Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof, which can improve the detection efficiency of the semiconductor device.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a semiconductor device comprising:
A substrate having first and second opposed surfaces;
A first ion doped region and a second ion doped region of opposite doping types, the first ion doped region extending from the first surface into the substrate, the second ion doped region extending from a side of the first ion doped region away from the first surface towards the second surface, the second ion doped region comprising at least two layers of ion implanted regions, the ion doping concentration of each layer of ion implanted regions increasing layer by layer in a direction from the first surface towards the second surface, the width of each layer of ion implanted regions increasing layer by layer in a direction parallel to the first surface such that the first ion doped region and the second ion doped region form a graded junction.
Optionally, the substrate includes a base and an intrinsic doped layer formed on the base, and the first ion doped region and the second ion doped region are formed in the intrinsic doped layer.
Optionally, the doping type of the substrate is P-type, the doping type of the first ion doping region is N-type, and the doping type of the second ion doping region is P-type.
Optionally, each layer of the ion implantation region is stacked layer by layer.
Optionally, in the two adjacent layers of the ion implantation regions, the ion implantation region far from the first ion doping region wraps the ion implantation region near to the first ion doping region.
Optionally, a width of a contact region of the second ion doped region with the first ion doped region in a direction parallel to the first surface is smaller than a width of the first ion doped region in a direction parallel to the first surface.
Optionally, the semiconductor device further includes:
and the protection ring is formed on the periphery of the first ion doped region.
The invention also provides a manufacturing method of the semiconductor device, which comprises the following steps:
Providing a substrate, wherein the substrate is provided with a first surface and a second surface which are opposite;
Forming a first ion doped region and a second ion doped region with opposite doping types, wherein the first ion doped region extends into the substrate from the first surface, the second ion doped region extends towards the second surface from one side of the first ion doped region away from the first surface, the second ion doped region comprises at least two layers of ion implantation regions, the ion doping concentration of each layer of ion implantation regions increases layer by layer in the direction from the first surface towards the second surface, and the width of each layer of ion implantation regions in the direction parallel to the first surface increases layer by layer, so that the first ion doped region and the second ion doped region form a graded junction.
Optionally, each layer of the ion implantation region is stacked layer by layer.
Optionally, in the two adjacent layers of the ion implantation regions, the ion implantation region far from the first ion doping region wraps the ion implantation region near to the first ion doping region.
Optionally, the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device further includes:
and forming a protection ring on the periphery of the first ion doped region.
Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme of the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. The semiconductor device comprises a first ion doping region and a second ion doping region with opposite doping types, wherein the first ion doping region extends into the substrate from the first surface, the second ion doping region extends towards the second surface from one side of the first ion doping region away from the first surface, the second ion doping region comprises at least two layers of ion implantation regions, the ion doping concentration of each layer of ion implantation region increases layer by layer in the direction from the first surface towards the second surface, and the width of each layer of ion implantation region increases layer by layer in the direction parallel to the first surface, so that the first ion doping region and the second ion doping region form a slow-changing junction, and the detection efficiency of the semiconductor device can be improved.
2. According to the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device, the first ion doping region and the second ion doping region with opposite doping types are formed, the first ion doping region extends into the substrate from the first surface, the second ion doping region extends towards the second surface from one side, away from the first surface, of the first ion doping region, the second ion doping region comprises at least two layers of ion implantation regions, the ion doping concentration of each layer of ion implantation region is increased layer by layer in the direction from the first surface towards the second surface, and the width of each layer of ion implantation region is increased layer by layer in the direction parallel to the first surface, so that the first ion doping region and the second ion doping region form a graded junction, and the detection efficiency of the semiconductor device can be improved.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, advantages and features of the present invention more apparent, the following more particular description of the semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same is provided. It should be noted that the drawings are in a very simplified form and are all to a non-precise scale, merely for convenience and clarity in aiding in the description of embodiments of the invention.
