WO2021009828A1 - 半導体装置、電力変換装置および半導体装置の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor device, a power conversion device, and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, and more particularly to a semiconductor device having a superjunction structure.
- switching elements such as MOSFETs (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transducers) and IGBTs (insulated-gate bipolar transformers) and SBDs (Schottky) are used as semiconductor devices for driving loads of electric motors and other electric motors.
- a rectifying element such as a barrier diode) is used.
- the switching element is switched between a low resistance on state (conduction state) and a high resistance off state (cutoff state) by using a control signal input to the control terminal.
- the rectifying element switches between an on state and an off state according to, for example, the state of the switching element connected to the rectifying element.
- the resistance of the drift layer is one of the components of the on-resistance, and it is desirable that the resistance is as low as possible.
- the resistance of the drift layer can be reduced by reducing the thickness of the drift layer or increasing the impurity concentration of the drift layer. However, as described above, if the thickness of the drift layer is reduced or the impurity concentration of the drift layer is increased, the pressure resistance is lowered. In this way, there is a trade-off relationship between the withstand voltage of the semiconductor device and the on-resistance.
- a super junction structure As a structure of a semiconductor device that can improve this trade-off, a super junction structure is known (for example, Patent Document 1 below). That is, the semiconductor device having a super junction structure can reduce the on-resistance while maintaining the withstand voltage, or improve the withstand voltage while maintaining the on-resistance, as compared with the semiconductor device having a non-super junction structure.
- the super junction structure In the super junction structure, p-type pillar layers and n-type pillar layers are alternately arranged on a plane perpendicular to the direction in which current flows through the semiconductor device, and the amount of effective impurities in the p-type pillar layer and the n-type pillar layer are contained. The charge is balanced so that the amount of effective impurities is equal to that of the effective impurities.
- the effective impurity amount is the amount of impurities that effectively act as an acceptor in a p-type semiconductor, and the amount of impurities that effectively act as a donor in an n-type semiconductor.
- the semiconductor layer in which the super junction structure is formed the layer in which the p-type pillar layer and the n-type pillar layer are alternately arranged is referred to as a “super junction layer”.
- the shapes of the p-type pillar layer and the n-type pillar layer include, for example, strips and columns.
- the p-type pillar layer and the n-type pillar layer are strip-shaped, the p-type pillar layer and the n-type pillar layer are arranged in a striped shape in a plan view.
- the p-type pillar layer or the n-type pillar layer is columnar, one pillar layer is arranged in a dot shape in the other pillar layer in a plan view.
- the striped super junction layer is compatible with a trench gate type semiconductor device and is suitable for reducing resistance.
- the striped super-junction layer has an advantage that the structure is simple and the design and process are relatively easy.
- the multiepitaxial method is a method in which epitaxial growth of a first conductive type semiconductor layer and ion implantation of a second conductive type impurity are repeated, and the number of repetitions depends on the required thickness of the super junction layer and the implantable depth of ion implantation. It is decided.
- the thickness of the super junction layer is generally set to about several ⁇ m, but in a high withstand voltage device, it may be set to several tens of ⁇ m or more. In order to form such a thick super junction layer by the multiepitaxial method, the number of repetitions of epitaxial growth and ion implantation increases.
- the trench fill method first, the first conductive type semiconductor layer is epitaxially grown to the thickness required for the super junction layer, a trench is formed in the semiconductor layer by anisotropic etching, and then the second conductive type semiconductor layer is formed. Is epitaxially grown to embed the trench.
- the trench fill method requires less process man-hours and is superior in mass productivity to the multiepitaxial method.
- step flow growth in which silicon carbide is epitaxially grown on a specific crystal plane is common.
- a general silicon carbide substrate is provided with an off angle.
- the epitaxial growth of silicon carbide it is difficult to carry out epitaxial growth on a crystal plane other than the above-mentioned specific crystal plane. Therefore, when forming a super junction structure on a semiconductor substrate made of silicon carbide by the trench fill method, it is required that the longitudinal direction of the second conductive type pillar layer coincides with the direction of step flow growth (step flow direction). .. Therefore, the structure of the striped super junction layer is generally a structure in which p-type pillar layers and n-type pillar layers extending in the step flow direction are alternately arranged.
- the striped super junction layer is advantageous in terms of lowering the resistance of the semiconductor device and easiness of design and manufacturing.
- a striped super junction layer is adopted for process reasons.
- Patent Document 1 discloses, as a terminal structure of a semiconductor device having a super junction structure, a terminal structure having a plurality of frame-shaped pressure-resistant holding structures that surround an active region and have a conductive type opposite to that of a drift layer.
- a plurality of p-type pillar layers are arranged in a stripe shape in the active region, and each of the plurality of pressure-resistant holding structures has a side extending parallel to the p-type pillar layer and a side orthogonal to the p-type pillar layer.
- a typical terminal structure having only one frame-shaped pressure-resistant holding structure for example, JTE (junction termination extension)
- RESURF reduced surface field
- the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to relax the electric field concentration in the terminal region in a semiconductor device having a super junction structure.
- the semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a superjunction layer formed on the semiconductor substrate in which a first conductive type first pillar layer and a second conductive type second pillar layer are alternately arranged.
- the semiconductor layer and a plurality of second conductive type pressure-resistant holding structures formed so as to surround the active region in the upper layer of the semiconductor layer are provided, and at least one of the pressure-resistant holding structures is the supermarket in a plan view.
- At least one of the pressure-resistant holding structures that overlaps the junction layer and overlaps the super-junction layer in a plan view has a gap that is an interrupted portion of the pressure-resistant holding structure.
