With Channel Containing Layer Contacting Drain Drift Region (e.g., Dmos Transistor) (epo) Patents (Class 257/E29.256)
  • Patent number: 8698236
    Abstract: The invention provides an LDMOS transistor of which the time-dependent degrading of the performance due to the trapping of hot electrons in the gate insulation film is decreased. A body layer is disposed in a surface portion of an N?? type semiconductor layer. A source layer including an N? type layer is disposed in a surface portion of the body layer. An N? type drift layer is formed in a surface portion of the N?? type semiconductor layer. This drift layer includes a first region having a first N type impurity concentration peak region and a second region having a second N type impurity concentration peak region that is positioned deeper than the first N type impurity concentration peak region, the second region adjoining this first region. An N+ type drain layer is formed in a surface portion of the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Takeda, Shinya Inoue, Yuzo Otsuru
  • Patent number: 8692289
    Abstract: Fast turn on silicon controlled rectifiers for ESD protection. A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; a first well of a second conductivity type; a second well of the second conductivity type; a first diffused region of the first conductivity type and coupled to a first terminal; a first diffused region of the second conductivity type; a second diffused region of the first conductivity type; a second diffused region of the second conductivity type in the second well; wherein the first diffused region of the first conductivity type and the first diffused region of the second conductivity type form a first diode, and the second diffused region of the first conductivity type and the second diffused region of the second conductivity type form a second diode, and the first and second diodes are series coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Ti Su, Tzu-Heng Chang, Jen-Chou Tseng, Ming-Hsiang Song
  • Patent number: 8692326
    Abstract: A layout pattern of a high voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor device includes a first doped region having a first conductivity type, a second doped region having the first conductivity type, and an non-continuous doped region formed in between the first doped region and the second doped region. The non-continuous doped region includes a plurality of gaps formed therein. The non-continuous doped region further includes a second conductivity type complementary to the first conductivity type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Ming-Tsung Lee, Cheng-Hua Yang, Wen-Fang Lee, Chih-Chung Wang, Chih-Wei Hsu, Po-Ching Chuang
  • Patent number: 8692324
    Abstract: A laterally diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor device includes a substrate having a first conductivity type with a semiconductor layer formed over the substrate. A source region and a drain extension region of the first conductivity type are formed in the semiconductor layer. A body region of a second conductivity type is formed in the semiconductor layer. A conductive gate is formed over a gate dielectric layer that is formed over a channel region. A drain contact electrically connects the drain extension region to the substrate and is laterally spaced from the channel region. The drain contact includes a highly-doped drain contact region formed between the substrate and the drain extension region in the semiconductor layer, wherein a topmost portion of the highly-doped drain contact region is spaced from the upper surface of the semiconductor layer. A source contact electrically connects the source region to the body region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Ciclon Semiconductor Device Corp.
    Inventors: Jacek Korec, Shuming Xu, Christopher Boguslaw Kocon
  • Patent number: 8692327
    Abstract: An LDMOS device may include at least one of a second conduction type buried layer and a first conduction type drain extension region. An LDMOS device may include a second conduction type drain extension region configured to be formed in a portion of the first conduction type drain extension region. The second conduction type drain extension region may include a gate pattern and a drain region. An LDMOS device may include a first conduction type body having surface contact with the second conduction type drain extension region and may include a source region. An LDMOS device may include a first guard ring formed around the second conduction type drain extension region. An LDMOS device may include a second guard ring configured to be formed around the first guard ring and configured to be connected to a different region of the second conduction type buried layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Dongbu HiTek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Choul Joo Ko, Cheol Ho Cho
  • Patent number: 8692325
    Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device in which the degradation of electric characteristics can be inhibited. A semiconductor substrate has a main surface, and a trench in the main surface. A buried insulating film is buried in the trench. The trench has one wall surface and the other wall surface which oppose each other. A gate electrode layer is located over at least the buried insulating film. The trench has angular portions which are located between the main surface of at least either one of the one wall surface and the other wall and a bottom portion of the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichiro Yanagi
  • Publication number: 20140091389
    Abstract: A high voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor device includes a substrate having an insulating region formed therein, a gate covering a portion of the insulating region and formed on the substrate, a source region and a drain region formed at respective sides of the gate in the substrate, a body region formed in the substrate and partially overlapped by the gate, and a first implant region formed in the substrate underneath the gate and adjacent to the body region. The substrate and body region include a first conductivity type. The source region, the drain region, and the first implant region include a second conductivity type. The first conductivity type and the second conductivity type are complementary to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ming-Shun Hsu, Ke-Feng Lin, Chiu-Te Lee, Chih-Chung Wang
  • Patent number: 8685824
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a hybrid high voltage device and a manufacturing method thereof. The hybrid high voltage device is formed in a first conductive type substrate, and includes at least one lateral double diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device region and at least one vent device region, wherein the LDMOS device region and the vent device region are connected in a width direction and arranged in an alternating order. Besides, corresponding high voltage wells, sources, drains, body regions, and gates of the LDMOS device region and the vent device region are connected to each other respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation, R.O.C.
