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- 第1の導電型のドリフト領域と第2の導電型のウェル領域とを備える半導体層構造と、
前記ドリフト領域内へと延びる複数のゲート・トレンチと、
前記ゲート・トレンチに隣接する前記ドリフト領域のそれぞれの部分における前記第2の導電型のそれぞれのシールド・パターンと、
前記ドリフト領域のそれぞれの部分における前記第1の導電型のそれぞれの導通促進領域であって、前記それぞれのシールド・パターンに隣接する前記ウェル領域へと延びる、それぞれの導通促進領域と
を備え、
前記ドリフト領域が前記第1の導電型の第1の濃度のドーパントを含み、前記それぞれの導通促進領域は、前記第1の濃度よりも高い前記第1の導電型の第2の濃度のドーパントを含む、パワー半導体デバイス。 - 前記ゲート・トレンチが第1の方向に沿って互いに離間され、前記それぞれの導通促進領域は、前記第1の方向に沿って前記ゲート・トレンチのそれぞれの角から離間される、請求項1に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記ゲート・トレンチ間の前記ドリフト領域の前記それぞれの部分は、前記第1の方向に沿って前記第1の濃度と前記第2の濃度との間で変化する濃度勾配の前記第1の導電型の前記ドーパントを含む、請求項2に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記ドリフト領域は、前記ゲート・トレンチの前記それぞれの角に近接して前記第1の濃度の前記ドーパントを含み、前記第2の濃度が前記第1の濃度よりも約2倍以上高い、請求項2又は3に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記パワー半導体デバイスに印加される電圧に応じて、前記ゲート・トレンチ間の前記ドリフト領域の前記それぞれの部分は、前記第1の方向で前記ゲート・トレンチの前記それぞれの角から遠位にあるピークを有する電界分布を含む、請求項2又は3に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記電界分布の前記ピークは、前記ゲート・トレンチの前記それぞれの角に近接する前記電界分布の強度よりも約10倍以上大きい、請求項5に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記それぞれの導通促進領域は、前記ゲート・トレンチ間にあり、前記それぞれのシールド・パターンの下側境界を越えて前記ドリフト領域へと延在する、請求項1から3までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記それぞれの導通促進領域は、前記それぞれのシールド・パターンから前記ゲート・トレンチに向かってオフセットされる、請求項7に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記それぞれの導通促進領域は、前記それぞれのシールド・パターンの両側及び下側境界に沿って延在する、請求項7に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記それぞれの導通促進領域は、前記ドリフト領域の表面に対して直交しない軸に沿って延在する、請求項7に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記半導体層構造は、
前記第1及び/又は前記第2の濃度よりも高い前記第1の導電型の第3の濃度の前記ドーパントを含む電流拡散層を更に備え、
前記それぞれの導通促進領域を備える前記ドリフト領域の前記それぞれの部分は、前記ウェル領域と前記電流拡散層との間にある、
請求項1から10までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。 - 前記半導体層構造がワイド・バンドギャップ半導体を備え、前記ドリフト領域が前記第1の導電型のエピタキシャル層を備え、前記それぞれの導通促進領域が前記第1の導電型の注入領域を備える、請求項1から11までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 第1の導電型のドリフト領域と第2の導電型のウェル領域とを備える半導体層構造と、
前記ドリフト領域へと延びる複数のゲート・トレンチであって、第1の方向で互いに離間される、複数のゲート・トレンチと
を備え、
前記ゲート・トレンチに隣接する前記ドリフト領域のそれぞれの部分が、前記第1の方向に沿って変化する濃度の前記第1の導電型のドーパントを含む、パワー半導体デバイス。 - 前記ドリフト領域は、前記第1の方向に沿って前記ゲート・トレンチのそれぞれの角から離間される前記第1の導電型のそれぞれの導通促進領域を備え、
前記第1の導電型の前記ドーパントの前記濃度は、前記ゲート・トレンチの前記それぞれの角に近接する第1の濃度と、前記それぞれの導通促進領域の第2の濃度とを含み、前記第2の濃度が前記第1の濃度よりも高い、請求項13に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。 - 前記第1の導電型の前記ドーパントの前記濃度は、前記第1の方向に沿う前記第1の濃度と前記第2の濃度との間の前記第1の導電型の前記ドーパントの濃度勾配を更に含む、請求項14に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記第2の濃度が前記第1の濃度よりも約2倍以上高い、請求項14又は15に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記ゲート・トレンチ間及び/又は前記ゲート・トレンチの下方の前記ドリフト領域の前記それぞれの部分における前記第2の導電型のそれぞれのシールド・パターンを更に備え、
前記それぞれの導通促進領域は、前記ゲート・トレンチ間にあるとともに、前記それぞれのシールド・パターンの下側境界を越えて前記ドリフト領域へと延在し、