An embodiment of the invention provides a semiconductor device, which comprises a substrate, a first ion doping region and a second ion doping region, wherein the first surface and the second surface are opposite, the first ion doping region and the second ion doping region are opposite in doping type, the first ion doping region extends into the substrate from the first surface, the second ion doping region extends towards the second surface from one side of the first ion doping region away from the first surface, the second ion doping region comprises at least two layers of ion implantation regions, the ion doping concentration of each layer of ion implantation regions increases layer by layer in the direction from the first surface towards the second surface, and the width of each layer of ion implantation regions increases layer by layer in the direction parallel to the first surface, so that the first ion doping region and the second ion doping region form a graded junction.
The semiconductor device provided in this embodiment is described in detail below with reference to fig. 2a to 2 b.
The substrate comprises a base 21 and an intrinsic doping layer 211 formed on the base 21, wherein the intrinsic doping layer 211 is an epitaxial layer formed on the base 21 through an epitaxial process, the substrate is provided with a first surface and a second surface which are opposite, the first surface is the side, away from the base 21, of the intrinsic doping layer 211, and the second surface is the side, away from the intrinsic doping layer 211, of the base 21.
The intrinsic doped layer 211 has a very low doping level (e.g. below 5 x 10 14 atoms/cm 3), as an example the intrinsic doped layer 211 may be an unintentionally doped semiconductor substrate, i.e. a substrate with a P-or N-type doping caused only by accidental contamination of the impurities during its manufacture, as a variant the intrinsic doped layer 211 may also be a semiconductor substrate with a higher doping level.
The doping types of the substrate 21 and the intrinsic doping layer 211 may be the same or different, for example, the doping type of the substrate 21 may be P-type, the doping type of the intrinsic doping layer 211 may be N-type or P-type, the doping type of the substrate 21 may be N-type, and the doping type of the intrinsic doping layer 211 may be N-type or P-type. Preferably, the substrate 21 is p+ type, the intrinsic doped layer 211 is P-type, and the doping concentration of the substrate 21 is greater than the doping concentration of the intrinsic doped layer 211.
The substrate may be any suitable substrate known to those skilled in the art, and may be at least one of silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), silicon germanium (SiGe), silicon carbide (SiC), silicon germanium carbide (SiGeC), indium arsenide (InAs), gallium arsenide (GaAs), or indium phosphide (InP), for example.
The first ion doped region 22 and the second ion doped region 23 are formed in the substrate, i.e., the first ion doped region 22 extends from a first surface of the substrate into the substrate, and the second ion doped region 23 extends from a side of the first ion doped region 22 remote from the first surface toward the second surface.
The first ion doped region 22 and the second ion doped region 23 may be formed in the intrinsic doped layer 211, and the intrinsic doped layer 211 may be a neutral region because the ion doping concentration of the intrinsic doped layer 211 is very low and is far less than the ion doping concentrations of the first ion doped region 22 and the second ion doped region 23.
The doping types of the first ion doped region 22 and the second ion doped region 23 are opposite, the doping types of the second ion doped region 23, the substrate 21 and the intrinsic doped layer 211 are the same, preferably, the doping type of the first ion doped region 22 is N-type, and the doping type of the second ion doped region 23, the substrate 21 and the intrinsic doped layer 211 is P-type, so that a P-N junction is formed between the first ion doped region 22 and the second ion doped region 23.
The second ion-doped region 23 includes at least two layers of ion-doped regions, the ion-doped concentration of each layer of the ion-doped region increases layer by layer in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface, and the width of each layer of the ion-doped region increases layer by layer in a direction parallel to the first surface, so that the first ion-doped region 22 and the second ion-doped region 23 constitute a graded junction. The cross-sectional shape of the ion implantation area of each layer may be circular, square, diamond, or other suitable shape in a cross-section parallel to the first surface. The ion doping concentration of the ion implantation region of each layer may be greater than, equal to, or less than the ion doping concentration of the substrate 21. A multiplication region 27 is formed between the ion implantation region closest to the first ion doped region 22 and the first ion doped region 22.
The ion doping concentration of each layer of the ion implantation region is increased layer by layer in the direction from the first surface toward the second surface, so that a vertical built-in electric field perpendicular to the first surface is formed between two adjacent ion implantation regions, and the direction of the vertical built-in electric field is the same as the direction of an electric field generated by applying a reverse bias voltage to the photodiode in a working state, so that the diffusion speed of carriers to the multiplication region 27 is improved, the loss of carriers in the diffusion process is reduced, the occurrence probability of avalanche is improved, and the detection efficiency of the semiconductor device is improved.