- the withstand voltage holding structure since the withstand voltage holding structure has a gap, the withstand voltage holding structure can hold the potential difference in the circumferential direction of the active region. As a result, the electric field concentration in the terminal region is relaxed, which can contribute to the improvement of the withstand voltage of the semiconductor device.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the vicinity of a corner portion of the terminal structure of the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a cross section parallel to the longitudinal direction of the p-type pillar layer of the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the modification of the semiconductor device which concerns on Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device which concerns on Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device which concerns on Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device which concerns on Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device which concerns on Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device which concerns on Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device which concerns on Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device which concerns on Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device which concerns on Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device which concerns on Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device which concerns on Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device which concerns on Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device which concerns on Embodiment 1.
- FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the gap boundary end portions A and B.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the vicinity of a corner portion of the terminal structure of the semiconductor device according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the vicinity of a corner portion of the terminal structure of the semiconductor device according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the vicinity of a corner portion of the terminal structure of the semiconductor device according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the vicinity of a corner portion of the terminal structure of the semiconductor device according to the fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the vicinity of a corner portion of the terminal structure of the semiconductor device according to the sixth embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the vicinity of a corner portion of the terminal structure of the semiconductor device according to the seventh embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the vicinity of a corner portion of the terminal structure of the semiconductor device according to the eighth embodiment. It is a block diagram of the power conversion apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 9.
- silicon carbide SBD is shown as an example of a semiconductor device.
- the first conductive type will be described as an n type
- the second conductive type will be described as a p type. Since the drawings shown below are schematic, the scale of each component is not always constant. Therefore, the dimensions and positional relationships of the components shown in the drawings may differ from the actual ones. In addition, in all the figures, the description of the components unnecessary for the explanation is omitted for the convenience of drawing.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a semiconductor device as a prerequisite technique. This semiconductor device corresponds to the one disclosed in Patent Document 1.
- 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A1-A2 of FIG. 1
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C1-C2 of FIG.
- the semiconductor device includes an n + type semiconductor substrate 11 and an epitaxial crystal layer 12 which is an n-type semiconductor layer formed on the first main surface (the surface on the upper side of the paper surface of FIGS. 2 and 3) of the semiconductor substrate 11. And.
- the first main surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 has an off angle with respect to a specific crystal plane.
- the n + type means that the impurity concentration is higher than that of the n type.
- n-type pillar layer 13 first pillar layer
- p-type pillar layer 14 second pillar layer
- step flow direction as the longitudinal direction
- striped superjunction layers 15 are formed.
- the region outside the super junction layer 15 is defined as the “n-type pillar peripheral layer 16”.
- a Schottky contact electrode 87 is formed on the super junction layer 15 except for the outer peripheral portion of the super junction layer 15, and an anode electrode 88 is formed on the Schottky contact electrode 87. Note that in FIG. 1, the Schottky contact electrode 87 and the anode electrode 88 are not shown.
- a plurality of pressure-resistant holding structures 56 which are p-type semiconductor regions, are concentrically formed so as to surround the Schottky contact electrode 87 in a plan view.
- the region surrounded by the innermost pressure-holding structure 56 is the active region 1, and the region outside the inner end of the innermost pressure-holding structure 56 is the terminal region 2.
- Each of the plurality of pressure-resistant holding structures 56 includes a straight portion parallel to the longitudinal direction of the p-type pillar layer 14 and a straight portion orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the p-type pillar layer 14 in a plan view. Further, at each corner of the plurality of pressure-resistant holding structures 56, a straight portion extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of the p-type pillar layer 14 and a straight portion orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the p-type pillar layer 14 are smoothly connected. A curved portion is provided.
- a cathode electrode 93 is formed on the second main surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 (the surface on the lower side of the paper surface in FIGS. 2 and 3) via the back surface ohmic electrode 91.
- the semiconductor device of FIG. 1 is a graph showing a potential distribution calculated by using a TCAD (technology computer-aided design) , in case of applying a reverse bias voltage V R to the semiconductor device, a semiconductor substrate It is a simulation result of the potential profile along the surface of 11.
- the broken line, dotted line, and solid line graphs show the potential profiles along the A1-A2 line, the B1-B2 line, and the C1-C2 line of FIG. 1, respectively.
- the horizontal axis represents the position in the direction along the A1-A2 line, the B1-B2 line, or the C1-C2 line
- the vertical axis represents the electric potential.
- the width of the n-type pillar layer 13, the width of the p-type pillar layer 14, the number of repetitions between the n-type pillar layer 13 and the p-type pillar layer 14, and the pressure resistance holding structure Parameters such as the number and the width of each withstand voltage holding structure do not exactly match those in FIG.
- the potential profile in FIG. 4 is not the result calculated assuming the three-dimensional structure of the semiconductor device, and each cross section along the lines A1-A2, B1-B2, and C1-C2 in FIG. 1 is independent. It is the result of calculation assuming that it is. That is, the continuity of the electric potential and the electric field in the circumferential direction of the active region 1 is not taken into consideration.
- the potential profile shown in FIG. 4 is a result of calculation assuming that each cross section along the lines A1-A2, B1-B2, and C1-C2 in FIG. 1 is independent.
- the withstand voltage holding structure 56 is electrically conductive over the outer circumference of the active region 1, the above potential difference cannot be held. Therefore, the potential difference is held in the region between a certain withstand voltage holding structure 56 and another withstand voltage holding structure 56 adjacent to the inside or the outside thereof, and electric field concentration occurs in that portion.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the structure of the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a schematic plan view of the vicinity of a corner portion of the terminal structure of the semiconductor device. Further, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line D1-D2 of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line E1-E2 of FIG. In these figures, the elements having the same functions as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 are designated by the same reference numerals.
- the area shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to the upper right portion of the structure shown in FIG.
- the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment includes the structure shown in FIG. 5 at each corner. Further, the structure other than the corner portion may be basically the same as that of the semiconductor device of the prerequisite technology.