前記それぞれの導通促進領域が前記それぞれのシールド・パターンから前記ゲート・トレンチに向かってオフセットされ、及び/又は前記それぞれの導通促進領域が前記それぞれのシールド・パターンの一方の側又は下側境界のうちの少なくとも一方に沿って延在する、請求項14又は15に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。 - 前記パワー半導体デバイスに印加される電圧に応じて、前記ゲート・トレンチ間の前記ドリフト領域の前記それぞれの部分は、前記第1の方向で前記ゲート・トレンチの前記それぞれの角から遠位にあるピークを有する電界分布を含む、請求項14又は15に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記電界分布の前記ピークは、前記ゲート・トレンチの前記それぞれの角に近接する前記電界分布の強度よりも約10倍以上大きい、請求項18に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 第1の導電型のドリフト領域と第2の導電型のウェル領域とを備える半導体層構造と、
前記ドリフト領域へと延びる複数のゲート・トレンチと
を備え、
前記パワー半導体デバイスに印加される電圧に応じて、前記ゲート・トレンチ間の前記ドリフト領域のそれぞれの部分が、前記ゲート・トレンチのそれぞれの角から遠位にあるピークを有する電界分布を含む、パワー半導体デバイス。 - 前記ゲート・トレンチが第1の方向で互いに離間され、前記ゲート・トレンチ間の前記ドリフト領域の前記それぞれの部分における前記電界分布が前記第1の方向に沿って非対称である、請求項20に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記電界分布の前記ピークは、前記ゲート・トレンチの前記それぞれの角に近接する前記電界分布の強度よりも約10倍以上大きい、請求項21に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記ゲート・トレンチ間の前記ドリフト領域の前記それぞれの部分は、前記第1の方向に沿って変化する濃度の前記第1の導電型のドーパントを含む、請求項21に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記第1の方向に沿って前記ゲート・トレンチの前記それぞれの角から離間される前記第1の導電型のそれぞれの導通促進領域を更に備え、
前記第1の導電型の前記ドーパントの前記濃度は、前記ゲート・トレンチの前記それぞれの角に近接する第1の濃度と、前記それぞれの導通促進領域の第2の濃度とを含み、前記第2の濃度が前記第1の濃度よりも高い、請求項20から23までのいずれか一項に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。 - 前記第1の導電型の前記ドーパントの前記濃度は、前記第1の方向に沿う前記第1の濃度と前記第2の濃度との間の前記第1の導電型の前記ドーパントの濃度勾配を更に含む、請求項24に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記第2の濃度が前記第1の濃度よりも約10倍以上高い、請求項24に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- 前記それぞれの導通促進領域は、前記電界分布の前記ピークを含む、請求項24に記載のパワー半導体デバイス。
- パワー半導体デバイスを製造する方法であって、
第1の導電型のドリフト領域と第2の導電型のウェル領域とを備える半導体層構造を形成するステップと、
前記ドリフト領域のそれぞれの部分に前記第1の導電型のそれぞれの導通促進領域を形成するステップと、
前記ドリフト領域の前記それぞれの部分に前記第2の導電型のそれぞれのシールド・パターンを形成するステップと、
前記ドリフト領域の前記それぞれの部分に前記ドリフト領域へと延在する複数のゲート・トレンチを形成するステップと
を含み、
前記それぞれの導通促進領域が前記それぞれのシールド・パターンに隣接する前記ウェル領域内へと延在し、前記ドリフト領域が前記第1の導電型の第1の濃度のドーパントを含み、前記それぞれの導通促進領域が、前記第1の濃度よりも高い前記第1の導電型の第2の濃度の前記ドーパントを含む、方法。 - 前記ゲート・トレンチが第1の方向に沿って互いに離間され、前記それぞれの導通促進領域は、前記第1の方向に沿って前記ゲート・トレンチのそれぞれの角から離間される、請求項28に記載の方法。
- 前記ゲート・トレンチ間の前記ドリフト領域の前記それぞれの部分は、前記第1の方向に沿って前記第1の濃度と前記第2の濃度との間で変化する濃度勾配の前記第1の導電型の前記ドーパントを含む、請求項29に記載の方法。
- 前記半導体層構造がワイド・バンドギャップ半導体を備え、前記ドリフト領域が前記第1の導電型のエピタキシャル層を備え、前記それぞれの導通促進領域が前記第1の導電型の注入領域を備える、請求項28から30までのいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記ドリフト領域は、前記ゲート・トレンチの前記それぞれの角に近接して前記第1の濃度の前記ドーパントを含み、前記第2の濃度が前記第1の濃度よりも約10倍以上高い、請求項31に記載の方法。
- 前記それぞれの導通促進領域は、前記ゲート・トレンチ間にあるとともに、前記それぞれのシールド・パターンの下側境界を越えて前記ドリフト領域へと延在する、請求項28から32までのいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記それぞれの導通促進領域が前記それぞれのシールド・パターンから前記ゲート・トレンチに向かってオフセットされ、及び/又は前記それぞれの導通促進領域が前記それぞれのシールド・パターンの一方の側又は下側境界のうちの少なくとも一方に沿って延在する、請求項33に記載の方法。
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