Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, the present invention is to solve the problem that the conventional semiconductor device still needs to be improved in short-circuit time and TDDB reliability, and further provides a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same.
In order to solve the technical problems, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
the semiconductor device provided by the invention comprises:
a first conductive type semiconductor layer having a first conductive type;
a second conductivity type well region having a second conductivity type and disposed within the first conductivity type semiconductor layer;
the gate oxide layer is arranged on the first conduction type semiconductor layer and at least partially overlaps with the second conduction type well region;
the first conduction type region is arranged in the second conduction type well region and comprises an ohmic contact region and a diffusion region which are connected with each other, the doping concentration of the diffusion region is smaller than that of the ohmic contact region, and relative to the ohmic contact region, the diffusion region is close to the gate oxide layer and is in contact with the gate oxide layer.
Further, the doping concentration of the diffusion region is 1 × 1016cm-3—1×1018cm-3(ii) a The ohmic contact region has a doping concentration greater than 1 × 1016cm-3. For example, the doping concentration of the diffusion region is 1 × 1016cm-3—1×1017cm-3(ii) a The ohmic contact region has a doping concentration greater than 1 × 1017cm-3。
Further, the width H1 of the diffusion region is not less than 0.5 μm, and the width H2 of the ohmic contact region is 0.5 μm-5 μm.
Further, the dopant of the diffusion region is nitrogen or phosphorus; the dopant of the ohmic contact region is nitrogen or phosphorus.
The second conductive type region is arranged in the second conductive type well region, and is close to and in contact with the ohmic contact region;
and the ohmic contact part is arranged on the second conduction type well region and is connected with the second conduction type region and the ohmic contact region.
Further, the gate structure also comprises a gate electrode which is positioned on the gate oxide layer;
the insulating layer is arranged on the gate electrode and covers the gate electrode and the gate oxide layer;
and the source electrode is arranged on the insulating layer and is connected with the ohmic contact part.
Further, the first conductivity type semiconductor layer includes a substrate and a drift layer which are stacked in sequence, and the second conductivity type well region is disposed in the drift layer.
Optionally, the first conductivity type is an N type, and the second conductivity type is a P type; preferably, the substrate is N+A substrate, wherein the drift layer is an N drift layer, and the second conductivity type well region is P+The ohmic contact region is N+An ohmic contact region, the diffusion region being an N diffusion region, the second conductivity type region being a P+A conductive type region.
Optionally, the first conductivity type is a P type, and the second conductivity type is an N type; preferably, the substrate is P+A substrate, wherein the drift layer is a P drift layer, and the second conductivity type well region is N+The ohmic contact region is P+An ohmic contact region, the diffusion region being an N diffusion region, the second conductivity type region being N+A conductive type region.
Further, the semiconductor device further comprises a drain electrode which is arranged on one side of the substrate far away from the drift layer;
and the field limiting ring is arranged in the drift layer on one side of the drift layer far away from the substrate.
In addition, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:
providing a first conductive type semiconductor layer;
forming a second conductive type well region in the first conductive type semiconductor layer;
forming a first conductive type region in the second conductive type well region, wherein the first conductive type region comprises an ohmic contact region and a diffusion region which are connected with each other, and the doping concentration of the diffusion region is less than that of the ohmic contact region;
and forming a gate oxide layer on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer, wherein the gate oxide layer is at least partially overlapped with the second conductivity type well region, and relative to the ohmic contact region, the diffusion region is close to the gate oxide layer and is in contact with the gate oxide layer.
According to the semiconductor device provided by the invention, the ohmic contact region and the diffusion region which are connected with each other are arranged, the diffusion region is close to and in contact with the gate oxide layer relative to the ohmic contact region, and the doping concentration of the diffusion region is controlled to be smaller than that of the ohmic contact region, so that the effective voltage of the gate in short circuit can be effectively reduced, the saturation current is further reduced, and the short circuit time is prolonged. In addition, in the SiC semiconductor material, in order to obtain low N-type ohmic contact resistance, the doping concentration of an ohmic contact region is higher, which can cause extremely high lattice damage and worsen the Time-Dependent Dielectric Breakdown (TDDB) of a Dielectric layer of a gate oxide layer on the SiC semiconductor material.
Detailed Description
The present invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the drawings, the size and relative sizes of layers and regions may be exaggerated for clarity. It will be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being "on," "connected to" or "coupled with" another element or layer, it can be directly on, connected or coupled to the other element or layer or intervening elements or layers may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly on," "directly connected to" or "directly coupled with" another element or layer, there are no intervening elements or layers present. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.
