The present disclosure belongs to the field of semiconductor technology, and in particular relates to a field effect transistor having the same gate and source doping, a cell structure, and a preparation method.
With the development and maturity of material technologies, the wide bandgap characteristics of SiC materials allow higher temperature characteristics and voltage endurance characteristics thereof, which can break through the limitations of Si-based devices. Because the performance and reliability of SiC/SiO2 interfaces still need to be further improved, the structures of SiC Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) device have received extensive attention. In addition to avoiding the problems caused by SiC/SiO2 interface defects, it is easier to reduce a cell size of SiC JFETs to reach lower on-resistance. Because more interface states are excited in SiO2 at high temperatures, SiC JFET devices may maximize the characteristics of SiC materials at high temperatures and high pressures.
A traditional SiC JFET is controlled by PN junctions. Charge carriers flow out from a source of a device, then pass through a long and narrow channel region, flow into a drift region of the device, and are finally collected by a drain of the device. The channel of the device is controlled by two PN junctions located between the gate and the source, so as to control the turn-off and turn-on of the device. However, a P-type gate of the traditional JFET brings many adverse effects on the device application level: first, when the device is turned on, in order to avoid the turn-on of the PN junctions, a gate bias voltage Vgs of the device cannot exceed the forward cut-in voltage VF0 of the PN junctions (taking silicon carbide for example, VF0=2.6 V, that is, Vgs<VF0); meanwhile, if the device is normally-on, when it is turned on at zero gate bias voltage, a built-in potential (hereinafter referred to as “gate built-in potential”) formed between the P-type gate and the N-type channel depletes the channel to a certain extent, resulting in relatively high channel resistance; and when the device is operating at a high current (nearly saturated), the gate built-in potential causes the channel to enter a pinch-off state prematurely, resulting in premature current saturation and excessive conduction loss during this operation.
In view of the above existing technical problems, the present disclosure provides a field effect transistor having same gate and source doping, a cell structure, and a preparation method.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the present disclosure adopts the following technical solutions.
A first aspect of the present disclosure provides a cell structure for a field effect transistor having same gate and source doping, including:
a silicon carbide substrate, wherein a doping type of a material of the silicon carbide substrate is a first conductivity type,
a semiconductor epitaxial layer of the first conductivity type and a first electrode respectively provided on front and back faces of the silicon carbide substrate; and
a floating region of a second conductivity type, a gate implantation region of the first conductivity type, and a source implantation region of the first conductivity type sequentially provided on the semiconductor epitaxial layer of the first conductivity type, wherein a gate is provided on the gate implantation region, a source is provided on the source implantation region, an inter-electrode dielectric is provided between the gate implantation region and the source implantation region, and the inter-electrode dielectric is used for isolating the gate from the source.
Preferably, a portion of the floating region (005) of the second conductivity type in contact with the source implantation region (007) of the first conductivity type has the same structure as the source implantation region (007) of the first conductivity type, and both are provided with terminal sharp angles.
Preferably, the terminal sharp angles are 0-180 degrees.
Preferably, the semiconductor epitaxial layer (002) of the first conductivity type has a thickness of 5-250 μm and a doping concentration of 1×1014 cm−3-5×1018 cm−3.
Preferably, the gate implantation region on one side of the cell is connected to the gate, and the gate implantation region on another side of the cell and the source implantation region are jointly connected to the source.
Preferably, the doping for the first conductivity type and the second conductivity type is a uniform or non-uniform doping of 1×1014 cm−3-2×1021 cm−3.
Preferably, the first conductivity type is N type, and the second conductivity type is P type.
Preferably, the first conductivity type is P type, and the second conductivity type is N type.
A second aspect of the present disclosure provides a field effect transistor having same gate and source doping, the field effect transistor including a plurality of cell structures as described above and a field limiting ring junction termination. When the junction termination is fabricated, the junction termination and the floating regions of the second conductivity type of the cell structures are etched and implanted simultaneously using the same photolithography mask.
