WO2004068587A1 - 半導体装置およびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor device having a trench structure and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly to a M ⁇ S FET having a trench structure for high-frequency switching and a method of manufacturing the same.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a structure of a semiconductor device in which an M ⁇ S FET having a conventional trench structure is formed.
- An N-epitaxial layer 52 is formed on the surface of the silicon substrate 51, and a diffusion region 65 is formed on the N-epitaxial layer 52.
- a plurality of trenches 54 are formed at regular intervals through the diffusion region 65 and extending halfway in the thickness direction of the N-epitaxial layer 52.
- a gate electrode 55 made of polysilicon which is conductively doped by introduction of an impurity is arranged inside trench 54.
- a gate oxide film 56 is provided along the inner wall of the trench 54. That is, the gate electrode 56 and the N-epitaxial layer 52 and the diffusion region 65 face each other with the gate oxide film 56 interposed therebetween.
- the inner wall of the trench 54 is substantially flat, and the bottom of the trench 54 has a curved surface protruding toward the silicon substrate 51. Reflecting the shape of the trench 54, the interface between the gate oxide film 56 and the diffusion region 65 and the N-epitaxial layer 52 has a flat surface 56f and a curved surface 56c. Have.
- the flat surface 56 f is arranged along the surface having a specific plane orientation in the diffusion region 65 so that the resistance value becomes low when a current flows along the surface.
- An N + source region 57 is formed on the surface of the diffusion region 65 at the periphery (edge) of the trench 54.
- the remainder of the diffusion region 65 is a P-type channel region 53.
- An insulating film 59 made of silicon oxide is formed so as to cover above trench 54.
- the insulating film 59 is formed on the edge (N + source region 5 7) also exists.
- a contact hole 60 is provided between two adjacent insulating films 59.
- An electrode film 61 made of a metal such as aluminum is provided on the diffusion region 65 and the insulating film 59. The electrode film 61 is formed so as to fill the inside of the contact hole 60.
- a current flows between the N + source region 57 and the N epitaxial layer 52.
- the drain current flows in the vicinity of the gate oxide film 56 in the channel region 53 along the gate oxide film 56.
- Such a semiconductor device is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-167711.
- the semiconductor device having the above-described structure cannot be suitably used for high-frequency switching applications (for example, DC-DC converter).
- a semiconductor device used for such an application is required to have low on-resistance and low switching gloss.
- reduction in on-resistance and reduction in switching gloss cannot be achieved at the same time. This is for the following reasons.
- the drain current path includes a path deviating from a plane having a plane orientation in which the resistance value decreases, and the on-resistance increases. Therefore, in order to reduce the on-resistance, the channel region 53 must be in contact with the gate oxide film 56 only on the flat surface 56 f as shown in FIG. In other words, the curved surface 56 c is in contact with the N-axial layer 52 over the entire surface.
- a semiconductor device having the above structure can be used by operating at a frequency of 300 kHz, but it is difficult to operate satisfactorily at a frequency of 1 MHz. It was difficult.
- the bottom of the trench 54 By making the bottom of the trench 54 a flat surface and forming the trench 54 shallow with respect to the N-epitaxial layer 52, the portion where the gate electrode 55 and the N-epiaxial layer 52 face each other is formed. The area can be reduced, and the capacitance C DC between the drain and the gate can be reduced. However, it is difficult to form the trench 54 in such a shape, and even if it is possible, a corner is formed between the bottom of the trench 54 and the inner wall, and an electric field concentrates on this corner. Cannot have good properties. Disclosure of the invention
- An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device capable of reducing switching loss while reducing on-resistance.
- the present invention relates to a semiconductor device, a first conductivity type channel region formed in a surface layer portion of a semiconductor substrate, and the first conductivity type formed in an edge portion of a trench having a depth penetrating the channel region.
- a source region of a different second conductivity type, a drain region of the second conductivity type formed in a region adjacent to a bottom of the trench, a gate insulating film formed along an inner side wall of the trench, and the trench A gate electrode disposed to face the channel region with the gate insulating film interposed therebetween; and a conductive layer formed on the drain region side of the gate electrode in the trench.
- An insulating layer that covers the periphery of the conductive layer and electrically insulates the conductive layer from the gate electrode and the drain region.
