IP Library Granted Patent US 9,633,840
Granted Patent B2
US 9,633,840 · App. 15/152,347 · Granted Apr 25, 2017

Method of manufacturing silicon carbide semiconductor substrate and method of manufacturing silicon carbide semiconductor device

Inventor: Jun Genba (Itami, JP)
Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
H01L21/02529C23C16/325C23C16/45523H01L21/0257H01L21/0262H01L21/02378H01L21/02447H01L21/02576
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Patent No.
US 9,633,840
App. No.
15/152,347
Granted
Apr 25, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A step of preparing a silicon carbide substrate (S 11 ), a step of forming a first silicon carbide semiconductor layer on the silicon carbide substrate using a first source material gas (S 12 ), and a step of forming a second silicon carbide semiconductor layer on the first silicon carbide semiconductor layer using a second source material gas (S 13 ) are provided. In the step of forming a first silicon carbide semiconductor layer (S 12 ) and the step of forming a second silicon carbide semiconductor layer (S 13 ), ammonia gas is used as a dopant gas, and the first source material gas has a C/Si ratio of not less than 1.6 and not more than 2.2, the C/Si ratio being the number of carbon atoms to the number of silicon atoms.

Claims (36)

1. A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate, comprising steps of:

preparing a silicon carbide substrate;

forming a first silicon carbide semiconductor layer on the silicon carbide substrate using a first source material gas; and

forming a second silicon carbide semiconductor layer on the first silicon carbide semiconductor layer using a second source material gas,

wherein an impurity concentration in the first silicon carbide semiconductor layer is higher than an impurity concentration in the second silicon carbide semiconductor layer,

in the step of forming a first silicon carbide semiconductor layer and the step of forming a second silicon carbide semiconductor layer, ammonia gas being used as a dopant gas, the first source material gas having a C/Si ratio of not less than 1.6 and not more than 2.2, the C/Si ratio being the number of carbon atoms to the number of silicon atoms,

a flow rate of the first source material gas being different from a flow rate of the second source material gas.

2. The method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

the thickness of the first silicon carbide semiconductor layer is smaller than the thickness of the second silicon carbide semiconductor layer.

3. The method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

the first source material gas and the second source material gas each contain monosilane and propane.

4. The method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

the impurity concentration in the second silicon carbide semiconductor layer is not less than 1×10 14 cm −3 and not more than 7×10 15 cm −3 .

5. A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device, comprising steps of:

preparing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate; and

processing the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate,

in the step of preparing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate, the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate being manufactured with the method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate according to claim 1 .

6. A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device, comprising steps of:

preparing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate; and

processing the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate,

in the step of preparing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate, the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate being manufactured with the method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate according to claim 1 .

7. A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device,

comprising steps of:

preparing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate; and

processing the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate,

in the step of preparing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate, the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate being manufactured with the method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate according to claim 2 .

8. A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device,

comprising steps of:

preparing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate; and

processing the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate,

in the step of preparing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate, the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate being manufactured with the method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate according to claim 3 .

9. A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device,

comprising steps of:

preparing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate; and

processing the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate,

in the step of preparing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate, the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate being manufactured with the method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor substrate according to claim 4 .

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jul 1, 2026
From: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
To: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075871/0320 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2016
From: GENBA, JUN
To: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 038553/0113 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-022220 · Feb 7, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14424768
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