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US 8,610,209 · App. 13/070,819 · Granted Dec 17, 2013

Ultra-high voltage N-type-metal-oxide-semiconductor (UHV NMOS) device and methods of manufacturing the same

Inventors: Chieh-Chih Chen (Hsinchu County, TW); Cheng-Chi Lin (Toucheng Township, Yilan County, TW); Chen-Yuan Lin (Taitung, TW); Shih-Chin Lien (New Taipei, TW); Shyi-Yuan Wu (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,610,209
App. No.
13/070,819
Granted
Dec 17, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An ultra-high voltage n-type-metal-oxide-semiconductor (UHV NMOS) device with improved performance and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. The UHV NMOS includes a substrate of P-type material; a first high-voltage N-well (HVNW) region disposed in a portion of the substrate; a source and bulk p-well (PW) adjacent to one side of the first HVNW region, and the source and bulk PW comprising a source and a bulk; a gate extended from the source and bulk PW to a portion of the first HVNW region, and a drain disposed within another portion of the first HVNW region that is opposite to the gate; a P-Top layer disposed within the first HVNW region, the P-Top layer positioned between the drain and the source and bulk PW; and an n-type implant layer formed on the P-Top layer.

Claims (27)

1. An ultra-high voltage n-type-metal-oxide-semiconductor (UHV NMOS) device, comprising

a substrate of P-type material;

a first high-voltage N-well (HVNW) region disposed in a portion of the substrate;

a source and bulk p-well (PW) adjacent to one side of the first HVNW region, and the source and bulk PW comprising a source and a bulk;

a gate extended from the source and bulk PW to a portion of the first HVNW region, and a drain disposed within another portion of the first HVNW region that is opposite to the gate;

a P-Top layer disposed within the first HVNW region, the P-Top layer positioned between the drain and the source and bulk PW; and

an n-type implant layer formed on the P-Top layer.

2. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a field oxide (FOX) disposed at the first HVNW region and on the n-type implant layer, wherein the gate extended from the source and bulk PW to a portion of the FOX.

3. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a PW space is disposed between the first HVNW region and a second HVNW region, wherein the second HVNW region is disposed in a high-side operation region of the substrate.

4. The device according to claim 3 , wherein at least two PWs separately formed in the PW space.

5. The device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer disposed on the substrate; and

a first patterned metal layer disposed on the ILD layer.

6. The device according to claim 5 , wherein a portion of the first patterned metal layer overpass the PW space for high-voltage interconnection.

7. The device according to claim 5 , further comprising:

an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer disposed on the first patterned metal layer; and

a second patterned metal layer disposed on the IMD layer,

wherein at least one portion of the first and second patterned metal layers overpass the PW space for high-voltage interconnection.

8. The device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a first N-doped buried layer (NBL) disposed adjacent to the first HVNW region and under the source and bulk PW.

9. The device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a second N-doped buried layer (NBL) disposed adjacent to the second HVNW region in the high-side operation region.

10. The device according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a third N-doped buried layer (NBL) disposed between the drain and the PW space.

11. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first HVNW region extends to the source and bulk PW.

12. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the n-type implant layer and P-Top layer beneath have substantially the same dimension.

13. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the n-type implant layer and P-Top layer beneath are plural split blocks within the first HVNW region, and between the drain and the source and bulk PW.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2011
From: CHEN, CHIEH-CHIH; LIN, CHENG-CHI; LIN, CHEN-YUAN; LIEN, SHIH-CHIN; WU, SHYI-YUAN
To: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
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