It will be understood that, although the terms first and second are used herein to describe various regions, layers and/or elements, these regions, layers and/or elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one region, layer or element from another region, layer or element. Thus, a first region, layer or element discussed below could be termed a second region, layer or element, and similarly, a second region, layer or element may be termed a first region, layer or element without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Relative terms, such as "lower" or "bottom" and "upper" or "top," may be used herein to describe one element's relationship to another element as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as being on the "lower" side of other elements would then be oriented on "upper" sides of the other elements. Thus, the exemplary term "lower" can encompass both an orientation of "lower" and "upper," depending on the particular orientation of the figure. Similarly, if the device on one of the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements would then be oriented "above" the other elements. Thus, the exemplary terms "below" or "beneath" can encompass both an orientation of above and below.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
Embodiments of the invention are described herein with reference to cross-sectional illustrations that are schematic illustrations. Variations from the shapes of the illustrations as a result, for example, of manufacturing techniques and/or tolerances, are to be expected. Thus, embodiments of the invention should not be construed as limited to the particular shapes of regions illustrated herein but are to include deviations in shapes that result, for example, from manufacturing. For example, an implanted region shown as a rectangle will typically have rounded or curved features and/or an implant concentration gradient at its edges rather than a binary change from implanted to non-implanted region. Thus, the regions illustrated in the figures are schematic in nature and their shapes are not intended to illustrate the actual shape of a region of a device and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the present disclosure and relevant art and should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
It should be understood that the various embodiments disclosed herein may be combined. Thus, features depicted and/or described with respect to the first embodiment may equally be included in the second embodiment, and vice versa.
The description of some embodiments of the invention refers to semiconductor layers and/or regions characterized as having a conductivity type, such as n-type or p-type, which refers to the majority carrier concentration in the layer and/or region. Thus, n-type material has a majority equilibrium concentration of negatively charged electrons, while p-type material has a majority equilibrium concentration of positively charged holes. Some materials may be assigned a "+" or "-" (e.g., n +, n-, p +, p-, n + +, n- -, p + +, p- -, etc.) to indicate a relatively large ("+") or small ("-") concentration of majority carriers relative to another layer or region. However, such notation does not imply the presence of a particular concentration of majority or minority carriers in a layer or region.
Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a MOSFET in an embodiment of the invention, as can be seen from fig. 1: the MOSFET includes a first conductivity type semiconductor layer 1 having a first conductivity type, for example, the first conductivity type is an N-type; a well region 2 of the second conductivity type, for example, the well region 2 of the second conductivity type is P+Well region, second conductorAn electric type is P type, disposed in the first conductive type semiconductor layer 1; a gate oxide layer 3 disposed on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 1 and at least partially overlapping the second conductivity type well region 2; a first conductivity type region disposed in the second conductivity type well region 2 and including an ohmic contact region 4 and a diffusion region 5 connected to each other, wherein the doping concentration of the diffusion region 5 is less than that of the ohmic contact region 4, for example, the ohmic contact region 4 is N+And an ohmic contact region, wherein the diffusion region 5 is an N diffusion region, and the diffusion region 5 is close to and in contact with the gate oxide layer 3 relative to the ohmic contact region 4.
In the MOSFET, the ohmic contact region 4 and the diffusion region 5 which are connected with each other are arranged, the diffusion region 5 is close to the gate oxide layer 3 and is in contact with the gate oxide layer 4 relative to the ohmic contact region 4, and the doping concentration of the diffusion region 5 is controlled to be smaller than that of the ohmic contact region 4, so that the effective grid voltage during short circuit can be effectively reduced, the saturation current is further reduced, and the short circuit time is prolonged. In addition, in the SiC semiconductor material, in order to obtain a low N-type ohmic contact resistance, the doping concentration of the ohmic contact region 4 is high, which may cause extremely high lattice damage, deteriorating the Time-Dependent Dielectric Breakdown (TDDB) of the Dielectric layer of the gate oxide layer 3 thereon, and the present invention reduces the lattice damage and improves the reliability of the gate oxide layer 3 by providing the diffusion region 5 with a low doping concentration.
In some embodiments, the doping concentration of the diffusion region 5 is 1 × 1016cm-3—1×1018cm-3(ii) a The doping concentration of the ohmic contact region 4 is more than 1 x 1016cm-3This arrangement can reduce lattice damage.
As shown in fig. 2, in one embodiment, the width H1 of the diffusion region 5 is not less than 0.5 μm, and the width H2 of the ohmic contact region is 0.5 μm to 5 μm, which can reduce saturation current and increase short-circuit time.
In practical applications, the dopant of the diffusion region 5 is phosphorus or nitrogen; the dopant of the ohmic contact region 4 is phosphorus or nitrogen.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the second conductive type region 6 is further included, for example, the second conductive type region 6 is P+A conductive type region disposed in the second conductive type well region 2, and a second conductive type region 6 disposed adjacent to and in contact with the ohmic contact region 4; and an ohmic contact portion 12 disposed on the second conductive type well region 2 and connecting the second conductive type region 6 and the ohmic contact region 4.
In practical applications, the dopants of the second conductivity type well region 2 and the second conductivity type region 6 are aluminum or boron or gallium.
In one embodiment, the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 1 includes a substrate 11 and a drift layer 15 which are sequentially stacked, and the second conductivity type well region 2 is disposed in the drift layer 15; in this embodiment, the substrate is N+Substrate, e.g. N+And the drift layer is an N SiC drift layer.