    Inventors: Tsung-Yi Huang, Chien-Hao Huang
  • Patent number: 8686505
    Abstract: A method produces a semiconductor device including a semiconductor body, an electrode thereon, and an insulating structure insulating the electrode from the semiconductor body. The semiconductor body includes a first contact region of a first conductivity type, a body region of a second conductivity type, a drift region of the first conductivity type, and a second contact region having a higher maximum doping concentration than the drift region. The insulating structure includes a gate dielectric portion forming a first horizontal interface. with the drift region and has a first maximum vertical extension A field dielectric portion forms with the drift region second and third horizontal interfaces arranged below the main surface. A second maximum vertical extension of the field dielectric portion is larger than the first maximum vertical extension. A third maximum vertical extension of the field dielectric portion is larger than the second maximum vertical extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Strasser, Karl-Heinz Gebhardt, Ralf Rudolf, Lincoln O'Riain
  • Patent number: 8674436
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LDMOS device, which is configured to reduce an electric field concentrated to a gate oxide film and lower an ON-resistance produced when the device conducts a forward action, and a method for manufacturing the same. More specifically, when an n-drift region is formed on a P-type substrate, a p-body is formed on the n-drift region through an epitaxial process, and then the p-body region is partially etched to form a plurality of p-epitaxial layers, so that when the device executes an action for blocking a reverse voltage, depletion layers are formed between the junction surfaces of the p-epitaxial layers and the n-drift region including the junction surfaces between the n-drift region and the p-body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jong Seok Lee, Kyoung Kook Hong
  • Patent number: 8674435
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a first dopant region in a semiconductor substrate, an isolation region on the semiconductor substrate, the isolation region surrounding the first dopant region, a gate wire surrounding at least a portion of the isolation region, and a plurality of second dopant regions arranged along at least a portion of the gate wire, the plurality of second dopant regions being spaced apart from each other, and the portion of the gate wire being between the first dopant region and a respective second dopant region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mi-Hyun Kang, Meung-Ryul Lee, Yong-Hoan Kim
  • Patent number: 8673712
    Abstract: Presented herein is a field effect transistor device, optionally a lateral power transistor, and a method for forming the same, comprising providing a substrate, creating a doped buried layer, and creating a primary well in the substrate on the buried layer. A drift drain may be created in the primary well and a counter implant region implanted in the primary well and between the drift drain and the buried layer. The primary well may comprise a first and second implant region with the second implant region at a depth less than the first. The counter implant may be at a depth between the first and second implant regions. The primary well and counter implant region may comprise dopants of the same conductivity type, or both p+-type dopants. A gate may be formed over a portion of a drift drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Kuang Hsiao, Chen-Liang Chu, Yi-Sheng Chen, Fei-Yuh Chen, Kong-Beng Thei
  • Patent number: 8674441
    Abstract: A high voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor device includes a substrate, a gate formed on the substrate, a source region and a drain region formed in the substrate at respective sides of the gate, and a first isolation structure formed under the gate. The first isolation structure is overlapped by the entire gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: Chin-Fu Chen
  • Publication number: 20140070313
    Abstract: A power MOSFET has a main-FET (MFET) and an embedded current sensing-FET (SFET). MFET gate runners are coupled to SFET gate runners by isolation gate runners (IGRs) in a buffer space between the MFET and the SFET. In one embodiment, n IGRs (i=1 to n) couple n+1 gates of a first portion of the MFET (304) to n gates of the SFET. The IGRs have zigzagged central portions where each SFET gate runner is coupled via the IGRs to two MFET gate runners. The zigzagged central portions provide barriers that block parasitic leakage paths, between sources of the SFET and sources of the MFET, for all IGRs except the outboard sides of the first and last IGRs. These may be blocked by increasing the body doping in regions surrounding the remaining leakage paths. The IGRs have substantially no source regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
    Inventors: Peilin Wang, Jingjing Chen, Edouard D. de Fresart, Pon Sung Ku, Wenyi Li, Ganming Qin
  • Publication number: 20140061721
    Abstract: An improved MOS device is provided whereby the p-top layer is defined by a series of discretely placed p type top diffusion regions. The invention also provides methods for fabricating the MOS device of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ching-Lin Chan, Shyi-Yuan Wu, Cheng-Chi Lin, Shih-Chin Lien
  • Publication number: 20140061786
