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Granted Patent B2
US 11,552,185 · App. 16/951,942 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of semiconductor device

Inventor: Tatsuya Naito (Matsumoto, JP)
Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
H01L29/7397H01L21/324H01L29/1095H01L29/12H01L29/66348H01L29/739H01L29/78
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Patent No.
US 11,552,185
App. No.
16/951,942
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate including a drift region of a first conductivity type; an emitter region of the first conductivity type provided above the drift region inside the semiconductor substrate and having a doping concentration higher than the drift region; a base region of a second conductivity type provided between the emitter region and the drift region inside the semiconductor substrate; a first accumulation region of the first conductivity type provided between the base region and the drift region inside the semiconductor substrate and having a doping concentration higher than the drift region; a plurality of trench portions provided to pass through the emitter region, the base region and first accumulation region from an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, and provided with a conductive portion inside; and a capacitance addition portion provided below the first accumulation region to add a gate-collector capacitance thereto.

Claims (60)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor substrate including a drift region of a first conductivity type;

an emitter region of the first conductivity type provided above the drift region inside the semiconductor substrate and having a doping concentration higher than the drift region;

a base region of a second conductivity type provided between the emitter region and the drift region inside the semiconductor substrate;

a first accumulation region of the first conductivity type provided between the base region and the drift region inside the semiconductor substrate and having a doping concentration higher than the drift region;

a plurality of trench portions provided to pass through the emitter region, the base region and the first accumulation region from an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, and provided with a conductive portion inside;

a bottom region of the second conductivity type provided between the accumulation region at the lowest side and the drift region; and

a second accumulation region of the first conductivity type provided below the first accumulation region between two of the plurality of trench portions, wherein

the plurality of trench portions include a gate trench portion and a dummy trench portion, and

the second accumulation region and the bottom region have a portion that is in contact with both the gate trench portion and the dummy trench Portion.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

a peak value of a doping concentration in the bottom region is smaller than a peak value of a doping concentration in the base region.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the bottom region connects trench portions located at both sides of a mesa portion therebetween.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the bottom region is configured to operate in an electrically floating state.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the bottom region is, in a depth direction of the semiconductor substrate, provided in a range of depth that overlaps a range of depth of a gate conductive portion.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the bottom region overlaps in a depth direction at least a part of a bottommost portion of an adjacent one of the plurality of trench portions.

7. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the bottom region is formed in each of a plurality of mesa portions and provided adjacent to respective ones of the plurality of trench portions on both sides of each mesa portion.

8. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein

the bottom regions in respective adjacent mesa portions have a same thickness in a depth direction.

9. The semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein

the bottom regions in respective adjacent mesa portions have different thickness in a depth direction.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one of the plurality of trench portions has a lower tapered portion below a first depth position corresponding to a boundary between the first accumulation region and the base region, a width of the lower tapered portion in a direction parallel to the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate at the first depth position being smaller than at a deeper second depth position below the first depth position.

11. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein

the lower tapered portion is formed over a half or more of a region between a position of the boundary and a trench bottom portion.

12. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one trench portion in the plurality of trench portions has an upper tapered portion at an upper side than a first depth position corresponding to a boundary between the first accumulation region and the base region, a width of the upper tapered portion at the first depth position being wider in a direction parallel to the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate than at a shallower second depth position above the first depth position.

13. The semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein

the upper tapered portion is formed over a region corresponding to a half or more of a region between a position of the boundary and the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate.

14. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

a width W 1 of the gate trench portion at the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate is smaller than a width W 2 at a bottom portion of the gate trench portion.

15. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein

a width W 1 of the gate trench portion in the upper surface is smaller than a width W 2 at a bottom portion of the gate trench portion.

16. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

a maximum of a width W 2 in the gate trench portion is larger than a minimum of a width W 5 of a mesa portion adjacent to the gate trench portion.

17. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein

a maximum of a width W 2 in the gate trench portion is larger than a minimum of a width W 5 of a mesa portion adjacent to the gate trench portion.

18. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

a maximum of a width W 2 in the gate trench portion is larger than a maximum of a width W 3 of a mesa portion adjacent to the gate trench portion.

19. The semiconductor device according to claim 10 , wherein

a maximum of a width W 2 in the gate trench portion is larger than a maximum of a width W 3 of a mesa portion adjacent to the gate trench portion.

20. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein

a first angle θ 1 of a sidewall of the upper tapered portion is larger than a second angle θ 2 of a sidewall of a lower tapered portion below the first depth position.

21. The semiconductor device according to claim 13 , wherein

a first angle θ 1 of a sidewall of the upper tapered portion is smaller than a second angle θ 2 of a sidewall of a lower tapered portion below the first depth position.

22. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

a corner in a bottom portion of at least one of the plurality of trench portions has a curved shape.

23. The semiconductor device according to claim 12 , wherein

a doping concentration of a local minimum portion formed between a peak of the doping concentration of the first accumulation region and a peak of a doping concentration of the second accumulation region formed below the first accumulation region varies continuously.

24. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first accumulation region is in contact with the base region.

25. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

both the first accumulation region and the second accumulation region have a concentration peak in a doping concentration distribution.

26. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

a bottom portion of each of the plurality of trench portions in the depth direction passes through the bottom region to directly contact the drift region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2020
From: NAITO, TATSUYA
To: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054412/0374 →
Priority Claims (4)
JP JP2016-158680 · Aug 12, 2016 · national
JP JP2017-025389 · Feb 14, 2017 · national
JP JP2017-111218 · Jun 5, 2017 · national
JP JP2017-119106 · Jun 16, 2017 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16044525 · Jul 25, 2018
Continuation PCTJP2017028847 · Aug 8, 2017
Related Publication 20210074836A1 · Mar 11, 2021
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