- a current can flow between the source region and the drain region via the channel region by setting the potential of the gate electrode to a predetermined value or more. That is, this semiconductor device functions as a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET).
- MOSFET metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor
- An insulating film, a conductive layer (including a conductive semiconductor layer; the same applies hereinafter), and an insulating film are sequentially arranged between the gate electrode and the drain region. Therefore, the part from the gate electrode to the drain region has multiple capacitors connected in series. Is equivalent to For example, if there is one conductive layer, it can be considered that two capacitors are connected in series between the gate electrode and the drain region. Since the combined capacitance of the capacitors connected in series is smaller than the capacitance of each capacitor, the capacitance between the gate electrode and the drain region is reduced.
- the portion from the gate electrode to the drain region is equivalent to a configuration in which three or more capacitors are connected in series, and the capacitance between the gate electrode and the drain region is further reduced.
- the inner wall of the trench may be substantially flat, such that the plane has a particular plane orientation in the channel region and has a low resistance value when current flows along that plane. It can be along the plane. If the bottom of the trench has a curved surface, the entire region of the curved surface may be opposed to the drain region, and only the flat surface of the trench may be opposed to the channel region. This allows the drain current to flow only along the plane having the plane orientation in which the resistance value decreases, so that the on-resistance can be reduced. Even when the gate electrode and the drain region face each other over a wide area along the curved surface, the capacitance between them is small, so that the switching loss of the semiconductor device can be reduced.
- An epitaxial layer may be formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and in this case, the channel region, the source region, and the drain region may be formed on the epitaxial layer.
- the portion of the insulating layer existing between the conductive layer and the drain region and the gate insulating film are made of, for example, silicon oxide formed by oxidizing the inner wall of the trench. It can be.
- the conductive layer may be made of polysilicon which has been made conductive by introducing impurities.
- the formation of polysilicon which is made conductive by the introduction of impurities is commonly performed in the process of manufacturing semiconductor devices. Therefore, it is not necessary to use a special device when forming such a conductive layer made of polysilicon.
- the conductive polysilicon is For example, after a polysilicon film is formed by a CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method, the polysilicon film can be obtained by ion implantation.
- a portion of the insulating film existing between the conductive layer and the gate electrode may be made of silicon oxide obtained by oxidizing a part of the conductive layer.
- the method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: a first conductive type channel region formed in a surface layer portion of a semiconductor substrate; and a first conductive type channel region formed in an edge portion of a trench having a depth penetrating the channel region.
- a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising: a conductive layer formed on a substrate; and an insulating layer covering a periphery of the conductive layer and electrically insulating the conductive layer from the gate electrode and the drain region. .
- This method includes the steps of forming the second conductive type epitaxy layer on the surface layer of the semiconductor substrate, forming the trench in the epitaxy layer, and forming the first insulating layer on the bottom of the torch. Performing the step of forming the first insulating layer, forming the conductive layer on the first insulating layer in the trench, and forming the conductive layer after the forming the first insulating layer.
- the drain region can be, for example, the remainder of the epitaxial layer after forming the channel region and the source region.
- the step of forming the channel region and the step of forming the source region include forming a trench. It may be performed before the step of forming, or may be performed after the step of forming the trench.
- the step of forming the first insulating layer includes: a step of forming a sacrificial oxide film by thermally oxidizing an inner wall of the trench; and a step of removing the sacrificial oxide film while leaving a portion existing at the bottom of the trench.
- the step of forming the second insulating layer may include a step of oxidizing an exposed surface of the conductive layer.
- the inner wall of the trench after the removal of the sacrificial oxide film can be flattened.
- the drain current can flow in the channel region along a specific plane having a plane orientation in which the resistance value decreases, and the ON resistance can be reduced.
- the removal of the sacrificial oxide film may be performed only on the portion where the gate insulating film is formed, that is, on the opposing portion between the gate electrode and the channel region. can do. Thereby, the insulating layer can be formed without significantly increasing the number of steps. Other portions of the insulating layer can be formed by oxidizing the exposed surface of the conductive layer. When the gate insulating film is formed by thermal oxidation, the exposed surface of the conductive layer can be oxidized at the same time.
- the step of forming the gate electrode may include a step of forming a polysilicon film made conductive by introducing impurities.