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a double diffused metal oxide semiconductor (DMOS) device and a manufacturing method thereof. The DMOS device includes a first conductive type substrate, a second conductive type high voltage well, a first conductive type deep buried region, a field oxide region, a first conductive type body region, a gate, a second conductive type source, and a second conductive type drain. The deep buried region is formed below the high voltage well with a gap in between, and the gap is not less than a predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Tsung-Yi Huang, Chien-Wei Chiu
  • Patent number: 8664716
    Abstract: In a lateral-type power MOSFET, high breakdown voltage is achieved with suppressing to increase a cell pitch, and a feedback capacity and an ON resistance are decreased. An n? type silicon region having a high resistance to be a region of maintaining a breakdown voltage is vertically provided with respect to a main surface of an n+ type silicon substrate, and the n? type silicon region having the high resistance is connected to the n+ type silicon substrate. Also, a conductive substance is filled through an insulating substance inside a trench formed to reach the n+ type silicon substrate from the main surface of the n+ type silicon substrate so as to contact with the n? type silicon region having the high resistance, and the conductive substance is electrically connected to a source electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Takayuki Hashimoto, Takashi Hirao, Noboru Akiyama
  • Patent number: 8664718
    Abstract: A power MOSFET includes a semiconductor region extending from a top surface of a semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate, wherein the semiconductor region is of a first conductivity type. A gate dielectric and a gate electrode are disposed over the semiconductor region. A drift region of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type extends from the top surface of the semiconductor substrate into the semiconductor substrate. A dielectric layer has a portion over and in contact with a top surface of the drift region. A conductive field plate is over the dielectric layer. A source region and a drain region are on opposite sides of the gate electrode. The drain region is in contact with the first drift region. A bottom metal layer is over the field plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Cheng, Fu-Yu Chu, Ruey-Hsin Liu, Hsiao-Chin Tuan
  • Patent number: 8664719
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided which includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure formed on the substrate, sidewall spacers formed on each side of the gate structure, a source and a drain formed in the substrate on either side of the gate structure, the source and drain having a first type of conductivity, a lightly doped region formed in the substrate and aligned with a side of the gate structure, the lightly doped region having the first type of conductivity, and a barrier region formed in the substrate and adjacent the drain. The barrier region is formed by doping a dopant of a second type of conductivity different from the first type of conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shu-Wei Vanessa Chung, Kuo-Feng Yu
  • Publication number: 20140054696
    Abstract: An improved nLDMOS ESD protection device having an increased holding voltage is disclosed. Embodiments include: providing in a substrate a DVNW region; providing a HVPW region in the DVNW region; providing bulk and source regions in the HVPW region; providing a drain region in the DVNW region, separate from the HVPW region; and providing a polysilicon gate over a portion of the HVPW region and the DVNW region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Da-Wei LAI
  • Publication number: 20140054694
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a drift region in the semiconductor substrate and having a first conductivity type, an isolation region within the drift region, and around which charge carriers drift on a path through the drift region during operation, and a protection region adjacent the isolation region in the semiconductor substrate, having a second conductivity type, and disposed along a surface of the semiconductor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Won Gi Min, Hongning Yang, Jiangkai Zuo
  • Patent number: 8659073
    Abstract: An ESD protection element is disclosed in which LOCOS oxide films are formed at both ends of a gate electrode, and a conductivity type of a diffusion layer formed below one of the LOCOS oxide films which is not located on a drain side is set to a p-type, to thereby limit an amount of a current flowing in a portion below a source-side n-type high concentration diffusion layer, the current being generated due to surface breakdown of a drain. With this structure, even in a case of protecting a high withstanding voltage element, it is possible to maintain an off-state during a steady state, while operating, upon application of a surge or noise to a semiconductor device, so as not to reach a breakage of an internal element, discharging a generated large current, and then returning to the off-state again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Yuichiro Kitajima
  • Publication number: 20140048874
