IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,972,618
Granted Patent B2
US 9,972,618 · App. 15/325,465 · Granted May 15, 2018

Semiconductor device

Inventors: Hideki Haruguchi (Tokyo, JP); Yoshifumi Tomomatsu (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
H01L27/0716H01L29/0834H01L29/1004H01L29/1095H01L29/4238H01L29/7395H01L29/861
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Patent No.
US 9,972,618
App. No.
15/325,465
Granted
May 15, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An IGBT includes an n-type drift layer, a p-type base layer and an n-type emitter layer formed on an upper surface of the n-type drift layer, and a p-type collector layer on a lower surface of the n-type drift layer. A FWD includes the n-type drift layer, a p-type anode layer formed on the upper surface of the n-type drift layer and an n-type cathode layer formed on the lower surface of the n-type drift layer. A p-type well is formed on the upper surface of the n-type drift layer in a wiring region and a termination region. A wiring is formed on the p-type well in the wiring region. The p-type well has a higher impurity concentration and is deeper than the p-type anode layer. The p-type well is not formed directly above the n-type cathode layer and is separate from a region directly above the n-type cathode layer.

Claims (30)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) including an n-type drift layer, a p-type base layer and an n-type emitter layer formed on an upper surface of the n-type drift layer, and a p-type collector layer formed on a lower surface of the n-type drift layer;

a FWD (Free Wheeling Diode) including the n-type drift layer, a p-type anode layer formed on the upper surface of the n-type drift layer and an n-type cathode layer formed on the lower surface of the n-type drift layer;

a p-type well formed on the upper surface of the n-type drift layer in a wiring region and a termination region; and

a wiring formed on the p-type well in the wiring region,

wherein the p-type well has a higher impurity concentration and is deeper than the p-type anode layer,

the p-type well is not formed directly above the n-type cathode layer and is separate from a region directly above the n-type cathode layer, and

the p-type well is separate from the region directly above the n-type cathode layer by at least a thickness of the n-type drift layer, and

the wiring formed on the p-type well in the wiring region is connected to a small signal electrode, a magnitude of a small signal in the small signal electrode being less than a magnitude of a signal through the emitter and collector layers when the IGBT is in an on state.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the n-type emitter layer is not formed in a region of the FWD, and

the p-type base layer and the p-type anode layer have the same depth and concentration.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the IGBT is formed in a region between the wiring region and the termination region, and the FWD.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the IGBT and the FWD are repeatedly formed at a certain interval in a plan view.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the IGBT includes a gate electrode and the wiring is connected to the gate electrode.

6. A semiconductor device comprising:

an IGBT including an n-type drift layer, a p-type base layer and an n-type emitter layer formed on an upper surface of the n-type drift layer, and a p-type collector layer formed on a lower surface of the n-type drift layer;

a FWD including the n-type drift layer, a p-type anode layer formed on the upper surface of the n-type drift layer and an n-type cathode layer formed on the lower surface of the n-type drift layer;

a p-type well formed on the upper surface of the n-type drift layer in a wiring region and a termination region; and

a wiring formed on the p-type well in the wiring region,

wherein the p-type well is deeper and has a lower impurity concentration than the p-type anode layer, and

the wiring formed on the p-type well in the wiring region is connected to a small signal electrode, a magnitude of a small signal in the small signal electrode being less than a magnitude of a signal through the emitter and collector layers when the IGBT is in an on state.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein the IGBT includes a gate electrode and the wiring is connected to the gate electrode.

8. A semiconductor device comprising:

an IGBT including an n-type drift layer, a p-type base layer and an n-type emitter layer formed on an upper surface of the n-type drift layer, and a p-type collector layer formed on a lower surface of the n-type drift layer;

a FWD including the n-type drift layer, a p-type anode layer formed on the upper surface of the n-type drift layer and an n-type cathode layer formed on the lower surface of the n-type drift layer;

a p-type well formed on the upper surface of the n-type drift layer in a wiring region and a termination region; and

a wiring formed on the p-type well in the wiring region,

wherein the p-type well has the same impurity concentration and the same depth as those of the p-type anode layer, and

the p-type anode layer is directly connected to the p-type well.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the p-type well and the p-type anode layer are formed by simultaneously injecting and diffusing P-type impurity.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2017
From: HARUGUCHI, HIDEKI; TOMOMATSU, YOSHIFUMI
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040942/0053 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170162562A1 · Jun 8, 2017