- FIG. 1 is an illustrative sectional view showing the structure of a semiconductor device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is an illustrative sectional view for explaining the manufacturing method
- FIG. 3 is an illustrative sectional view showing the structure of a semiconductor device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is an illustrative sectional view showing the structure of a semiconductor device according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a structure of a semiconductor device in which a MOS FET having a conventional trench structure is formed.
- FIG. 1 is an illustrative sectional view showing the structure of a semiconductor device 20 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- the semiconductor device 20 is a MOS FET for high-frequency switching.
- An N-epitaxial layer 2 is formed on the surface of the silicon substrate 1, and a diffusion region 30 is formed on the N-epi axial layer 2.
- a plurality of trenches 17 penetrating through the diffusion region 30 and extending halfway in the thickness direction of the N-epitaxial layer 2 are formed at regular intervals.
- Each trench 17 extends substantially parallel to each other in a direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG.
- the inner wall of the trench 17 has a substantially flat surface, and the bottom of the trench 17 has a curved surface protruding toward the silicon substrate 1.
- a gate electrode 26 and a conductive layer 40 made of polysilicon made conductive by the introduction of impurities are arranged inside trench 17, a gate electrode 26 and a conductive layer 40 made of polysilicon made conductive by the introduction of impurities are arranged.
- the conductive layer 40 is disposed in a deep portion of the trench 17 (on the N-epiaxial layer 2 side), in a region facing the N-epiaxial layer 2 and the diffusion region 30.
- Gate electrode 26 is arranged at a portion shallower than conductive layer 40 in trench 17, and is separated from conductive layer 40. Further, gate electrode 26 penetrates between diffusion region 30 and conductive layer 40 in the deep portion of trench 17.
- a gate oxide film 13 is formed in a region along the inner wall of trench 17. Gate electrode 26 and diffusion region 30 face each other with gate oxide film 13 interposed therebetween.
- the periphery of conductive layer 40 is covered with oxide layer 15. Therefore, oxide layer 15 is present between conductive layer 40 and gate electrode 26, and between conductive layer 40 and N-epoxy layer 2. Thereby, the conductive layer 40 is electrically insulated from the gate electrode 26 and the N-epitaxial layer 2.
- the gate electrode 26 and the N-epitaxial layer 2 are electrically insulated by the gate oxide film 13 and the oxide layer 15.
- the gate oxide film 13 and the oxide layer 15 form an integral oxide film 18 I have.
- the interface between the gate oxide film 13 and the diffusion region 30 has a substantially flat flat surface 13 f reflecting the shape of the trench 17.
- the flat surface 13 is a surface having a specific plane orientation in the channel region 4, and is substantially along a surface such that a resistance value becomes low when a current flows along the surface.
- the specific plane orientation is, for example, (1, 0, 0).
- the interface between the oxide layer 15 and the N-epitaxial layer 2 has a curved surface 15c protruding toward the silicon substrate 1 reflecting the shape of the trench 17.
- Diffusion region 30 is in contact with oxide film 18 only on flat surface 13f, and is not in contact with curved surface 15c.
- N + source region 25 is formed in the surface layer of the diffusion region 30, and the remaining portion of the diffusion region 30 is a P-type channel region 4.
- the N + source region 25 is formed around the periphery (edge) of the trench 17.
- an insulating film 28 made of silicon oxide is formed on the gate electrode 26, an insulating film 28 made of silicon oxide is formed.
- the insulating film 28 extends to the edge of the trench 17 (above the N + source region 25) in plan view.
- a contact hole 31 is formed between two adjacent insulating films 28.
- An electrode film 27 made of a metal such as aluminum is provided on the diffusion region 30 and the insulating film 28. The electrode film 27 is formed so as to fill the contact hole 31, and is in contact with the diffusion region 30 exposed in the contact hole 31.
- a drain current flows between the + source region 25 and the N-epitaxial layer 2. That is, the N-epitaxial layer 2 functions as a drain region.
- a drain current flows in the channel region 4 along the gate oxide film 13.
- the drain current flows along the flat surface 13f of the gate oxide film 13 and does not flow along the curved surface 15c. Therefore, the drain current can flow in the channel region 4 along a plane having a specific plane orientation with a low resistance value, so that the on-resistance is low.