    Abstract: LDD regions are provided with high implant energy in devices with reduced thickness poly-silicon layers and source/drain junctions. Embodiments include forming an oxide layer on a substrate surface, forming a poly-silicon layer over the oxide layer, forming first and second trenches through the oxide and poly-silicon layers and below the substrate surface, defining a gate region therebetween, implanting a dopant in a LDD region through the first and second trenches, forming spacers on opposite side surfaces of the gate region and extending into the first and second trenches, and implanting a dopant in a source/drain region below each of the first and second trenches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Guowei ZHANG, Purakh Raj VERMA, Zhiqing LI
  • Publication number: 20140048877
    Abstract: A lateral diffusion metal-oxide-semiconductor (LDMOS) transistor structure comprises a barrier layer, a semiconductor layer, a source, a first drain and a guard ring. The barrier layer with a first polarity is disposed in a substrate. The semiconductor layer with a second polarity is disposed on the barrier layer. The source has a first polarity region and a second polarity region both formed in the semiconductor layer. The first drain is disposed in the semiconductor layer and has a drift region with the second polarity. The guard ring with the first polarity extends downward from a surface of the semiconductor layer in a manner of getting in touch with the barrier layer and to surround the source and the drain, and is electrically connected to the source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Wei-Shan LIAO, An-Hung LIN, Hong-Ze LIN, Bo-Jui HUANG
  • Patent number: 8653594
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a double diffused metal oxide semiconductor (DMOS) device and a manufacturing method thereof. The DMOS device includes: an isolation structure for defining device regions; a gate with a ring-shaped structure; a drain located outside the ring; and a lightly doped drain, a source, and a body electrode located inside the ring. To increase the sub-threshold voltage at the corners of the gate, the corners are located completely on the isolation structure, or the lightly doped drain is apart from the corners by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Richtek Technology Corporation, R.O.C.
    Inventors: Ching-Yao Yang, Tsung-Yi Huang, Huan-Ping Chu, Hung-Der Su
  • Publication number: 20140042537
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a drift region in a first region of a semiconductor body. The drift region includes dopants of a first conductivity type. A dopant retarding region is formed at least adjacent an edge of the drift region. Dopants of a second conductivity type are implanted into the semiconductor body. The semiconductor body is annealed to form a body region so that dopants of the second conductivity type are driven into the semiconductor body at a first diffusion rate. The dopant retarding region prevents the dopants from diffusing into the drift region at the first diffusion rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Albert Birner, Helmut Brech
  • Patent number: 8648416
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a high voltage n-channel MOS power transistor integrated with a high voltage n-channel MOS blocking transistor. The power transistor and the blocking transistor have electrically coupled drain contact regions. In one embodiment, a drain area of the power transistor is separate from a drain area of the blocking transistor. In another embodiment, the drain area of the power transistor is contiguous with the drain area of the blocking transistor. The power transistor and the blocking transistor have drain extensions with drift areas. The power transistor drift area is laterally adjacent to both sides of the blocking transistor drift area. The drift areas are aligned so that breakdown does not occur between the power transistor and the blocking transistor. The body of the blocking transistor is isolated from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph Maurice Khayat, Marie Denison
  • Patent number: 8643104
    Abstract: A lateral diffusion metal-oxide-semiconductor (LDMOS) transistor structure comprises a barrier layer, a semiconductor layer, a source, a first drain and a guard ring. The barrier layer with a first polarity is disposed in a substrate. The semiconductor layer with a second polarity is disposed on the barrier layer. The source has a first polarity region and a second polarity region both formed in the semiconductor layer. The first drain is disposed in the semiconductor layer and has a drift region with the second polarity. The guard ring with the first polarity extends downward from a surface of the semiconductor layer in a manner of getting in touch with the barrier layer and to surround the source and the drain, and is electrically connected to the source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: United Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wei-Shan Liao, An-Hung Lin, Hong-Ze Lin, Bo-Jui Huang
  • Patent number: 8643137
    Abstract: A short channel Lateral MOSFET (LMOS) and method are disclosed with interpenetrating drain-body protrusions (IDBP) for reducing channel-on resistance while maintaining high punch-through voltage. The LMOS includes lower device bulk layer; upper source and upper drain region both located atop lower device bulk layer; both upper source and upper drain region are in contact with an intervening upper body region atop lower device bulk layer; both upper drain and upper body region are shaped to form a drain-body interface; the drain-body interface has an IDBP structure with a surface drain protrusion lying atop a buried body protrusion while revealing a top body surface area of the upper body region; gate oxide-gate electrode bi-layer disposed atop the upper body region forming an LMOS with a short channel length defined by the horizontal length of the top body surface area delineated between the upper source region and the upper drain region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Shekar Mallikarjunaswamy, Amit Paul
