Manufacturing method of forming a buffer region of semiconductor device and semiconductor device
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device including a buffer region in a semiconductor substrate is provided, comprising: obtaining a substrate concentration index related to at least one of an oxygen chemical concentration or a carbon chemical concentration included in the semiconductor substrate; classifying the substrate concentration index as any index range among a predetermined plurality of index ranges; determining an acceleration energy of hydrogen ions to be implanted into the semiconductor substrate to an acceleration energy that is preset to correspond to the classified index range; and forming a buffer region of the semiconductor device by implanting hydrogen ions into the semiconductor substrate with the determined acceleration energy.
1 . A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device including a buffer region in a semiconductor substrate, comprising:
obtaining a substrate concentration index related to at least one of an oxygen chemical concentration or a carbon chemical concentration included in the semiconductor substrate;
classifying the substrate concentration index as any index range among a predetermined plurality of index ranges;
determining an acceleration energy of hydrogen ions to be implanted into the semiconductor substrate to an acceleration energy that is preset to correspond to the index range as which the substrate concentration index is classified; and
forming a buffer region of the semiconductor device by implanting hydrogen ions into the semiconductor substrate with the determined acceleration energy.
2 . The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a number of the plurality of index ranges is more than or equal to three.
3 . The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein
if the index range as which the substrate concentration index is classified is a first range that is one of the index ranges, the acceleration energy is determined to be a first acceleration energy that is set to correspond to the first range;
if the index range as which the substrate concentration index is classified is a second range that is an index range indicating a higher concentration than the first range, the acceleration energy is determined to be a second acceleration energy that is set to be lower than the first acceleration energy; and
if the index range as which the substrate concentration index is classified is a third range that is an index range indicating a lower concentration than the first range, the acceleration energy is determined to be a third acceleration energy that is set to be higher than the first acceleration energy.
4 . The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate concentration index is defined as (Co×[{Cc/(1E15)}×exp(Co/(1E17))])[cm −3 ], wherein Co[cm −3 ] is an oxygen chemical concentration of the semiconductor substrate and Cc[cm −3 ] is a carbon chemical concentration of the semiconductor substrate.
5 . The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the first range is more than or equal to 2E17 [cm −3 ] and less than 5E19 [cm −3 ].
6 . The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the second range is more than or equal to 5E19 [cm −3 ] and less than or equal to 1E22 [cm −3 ].
7 . The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the third range is more than or equal to 1E15 [cm −3 ] and less than 2E17 [cm −3 ].
8 . The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate concentration index is an oxygen chemical concentration Co[cm −3 ] of the semiconductor substrate.
9 . The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the first range is more than or equal to 2.0E17 [cm −3 ] and less than 3.0E17 [cm −3 ].
10 . The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the second range is more than or equal to 3.0E17 [cm −3 ] and less than or equal to 5.0E17[cm −3 ].
11 . The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the third range is more than or equal to 1.0E17 [cm −3 ] and less than 2.0E17 [cm −3 ].
12 . The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein implanting hydrogen ions into the semiconductor substrate includes the implanting hydrogen ions from a back surface of the semiconductor substrate.
13 . The manufacturing method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein
the buffer region includes a plurality of hydrogen donors, and
the plurality of hydrogen donors include at least a Si-i-H defect where interstitial silicon (Si-i) and hydrogen are attached together.
14 . A semiconductor device comprising:
a drift region of a first conductivity type provided in a semiconductor substrate; and
a buffer region of a first conductivity type provided below the drift region and having a plurality of peaks of a doping concentration,
the buffer region having:
a standard peak closest to a back surface among a peak group having peaks at depth positions that are more than or equal to 10 μm from the back surface of the semiconductor substrate; and
a first deepest peak closest to a front surface of the semiconductor substrate among the peak group, wherein
Xs is a depth position of an end portion on a side of a front surface of the standard peak,
Xd 1 is a depth position of an end portion on a side of a front surface of the first deepest peak,
Xb is Xs+ (Xd 1 −Xs)×0.3,
n 1 is an integrated concentration of a doping concentration from a depth position Xs to Xb,
n 2 is an integrated concentration of a doping concentration from a depth position Xb to a Xd 1 ,
an oxygen chemical concentration of the semiconductor substrate is Co[cm −3 ],
a carbon chemical concentration of the semiconductor substrate is Cc[cm −3 ], and
in a semi-log graph whose vertical axis is an integrated concentration ratio (n 2 /(n 1 +n 2 )) and whose horizontal axis is a substrate concentration index (Co×[{Cc/(1E15)}×exp(Co/(1E17))]) [cm −3 ],
the semiconductor substrate has an oxygen chemical concentration and a carbon chemical concentration such that the substrate concentration index is in a range of more than or equal to 1E15 [cm −3 ] and less than or equal to 1E22 [cm −3 ],
the integrated concentration ratio is in a range between an upper limit line A 1 and a lower limit line B 1 , wherein
the upper limit line A 1: y= 2.259E−02× In ( x )−4.900E−01 and
the lower limit line B 1: y= 2.259E−02× In ( x )−7.300E−01.