- the semiconductor device is an n + type low resistance semiconductor substrate 11 and an n-type semiconductor substrate 11 formed on the first main surface (the upper surface of the paper surface of FIGS. 6 and 7). It includes an epitaxial crystal layer 12 which is a semiconductor layer.
- a silicon carbide substrate is used as the semiconductor substrate 11.
- silicon carbide By using silicon carbide as a semiconductor material, it is possible to reduce the loss of the semiconductor device and raise the operating temperature.
- the semiconductor substrate 11 a silicon carbide substrate having a first main surface having an off angle inclined by 4 ° in the [11-20] direction with respect to the (0001) plane and having a polytype of 4H is used.
- the n-type impurity for example, nitrogen (N) is used.
- the impurity concentration of the epitaxial crystal layer 12 is, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 13 cm -3 or more and 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm -3 or less, but the concentration does not necessarily have to be spatially constant and has a concentration distribution in the vertical direction. You may.
- the thickness of the epitaxial crystal layer 12 is, for example, 0.1 ⁇ m or more and 100 ⁇ m or less.
- a super junction layer 15 in which strip-shaped n-type pillar layers 13 and p-type pillar layers 14 are alternately arranged in a plan view is formed.
- the impurity concentration of the n-type pillar layer 13 and the impurity concentration of the p-type pillar layer 14 are, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 13 cm -3 or more and 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm -3 or less, but they are not necessarily spatially constant concentrations. It may also have a concentration distribution within each region.
- the width of the n-type pillar layer 13 and the width of the p-type pillar layer 14 are, for example, 1 ⁇ m or more and 50 ⁇ m or less.
- the boundary line between the n-type pillar layer 13 and the p-type pillar layer 14 does not necessarily have to be perpendicular to the first main surface of the semiconductor substrate 11.
- the p-type impurity for example, aluminum (Al) is used.
- the amount of n-type effective impurities contained in one n-type pillar layer 13 and the amount of p-type effective impurities contained in one p-type pillar layer 14 are set to be equal, and the charge is balanced accordingly.
- the thickness of the super junction layer 15 is, for example, 1 ⁇ m or more and 150 ⁇ m or less.
- the n-type pillar layer 13 and the p-type pillar layer 14 are arranged in a stripe shape with the step flow direction as the longitudinal direction in a plan view.
- the outer region of the super junction layer 15 is the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16.
- the impurity concentration of the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16 is, for example, 1 ⁇ 10 13 cm -3 or more and 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm -3 or less, and the thickness of the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16 is, for example, 1 ⁇ m or more and 150 ⁇ m or less.
- the superjunction layer 15 forms a trench in the n-type epitaxial crystal layer (first semiconductor layer) formed with a constant thickness, and the p-type epitaxial crystal layer is formed in the trench.
- the n-type pillar layer 13 and the p-type pillar layer 14 are formed by a trench fill method. That is, the n-type pillar layer 13 and the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16 are portions remaining without forming the p-type pillar layer 14 in the n-type epitaxial crystal layer, and in particular, a portion sandwiched between the p-type pillar layers 14. Is the n-type pillar layer 13, and the outer portion of the region where the p-type pillar layer 14 is formed is the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16.
- a Schottky contact electrode 87 is formed on the super junction layer 15 except for the outer peripheral portion of the super junction layer 15, and an anode electrode 88 is formed on the Schottky contact electrode 87 (in FIG. 5, the Schottky The contact electrode 87 and the anode electrode 88 are not shown).
- As the material of the Schottky contact electrode 87 and the anode electrode 88 for example, titanium (Ti), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W), Al, other metal or alloy, or a laminate thereof can be used.
- a plurality of pressure-resistant holding structures 56 made of p-type semiconductors are concentrically formed on the upper layers of the super junction layer 15 and the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16 so as to surround the Schottky contact electrode 87 in a plan view.
- the impurity concentration of the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 is higher than, for example, the impurity concentration of the n-type pillar layer 13 and the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16 and lower than 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm -3 .
- the region surrounded by the innermost pressure-holding structure 56 is the active region 1, and the region outside the inner end of the innermost pressure-holding structure 56 is the terminal region 2.
- each of the pressure-resistant holding structures 56 includes a straight line portion parallel to the longitudinal direction of the p-type pillar layer 14 and a straight line portion orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the p-type pillar layer 14 in a plan view. I'm out.
- the shape of the chip of the semiconductor device of the present embodiment is a rectangle having a side parallel to the step flow direction and a side perpendicular to the step flow direction. Therefore, in the vicinity of the side parallel to the step flow direction of the semiconductor device, each withstand voltage holding structure 56 extends in parallel with the p-type pillar layer 14, and in the vicinity of the side perpendicular to the step flow direction, each withstand voltage holding structure 56 p.
- At least one of the plurality of pressure-resistant holding structures 56 is formed so as to overlap a part of the Schottky contact electrode 87 in a plan view. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a part of the innermost pressure-resistant holding structure 56 is formed so as to overlap the end portion of the Schottky contact electrode 87. Further, the pressure resistance holding structure 56 is formed from the inside of the super junction layer 15 to the outer n-type pillar peripheral layer 16.
- a cathode electrode 93 is formed on the second main surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 (the surface on the lower side of the paper surface in FIGS. 2 and 3) via the back surface ohmic electrode 91.
- the material of the back surface ohmic electrode 91 and the cathode electrode 93 nickel (Ni), gold (Au), other metals and alloys, or a laminate thereof can be used.
- a field insulating film 32 may be formed on the super junction layer 15 and the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16 in a part of the terminal region 2.
- the Schottky contact electrode 87 and the anode electrode 88 are formed so that a part of them is lifted up on the field insulating film 32.