Particularly, when the thickness of the substrate is designed to be large (typically above 7.5 μm) in order to improve the absorption efficiency of the semiconductor device to near infrared light (255 nm-940 nm), the thickness of the intrinsic doped layer 211 is large, and the thickness of the multiplication region 27 is small, so that carriers need to pass through a depletion region (a range from the P-N junction region to the contact of the intrinsic doped layer 211 with the substrate 21) for a long distance to generate avalanche, in this embodiment, the diffusion speed of the carriers is improved by forming a vertical built-in electric field, so that the energy consumption of the carriers in the depletion region is reduced, and more carriers can diffuse into the multiplication region 27, thereby improving the probability of avalanche occurrence.
The width of each layer of the ion implantation area in the direction parallel to the first surface is increased layer by layer in the direction from the first surface to the second surface, so that the built-in electric field formed between two adjacent ion implantation areas not only comprises a vertical built-in electric field vertical to the first surface but also comprises a bending built-in electric field non-parallel to the vertical built-in electric field. The curved built-in electric field can diffuse the carriers located in the edge region outside the width range of the ion implantation region in the intrinsic doped layer 211 into the multiplication region 27 (as curved arrow in fig. 2 b) under the action of the curved built-in electric field, so as to improve the utilization rate of the carriers and further improve the detection efficiency of the semiconductor device.
The orthographic projection of the vertical built-in electric field on the first surface overlaps with the orthographic projection of the ion implantation region closest to the first ion doping region 22 on the first surface, and the orthographic projection of the curved built-in electric field on the first surface, which is located at the periphery of the vertical built-in electric field, overlaps with or intersects with the orthographic projection of the ion implantation region farthest from the first ion doping region 22 on the first surface.
The ion implantation regions of each layer may include, but are not limited to, layer-by-layer wrapping or layer-by-layer stacking, as desired. When the ion implantation regions of the layers are wrapped layer by layer, the doping depth of the ion implantation regions of the layers in the direction perpendicular to the first surface extends from the interface between the first ion implantation region 22 and the second ion implantation region 23 towards the second surface, namely, in the two adjacent layers of ion implantation regions, the ion implantation region away from the first ion implantation region 22 is located not only on the bottom surface of the ion implantation region close to the first ion implantation region 22, but also on the side surface of the ion implantation region close to the first ion implantation region 22, namely, the ion implantation region away from the first ion implantation region 22 is wrapped in a groove shape in the ion implantation region close to the first ion implantation region 22. When the ion implantation regions of the layers are stacked layer by layer, the doping depth of the ion implantation regions of the layers in the direction perpendicular to the first surface extends from the interface of the adjacent ion implantation regions towards the second surface, and is distributed like a hemispherical shape in a step shape, namely, in the two adjacent ion implantation regions, the ion implantation region away from the first ion implantation region 22 is only located at the bottom surface of the ion implantation region close to the first ion implantation region 22, and the ion implantation region away from the first ion implantation region 22 does not include the side surface of the ion implantation region close to the first ion implantation region 22. The ion implantation regions of each layer can share the same axis, and the doping depth of the ion implantation regions of each layer in the direction vertical to the first surface can be the same or different in the adjacent two layers of the ion implantation regions.
The width of the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface may be between the maximum width and the minimum width of the ion doped regions of the respective layers in the direction parallel to the first surface, or the width of the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface may be greater than the maximum width of the ion doped regions of the respective layers in the direction parallel to the first surface, or the width of the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface may be smaller than the minimum width of the ion doped regions of the respective layers in the direction parallel to the first surface. In an embodiment, the width of the contact area between the second ion doped region 23 and the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface is smaller than the width of the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface so as to avoid the lateral edge breakdown of the photodiode, wherein when the ion doped regions are stacked layer by layer, the width of the contact area between the second ion doped region 23 and the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface is the width of the ion doped region closest to the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface, then the width of the ion doped region closest to the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface is smaller than the width of the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface, and when the ion doped regions are wrapped layer by layer, the width of the second ion doped region 23 and the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface is the width of the ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface, and then the width of the ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface is smaller than the width of the ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface.