  • Publication number: 20140021539
    Abstract: Presented herein is a field effect transistor device, optionally a lateral power transistor, and a method for forming the same, comprising providing a substrate, creating a doped buried layer, and creating a primary well in the substrate on the buried layer. A drift drain may be created in the primary well and a counter implant region implanted in the primary well and between the drift drain and the buried layer. The primary well may comprise a first and second implant region with the second implant region at a depth less than the first. The counter implant may be at a depth between the first and second implant regions. The primary well and counter implant region may comprise dopants of the same conductivity type, or both p+-type dopants. A gate may be formed over a portion of a drift drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Kuang Hsiao, Chen-Liang Chu, Yi-Sheng Chen, Fei-Yun Chen, Kong-Beng Thei
  • Publication number: 20140021544
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a double diffused drain metal oxide semiconductor (DDDMOS) device and a manufacturing method thereof. The DDDMOS device is formed in a substrate, and includes a first well, a gate, a diffusion region, a source, and a drain. A low voltage device is also formed in the substrate, which includes a second well and a lightly doped drain (LDD) region, wherein the first well and the diffusion region are formed by process steps which also form the second well and the LDD region in the low voltage device, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Tsung-Yi Huang, Chien-Hao Huang
  • Publication number: 20140015048
    Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a pad layer having a body portion with a first doping type laterally adjacent to a drift region portion with a second doping type, a trench formed in the pad layer, the trench extending through an interface of the body portion and the drift region portion, a gate formed in the trench and over a top surface of the pad layer along the interface of the body portion and the drift region portion, an oxide formed in the trench on opposing sides of the gate, and a field plate embedded in the oxide on each of the opposing sides of the gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chun-Wai Ng, Hsueh-Liang Chou, Po-Chih Su, Ruey-Hsin Liu
  • Patent number: 8629498
    Abstract: In a power semiconductor device that switches at a high speed, a displacement current flows at a time of switching, so that a high voltage occurs which may cause breakdown of a thin insulating film such as a gate insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shoyu Watanabe, Shuhei Nakata, Naruhisa Miura
  • Publication number: 20140008725
    Abstract: A high voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor device includes a substrate, a gate formed on the substrate, a source region and a drain region formed in the substrate at respective sides of the gate, and a first isolation structure formed under the gate. The first isolation structure is overlapped by the entire gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventor: Chin-Fu Chen
  • Publication number: 20140001551
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a lateral double diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) device and a manufacturing method thereof. The LDMOS device is formed in a first conductive type substrate, and includes a high voltage well, a first field oxide region, at least one second field oxide region, a source, a drain, a body region, and a gate. The second field oxide region is located between the first field oxide region and the drain from top view. The distribution of the concentration of the second conductive type impurities in the high voltage well is related to the location of the second field oxide region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Tsung-Yi Huang
  • Patent number: 8618602
    Abstract: A semiconductor device may include, but is not limited to, a semiconductor substrate, a word line, and an isolation region. The semiconductor substrate has an active region and first and second grooves. Each of the first and second grooves extends across the active region. The first groove is wider in width than the second groove. The word line is disposed in the first groove. The isolation region is disposed in the second groove. The isolation region is narrower in width than the word line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventor: Kiyonori Oyu
  • Publication number: 20130341717
    Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor substrate, a body region in the semiconductor substrate, having a first conductivity type, and including a channel region through which charge carriers flow, a drain region in the semiconductor substrate, having a second conductivity type, and spaced from the body region along a first lateral dimension, a drift region in the semiconductor substrate, having the second conductivity type, and electrically coupling the drain region to the channel region, and a plurality of floating reduced surface field (RESURF) regions in the semiconductor substrate adjacent the drift region, having the first conductivity type, and around which the charge carriers drift through the drift region under an electric field arising from a voltage applied to the drain region. Adjacent floating RESURF regions of the plurality of floating RESURF regions are spaced from one another along a second lateral dimension of the device by a respective gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Weize Chen, Richard J. De Souza, Patrice M. Parris