- the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 overlapping the super junction layer 15 in a plan view has a gap 57. That is, the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 having the gap 57 is not in a completely continuous frame shape, but is interrupted, and the interrupted portion is the gap 57. In other words, the gap 57 crosses the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 to which it belongs and connects the inner region and the outer region of the pressure-resistant holding structure 56.
- the portion corresponding to the gap 57 may be an n-type semiconductor region or a p-type semiconductor region having a lower impurity concentration than the withstand voltage holding structure 56.
- the portion of the gap 57 that overlaps with the n-type pillar layer 13 is an n-type semiconductor region
- the portion of the gap 57 that overlaps with the p-type pillar layer 14 is a p-type semiconductor region.
- the impurity concentration thereof may be the same as or different from the impurity concentration of the n-type pillar layer 13.
- the impurity concentration thereof may be lower than the impurity concentration of the withstand voltage holding structure 56 and may be a concentration that is depleted when a reverse bias is applied.
- the portion of the gap 57 may be made of any material, including an intrinsic semiconductor, as long as it does not electrically conduct with the withstand voltage holding structure 56 when a reverse bias is applied.
- a gap 57 is provided in the curved portion of all the pressure-resistant holding structures 56 that overlap with the super junction layer 15 in a plan view.
- the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 (outermost pressure-resistant holding structure 56) that does not overlap with the super junction layer 15 in a plan view is not provided with a gap 57.
- the straight portion of the pressure resistance holding structure 56 is not provided with a gap 57.
- the gaps 57 of the pressure-resistant holding structures 56 adjacent to each other are not adjacent to each other in the radial direction of the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 (that is, the direction from the inside to the outside of the frame of the pressure-resistant holding structure 56) in a plan view. They are arranged in a staggered manner.
- 9 to 18 are process diagrams for explaining the manufacturing method. These process charts correspond to the cross section shown in FIG. 6, that is, the cross section along the D1-D2 line of FIG.
- the multiepitaxial method is a method in which epitaxial growth of an n-type semiconductor layer and ion implantation of p-type impurities are repeated.
- the super junction structure it is effective to increase the depth of the p-type pillar layer 14 in order to improve the withstand voltage.
- the number of repetitions is determined by the required thickness of the super junction layer 15 and the implantable depth of ion implantation.
- epitaxial growth and ion implantation need to be repeated at least 10 times in order to form the 10 ⁇ m superjunction layer 15.
- the trench fill method first, an n-type first semiconductor layer is epitaxially grown by the required thickness of the super junction layer 15, a trench is formed in the semiconductor layer by anisotropic etching, and then a p-type second semiconductor layer is formed.
- This is a method in which the semiconductor layer is epitaxially grown to embed the trench.
- the trench fill method requires less process man-hours and is excellent in mass productivity as compared with the multiepitaxial method. Therefore, in this embodiment, the trench fill method is used.
- an n + type semiconductor substrate 11 is prepared.
- an epitaxial crystal layer 41 (first semiconductor layer) made of n-type silicon carbide is epitaxially grown on the semiconductor substrate 11 by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method.
- the epitaxial crystal layer 41 becomes the epitaxial crystal layer 12, the n-type pillar layer 13, and the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16 in the subsequent steps.
- the thickness of the epitaxial crystal layer 41 may be appropriately set according to the thickness of the super junction layer 15 to be formed.
- a silicon oxide film 42 is deposited on the surface of the epitaxial crystal layer 41, and the silicon oxide film 42 is patterned by selective etching using a photolithography technique to oxidize silicon as shown in FIG.
- a mask pattern composed of the film 42 is formed. This mask pattern is used as a mask during etching to form a trench in which the p-type pillar layer 14 is embedded.
- the mask pattern is provided with a striped opening.
- the thickness of the silicon oxide film 42 may be appropriately set according to the depth of the trench to be formed (thickness of the p-type pillar layer 14).
- the trench 43 for embedding the p-type pillar layer 14 in the epitaxial crystal layer 41 by etching using the mask pattern made of the silicon oxide film 42 as a mask (hereinafter, “pillar forming trench 43””. ) Is formed. Since silicon oxide films 42 as a mask pattern are formed on the surface of the epitaxial crystal layer 41 at intervals, a plurality of pillar forming trenches 43 are formed at intervals. Since the shape of the p-type pillar layer 14 is defined by the shape of the pillar forming trench 43, it is preferable that this etching step is performed by dry etching in which the trench shape can be easily controlled.
- the epitaxial crystal layer 44 (second semiconductor layer) made of p-type silicon carbide is grown so as to embed the pillar forming trench 43.
- the epitaxial crystal layer 44 becomes a p-type pillar layer 14 in a subsequent step. Therefore, when the epitaxial crystal layer 44 is formed, the impurity concentration of the p-type epitaxial crystal layer 44 is set to be the same as the effective impurity amount of the n-type pillar layer 13 to achieve charge balance.
- a flattening step of removing unnecessary portions of the n-type epitaxial crystal layer 41 and the p-type epitaxial crystal layer 44 by chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) is performed.
- CMP chemical mechanical polishing
- the n-type epitaxial crystal layer 41 is divided into three regions of the epitaxial crystal layer 12, the n-type pillar layer 13, and the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16 shown in FIG. First, the region of the n-type epitaxial crystal layer 41 sandwiched between the p-type pillar layers 14 becomes the n-type pillar layer 13. Further, in the n-type epitaxial crystal layer 41, a region located at the same height as the n-type pillar layer 13 in cross-sectional view but not sandwiched by the p-type pillar layer 14 (outside the region where the p-type pillar layer 14 is formed). Region) is the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16. Further, in the n-type epitaxial crystal layer 41, the region between the bottom of the super junction layer 15 composed of the n-type pillar layer 13 and the p-type pillar layer 14 and the semiconductor substrate 11 becomes the epitaxial crystal layer 12.
