor substrate.

16. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 ,

wherein the first gate pad, at the first area, is electrically connected with the first gate electrode via a first gate wiring,

wherein, in plan view, the first source pad, the fourth source pad, the third source pad and the fifth source pad are surrounded by the first gate wiring,

wherein the second gate pad, at the third area, is electrically connected with the second gate electrode via a second gate wiring,

wherein, at the third area, a fifth source pad is electrically connected with the second source electrode, and

wherein, in the plan view and at the third area, the second source pad and the fifth source pad are surrounded by the second gate wiring.

17. The semiconductor device according to claim 16 ,

wherein, in the plan view, the first and second gate wirings are surrounded by an EQui-potential Ring.

18. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface comprising, in plan view, a first area, a second area and a third area;

a first transistor comprising:

at the first area, a first source electrode and a first gate electrode; and

at the third area, a second source electrode and a second gate electrode;

a second transistor comprising:

at the second area, a third source electrode and a third gate electrode;

at the first area, a first source pad electrically connected with the first source electrode;

at the first area, a first gate pad electrically connected with the first gate electrode;

at the third area, a second source pad electrically connected with the second source electrode;

at the third area, a second gate pad electrically connected with the third gate electrode; and

at the second area, a third source pad electrically connected with the third source electrode,

wherein the first transistor and the second transistor share a common drain electrode formed on the second surface,

wherein, in the plan view, the second area is between the first area and the third area,

wherein at least one of the first area, the second area and the third area has a rectangular shape, and

wherein the first source electrode, at the first area, is physically separated from the third source electrode, at the third area, and the second source electrode, at the third area, and the second source electrode, at the third area, is physically separated from the third source electrode, at the second area,

wherein, in the plan view, the first source pad, at the first area, the second source pad, at the third area, and the third source pad, at the second area, are in line with each other.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 28, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044811/0758 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-121503 · May 29, 2012 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14934241 · Nov 6, 2015
Continuation 13899063 · May 21, 2013
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