This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan application serial no. 102119353, filed on May 31, 2013. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, and more particularly, to a trench gate metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) and a method of forming the same.
2. Description of Related Art
Trench gate MOSFET has been widely applied in power switch devices, such as power supplies, rectifiers, low-voltage motor controllers, or so forth. In general, the trench gate MOSFET is often resorted to a design of vertical structure to enhance the device density. For each power MOSFET, each drain region is formed on the back-side of a chip, and each source region and each gate are formed on the front-side of the chip. The drain regions of the transistors are connected in parallel so as to endure a considerable large current.
A working loss of the trench gate MOSFET may be divided into a switching loss and a conducting loss, wherein the switching loss caused by the input capacitance Ciss is going up as the operation frequency is increased. The input capacitance Ciss includes a gate-to-source capacitance Cgs and a gate-to-drain capacitance Cgd. Therefore, how to reduce the input capacitance Ciss by effectively reducing the gate-to-source capacitance Cgs has become the major concern in industries.
Furthermore, the channel “on” resistance (Ron) and the breakdown voltage (BV) of the trench gate MOSFET usually maintain a power relationship of 2.4-2.5, that is, Ron ∝(BV)2.4-2.5. In other words, as the rated voltage is higher, the chip size is greater, and therefore the Ron is also increased. Accordingly, achieving higher withstand voltage and lower Ron while maintaining the same or smaller chip size has become the greatest challenge in the design of the trench gate MOSFET.
The invention provides a trench gate MOSFET and a method of forming the same. The method can form a trench gate MOSFET having higher withstand voltage and lower Ron while maintaining the same or smaller chip size.
The invention provides a method of forming a trench gate MOSFET. An epitaxial layer of a first conductivity type is formed on a substrate of the first conductivity type. A source region of the first conductivity type is foil led in the epitaxial layer. At least two first trenches are formed in the source region. A plurality of first insulating layers are completely filled in the first trenches to form a plurality of isolation structures, respectively. A second trench is formed in the epitaxial layer. The isolation structures are located beside the second trench and in contact with the second trench. A second insulating layer is formed in the second trench. A first conductive layer is filled in the second trench. Two third trenches are formed in the epitaxial layer beside the second trench. A plurality of second conductive layers are filled in the third trenches, respectively.
In an embodiment of the invention, the method further includes, before forming the first trenches: forming a first doped region of a second conductivity type in the epitaxial layer below the source region, and forming a second doped region of the first conductivity type in the epitaxial layer below the first doped region.
In an embodiment of the invention, a method of forming each of the source region, the first doped region and the second doped region includes performing a blanket implant process.
In an embodiment of the invention, a doping concentration of the second doped region is higher than a doping concentration of the epitaxial layer.
In an embodiment of the invention, the method further includes, after forming the first trenches and before completely filling the first insulating layers in the first trenches respectively: forming at least one third doped region of the second conductivity type in the epitaxial layer below each of the first trenches. The at least one third doped region is located below the second doped region.
In an embodiment of the invention, the third doped region is separated from the second trench.
In an embodiment of the invention, a portion of the third doped region is in contact with the second trench.
In an embodiment of the invention, the method further includes, after forming the third trenches in the epitaxial layer beside the second trench and before filling the second conductive layer in the third trenches, forming at least one fourth doped region of the second conductivity type in the epitaxial layer below each of the third trenches. The at least one fourth doped region is located below the second doped region.
In an embodiment of the invention, a doping concentration of the epitaxial layer located below the second doped region is equal to a sum of doping concentrations of the at least one third doped region and the at least one fourth doped region.
In an embodiment of the invention, the method further includes, after forming the third trenches and before filling the second conductive layer in the third trenches respectively, forming the third doped region of the second conductivity type in the first doped region below each of the third trenches.
In an embodiment of the invention, a method of forming the first insulating layer includes performing a local oxidation of silicon (LOCOS), a thermal oxidation process, or a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process.
In an embodiment of the invention, the first conductivity type is N-type and the second conductivity type is P-type, or the first conductivity type is P-type and the second conductivity type is N-type.
The invention provides a trench gate MOSFET including a substrate of a first conductivity type, an epitaxial layer of the first conductivity type, a source region of the first conductivity type, an insulating layer, a conductive layer, two isolation structures and two conductive plugs. The epitaxial layer is disposed on the substrate, which the epitaxial layer has at least one trench. The source region is disposed in the epitaxial layer. The insulating layer is disposed in the trench. The conductive layer completely fills the trench. The two isolation structures are disposed in source region beside the trench and in contact with the trench. The two conductive plugs are disposed in the epitaxial layer beside the trench and penetrate through the source region.
In an embodiment of the invention, the trench gate MOSFET further includes a first doped region of a second conductivity type disposed in the epitaxial layer below the source region, and a second doped region of the first conductivity type disposed in the epitaxial layer below the first doped region.
In an embodiment of the invention, a doping concentration of the second doped region is higher than a doping concentration of the epitaxial layer.
In an embodiment of the invention, the trench gate MOSFET further includes at least two third doped regions of the second conductivity type disposed in the epitaxial layer below the second doped region. The third doped regions correspond to the isolation structures, respectively.