- a photoresist or the like is used to form an injection mask in which the formation region of the pressure resistant structure 56 excluding the gap 57 is opened. That is, the formation region of the gap 57 is covered with an injection mask.
- p-type impurities such as Al ions are ion-implanted from above the injection mask into the upper layer of the semiconductor layer including the super junction layer 15 and the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16.
- a plurality of pressure-resistant holding structures 56 are formed.
- a gap 57 is provided in at least one of the pressure-resistant holding structures 56 that overlap the super junction layer 15 in a plan view (in FIG. 15, the gap 57 exists in the depth direction of the paper surface, so it is not shown). ..
- the injection mask is removed.
- the region surrounded by the innermost pressure-holding structure 56 is the active region 1, and the region outside the inner end of the innermost pressure-holding structure 56 is the terminal region 2.
- the annealing treatment is carried out in an atmosphere of an inert gas such as argon (Ar) gas or in a vacuum, for example, 1500 or more and 2100 ° C. or less, 30 seconds or more and 1 hour or less.
- an inert gas such as argon (Ar) gas
- a vacuum for example, 1500 or more and 2100 ° C. or less, 30 seconds or more and 1 hour or less.
- the semiconductor layer including the super junction layer 15 and the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16 by the CVD method or the like is used.
- a silicon oxide film is formed on the entire surface of the.
- the field insulating film 32 is formed by patterning the silicon oxide film by selective etching using a photolithography technique.
- the shotkey contact electrode 87 is formed on the super junction layer 15 as shown in FIG. 16 by combining a film forming technique such as a sputtering method or a vacuum deposition method and a patterning technique such as a photolithography method.
- the Schottky contact electrode 87 is formed in a range including the entire active region 1 in a plan view.
- the anode electrode 88 is formed on the Schottky contact electrode 87 by combining a film forming technique such as a sputtering method or a vacuum deposition method and a patterning technique such as a photolithography method.
- the anode electrode 88 is formed in a range including at least a part of the Schottky contact electrode 87 in a plan view.
- the back surface ohmic electrode 91 and the cathode electrode 93 are formed on the second main surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 by a sputtering method, a vacuum vapor deposition method, or the like, as shown in FIG. As a result, the semiconductor device having the structure shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 (or FIG. 8) is completed.
- the on state is a state in which a positive voltage equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value is applied to the anode electrode 88 with reference to the potential of the cathode electrode 93, and a current flows from the anode electrode 88 toward the cathode electrode 93. ..
- the off state is a state in which a negative voltage is applied to the anode electrode 88 with reference to the potential of the cathode electrode 93, no current flows, and dielectric breakdown is not performed.
- a state in which a negative high voltage is applied to the anode electrode 88 and the depletion layer spreads over the entire super junction layer 15 is set as an off state.
- the superjunction layer 15 is depleted by connecting electric lines of force in the lateral direction between the n-type pillar layer 13 and the p-type pillar layer 14, and the depleted superjunction layer 15 vertically depletes the semiconductor device. The voltage in the direction is maintained.
- the difficulty of spreading the depletion layer caused by increasing the impurity concentration in the n-type conduction region is determined by repeating the pitch of the p-type pillar layer 14 and the n-type pillar layer 13. Since it can be compensated by narrowing it, the trade-off between withstand voltage and on-resistance can be improved.
- the end portion of the chip surface in the off state has the same potential as the cathode electrode 93. Therefore, even in the semiconductor device of the first embodiment, between the anode electrode 88 and the end portion of the chip surface. The potential difference of is large. Therefore, it is necessary to relax the electric field concentration in the lateral direction of the semiconductor device by using the withstand voltage holding structure 56.
- each pressure-resistant holding structure 56 has the same potential over the outer circumference of the active region 1. This means that the equipotential lines do not cross the withstand voltage holding structure 56. Therefore, in the semiconductor device of the prerequisite technology, the originally generated potential difference is held in the region between a certain withstand voltage holding structure 56 and another withstand voltage holding structure 56 adjacent to the inside or the outside thereof, and the electric field is held at that portion. Concentration will occur.
- a gap 57 is provided in the withstand voltage holding structure 56 that overlaps with the super junction layer 15 in a plan view.
- equipotential lines can cross the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 through the gap 57. Therefore, there is no restriction that the withstand voltage holding structure 56 has the same potential over the outer circumference of the active region 1, the degree of freedom of the potential distribution is increased, and the electric field concentration is relaxed.
- the concentration of the equipotential lines (that is, the concentration of the electric field) can be further suppressed, which is effective.
- Each gap 57 has two boundary lines with the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 to which it belongs, and here, as shown in FIG. 19, of the two boundary lines, parallel to the longitudinal direction of the p-type pillar layer 14.
- the end of the boundary line on the side close to the center line of the active region 1 (hereinafter, simply referred to as the "center line of the active region 1") on the side away from the center of the active region 1 is referred to as "gap boundary end A”.
- the end portion of the boundary line on the side far from the center line of the active region 1 and the side closer to the center of the active region 1 is defined as "gap boundary end portion B".
- the gap boundary end A is located closer to the center line of the active region 1 than the gap boundary end B in each gap 57, the meandering of the equipotential lines is suppressed. That is, in each gap 57, the gap boundary end A may be located closer to the center line of the active region 1 than the straight line parallel to the longitudinal direction of the p-type pillar layer 14 passing through the gap boundary end B. desirable.
- FIG. 19 it is desirable that the gap boundary end A is located on the left side of the gap boundary end B (FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining the gap boundary end A and the gap boundary end B). , It does not show the desirable positional relationship between the gap boundary end A and the gap boundary end B).
- the potential distribution shown in FIG. 4 was calculated assuming the striped super junction layer 15 as shown in FIG.