A third aspect of the present disclosure provides a field effect transistor having same gate and source doping, the field effect transistor including a plurality of cell structures as described above, a junction termination extension, and a junction termination with field limiting rings. When the junction termination is fabricated, the junction termination and the floating regions of the second conductivity type of the cell structures are etched and implanted simultaneously using the same photolithography mask.
A fourth aspect of the present disclosure provides a method for preparing a cell structure for a field effect transistor having same gate and source doping. The method includes the following steps.
(a) A silicon carbide substrate with a doping type of a first conductivity type is used. A semiconductor epitaxial layer of the first conductivity type is provided on a front face of the silicon carbide substrate. Using a photolithography plate (photolithography mask) to shield a portion of the surface, a silicon carbide mesa is formed by an etching process with an etching depth of 0.5 to 5 μm.
(b) Ion implantation of a floating region is performed by using the same photolithography mask. The specific process includes forming a floating region of the second conductivity type by at least one tilt implantation and vertical implantation of Al ions, so that bottom and side walls of a trench are uniformly implanted.
(c) The mask layer is peeled off and vertical N implantation is performed to form a gate implantation region and a source implantation region of the first conductivity type.
(d) A dielectric layer is grown on the side walls of the trench as an electrode isolation dielectric to isolate a gate from a source.
(e) A metal is deposited and an alloy is formed, by annealing, on surfaces of the gate implantation region, the source implantation region, and the substrate of the first conductivity type, respectively, as ohmic contacts. The alloy contains at least one of a silicide or a carbide.
Preferably, the steps further include: adding at least one tilt implantation to form a channel implantation region.
Preferably, the first conductivity type is N type, and the second conductivity type is P type.
Preferably, the first conductivity type is P type, and the second conductivity type is N type.
A fifth aspect of the present disclosure provides a method for preparing a field effect transistor having same gate and source doping, the field effect transistor including a plurality of cell structures and a field limiting ring junction termination. The cell structures are prepared by any of the methods as described above, and when the junction termination is fabricated, the junction termination and the floating regions of the second conductivity type of the cell structures are etched and implanted simultaneously using the same photolithography mask.
A sixth aspect of the present disclosure provides a method for preparing a field effect transistor having same gate and source doping, the field effect transistor including a plurality of cell structures, a junction termination extension, and a junction termination with field limiting rings. The cell structures are prepared by any of the methods as described above, and when the junction termination is fabricated, the junction termination and the floating regions of the second conductivity type of the cell structures are etched and implanted simultaneously using the same photolithography mask.
The present disclosure has the following beneficial effects.
(1) On the basis of the traditional JFET, a gate of a first conductivity type and a floating region of a second conductivity type that surrounds the gate are introduced to control the channel of the device, whereby the forward bias voltage of the gate of the device can be increased so that Vgs can be biased at a position greater than a forward cut-in voltage of a PN junction.
(2) When Vgs=0 V, because there is no reverse bias introduced by the built-in potential in the PN junction at the channel, the on-resistance of the device is lower.
(3) When turned on at a high current, the device enters a saturation state to conduct higher current.
(4) One gate is connected to the source, so that the structure allows a reduced Cgd, thereby reducing a switching loss.
(5) By introducing the floating region of the second conductivity type having terminal sharp angles, the implantation of the floating region of the second conductivity type can be completed by implantation in two directions, and the problem of the gate and the source become short-circuited during the implantation in two directions is solved.
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Apparently, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present disclosure. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present disclosure without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
An embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a method for preparing a cell structure for a field effect transistor having same gate and source doping, including the following steps:
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Those skilled in the art can understand that, in some specific application examples, the first conductivity type is N type, and the second conductivity type is P type. In some other application examples, the first conductivity type is P type, and the second conductivity type is N type.
In a preferred application example, the doping of the first conductivity type and the second conductivity type is a uniform or non-uniform doping of 1×1014 cm−3-2×1021 cm−3.
In a preferred application example, the semiconductor epitaxial layer 002 of the first conductivity type has a thickness of 5-250 μm and a doping concentration of 1×1014 cm−3-5×1018 cm−3.