In an embodiment of the invention, the third doped regions are separated from the trench.
In an embodiment of the invention, a portion of the third doped regions is in contact with the trench.
In an embodiment of the invention, a width of each of the third trenches is substantially equal to or greater than a width of each of the isolation structures.
In an embodiment of the invention, the trench gate MOSFET further includes at least two fourth doped regions of the second conductivity type disposed in the epitaxial layer below the second doped region. The fourth doped regions correspond to the conductive plugs, respectively.
In an embodiment of the invention, a doping concentration of the epitaxial layer below the second doped region is equal to a sum of doping concentrations of the at least two third doped regions and the at least two fourth doped regions.
In an embodiment of the invention, the trench gate MOSFET further includes two third doped regions of the second conductivity type disposed in the first doped region below the conductive plugs, respectively.
In an embodiment of the invention, a material of the conductive layer includes doped poly-silicon. A material of the conductive plugs includes Ti, TiN, W, Al, or a combination thereof. A material of the isolation structures includes silicon oxide.
In an embodiment of the invention, the trench gate MOSFET further includes a dielectric layer disposed on the epitaxial layer, and a metal layer disposed on the dielectric layer and electrically connected to the source region.
In an embodiment of the invention, the first conductivity type is N-type and the second conductivity type is P-type, or the first conductivity type is P-type and the second conductivity type is N-type.
Based on the above, in the trench gate MOSFET of the invention, by disposing the isolation structures in the epitaxial layer adjoined to the gate, the gate-to-source capacitance Cgs is effectively reduced, thereby reducing the input capacitance Ciss. Furthermore, a super junction structure is formed in the epitaxial layer so as to make the device capable of having characteristics of high withstand voltage and low impedance. Therefore, the structure of the invention can obtain a lower Ron and a lower switching loss, thereby significantly improving the competitive advantage of the product.
In order to make the aforementioned features and advantages of the invention more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.
The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
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In an embodiment, a first blanket implant process can be performed with an N-type dopant to form a bulk N+ doped region (not shown) in the epitaxial layer 104. The N-type dopant includes phosphorous or arsenic. Then, a second blanket implant process is performed with a P-type dopant to form a P− doped region used as the doped region 107 in the bulk N+ doped region. The P-type dopant includes boron. Here, the remaining bulk N+ doped region above the P− doped region can be used as the source region 106 and the remaining bulk N+ doped region below the P− doped region can be used as the doped region 108.
In another embodiment, a method of forming each of the source region 106, the doped region 107, and the doped region 108 includes performing a blanket implant process, and the invention does not limit the order of formation thereof.
It should be mentioned that, the step of forming the doped region 108 is an optional step and can be omitted according to process needs. In other words, two blanket implant processes can be performed to form only the source region 106 and the doped region 107 in the epitaxial layer 104.
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Next, at least one doped region 114 of the second conductivity type is formed in the epitaxial region 104 below each of the trenches 112. The doped regions 114 are located below the doped region 108. The doped regions 114 can be P-type doped regions. A method of forming the doped regions 114 includes performing at least one ion implant process. The number and the depth of the at least one doped region 114 can be adjusted according to process needs. Since the ion implant process uses the patterned mask layer 110 as the mask, the process can be regarded as a self-aligned process. Also, a width W2 of each doped region 114 is substantially equal to a width W1 of each trench 112. In an embodiment, two doped regions 114 corresponding to each of the trenches 112 are disposed in the epitaxial layer 104 below the doped region 108. The two doped regions 114 are vertically arranged and separated from each other, as illustrated in
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Next, a patterned mask layer 118 is formed on the epitaxial layer 104. The patterned mask layer 118 at least exposes the epitaxial layer 104 between the isolation structures 116a. In an embodiment, the patterned mask layer 118 exposes the epitaxial layer 104 between the isolation structures 116a and a portion of the isolation structures 116a. A material of the patterned mask layer 118 includes silicon nitride and a forming method thereof includes performing a chemical vapor deposition process. Then, an etching process is performed by using the patterned mask layer 118 as a mask, so as to remove a portion of the epitaxial layer 104 and a portion of the isolation structures 116a, and therefore form a trench 120 in the epitaxial layer 104. Here, the isolation structures 116a are located beside the trench 120 and in contact with the trench 120. In an embodiment, the trench 120 penetrates though the source region 106, the doped region 107 and the doped region 108 and extends to a portion of the epitaxial layer 104 below the doped region 108. Then, the patterned mask layer 118 is removed.
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Next, using the dielectric layer 126 as a mask, an etching process is performed to form two trenches 130 in the epitaxial layer 104 beside the trench 120. In an embodiment, the trenches 130 penetrate though the source region 106 and extend to a portion of the doped region 107.
Then, a plurality of doped regions 129 are formed in the doped region 107 below the trenches 130. The doped regions 129 can be P+ doped regions. A method of forming the doped regions 129 includes performing an ion implant process and subsequently a driven-in process. Since the ion implant process uses the dielectric layer 126 as the mask, the process can be regarded as a self-aligned process. The doped regions 129 cover the entire bottom and a portion of sidewalls of the trenches 130.