  • Publication number: 20130341715
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a lateral transistor and associated method for making the same. The lateral transistor comprises a gate formed over a first portion of a thin gate dielectric layer, and a field plate formed over a thick field dielectric layer and extending atop a second portion of the thin gate dielectric layer. The field plate is electrically isolated from the gate by a gap overlying a third portion of the thin gate dielectric layer and is electrically coupled to a source region. The lateral transistor according to an embodiment of the present invention may have reduced gate-to-drain capacitance, low specific on-resistance, and improved hot carrier lifetime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Joel M. McGregor
  • Patent number: 8614484
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided which includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate structure formed on the substrate, sidewall spacers formed on each side of the gate structure, a source and a drain formed in the substrate on either side of the gate structure, the source and drain having a first type of conductivity, a lightly doped region formed in the substrate and aligned with a side of the gate structure, the lightly doped region having the first type of conductivity, and a barrier region formed in the substrate and adjacent the drain. The barrier region is formed by doping a dopant of a second type of conductivity different from the first type of conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Lee-Wee Teo, Ming Zhu, Harry Hak-Lay Chuang
  • Publication number: 20130334600
    Abstract: A transistor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The transistor device includes a substrate, a first well, a second well, a shallow trench isolation (STI), a source, a drain and a gate. The first well is disposed in the substrate. The second well is disposed in the substrate. The STI is disposed in the second well. The STI has at least one floating diffusion island. The source is disposed in the first well. The drain is disposed in the second well. The electric type of the floating diffusion island is different from or the same with that of the drain. The gate is disposed above the first well and the second well, and partially overlaps the first well and the second well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ming-Shun Hsu, Wen-Peng Hsu, Ke-Feng Lin, Min-Hsuan Tsai, Chih-Chung Wang
  • Patent number: 8610206
    Abstract: A semiconductor device comprises a source region, a drain region, and a drift region between the source and drain regions. A split gate is disposed over a portion of the drift region, and between the source and drain regions. The split gate includes first and second gate electrodes separated by a gate oxide layer. A self-aligned RESURF region is disposed within the drift region between the gate and the drain region. PI gate structures including an upper polysilicon layer are disposed near the drain region, such that the upper polysilicon layer can serve as a hard mask for the formation of the double RESURF structure, thereby allowing for self-alignment of the double RESURF structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Wen Chu, Wing-Chor Chan, Shyi-Yuan Wu
  • Publication number: 20130328123
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a buried layer disposed in the semiconductor substrate; a deep well disposed in the semiconductor substrate; a first doped region disposed in the deep well, wherein the first doped region contacts the buried layer; a conductive region having the first conductivity type surrounding and being adjacent to the first doped region, wherein the conductive region has a concentration higher than the first doped region; a first heavily doped region disposed in the first doped region; a well having a second conductivity type disposed in the deep well; a second heavily doped region disposed in the well; a gate disposed on the semiconductor substrate between the first heavily doped region and the second heavily doped region; and a first trench structure and a second trench structure, wherein a depth of the second trench structure is substantially deeper than a depth of the buried layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Wei-Lin Chen, Ke-Feng Lin, Chih-Chien Chang, Chih-Chung Wang
  • Patent number: 8604541
    Abstract: This invention discloses a specific superjunction MOSFET structure and its fabrication process. Such structure includes: a drain, a substrate, an EPI, a source, a side-wall isolation structure, a gate, a gate isolation layer and source. There is an isolation layer inside the active area underneath the source. Along the side-wall of this isolation layer, a buffer layer with same doping type as body can be introduced & source can be extended down too to form field plate. Such buffer layer & field plate can make the EPI doping much higher than convention device which results in lower Rdson, better performance, shorter gate so that to reduce both gate charge Qg and gate-to-drain charge Qgd. The process to make such structure is simpler and more cost effective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Wuxi Versine Semiconductor Corp. Ltd.
