Semiconductor power devices integrated with a trenched clamp diode
AssigneeForce Mos Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorFu-Yuan Hsieh
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Abstract
A semiconductor power device having shielded gate structure integrated with a trenched clamp diode formed in a semiconductor silicon layer, wherein the shielded gate structure comprises a shielded electrode formed by a first poly-silicon layer and a gate electrode formed by a second poly-silicon layer. The trenched clamp diode is formed by the first poly-silicon layer. A shielded gate mask used to define the shielded gate is also used to define the trenched clamp diode. Therefore, one poly-silicon layer and a mask for the trenched clamp diode are saved.
Claims14
A semiconductor power device integrated with a trenched clamp diode comprising:
- a plurality of first type gate trenches extending into a semiconductor silicon layer, surrounded by source regions of a first conductivity type encompassed in body regions of a second conductivity type in an active area;
- a trenched clamp diode comprising multiple back to back poly-silicon Zener diodes with alternating doped regions of said first conductivity type next to doped regions of said second conductivity type, formed in a wide first gate trench as a clamp diode trench extending into said semiconductor silicon layer;
- each of said first type gate trenches being filled with a shielded electrode in a lower portion and a gate electrode in an upper portion of said first type gate trenches wherein said source regions surrounding around said gate electrode, and said body regions disposed at a level above a bottom of said gate electrode;
- said shielded electrode formed by a first poly-silicon being insulated from said semiconductor silicon layer by a first gate insulation layer and said gate electrode formed by a second poly-silicon being insulated from said semiconductor silicon layer by a second gate insulation layer;
- said shielded electrode being insulated from said gate electrode by an inter-electrode insulation layer;
- said trenched clamp diode being formed by said first poly-silicon layer and being insulated from said semiconductor silicon layer by said first insulation layer;
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- a plurality of trenched source-body contacts penetrating through a contact interlayer, said source regions and extending into said body regions between adjacent said first type gate trenches filled with a contact metal plug and connected to a source metal layer of said semiconductor power device.
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