And, the greater the width of the ion implantation region closest to the first ion doping region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface, the greater the width of the multiplication region 27 in the direction parallel to the first surface, and the greater the width of the ion implantation region farthest from the first ion doping region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface, the greater the number of carriers in the edge region of the ion implantation region in the intrinsic doping layer 211 diffusing into the multiplication region 27, thereby realizing that the carriers in the edge region of the multiplication region 27 can diffuse into the multiplication region 27 under the action of the curved built-in electric field, thereby improving the utilization rate of the carriers and the detection efficiency of the semiconductor device.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 2a to 2b, the second ion doped region 23 includes four ion implanted regions stacked layer by layer in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface, namely, a first ion implanted region 231, a second ion implanted region 232, a third ion implanted region 233 and a fourth ion implanted region 234 stacked layer by layer, the ion doping concentrations of the first ion implanted region 231 to the fourth ion implanted region 234 are gradually increased, and the widths of the first ion implanted region 231 to the fourth ion implanted region 234 in a direction parallel to the first surface are gradually increased. The number of ion implantation layers in the second ion doped region 23 is not particularly limited, and may be set as needed.
The semiconductor device further includes an ion heavily doped region 221 formed on a surface of the first ion doped region 22, wherein the ion heavily doped region 221 has the same doping type as the first ion doped region 22.
The semiconductor device further includes a guard ring 24 formed at the periphery of the first ion doped region 22. The guard ring 24 surrounds the first ion doped region 22, and the substrate is spaced between the guard ring 24 and the first ion doped region 22.
Preferably, the depth of the guard ring 24 is not less than the depth of the first ion doped region 22.
The guard ring 24 may be a shallow trench isolation structure or an ion doped ring. If the guard ring 24 is an ion-doped ring, the doping type of the ion-doped ring may be N-type or P-type.
The semiconductor device further includes a ring-shaped deep trench isolation structure (not shown) formed in the substrate around the guard ring 24, the deep trench isolation structure being spaced apart from the guard ring 24 by the substrate, the deep trench isolation structure being for achieving isolation between adjacent photodiodes to avoid crosstalk.
The depth of the deep trench isolation structure is not less than the depth of the first ion doped region 22.
The deep trench isolation structure is formed in an annular trench (not shown) in the substrate, the deep trench isolation structure comprising a layer of insulating material (not shown) overlying an inner surface of the annular trench and a conductive layer (not shown) filling the annular trench.
In this embodiment of the present invention, since the width of the multiplication region 27 does not need to be increased by increasing the width of the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface, defects, damages, and the like generated by etching the trench when forming the shallow trench isolation structure and the deep trench isolation structure due to the excessive width of the multiplication region 27 are avoided from directly contacting the multiplication region 27, thereby avoiding the decrease in device performance caused by the increase in the dark count rate.
The semiconductor device further comprises a first electrode 25 and a second electrode 26, wherein the first electrode 25 is formed on the ion heavily doped region 221, the second electrode 26 is formed on the first surface or the second surface of the substrate, the second electrode 26 is formed on the second surface of the substrate in the embodiment shown in fig. 2 a-2 b, the ion heavily doped region 221 is used for connecting the first ion doped region 22, so that contact resistance is reduced when voltage is applied to the first ion doped region 22 through the first electrode 25, and reverse bias voltage is applied to the photodiode through the first electrode 25 and the second electrode 26.
In summary, the semiconductor device provided by the invention comprises a substrate, a first ion doping region and a second ion doping region, wherein the substrate is provided with a first surface and a second surface which are opposite, the first ion doping region extends into the substrate from the first surface, the second ion doping region extends towards the second surface from one side of the first ion doping region away from the first surface, the second ion doping region comprises at least two layers of ion implantation regions, the ion doping concentration of each layer of ion implantation region is increased layer by layer in the direction from the first surface towards the second surface, and the width of each layer of ion implantation region is increased layer by layer in the direction parallel to the first surface, so that the first ion doping region and the second ion doping region form a variable junction. The semiconductor device can improve the detection efficiency of the semiconductor device.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a flowchart of a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes:
step S1, providing a substrate, wherein the substrate is provided with a first surface and a second surface which are opposite;
Step S2, forming a first ion doping region and a second ion doping region with opposite doping types, wherein the first ion doping region extends into the substrate from the first surface, the second ion doping region extends towards the second surface from one side of the first ion doping region away from the first surface, the second ion doping region comprises at least two layers of ion implantation regions, the ion doping concentration of each layer of ion implantation region increases layer by layer in the direction from the first surface towards the second surface, and the width of each layer of ion implantation region increases layer by layer in the direction parallel to the first surface, so that the first ion doping region and the second ion doping region form a graded junction.