- the ON resistance of such a semiconductor device 20 is, for example, 5 ⁇ to 7 It can be m ⁇ or less.
- an oxide layer 15, a conductive layer 40, and an oxide layer 15 are arranged in this order. Therefore, the portion from the gate electrode 26 to the epitaxial layer 2 is equivalent to a configuration in which two capacitors are connected in series. The combined capacitance of the two capacitors connected in series is smaller than the capacitance of each capacitor. Therefore, although the gate electrode 26 and the epitaxial layer 2 face each other over a large area via the curved surface 15c, the capacitance between the gate electrode 26 and the epitaxial layer 2 is large. That is, the capacitance CDG between the drain and the gate is reduced. Therefore, the switching gloss of such a semiconductor device 20 is small.
- the power conversion efficiency when driving the CPU at 1.3 V (output power versus input power) Power ratio) can be about 85%, and the power conversion efficiency when driving the CPU at 3.3 V or 5 V can be about 90%.
- 2 (a) to 2 (g) are schematic cross-sectional views for explaining a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 20 shown in FIG.
- an N-epitaxial layer 2 is formed on the surface of a silicon substrate 1.
- a trench 17 having a predetermined depth is formed by reactive ion etching (RIE).
- RIE reactive ion etching
- the exposed surface of the semiconductor substrate 1 after the above steps that is, the inner wall of the trench 17 and the surface of the N-epitaxial layer 2 are thermally oxidized to form the sacrificial oxide film 11.
- the thickness of the sacrificial oxide film 11 is, for example, about 150 OA to about 3000 A (for example, about 2000 A). This state is shown in Fig. 2 (b).
- a polysilicon film 12 is formed on the silicon substrate 1 having undergone the above steps by CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) so as to fill the trench 17 (see FIG. 2 (c)). Subsequently, impurities are introduced into the polysilicon film 12. As a result, the polysilicon film 12 becomes conductive. Further, the polysilicon film 12 is etched back except for the portion existing at the bottom of the trench 17 (the portion on the side of the silicon substrate 1) (see FIG. 2 (d)).
- the sacrificial oxide film 11 is etched back. At this time, a part of the side wall of the polysilicon film 12 is exposed, and the sacrificial oxide film 11 (the bottom portion of the trench 17) between the N-epitaxial layer 2 and the polysilicon film 12 remains. Is to be.
- the width of the trench 17 at the portion where the sacrificial oxide film 11 has been removed becomes slightly wider. After the sacrificial oxide film 11 is removed, the inner side wall of the trench 17 becomes a substantially flat surface. This state is shown in FIG.
- the exposed surface of the silicon substrate 1 having undergone the above steps is thermally oxidized.
- a gate oxide film 13 is formed on the inner side wall of trench 17, and an oxide film 14 is formed on the exposed surface of polysilicon film 12.
- the thickness of the gate oxide film 13 is, for example,
- the remaining portion of the polysilicon film 12 becomes the conductive layer 40.
- the remaining portion of the sacrificial oxide film 11 and the oxide film 14 form an oxide layer 15 covering the periphery of the conductive layer 40, and the oxide layer 15 and the gate oxide film 13 form an integral oxide film 18 .
- the interface between the gate oxide film 13 and the diffusion region 30 becomes a substantially flat flat surface 13 f reflecting the shape of the trench 17.
- the interface between oxide layer 15 and N_epitaxial layer 2 has curved surface 15c, reflecting the shape of trench 17. This state is shown in Fig. 2 (f).
- a polysilicon film is formed by the CVD method so as to fill the inside of the trench 17, and an impurity is introduced into the polysilicon film to make it conductive. Then, a portion of the polysilicon film outside the trench 17 is removed. The remaining part of the polysilicon film becomes the gate electrode 26.
- ions are implanted into the N-epitaxial layer 2 by using a mask having a predetermined pattern of openings, so that a P-type channel region 4 is formed. Further, ions are implanted into the channel region 4 by using a mask having another pattern opening to form an N + source region 25.
- Channel region 4 and N + source region 25 are diffusion regions
- the diffusion region 30 When the diffusion region 30 is formed, the depth of ion implantation is controlled and the diffusion region 30 is formed. However, it is in contact with the oxide film 18 only on the flat surface 13 f and not on the curved surface 15 c. Further, the diffusion region 30 is opposed to the gate electrode 26 over the entire region with the gate oxide film 13 interposed therebetween.