As shown in fig. 1, in the embodiment of the present invention, a gate electrode 7 is further included, and is located on the gate oxide layer 3; an insulating layer 8 disposed on the gate electrode 7 and covering the gate electrode 7 and the gate oxide layer 3; a source electrode 9 disposed on the insulating layer 8 and connected to the ohmic contact 12; a drain 10 disposed on a side of the substrate 11 away from the drift layer 15, the drain 10 being specifically a P-doped SiC layer; a field limiting ring 14 disposed in the drift layer 15 at a side of the drift layer 15 away from the substrate 11, wherein the field limiting ring 14 is P heavily doped in the drift layer 15+And doping the region.
In order to better protect the drift layer 15, a protective layer 13 is provided on the drift layer 15 outside the source 9, in particular the protective layer 13 may be SiO2Layer or Si3N4Layers, and the like.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor device includes a first conductivity type semiconductor layer 1 having a first conductivity type, for example, the first conductivity type is a P type, and more specifically, the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 1 includes a substrate 11 and a drift layer 15 which are sequentially stacked, and a second conductivity type well region 2 is disposed in the drift layer 15; in this embodiment, the substrate is P+Substrate, e.g. P+The drift layer is a P SiC drift layer; a second conductivity type well region 2 of a second conductivity type, for example, the second conductivity type well region 2 is an N-well region, and the second conductivity type is an N-type well region disposed at the first conductivity typeWithin the conductor layer 1; a gate oxide layer 3 disposed on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer 1 and at least partially overlapping the second conductivity type well region 2; a first conductivity type region disposed in the second conductivity type well region 2 and including an ohmic contact region 4 and a diffusion region 5 connected to each other, wherein the doping concentration of the diffusion region 5 is less than that of the ohmic contact region 4, for example, the ohmic contact region 4 is P+An ohmic contact region, the diffusion region 5 being an N diffusion region, the diffusion region 5 being adjacent to and in contact with the gate oxide layer 3 relative to the ohmic contact region 4, and a second conductivity type region 6, for example, the second conductivity type region 6 being P+And a conductivity type region disposed in the second conductivity type well region 2, and a second conductivity type region 6 disposed adjacent to and in contact with the ohmic contact region 4.
In addition, the present invention provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, as shown in fig. 3, comprising:
providing a first conductive type semiconductor layer;
forming a second conductive type well region in the first conductive type semiconductor layer;
forming a first conductive type region in the second conductive type well region, wherein the first conductive type region comprises an ohmic contact region and a diffusion region which are connected with each other, and the doping concentration of the diffusion region is less than that of the ohmic contact region;
and forming a gate oxide layer on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer, wherein the gate oxide layer is at least partially overlapped with the second conductivity type well region, and relative to the ohmic contact region, the diffusion region is close to the gate oxide layer and is in contact with the gate oxide layer.
For example, taking the MOSFET structure in fig. 1 as an example, P can be formed by multiple ion implantations during the specific manufacturing process+The well region, the channel, the second conductivity type region 6, the ohmic contact region 4, and the diffusion region 5 may also be formed by ion implantation. The ion implantation energy, the implantation dose, and the temperature at the time of high-energy ion implantation are selected in accordance with the kind of the object to be implanted, and specifically, on the drift layer 15, a desired resist pattern is formed as a mask, and a P-type dopant, for example, boron ions are selectively ion-implanted from the opening of the resist maskTo P+The well region and the second type conductivity type region 6 can change the concentration of the P-type dopant in a gradual or abrupt manner, and the implantation depth is smaller than the thickness of the drift layer 15. After the implantation is completed, the mask is removed. Then, using the additionally formed desired resist pattern as a mask, selectively performing ion implantation of N-type dopants, such as phosphorus ions, from the openings of the resist mask to form the ohmic contact region 4 and the diffusion region 5, the concentration of the N-type dopants being changed in a gradual or abrupt manner, the depth of implantation being smaller than the depth of the drift layer 15; preferably, the ohmic contact region 4 is implanted with phosphorus and the diffusion region 5 is implanted with nitrogen, which sets the implantation process to be less damaging, which is beneficial to reduce saturation current and increase short-circuit time.
The first conductive type semiconductor layer preparation may form the drift layer 15 on the substrate 11 using epitaxial growth or ion implantation.
In addition, the P-type MOSFET device and the n-type MOSFET device can be mutually switched, the P-type IGBT and the n-type IGBT can be mutually switched, and the P-type MOSFET device, the n-type MOSFET device, the P-type IGBT and the n-type IGBT are all within the protection scope of the invention.
Although the foregoing embodiments have been described with reference to specific figures, it should be understood that some embodiments of the invention may include additional and/or intervening layers, structures, or elements, and/or may be deleted or omitted. Although a few exemplary embodiments of this invention have been described, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible in the exemplary embodiments without materially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of this invention. Accordingly, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this invention as defined in the claims. Therefore, it is to be understood that the foregoing is illustrative of the present invention and that the invention is not to be considered limited to the specific embodiments disclosed and that modifications to the disclosed embodiments, as well as other embodiments, are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims. The invention is defined by the following claims, with equivalents of the claims to be included therein.