The method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the present embodiment is described in more detail with reference to fig. 2a to 2 b.
According to step S1, a substrate is provided, the substrate having first and second surfaces facing away from each other.
The substrate comprises a base 21 and an intrinsic doping layer 211 formed on the base 21, wherein the intrinsic doping layer 211 is an epitaxial layer formed on the base 21 through an epitaxial process, the side, away from the base 21, of the intrinsic doping layer 211 is the first surface, and the side, away from the intrinsic doping layer 211, of the base 21 is the second surface.
The doping types of the substrate 21 and the intrinsic doping layer 211 may be the same or different, for example, the doping type of the substrate 21 may be P-type, the doping type of the intrinsic doping layer 211 may be N-type or P-type, the doping type of the substrate 21 may be N-type, and the doping type of the intrinsic doping layer 211 may be N-type or P-type. Preferably, the substrate 21 is p+ type, the intrinsic doped layer 211 is P-type, and the doping concentration of the substrate 21 is greater than the doping concentration of the intrinsic doped layer 211.
The substrate may be any suitable substrate known to those skilled in the art, and may be at least one of silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), silicon germanium (SiGe), silicon carbide (SiC), silicon germanium carbide (SiGeC), indium arsenide (InAs), gallium arsenide (GaAs), or indium phosphide (InP), for example.
According to step S2, a first ion-doped region 22 and a second ion-doped region 23 of opposite doping types are formed, the first ion-doped region 22 and the second ion-doped region 23 being formed in the substrate, i.e. the first ion-doped region 22 extends from a first surface of the substrate into the substrate, the second ion-doped region 23 extending from a side of the first ion-doped region 22 remote from the first surface towards the second surface.
The first ion doped region 22 and the second ion doped region 23 may be formed in the intrinsic doped layer 211, and the intrinsic doped layer 211 may be a neutral region because the ion doping concentration of the intrinsic doped layer 211 is very low and is far less than the ion doping concentrations of the first ion doped region 22 and the second ion doped region 23.
The doping types of the first ion doped region 22 and the second ion doped region 23 are opposite, the doping types of the second ion doped region 23, the substrate 21 and the intrinsic doped layer 211 are the same, preferably, the doping type of the first ion doped region 22 is N-type, and the doping type of the second ion doped region 23, the substrate 21 and the intrinsic doped layer 211 is P-type, so that a P-N junction is formed between the first ion doped region 22 and the second ion doped region 23.
The second ion-doped region 23 includes at least two layers of ion-doped regions, the ion-doped concentration of each layer of the ion-doped region increases layer by layer in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface, and the width of each layer of the ion-doped region increases layer by layer in a direction parallel to the first surface, so that the first ion-doped region 22 and the second ion-doped region 23 constitute a graded junction. A multiplication region 27 is formed between the ion implantation region closest to the first ion doped region 22 and the first ion doped region 22.
The ion doping concentration of each layer of the ion implantation region is increased layer by layer in the direction from the first surface toward the second surface, so that a vertical built-in electric field perpendicular to the first surface is formed between two adjacent ion implantation regions, and the direction of the vertical built-in electric field is the same as the direction of an electric field generated by applying a reverse bias voltage to the photodiode in a working state, so that the diffusion speed of carriers to the multiplication region 27 is improved, the loss of carriers in the diffusion process is reduced, the occurrence probability of avalanche is improved, and the detection efficiency of the semiconductor device is improved.