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Through the above methods, a cell structure for a field effect transistor having same gate and source doping and a field effect transistor having same gate and source doping can be prepared, which will be described in detail below through structure embodiments.
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a silicon carbide substrate 001 with a doping type of a first conductivity type,
a semiconductor epitaxial layer 002 of the first conductivity type and a first electrode 003 (i.e., a drain as shown in the figure) provided on front and back faces of the silicon carbide substrate 001, respectively; and
a floating region 005 of a second conductivity type, a gate implantation region 006 of the first conductivity type, and a source implantation region 007 of the first conductivity type sequentially provided on the semiconductor epitaxial layer 002 of the first conductivity type, wherein a gate 008 is provided on the gate implantation region 006, a source 009 is provided on the source implantation region, an inter-electrode dielectric 010 is provided between the gate implantation region 006 and the source implantation region 007, and the inter-electrode dielectric 010 is used for isolating the gate 008 from the source 009.
In a preferred application example, the semiconductor epitaxial layer 002 of the first conductivity type has a thickness of 5-250 μm and a doping concentration of 1×1014 cm−3-5×1018 cm−3.
Embodiments of the present disclosure introduce a gate of a first conductivity type and a floating region of a second conductivity type that surrounds the gate on the basis of the traditional JFET to control the channel of the device. A forward bias voltage of the gate of the device can be increased, so that Vgs can be biased at a position greater than a forward cut-in voltage of a PN junction (taking silicon carbide for example, Vgs=20 V). Meanwhile, when Vgs=0 V, because there is no reverse bias introduced by the built-in potential in the PN junction at the channel, the on-resistance of the device is lower. When turned on at a high current, the device enters a saturation state to conduct higher current. That is, compared with the traditional JFET device, the present disclosure improves the voltage that can be applied to the gate and the saturation current, as shown in
In a preferred application example, the doping of the first conductivity type and the second conductivity type is uniform or non-uniform doping of 1×1014 cm−3-2×1021 cm−3.
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By adjusting the doping concentrations of the channel implantation region 004 and the floating region 005 of the second conductivity type, a threshold voltage of the JFET device can be adjusted. With reference to
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a silicon carbide substrate 001 with a doping type of a first conductivity type,
a semiconductor epitaxial layer 002 of the first conductivity type and a first electrode 003 provided on front and back faces of the silicon carbide substrate 001, respectively; and
a floating region 005 of a second conductivity type, a implantation region 006 of the first conductivity type gate, and a source implantation region 007 of the first conductivity type sequentially provided on the semiconductor epitaxial layer 002 of the first conductivity type, wherein a gate 008 is provided on the gate implantation region 006 of the first conductivity type, a source 009 is provided on the source implantation region 007 of the first conductivity type, an inter-electrode dielectric 010 is provided between the gate implantation region 006 of the first conductivity type and the source implantation region 007 of the first conductivity type, and the inter-electrode dielectric 010 is used for isolating the gate 008 from the source 009. A portion of the floating region 005 of the second conductivity type in contact with the source implantation region 007 of the first conductivity type has the same structure as the source implantation region 007 of the first conductivity type, and both are provided with terminal sharp angles.
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Further, in a specific application example, the terminal sharp angle is 0-180 degrees.
Those skilled in the art can understand that, in some specific application examples, the first conductivity type is N type, and the second conductivity type is P type. In some other application examples, the first conductivity type is P type, and the second conductivity type is N type.
In a preferred application example, the doping of the first conductivity type and the second conductivity type is a uniform or non-uniform doping of 1×1014 cm−3-2×1021 cm−3.
In a preferred application example, the semiconductor epitaxial layer 002 of the first conductivity type has a thickness of 5-250 μm and a doping concentration of 1×1014 cm−3-5×1018 cm−3.
It should be understood that the exemplary embodiments described herein are illustrative but not restrictive. Although one or more embodiments of the present disclosure are described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art should appreciate that various changes in form and detail can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
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