- the potential profiles along the A1-A2 line, the B1-B2 line, and the C1-C2 line in FIG. 1 are different from each other in the plan view, where the p-type pillar layer 14 is relative to the center of the active region 1. This is due to the fact that the superjunction layer 15 is not rotationally symmetric with respect to the center of the active region 1.
- the problem of electric field concentration in the above-mentioned prerequisite technology (the electric field concentration caused by the potential difference being held in the region between one withstand voltage holding structure 56 and another withstand voltage holding structure 56 adjacent to the inside or outside thereof).
- the problem is not a problem that occurs only when the super junction layer 15 is striped, but is a problem that occurs widely when the super junction layer 15 is not rotationally symmetric with respect to the center of the active region 1. Therefore, this embodiment is not limited to the case where the super junction layer 15 is striped, and is widely effective when the super junction layer 15 is not rotationally symmetric with respect to the center of the active region 1.
- a gap 57 is provided in the curved portion of the withstand voltage holding structure 56.
- the graph shown in FIG. 4 shows a structure around the B1-B2 line, that is, a pressure-resistant holding structure, while moving from the position of the A1-A2 line in FIG. 1 to the position of the C1-C2 line via the position of the B1-B2 line. It is shown that the potential distribution changes greatly at the curved portion of 56, and electric field concentration occurs. Therefore, by providing the gap 57 in the curved portion of the withstand voltage holding structure 56, the effect of electric field relaxation can be increased, and the withstand voltage of the semiconductor device can be improved.
- the gap 57 is not provided in the straight portion of the withstand voltage holding structure 56. This is because the potential distribution is small in the straight portion of the withstand voltage holding structure 56 and the electric field concentration to be relaxed is small, and when the gap 57 is provided in the straight portion of the withstand voltage holding structure 56, the n-type semiconductor region in the vicinity thereof The reason is that depletion is suppressed and it may be difficult to maintain the electric field. In other words, since the gap 57 is not provided in the straight portion of the withstand voltage holding structure 56, there is a certain effect in improving the withstand voltage of the semiconductor device.
- the gaps 57 of the adjacent pressure-resistant holding structures 56 are in the radial direction of the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 (that is, the direction from the inside to the outside of the frame of the pressure-resistant holding structure 56) in a plan view. ) Are staggered so that they are not adjacent to each other. Since depletion of the n-type semiconductor region near the gap 57 may be suppressed and it may be difficult to hold the electric field, by shifting the gaps 57 from each other, it is possible to prevent the regions where the electric field is difficult to be held from continuing. .. In other words, by arranging the gaps 57 of the adjacent withstand voltage holding structures 56 so as not to be adjacent to each other in the radial direction of the withstand voltage holding structure 56, there is a certain effect in improving the withstand voltage of the semiconductor device.
- the semiconductor substrate 11 made of silicon carbide is used, and the epitaxial crystal layer on which the super junction layer 15 and the withstand voltage holding structure 56 are formed is also made of silicon carbide.
- the ions implanted in the semiconductor layer diffuse during the heat treatment step, so it is difficult to form an ion implantation region having a fine pattern.
- the use of silicon carbide makes it easier to control the shape when forming a fine pattern such as a gap 57, and has a pressure resistance as compared with the case of silicon. It is easy to obtain the effect of improvement.
- the p-type impurity concentration per unit area of the withstand voltage holding structure 56 is set to 1 ⁇ 10 13 cm- 2 or more. This means that when the pressure-resistant structure 56 is formed by ion implantation, the dose amount is 1 ⁇ 10 13 cm- 2 or more.
- the concentration of p-type impurities in the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 is smaller than a certain value, the depletion of the n-type semiconductor region in the vicinity of the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 becomes insufficient, which causes a decrease in pressure resistance.
- the n-type semiconductor region in the vicinity of the withstand voltage holding structure 56 can be reliably depleted.
- the p-type impurity concentration per unit area of the withstand voltage holding structure 56 is 1 ⁇ 10 13 cm- 2 or more, there is a certain effect on improving the withstand voltage of the semiconductor device.
- FIG. 20 is a plan view showing the configuration of the semiconductor device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the description of components (Schottky contact electrode 87, anode electrode 88, etc.) unnecessary for explanation is omitted.
- the description of the same components as those of the first embodiment is omitted here, and the second embodiment The peculiar configuration will be described.
- the gap 57 is not provided in the withstand voltage holding structure 56 that does not overlap with the super junction layer 15 in a plan view, but in the semiconductor device according to the second embodiment, as shown in FIG.
- a gap 57 is also provided in the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 (outermost pressure-resistant holding structure 56) that does not overlap with the super junction layer 15 in a plan view. That is, a gap 57 is also provided in the pressure resistance holding structure 56 located in the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16.
- the potential distribution of the superjunction layer 15 is rotationally asymmetric, and the potential distribution of the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16 is also rotationally asymmetric. Therefore, providing the gap 57 in the pressure resistance holding structure 56 existing at a position overlapping the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16 has a certain effect in alleviating the electric field concentration.
- the semiconductor device according to the present embodiment is manufactured in the same manner as the method for manufacturing the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment by appropriately changing the mask pattern used in the process of forming the withstand voltage holding structure 56 and the gap 57 (FIG. 15). It can be manufactured by the method.
- FIG. 21 is a plan view showing the configuration of the semiconductor device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the description of components (Schottky contact electrode 87, anode electrode 88, etc.) unnecessary for explanation is omitted.
- the description of the same components as those of the second embodiment is omitted here, and the third embodiment The peculiar configuration will be described.
- the outermost withstand voltage holding structure 56 did not overlap with the n-type pillar peripheral layer 16, but according to the third embodiment.
- all of the withstand voltage holding structures 56 are arranged so as to overlap the super junction layer 15. With this configuration, the electric field concentration is further relaxed in the region of the withstand voltage holding structure 56 near the outer periphery of the chip, so that the withstand voltage of the semiconductor device can be improved.