Furthermore, at least one doped region 127 of the second conductivity type is formed in the epitaxial layer 104 below each of the trenches 130. Each doped region 127 is located below the doped region 108. Particularly, it should be mentioned that the doped regions 127 can be formed at any time after or before the step of forming the doped regions 129, or the doped regions 127 can be formed simultaneously with the doped regions 129. The invention does not pose any limitation to time point of forming the doped regions 127.
The doped regions 127 can be P-type doped regions. A method of forming the doped regions 127 includes performing at least one ion implant process. The number and the depth of the at least one doped region 127 can be adjusted according to process needs. Since the ion implant process uses the dielectric layer 126 as the mask, the process can be regarded as a self-aligned process. Also, a width W4 of each doped region 127 is substantially equal to a width W3 of each trench 130. In an embodiment, two doped regions 127 corresponding to each of the trenches 130 are disposed in the epitaxial layer 104 below the doped region 108. The two doped regions 127 are vertically arranged and separated from each other, as illustrated in
Particularly, it should be mentioned that a doping concentration of the epitaxial layer 104 below the doped region 108 is equal to a sum of doping concentrations of the at least one doped region 114 and the at least one doped region 127. Specifically, in a block A of the epitaxial layer 104, the N-type doping concentration of the N-type epitaxial layer 104 is equal to the P-type doping concentration of the at least one P-type doped region 114 and the at least one P-type doped region 127. Therefore, the block A is electrically neutral so as to reach charge balance. More specifically, in the block A of the epitaxial layer 104, a super junction structure is formed by alternately disposing the P-type dopant and the N-type dopant, so as to make the device capable of having characteristics of high withstand voltage and low impedance.
Further, according to process needs, the step of forming the doped regions 114 or forming the doped regions 127 can be omitted as an option. For example, only the doped regions 114 are formed in the epitaxial layer 104, or only the doped regions 127 are formed in the epitaxial layer 104, as long as the block A of the epitaxial layer 104 can reach a status of charge balance.
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In the said embodiments, the first conductivity type is N-type and the second conductivity type is P-type. However, the invention is not limited thereto. Those having ordinary skill in the art should know that the first conductivity type can also be P-type and the second conductivity type be N-type.
In the following, the structure of the trench gate MOSFET of the invention is explained though
It should be mentioned that, in the trench gate MOSFET 100 of the invention, by disposing the isolation structures 116a in the epitaxial layer 104 adjoined to the gate (i.e., the conductive layer 124), the gate-to-source capacitance Cgs is effectively reduced, thereby reducing the input capacitance Ciss.
Moreover, the trench gate MOSFET 100 of the invention can further includes a P-type doped region 107, an N-type doped region 108 and P-type doped regions 129. The P-type doped region 107 is disposed in the N-type epitaxial layer 104 below the N-type source region 106. The N-type doped region 108 is disposed in the N-type epitaxial layer 104 below the P-type doped region 107. Moreover, the trench 120 penetrates through the N-type source region 106, the P-type doped region 107 and N-type doped region 108 and extends to a portion of the N-type epitaxial layer 104 below the N-type doped region 108. The N-type doped region 108 is adjoined to sidewall of the trench 120, and a doping concentration of the N-type doped region 108 is higher than a doping concentration of the N-type epitaxial layer 104, and therefore a vertical channel resistance of the device can be effectively reduced. Further, the P-type doped regions 129 are disposed below the conductive plugs 134 so as to effectively reduce the ohmic resistance of the conductive plugs 134.
Furthermore, the trench gate MOSFET 100 of the invention can further include at least one P-type doped region 114 and/or at least one P-type doped region 127. The P-type doped regions 114 and 127 are disposed in the N-type epitaxial layer 104 below the N-type doped region 108. In an embodiment, as shown in
Particularly, it should be mentioned that the trench gate MOSFET 100 of the invention, a plurality of the P-type doped regions 114 and 117 are disposed in the N-type epitaxial layer 104 and separated from each other. A supper junction structure is formed by alternatively disposing the N-type dopant and the P-type dopant, as illustrated in the block A of
In summary, in the trench gate MOSFET of the invention, by disposing the isolation structures in the epitaxial layer adjoined to the gate, the gate-to-source capacitance Cgs is effectively reduced, thereby reducing the input capacitance Ciss. Furthermore, the super junction structure is formed in the epitaxial layer so as to make the device capable of having characteristics of high withstand voltage and low impedance. As compared to the conventional MOSFET, in the same unit area, the structure of the invention can achieve lower Ron and switching loss, thereby increasing the power density of each unit area and significantly improving the competitive advantage of the product. Moreover, the method of the invention is relatively simple, and no additional photomask is needed. The super junction structure can be completed by using at least one self-aligned process, thereby significantly lowering cost and improving competitiveness.
Although the invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it will be apparent to one of the ordinary skill in the art that modifications and variations to the described embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention will be defined by the attached claims not by the above detailed descriptions.
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102119353 | May 2013 | TW | national |