The width of each layer of the ion implantation area in the direction parallel to the first surface is increased layer by layer in the direction from the first surface to the second surface, so that the built-in electric field formed between two adjacent ion implantation areas not only comprises a vertical built-in electric field vertical to the first surface but also comprises a bending built-in electric field non-parallel to the vertical built-in electric field. The curved built-in electric field can diffuse the carriers located in the edge region outside the width range of the ion implantation region in the intrinsic doped layer 211 into the multiplication region 27 (as curved arrow in fig. 2 b) under the action of the curved built-in electric field, so as to improve the utilization rate of the carriers and further improve the detection efficiency of the semiconductor device.
The ion implantation regions of each layer may include, but are not limited to, layer-by-layer wrapping or layer-by-layer stacking, as desired. When the ion implantation regions of the layers are wrapped layer by layer, the doping depth of the ion implantation regions of the layers in the direction perpendicular to the first surface extends from the interface between the first ion implantation region 22 and the second ion implantation region 23 towards the second surface, namely, in the two adjacent layers of ion implantation regions, the ion implantation region away from the first ion implantation region 22 is located not only on the bottom surface of the ion implantation region close to the first ion implantation region 22, but also on the side surface of the ion implantation region close to the first ion implantation region 22, namely, the ion implantation region away from the first ion implantation region 22 is wrapped in a groove shape in the ion implantation region close to the first ion implantation region 22. When the ion implantation regions of the layers are stacked layer by layer, the doping depth of the ion implantation regions of the layers in the direction perpendicular to the first surface extends from the interface of the adjacent ion implantation regions towards the second surface, and is distributed like a hemispherical shape in a step shape, namely, in the two adjacent ion implantation regions, the ion implantation region away from the first ion implantation region 22 is only located at the bottom surface of the ion implantation region close to the first ion implantation region 22, and the ion implantation region away from the first ion implantation region 22 does not include the side surface of the ion implantation region close to the first ion implantation region 22. The ion implantation regions of each layer can share the same axis, and the doping depth of the ion implantation regions of each layer in the direction vertical to the first surface can be the same or different in the adjacent two layers of the ion implantation regions.
The width of the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface may be between the maximum width and the minimum width of the ion doped regions of the respective layers in the direction parallel to the first surface, or the width of the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface may be greater than the maximum width of the ion doped regions of the respective layers in the direction parallel to the first surface, or the width of the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface may be smaller than the minimum width of the ion doped regions of the respective layers in the direction parallel to the first surface. In an embodiment, the width of the contact area between the second ion doped region 23 and the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface is smaller than the width of the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface so as to avoid the lateral edge breakdown of the photodiode, wherein when the ion doped regions are stacked layer by layer, the width of the contact area between the second ion doped region 23 and the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface is the width of the ion doped region closest to the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface, then the width of the ion doped region closest to the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface is smaller than the width of the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface, and when the ion doped regions are wrapped layer by layer, the width of the second ion doped region 23 and the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface is the width of the ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface, and then the width of the ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface is smaller than the width of the ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface.
And, the greater the width of the ion implantation region closest to the first ion doping region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface, the greater the width of the multiplication region 27 in the direction parallel to the first surface, and the greater the width of the ion implantation region farthest from the first ion doping region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface, the greater the number of carriers in the edge region of the ion implantation region in the intrinsic doping layer 211 diffusing into the multiplication region 27, thereby realizing that the carriers in the edge region of the multiplication region 27 can diffuse into the multiplication region 27 under the action of the curved built-in electric field, thereby improving the utilization rate of the carriers and the detection efficiency of the semiconductor device.
In the embodiment shown in fig. 2a to 2b, the second ion doped region 23 includes four ion implanted regions stacked layer by layer in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface, namely, a first ion implanted region 231, a second ion implanted region 232, a third ion implanted region 233 and a fourth ion implanted region 234 stacked layer by layer, the ion doping concentrations of the first ion implanted region 231 to the fourth ion implanted region 234 are gradually increased, and the widths of the first ion implanted region 231 to the fourth ion implanted region 234 in a direction parallel to the first surface are gradually increased. The number of ion implantation layers in the second ion doped region 23 is not particularly limited, and may be set as needed.
The first ion doped region 22 may be formed first and then the second ion doped region 23 may be formed, or the second ion doped region 23 may be formed first and then the first ion doped region 22 may be formed by using an ion implantation process.