- the mask pattern used in the pillar forming trench 43 forming step (FIGS. 11 and 12) in which the p-type pillar layer 14 is embedded, and the pressure resistance holding structure 56 and the gap 57 forming step are formed.
- FIG. 15 By appropriately changing the mask pattern used in FIG. 15 (FIG. 15), it can be manufactured by the same manufacturing method as the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 22 is a plan view showing the configuration of the semiconductor device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the description of components (Schottky contact electrode 87, anode electrode 88, etc.) unnecessary for explanation is omitted.
- the description of the same components as those of the third embodiment is omitted here, and the fourth embodiment The peculiar configuration will be described.
- the position of the outer periphery of the super junction layer 15 and the position of the outer periphery of the outermost pressure-resistant holding structure 56 are matched, but in the semiconductor device according to the fourth embodiment.
- the outer circumference of the super junction layer 15 is positioned outside the outer circumference of the outermost pressure-resistant holding structure 56. That is, at the corner portion of the pressure-resistant holding structure 56, the n-type pillar layer 13 and the p-type pillar layer 14 extend outward from the outer periphery of the outermost pressure-resistant holding structure 56.
- the mask pattern used in the pillar forming trench 43 forming step (FIGS. 11 and 12) in which the p-type pillar layer 14 is embedded, and the pressure resistance holding structure 56 and the gap 57 forming step are formed.
- FIG. 15 By appropriately changing the mask pattern used in FIG. 15 (FIG. 15), it can be manufactured by the same manufacturing method as the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 23 is a plan view showing the configuration of the semiconductor device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- the description of components (Schottky contact electrode 87, anode electrode 88, etc.) unnecessary for explanation is omitted.
- the description of the same components as those of the fourth embodiment is omitted here, and the fifth embodiment The peculiar configuration will be described.
- the outer circumference of the superjunction layer 15 is located outside the outer circumference of the outermost pressure-resistant holding structure 56 only at the corner portion (curved portion) of the pressure-resistant holding structure 56.
- the outer periphery of the superjunction layer 15 is the outermost pressure-resistant holding structure 56. It is located outside the outer circumference of. That is, in a plan view, all of the plurality of pressure-resistant holding structures 56 are included in the super junction layer 15. With this configuration, the electric field concentration on the outside of the withstand voltage holding structure 56 is further relaxed, and the withstand voltage of the semiconductor device can be improved.
- the mask pattern used in the pillar forming trench 43 forming step (FIGS. 11 and 12) in which the p-type pillar layer 14 is embedded, and the pressure resistance holding structure 56 and the gap 57 forming step are formed.
- FIG. 15 By appropriately changing the mask pattern used in FIG. 15 (FIG. 15), it can be manufactured by the same manufacturing method as the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 24 is a plan view showing the configuration of the semiconductor device according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- the description of components (Schottky contact electrode 87, anode electrode 88, etc.) unnecessary for explanation is omitted.
- the description of the same components as those of the fifth embodiment is omitted here, and the sixth embodiment The peculiar configuration will be described.
- the gap 57 of the withstand voltage holding structure 56 is formed so as to straddle the n-type pillar layer 13 and the p-type pillar layer 14. Further, in a plan view, the boundary between the gap 57 and the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 to which the gap 57 belongs is not in contact with the boundary between the n-type pillar layer 13 and the p-type pillar layer 14 (has no intersection or contact point).
- the center line of the active region 1 parallel to the longitudinal direction of the p-type pillar layer 14 (hereinafter, simply "the center of the active region 1").
- the boundary line on the side closer to) is included in the p-type pillar layer 14 in a plan view.
- the boundary line on the side far from the center line of the active region 1 is included in the n-type pillar layer 13 in a plan view.
- the p-type pillar layer 14 becomes a concentric figure (for example, a figure similar to an ellipse or a rectangle with rounded corners) whose longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction. Means.
- the equipotential line that passes through the gap 57 and crosses the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 from the outside to the inside is the side closer to the center line of the active region 1 of the two boundary lines between the gap 57 and the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 to which it belongs. It passes through the outside of the portion of the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 including the boundary line of the above, and enters the inside of the portion of the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 including the boundary line on the side far from the center line of the active region 1. Therefore, the electric field concentration in the gap 57 is the end of the boundary line of the two boundary lines with the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 to which the gap 57 belongs, which is closer to the center line of the active region 1 and away from the center of the active region 1. (Gap boundary end A in FIG. 19) and the end of the two boundary lines far from the center line of the active region 1 on the side closer to the center of the active region 1 (gap in FIG. 19). It occurs at the boundary end B).
- the equipotential line is directed to the low potential side in the n-type semiconductor region. It is empirically known that it is distributed so as to swell, and is distributed so as to swell toward the high potential side in the p-type semiconductor region.
- the gap boundary end portion A located at the outer peripheral portion of the pressure resistant holding structure 56 is arranged on the p-type pillar layer 14, and the inner peripheral portion of the pressure resistant holding structure 56 is arranged. Since the gap boundary end portion B located at is arranged on the n-type pillar layer 13, the electric field concentration of both the gap boundary end portions A and B can be relaxed, and the withstand voltage of the semiconductor device can be improved. That is, since the gap boundary end A located on the low potential side is on the p-type pillar layer 14, equipotential lines swell from the gap boundary end A toward the high potential side, and the electric field of the gap boundary end A Is relaxed. Further, since the gap boundary end B located on the high potential side is on the n-type pillar layer 13, equipotential lines swell from the gap boundary end B toward the low potential side, and the electric field of the gap boundary end B Is relaxed.
- the mask pattern used in the pillar forming trench 43 forming step (FIGS. 11 and 12) in which the p-type pillar layer 14 is embedded, and the pressure resistance holding structure 56 and the gap 57 forming step are formed.
