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US 12,369,381 · App. 17/639,528 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Semiconductor device

Inventors: Takaaki Yamanaka (Kyoto, JP); Yuki Nakano (Kyoto, JP); Kenji Yamamoto (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
H10D64/23H01L21/0475H01L21/0495H01L23/3121H01L23/3675H10D8/051H10D8/60H10D62/8325H10D64/64
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Patent No.
US 12,369,381
App. No.
17/639,528
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a chip, an electrode that is formed on the chip, an inorganic insulating layer that covers the electrode and has a first opening exposing the electrode, an organic insulating layer that covers the inorganic insulating layer, has a second opening surrounding the first opening at an interval from the first opening, and exposes an inner peripheral edge of the inorganic insulating layer in a region between the first opening and the second opening, and an Ni plating layer that covers the electrode inside the first opening and covers the inner peripheral edge of the inorganic insulating layer inside the second opening.

Claims (44)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a chip;

an electrode that is formed on the chip;

an inorganic insulating layer that covers the electrode and exposes the electrode from a first opening;

an organic insulating layer that covers the inorganic insulating layer, has a second opening having an opening end that is formed at an interval from an opening end of the first opening, and exposes an inner peripheral edge of the inorganic insulating layer in a region between the first opening and the second opening; and

an Ni plating layer that covers the electrode inside the first opening and covers the inner peripheral edge of the inorganic insulating layer inside the second opening, wherein

the inorganic insulating layer has a first outer wall, and

the organic insulating layer has a second outer wall positioned more inward than the first outer wall of the inorganic insulating layer.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the Ni plating layer is formed at an interval toward an inorganic insulating layer side from the opening end of the second opening.

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

an outer surface plating layer that covers an outer surface of the Ni plating layer inside the second opening.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the outer surface plating layer covers the Ni plating layer at an interval toward the inorganic insulating layer side from the opening end of the second opening.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the outer surface plating layer has a thickness less than a thickness of the Ni plating layer.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the Ni plating layer covers the inner peripheral edge of the inorganic insulating layer at an interval from the organic insulating layer inside the second opening.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the inner peripheral edge of the inorganic insulating layer has a width that exceeds a thickness of the inorganic insulating layer.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the outer surface plating layer has a portion that covers the inner peripheral edge of the inorganic insulating layer.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the outer surface plating layer covers the Ni plating layer at an interval from the organic insulating layer.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the chip is constituted of an SiC chip.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the second outer wall of the organic insulating layer is formed in a curved shape depressed toward the inorganic insulating layer.

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

a transistor that is formed in the chip.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein the transistor includes unit cells that extend in a stripe shape.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein the transistor includes trench gate structures that extend in a stripe shape along the unit cells.

15. The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein

the chip has a rectangular shape as viewed in a plan view, and

the trench gate structures extends along a short side of the chip.

16. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the chip has a rectangular shape as viewed in a plan view.

17. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the chip that has a first main surface on one side and a second main surface on the other side,

the electrode covers the first main surface,

a back surface electrode covers the second main surface, and

the back surface electrode includes a Ti layer.

18. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the chip has a first main surface on one side and a second main surface on the other side,

the electrode covers the first main surface,

a back surface electrode covers the second main surface, and

the back surface electrode includes an Ni layer.

19. A semiconductor package comprising:

a package main body that is made of resin;

a plate shaped member that includes copper and that is arranged in the package main body; and

the semiconductor device according to claim 1 that is arranged in the package main body.

20. The semiconductor package according to claim 19 , wherein

the electrode includes a source pad electrode, and

the plate shaped member is electrically connected to the source pad electrode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2022
From: YAMANAKA, TAKAAKI; NAKANO, YUKI; YAMAMOTO, KENJI
To: ROHM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059278/0755 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-180861 · Sep 30, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220336598A1 · Oct 20, 2022
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