    Inventors: Qin Huang, Yuming Bai, Yang Gao
  • Patent number: 8598658
    Abstract: A high voltage lateral double diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (LDMOS) comprises a substrate; an epitaxy layer on the substrate; a drift region on the epitaxy layer; and a drain region and a source region at two ends. At least one pair of n-type and p-type semiconductor regions is arranged alternately above the interface of the substrate and the epitaxy layer and firmly attached to a lower surface of the drifting region; the n-type and p-type semiconductor regions are firmly closed to each other and arranged to form a lateral PN junction; and the p-type semiconductor region and the drifting region form a vertical PN junction. The n-type and p-type semiconductor regions are also totally called “a reduced surface field (RESURF) layer in body”, and the LDMOS device with a RESURF layer in body effectively solves conflict between raising reverse withstand voltage and reducing forward on-resistance of the current LDMOS devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
    Inventors: Jian Fang, Lvyun Chen, Wenchang Li, Chao Guan, Qiongle Wu, Wenbin Bo, Zehua Wang
  • Patent number: 8598657
    Abstract: Investigation of problems of the device structure of a power MOSFET and mass production of it in relation to high breakdown voltage and low ON resistance when an epitaxy trench filling system is employed has revealed that it has the following problem, that is, a high breakdown voltage as expected cannot be achieved because a P-column region does not have an ideal rectangular parallelepipedal shape but has an inverted trapezoidal shape narrower at the bottom thereof and at the same time, has a concentration distribution lower at the bottom. In order to overcome the problem, the present invention provides a semiconductor device including a power MOSFET portion equipped, in an active cell region thereof, a super junction structure formed by a trench filling system, wherein a base epitaxial layer has a multistage structure with the upper portion having a higher impurity concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Tamaki, Yoshito Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20130313640
    Abstract: A semiconductor device has a substrate and first and second gate structures formed over a first surface of the substrate. A drain region is formed in the substrate as a second surface of the substrate. An epitaxial region is formed in the substrate over the drain region. A sidewall spacer is formed over the first and second gate structures. A lateral LDD region is formed between the first and second gate structures. A trench is formed through the lateral LDD region and partially through the substrate self-aligned to the sidewall spacer. A vertical drift region is formed along a sidewall of the trench. An insulating material is deposited in the trench. A first source region is formed adjacent to the first gate structure opposite the lateral LDD region. A second source region is formed adjacent to the second gate structure opposite the lateral LDD region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: GREAT WALL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zheng John Shen, Patrick M. Shea, David N. Okada
  • Publication number: 20130313641
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a double diffused metal oxide semiconductor (DMOS) device. The DMOS device is formed in a substrate, and includes a high voltage well, a first field oxide region, a first gate, a first source, a drain, a body region, a body electrode, a second field oxide region, a second gate, and a second source. The second field oxide region and the first field oxide region are separated by the high voltage well and the body region. A part of the second gate is on the second field oxide region, and another part of the second gate is on the body region. The second gate is electrically connected to the first gate, and the second source is electrically connected to the first source, such that when the DMOS device is ON, a surface channel and a buried channel are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Tsung-Yi Huang, Chien-Wei Chiu, Chien-Hao Huang
  • Patent number: 8592906
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a source region extending along a top surface of the semiconductor substrate, a drain region extending along the top surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a field shaping region disposed within the semiconductor substrate between the source region and the drain region. A cross-section of the semiconductor substrate extending from the source region to the drain region through the field shaping region includes an insulating region. The semiconductor device also includes an active region disposed within the semiconductor substrate between the source region and the drain region. The active region is disposed adjacent to the field shaping region in a direction perpendicular to the cross-section of the semiconductor substrate extending from the source region to the drain region through the field shaping region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Mohamed N. Darwish, Robert Kuo-Chang Yang
  • Publication number: 20130307070
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a double diffused drain metal oxide semiconductor (DDMOS) device and a manufacturing method thereof. The DDDMOS device is formed in a substrate, and includes: a drift region, a gate, a source, a drain, a dielectric layer, and a conductive layer. The drift region includes a first region and a second region. The gate is formed on the substrate, and overlaps the first region from top view. The source and drain are formed at both sides of the gate respectively, and the drain is located in the second region. The drain and the gate are separated by a portion of the second region from top view. The dielectric layer is formed by dielectric material on the gate and the second region. The conductive layer is formed by conductive material on the dielectric layer, and overlaps at least part of the second region from top view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Tsung-Yi Huang, Ching-Yao Yang, Wen-Yi Liao
  • Publication number: 20130307069
    Abstract: A method for forming semiconductor layout patterns providing a pair of first layout patterns being symmetrical along an axial line, each of the first layout patterns comprising a first side proximal to the axial line and a second side far from the axial line; shifting a portion of the first layout patterns toward a direction opposite to the axial line to form at least a first shifted portion in each first layout pattern, and outputting the first layout patterns and the first shifted portions on a first mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Jie Zhao, Huabiao Wu