Taking stacking of the ion implantation regions layer by layer as an example, the step of forming the second ion doped region 23 may include forming a patterned mask layer (not shown) having an opening for ion implantation into the substrate on a first surface of the substrate, then, when forming the ion implantation regions of each layer in sequence along a direction of the first surface toward the second surface, adjusting the width of the opening a plurality of times by changing a photomask, and after each adjustment of the width of the opening, performing ion implantation into the substrate with the patterned mask layer having the opening with the width each time as a mask, the energy and the dose of the ion implantation gradually increase with each adjustment of the width of the opening, so that a layer of ion implantation region having a predetermined depth and width is formed after each ion implantation, and when forming the ion implantation regions of each layer in sequence along the direction of the second surface toward the first surface, adjusting the width of the opening a plurality of times by changing the photomask, and after each adjustment of the width of the opening, performing ion implantation into the substrate with the opening with the ion implantation with the predetermined depth and the ion implantation dose gradually decreasing with each adjustment of the opening with each adjustment of the width of the ion implantation mask layer.
And, after each ion implantation, the substrate needs to be annealed to remove breakage or damage of the semiconductor lattice caused by ion collision.
The method further includes forming an ion heavily doped region 221 on the surface of the first ion doped region 22 by using an ion implantation process, wherein the ion heavily doped region 221 has the same doping type as the first ion doped region 22.
The method further includes forming a guard ring 24 around the periphery of the first ion doped region 22, the guard ring 24 surrounding the first ion doped region 22, the substrate being spaced between the guard ring 24 and the first ion doped region 22.
Preferably, the depth of the guard ring 24 is not less than the depth of the first ion doped region 22.
The guard ring 24 may be a shallow trench isolation structure or an ion doped ring. If the guard ring 24 is an ion-doped ring, the doping type of the ion-doped ring may be N-type or P-type.
The method further includes forming a ring-shaped deep trench isolation structure (not shown) in the substrate around the guard ring 24, the deep trench isolation structure and the guard ring 24 being spaced apart from each other by the substrate, the deep trench isolation structure being used to isolate adjacent photodiodes from each other, so as to avoid crosstalk.
The depth of the deep trench isolation structure is not less than the depth of the first ion doped region 22.
The deep trench isolation structure is formed in an annular trench (not shown) in the substrate, the deep trench isolation structure comprising a layer of insulating material (not shown) overlying an inner surface of the annular trench and a conductive layer (not shown) filling the annular trench.
In this embodiment of the present invention, since the width of the multiplication region 27 does not need to be increased by increasing the width of the first ion doped region 22 in the direction parallel to the first surface, defects, damages, and the like generated by etching the trench when forming the shallow trench isolation structure and the deep trench isolation structure due to the excessive width of the multiplication region 27 are avoided from directly contacting the multiplication region 27, thereby avoiding the decrease in device performance caused by the increase in the dark count rate.
The method further includes forming a first electrode 25 on the ion heavily doped region 221 and forming a second electrode 26 on the first surface or the second surface of the substrate, wherein in the embodiment shown in fig. 2 a-2 b, the second electrode 26 is formed on the second surface of the substrate, the ion heavily doped region 221 is used for connecting out the first ion doped region 22, so that when a voltage is applied to the first ion doped region 22 through the first electrode 25, a contact resistance is reduced, and a reverse bias voltage is applied to the photodiode through the first electrode 25 and the second electrode 26.
In summary, the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, forming a first ion doped region and a second ion doped region opposite to each other in doping type, wherein the first ion doped region extends from the first surface into the substrate, the second ion doped region extends from a side of the first ion doped region away from the first surface toward the second surface, the second ion doped region includes at least two ion implantation regions, ion doping concentrations of the ion implantation regions of each layer increase layer by layer in a direction from the first surface toward the second surface, and widths of the ion implantation regions of each layer increase layer by layer in a direction parallel to the first surface, so that the first ion doped region and the second ion doped region form a graded junction. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device can improve the detection efficiency of the semiconductor device.
The above description is only illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and any alterations and modifications made by those skilled in the art based on the above disclosure shall fall within the scope of the appended claims.