Abstract: A LDMOS with double LDD and trenched drain is disclosed. According to some preferred embodiment of the present invention, the structure contains a double LDD region, including a high energy implantation to form lightly doped region and a low energy implantation thereon to provide a low resistance path for current flow without degrading breakdown voltage. At the same time, a P+ junction made by source mask is provided underneath source region to avoid latch-up effect from happening.
Abstract: A trench MOSFET comprising multiple trenched floating gates in termination area is disclosed. The trenched floating gates have trench depth equal to or deeper than body junction of body regions in active area The trench MOSFET further comprises at least one trenched channel stop gate around outside of the trenched floating gates and connected to at least one sawing trenched gate extended into scribe line for prevention of leakage path formation between drain and source regions.
Abstract: A trench MOSFET having shielded gate in parallel with trench Schottky rectifier is formed on a single chip to further increase the efficiency of the trench MOSFET having shielded electrode. As the size of present device is getting smaller and smaller, the trench Schottky rectifier of this invention is able to be shrink and, at the same time, to achieve lower forward voltage drop and lower reverse leakage current.
Abstract: The present invention is to provide a trench MOSFET with an etching buffer layer in a trench gate, comprising: a substrate which has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other and comprises at least a drain region, a gate region, and a source region which are constructed as a plurality of semiconductor cells with MOSFET effect; a plurality of gate trenches, each of which is extended downward from the first surface and comprises a gate oxide layer covered on a inner surface thereof and a gate conductive layer filled inside, comprised in the gate region; at least a drain metal layer formed on the second surface according to the drain region; at least a gate runner metal layer formed on the first surface according to the gate region; and at least a source metal layer formed on the first surface according to the source region; wherein the gate trenches distinguished into at least a second gate trench formed at a terminal of the source region and at least a first gate trenches wrapped in the sourc
Abstract: A power semiconductor device with improved avalanche capability structures is disclosed. By forming at least an avalanche capability enhancement doped regions with opposite conductivity type to epitaxial layer underneath an ohmic contact doped region which surrounds at least bottom of trenched contact filled with metal plug between two adjacent gate trenches, avalanche current is enhanced with the disclosed structures.
Abstract: A power semiconductor device comprising a trench IGBT, a trench MOSFET and a fast switching diode for reduction of turn-on loss is disclosed. The inventive semiconductor power device employs a fast switching diode instead of body diode in the prior art. Furthermore, the inventive semiconductor power device further comprises an additional ESD protection diode between emitter metal and gate metal.
Abstract: A lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor (LIGBT) includes a drain-anode adjoining trenched contact penetrating through an insulating layer and extending into an epitaxial layer, directly contacting to a drain region and an anode region, and the drain region vertically contacting to the anode region along sidewall of the drain-anode adjoining trenched contact. The LIGBT further comprises a breakdown voltage enhancement doping region wrapping around the anode region. The LIGBTs in accordance with the invention offer the advantages of high breakdown voltage and low on-resistance as well as high switching speed.
Abstract: A trench MOSFET comprising multiple trenched floating gates in termination area is disclosed. The trenched floating gates have trench depth equal to or deeper than body junction of body regions in active area. The trench MOSFET further comprise an EPR surrounding outside the multiple trenched floating gates in the termination area.
Abstract: A trench MOSFET structure with ultra high cell density is disclosed, wherein the source regions and the body regions are located in different regions to save the mesa area between every two adjacent gate trenches in the active area. Furthermore, the inventive trench MOSFET is composed of stripe cells to further increase cell packing density and decrease on resistance Rds between the drain region and the source region.
Abstract: A super-junction trench MOSFET with split gate electrodes is disclosed for high voltage device by applying multiple trenched source-body contacts with narrow CDs in unit cell.
Abstract: A method of forming trench MOSFET structure having improved avalanche capability is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment according to the present invention, only three masks are needed in the fabricating process, wherein the source region is formed by performing source Ion Implantation through contact open region of a thick contact interlayer for saving source mask. Furthermore, said source region has a doping concentration along channel region lower than along contact trench region, and source junction depth along channel region shallower than along contact trench, and source doping profile along surface of epitaxial layer has Guassian-distribution from trenched source -body contact to channel region.
Abstract: A semiconductor power device integrated with a Gate-Source ESD diode for providing an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection and a Gate-Drain clamp diode for drain-source avalanche protection. The semiconductor power device further includes a Nitride layer underneath the diodes and a thick oxide layer as an etching stopper layer for protecting a thin oxide layer on top surface of body region from over-etching.
Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising trench MOSFET as MOS rectifier is disclosed. For ESD capability enhancement and reverse recovery charge reduction, a built-in resistor in the semiconductor device is introduced according to the present invention between gate and source. The built-in resistor is formed by a doped poly-silicon layer filled into multiple trenches.
Abstract: A power semiconductor device having a self-aligned structure and super pinch-off regions is disclosed. The on-resistance is reduced by forming a short channel without having punch-through issue. The on-resistance is further reduced by forming an on-resistance reduction implanted drift region between adjacent shield electrodes, having doping concentration heavier than epitaxial layer without degrading breakdown voltage with a thick oxide on bottom and sidewalls of the shield electrode. Furthermore, the present invention enhance the switching speed comparing to the prior art.
Abstract: A semiconductor power device integrated with a Gate-Source ESD diode for providing an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection and a Gate-Drain clamp diode for drain-source avalanche protection. The semiconductor power device further includes a Nitride layer underneath the diodes and a thick oxide layer as an etching stopper layer for protecting a thin oxide layer on top surface of body region from over-etching.
Abstract: A lateral insulated gate bipolar transistor (LIGBT) includes a drain-anode adjoining trenched contact penetrating through an insulating layer and extending into an epitaxial layer, directly contacting to a drain region and an anode region, and the drain region vertically contacting to the anode region along sidewall of the drain-anode adjoining trenched contact. The LIGBT further comprises a breakdown voltage enhancement doping region wrapping around the anode region. The LIGBTs in accordance with the invention offer the advantages of high breakdown voltage and low on-resistance as well as high switching speed.
Abstract: A trench MOSFET structure with ultra high cell density is disclosed, wherein the source regions and the body regions are located in different regions to save the mesa area between every two adjacent gate trenches in the active area. Furthermore, the inventive trench MOSFET is composed of stripe cells to further increase cell packing density and decrease on resistance Rds between the drain region and the source region.
Abstract: A structure of power semiconductor device integrated with clamp diodes sharing same gate metal pad is disclosed. This improved structure can prevent the degradation of breakdown voltage due to electric field in termination region blocked by polysilicon.
Abstract: A semiconductor power device integrated with a Gate-Source ESD diode for providing an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection and a Gate-Drain clamp diode for drain-source avalanche protection. The semiconductor power device further includes a Nitride layer underneath the diodes and a thick oxide layer as an etching stopper layer for protecting a thin oxide layer on top surface of body region from over-etching.
Abstract: A trench Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET) structure with guard ling, includes: a substrate including an epi layer region on the top thereof a plurality of source and body regions formed in the epi layer; a metal layer including a plurality of metal layer regions which are connected to respective source and body regions forming metal connections of the MOSFET; a plurality of metal contact plugs connected to respective metal layer regions; an insulating layer deposited on the epi layer formed underneath the metal layer with a plurality of metal contact holes therein for contacting respective source and body regions; and a guard ring wrapping around the trench gates with contact metal plug underneath the gate metal layer.