- an insulating film 28 made of silicon oxide is formed on the entire surface of the silicon substrate 1 having undergone the above steps by the CVD method (see FIG. 2 (g)). Then, a contact hole 31 is formed in the insulating film 28 using a mask having a predetermined pattern of openings.
- an electrode film 27 made of aluminum or the like is formed on the entire surface of the silicon substrate 1 having undergone the above steps, and the semiconductor device 20 shown in FIG. 1 is obtained.
- oxide layer 15 can be formed without significantly increasing the process.
- the thickness of the oxide layer 15 existing between the conductive layer 40 and the N-epitaxial layer 2 can be increased. With this, the capacitance between the gate electrode 26 and the N-epitaxial layer 2 can be reduced, and the switching gloss can be reduced.
- FIG. 3 is an illustrative sectional view showing the structure of a semiconductor device 21 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Parts corresponding to the respective parts of the semiconductor device 20 shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
- the semiconductor device 21 is provided with a gate electrode 36 and a conductive layer 37 corresponding to the gate electrode 26 and the conductive layer 40 of the semiconductor device 20 shown in FIG.
- a part of the gate electrode 26 penetrated between the N-epitaxial layer 2 and the conductive layer 40, but in the semiconductor device 21, the gate electrode 36 is It does not penetrate between the N ⁇ epitaxial layer 2 and the conductive layer 37.
- the gate electrode 36 and the conductive layer 37 are partitioned by a substantially flat oxide layer 15.
- the N-epitaxial layer 2 and the polysilicon It can be obtained by preventing the sacrificial oxide film 11 between the silicon film 12 and the silicon film 12 from being removed. That is, when the etch back surface of the polysilicon film 12 (the surface opposite to the silicon substrate 1 side) and the etch back surface of the sacrificial oxide film 11 are almost flush, the etch back of the sacrificial oxide film 11 is performed. May be ended.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view showing the structure of a semiconductor device 22 according to still another embodiment of the present invention. Parts corresponding to the respective parts of the semiconductor device 20 shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.
- conductive layer 40 In the semiconductor device 20 shown in FIG. 1, only one conductive layer 40 is formed. In this semiconductor device 22, two conductive layers 40a and 40b are formed. The conductive layers 40a and 40b are arranged along the depth direction of the trench 17, and the oxide layer 15 exists between the conductive layer 40a and the oxide layer 4Ob. are doing.
- oxide layer 15, conductive layer 40 a, oxide layer 15, conductive layer 40 b, and oxide layer 15 are arranged in order between gate electrode 26 and N-epitaxial layer 2.
- the portion from the gate electrode 26 to the N-epitaxial layer 2 is equivalent to a configuration in which three capacitors are connected in series, and the portion between the gate electrode 26 and the N-epitaxial layer 2 is formed. Is further reduced. Therefore, the switching loss of the semiconductor device 22 is further reduced as compared with the semiconductor devices 20 and 21.
- Three or more conductive layers may be provided instead of the conductive layers 40, 40a, and 4Ob.
- Such a semiconductor device 22 can be obtained as follows. The process up to the formation of the gate oxide film 13 by thermal oxidation (see FIG. 2F) is performed in the same manner as the method of manufacturing the semiconductor device 20. Subsequently, a polysilicon film similar to the polysilicon film 12 is formed in the trench 17, and after the impurity is introduced into the polysilicon film to make it conductive, the polysilicon film is etched back. The remainder of the polysilicon film becomes the conductive layer 4 Ob.
- a polysilicon film similar to the polysilicon film 12 is formed, and impurities are introduced into the polysilicon film to make it conductive. Further, a portion of the polysilicon film outside the trench 17 is etched. Will be back. The remaining part of the polysilicon film becomes the gate electrode 26.
- the gate electrode 26 and the conductive layers 40, 40a, 41b may be made of a metal such as tungsten (W).
- the channel region 4 and the N + source region 25 are formed before the trench 17 is formed.
- the channel region 4 and the N + source region 25 may be formed after the trench 17 is formed.
- the semiconductor devices according to the above embodiments are all examples of N-channel transistors, the semiconductor devices may be P-channel transistors.
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