IP Library › Granted Patent US 8,836,021
Granted Patent B2
US 8,836,021 · App. 13/366,259 · Granted Sep 16, 2014

Semiconductor device

Inventor: Masaki Nagata (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: Rohm Co., Ltd.
H01L29/0865H01L29/41741H01L29/456H01L29/0869H01L29/7813H01L29/66734
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Patent No.
US 8,836,021
App. No.
13/366,259
Granted
Sep 16, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes an active region, a gate conductor and a source electrode. The active region includes a drain region, a channel region stacked on the drain region, and a source region stacked on the channel region. The active region is formed of a silicon semiconductor layer. The gate conductor is embedded within a trench, which is formed from the source region to the drain region penetrating through the channel region. The source electrode is formed to come in contact with the source region and includes an adhesion layer. The source electrode is formed of a metal layer having a film thickness of 150 Å or smaller. The interface between the source electrode and the source region is silicidized.

Claims (39)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

an active region including a drain region, a channel region stacked on the drain region, and a source region stacked on the channel region, the active region being formed of a silicon semiconductor layer;

a gate conductor embedded within a trench, the trench formed from the source region to the drain region penetrating through the channel region;

a source electrode configured to come in contact with the source region, the source electrode including an adhesion layer formed of a metal layer having a film thickness of 150 Å or smaller, an interface between the source electrode and the source region being silicidized;

a plurality of the trenches formed at intervals; and

an insulating layer buried in a region on the gate conductor within the trench,

wherein the active region between adjacent trenches has a width of 0.18 μm to 0.30 μm and

wherein the active region has a protrusion protruded in a depth direction of the trench by a protrusion amount of 25 nm to 125 nm higher than a surface of the insulating layer.

2. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein a repeating unit including the trench and the active region is repeatedly formed by a pitch of 0.4 μm to 0.52 μm in a direction perpendicular to a depth direction of the trench.

3. The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the metal layer forming the adhesion layer is a Ti layer, a Co layer, or an Ni layer.

4. A trench gate type semiconductor device, comprising:

an active region including a drain region, a channel region stacked on the drain region, and a source region stacked on the channel region, the active region being formed of a silicon semiconductor layer;

a gate conductor embedded within a trench, the trench formed from the source region to the drain region penetrating through the channel region;

an insulating layer buried within a region on the gate conductor in the trench; and

a source electrode electrically connected to the source region;

wherein the source region includes a protrusion protruded in a depth direction of the trench higher than the surface of the insulating layer,

wherein the source electrode is configured to come in contact with the protrusion and includes an adhesion layer, a barrier layer stacked on the adhesion layer and an electrode main body film stacked on the barrier layer,

wherein an interface between the protrusion and the adhesion layer is silicidized, and

wherein the width of the adhesion layer is smaller than that of the barrier layer.

5. The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein the protrusion has a chamfered shape.

6. The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein a plurality of the trenches are formed at intervals, and the active region between adjacent trenches has a width of 0.18 μm to 0.30 μm.

7. The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein the protrusion is protruded by a protrusion amount of 25 nm to 125 nm higher than a surface of the insulating layer.

8. The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein the intervals of the trench and the active region is repeatedly formed by a pitch of 0.4 μm to 0.52 μm in a direction perpendicular to a depth direction of the trench.

9. The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein the adhesion layer is formed of a metal layer and has a film thickness of 150 Å or smaller.

10. The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein the metal layer forming the adhesion layer is a Ti layer, a Co layer, or an Ni layer.

11. A semiconductor device, comprising:

an active region including a drain region, a channel region stacked on the drain region, and a source region stacked on the channel region, the active region being formed of a silicon semiconductor layer;

a gate conductor embedded within a trench through an insulation film, the trench formed from the source region to the drain region penetrating through the channel region;

an insulating layer embedded within a region on the gate conductor in the trench; and

a source electrode electrically connected to the source region;

wherein the source region includes a protrusion protruded in a depth direction of the trench from the surface of the insulating layer,

wherein the source electrode includes an adhesion layer in contact with the protrusion, a barrier layer stacked on the adhesion layer and an electrode main body film stacked on the barrier layer, and

wherein the width of the adhesion layer is smaller than that of the barrier layer.

12. The semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein the protrusion has a chamfered shape.

13. The semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein a plurality of the trenches are formed at intervals, and the active region between adjacent trenches has a width of 0.18 μm to 0.30 μm.

14. The semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein the protrusion is protruded by a protrusion amount of 25 nm to 125 nm higher than a surface of the insulating layer.

15. The semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein a repeating unit including the trench and the active region is repeatedly formed by a pitch of 0.4 μm to 0.52 μm in a direction perpendicular to a depth direction of the trench.

16. The semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein the adhesion layer is formed of a metal layer and has a film thickness of 150 Å or smaller.

17. The semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein the metal layer forming the adhesion layer is a Ti layer, a Co layer, or an Ni layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2012
From: NAGATA, MASAKI
To: ROHM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028031/0745 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-022987 · Feb 4, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120199901A1 · Aug 9, 2012