15 . The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein, in the semi-log graph, the integrated concentration ratio is in a range between an upper limit line A 2 and a lower limit line B 2 , wherein
the upper limit line A 2: y= 2.259E−02× In ( x )−5.400E−01, and
the lower limit line B 2: y= 2.259E−02× In ( x )−6.800E−01.
16 . The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the semiconductor substrate has an oxygen chemical concentration and a carbon chemical concentration such that the substrate concentration index is in a range of more than or equal to 1E15 [cm −3 ] and less than 2E17 [cm −3 ].
17 . The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the semiconductor substrate has an oxygen chemical concentration and a carbon chemical concentration such that the substrate concentration index is in a range of more than or equal to 2E17 [cm −3 ] and less than 5E19 [cm −3 ].
18 . The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the semiconductor substrate has an oxygen chemical concentration and a carbon chemical concentration such that the substrate concentration index is in a range of more than or equal to 5E19 [cm −3 ] and less than or equal to 1E22 [cm −3 ].
19 . The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein an oxygen chemical concentration of the semiconductor substrate is more than or equal to 1E17 [cm −3 ] and less than or equal to 1E18 [cm −3 ].
20 . The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein a carbon chemical concentration of the semiconductor substrate is more than or equal to 0.05E16 [cm −3 ] and less than or equal to 2.6E16 [cm −3 ].
21 . The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein 1<Xd 1 /Xd 2 ≤20 is met, Xd 2 being a depth position of an end portion on a side of a front surface of a second deepest peak that is second closest to the front surface of the semiconductor substrate after the first deepest peak among the peak group.
22 . The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the semiconductor substrate is an MCZ substrate.
23 . The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , comprising:
a base region of a second conductivity type provided above the drift region;
an emitter region of a first conductivity type provided above the base region and having a higher doping concentration than the drift region;
a contact region of a second conductivity type provided above the base region and having a higher doping concentration than the base region; and
a plurality of gate trench portions provided on the front surface of the semiconductor substrate.
24 . The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein
the buffer region includes a plurality of hydrogen donors, and
the plurality of hydrogen donors include at least a Si-i-H defect where interstitial silicon (Si-i) and hydrogen are attached together.
25 . A semiconductor device comprising:
a drift region of a first conductivity type provided in a semiconductor substrate including a front surface and a back surface, and
a buffer region of a first conductivity type provided below the drift region and having a plurality of peaks of a doping concentration,
the buffer region having:
a shallowest peak closest to a side of the back surface in a depth direction of the semiconductor substrate;
a standard peak closest to the back surface among a peak group provided closer to a side of the front surface than the shallowest peak and having three or more peaks at depth positions that are more than or equal to 10 μm from the back surface;
a first deepest peak closest to the front surface among the peak group; and
a second deepest peak second closest to the front surface of the semiconductor substrate after the first deepest peak among the peak group, wherein
Xs is a depth position of an end portion on a side of a front surface of the standard peak,
Xd 1 is a depth position of an end portion on a side of a front surface of the first deepest peak,
Xd 2 is a depth position of an end portion on a side of a front surface of the second deepest peak,
a value obtained by dividing the Xd 1 by the Xd 2 is more than 1 and less than or equal to 20, and
a value obtained by dividing a peak concentration of the first deepest peak by a peak concentration of the second deepest peak is more than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 3.
26 . The semiconductor device according to claim 25 , wherein an integrated concentration integrating a doping concentration of the buffer region is more than or equal to 1.65×10 12 /cm 2 and less than or equal to 2.8×10 12 /cm 2 .
27 . The semiconductor device according to claim 25 , wherein a substrate concentration index defined as (Co×[{Cc/(1E15)}×exp(Co/(1E17))]) [cm −3 ] is more than or equal to 1E15 [cm −3 ] and less than or equal to 1E22 [cm −3 ], wherein an oxygen chemical concentration of the semiconductor substrate is Co[cm −3 ] and a carbon chemical concentration of the semiconductor substrate is Cc[cm −3 ].
28 . The semiconductor device according to claim 25 , wherein
the buffer region includes a plurality of hydrogen donors, and
the plurality of hydrogen donors include at least a Si-i-H defect where interstitial silicon (Si-i) and hydrogen are attached together.