- FIG. 15 By appropriately changing the mask pattern used in FIG. 15 (FIG. 15), it can be manufactured by the same manufacturing method as the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 25 is a plan view showing the configuration of the semiconductor device according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention.
- the description of components (Schottky contact electrode 87, anode electrode 88, etc.) unnecessary for explanation is omitted.
- the description of the same components as those of the sixth embodiment is omitted here, and the seventh embodiment The peculiar configuration will be described.
- the active region parallel to the longitudinal direction of the p-type pillar layer 14 The p-type pillar layer 14 including the boundary line on the side close to the center line of 1 and the n-type pillar layer 13 including the boundary line on the side far from the center line of the active region 1 are adjacent to each other.
- the semiconductor device (FIG. 24) according to the sixth embodiment It is different from the semiconductor device (FIG. 24) according to the sixth embodiment. That is, in the present embodiment, the p-type pillar layer 14 where the gap boundary end A is located and the n-type pillar layer 13 where the gap boundary end B is located are adjacent to each other in a plan view.
- the mask pattern used in the pillar forming trench 43 forming step (FIGS. 11 and 12) in which the p-type pillar layer 14 is embedded, and the pressure resistance holding structure 56 and the gap 57 forming step are formed.
- FIG. 15 By appropriately changing the mask pattern used in FIG. 15 (FIG. 15), it can be manufactured by the same manufacturing method as the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 26 is a plan view showing the configuration of the semiconductor device according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
- the description of components (Schottky contact electrode 87, anode electrode 88, etc.) unnecessary for explanation is omitted.
- the description of the same components as those of the seventh embodiment is omitted here, and the eighth embodiment The peculiar configuration will be described.
- each portion of the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 separated by the two gaps 57 has an elliptical shape or a band shape with rounded corners.
- FIG. 26 shows an example in which the boundary line between the gap 57 and the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 to which the gap 57 belongs is curved with respect to the configuration of the seventh embodiment, but the application of the eighth embodiment is implemented.
- the present invention is not limited to the seventh embodiment, and can be applied to any of the first to sixth embodiments. That is, also in each of the configurations 1 to 6, the effect of improving the pressure resistance can be obtained by making the boundary line between the gap 57 and the pressure resistance holding structure 56 to which the gap 57 belongs curved.
- the mask pattern used in the pillar forming trench 43 forming step (FIGS. 11 and 12) in which the p-type pillar layer 14 is embedded, and the pressure resistance holding structure 56 and the gap 57 forming step are formed.
- FIG. 15 By appropriately changing the mask pattern used in FIG. 15 (FIG. 15), it can be manufactured by the same manufacturing method as the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to the first embodiment.
- the semiconductor devices according to the first to eighth embodiments are applied to the power conversion device.
- a switching element for example, MOSFET
- a rectifying element for example, SBD
- FIG. 27 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a power conversion system to which the power conversion device according to the ninth embodiment is applied.
- the power conversion system shown in FIG. 27 includes a power conversion device 301, a power supply 321 and a load 331.
- the power supply 321 is, for example, a power supply in which a commercial AC power supply is converted to DC by an AC / DC converter, and DC power is supplied to the power conversion device 301.
- the power conversion device 301 is a three-phase inverter connected between the power supply 321 and the load 331, converts the DC power supplied from the power supply 321 into AC power, and supplies AC power to the load 331. As shown in FIG. 27, the power conversion device 301 has a main conversion circuit 311 that converts DC power into AC power and outputs it, and a drive circuit 312 that outputs a drive signal that drives a switching element constituting the main conversion circuit 311. And a control circuit 313 that outputs a control signal for controlling the drive circuit 312 to the drive circuit 312.
- the load 331 is a three-phase electric motor driven by AC power supplied from the power conversion device 301.
- the main conversion circuit 311 includes a switching element and a rectifying element, and when the switching element switches, the DC power supplied from the power supply 321 is converted into AC power and supplied to the load 331.
- the main conversion circuit 311 is a two-level three-phase full bridge circuit.
- the three-phase full bridge circuit can be composed of six switching elements and six rectifying elements connected in antiparallel to each switching element.
- the six switching elements are connected in series for each of the two switching elements to form an upper and lower arm, and each upper and lower arm constitutes a U phase, a V phase, and a W phase of a full bridge circuit.
- the output terminals of each upper and lower arm, that is, the three output terminals of the main conversion circuit 311 are connected to the load 331.
- Each switching element and each rectifying element constituting the main conversion circuit 311 is the semiconductor device 314 according to any one of the first to eighth embodiments.
- the drive circuit 312 generates a drive signal for driving the switching element of the main conversion circuit 311 and outputs the generated drive signal to the control electrode of the switching element of the main conversion circuit 311. Specifically, the drive circuit 312 outputs a drive signal for turning on the switching element and a drive signal for turning off the switching element to the control electrode of each switching element according to the control signal output from the control circuit 313. To do.
- the control circuit 313 controls the switching element of the main conversion circuit 311 so that the desired power is supplied to the load 331.
- the main conversion circuit 311 is operated by PWM (pulse width modulation) control
- the switching chart of the switching element is calculated based on the power to be supplied to the load 331, and the control signal for realizing this switching chart is calculated.
- the drive circuit 312 outputs an on signal or an off signal as a drive signal to the control electrode of each switching element according to this control signal.
- the power conversion device includes the semiconductor device according to any one of the first to eighth embodiments as the semiconductor device 314 constituting the main conversion circuit 311, a high withstand voltage power conversion device is realized. Can be done.
- SBDs are shown as examples of semiconductor devices, but the semiconductor devices are not limited to SBDs, and JBSs (junction barrier diodes), pn junction diodes, MOSFETs, JFETs (junction field-effect transistors), and IGBTs. Etc. may be used.
- the material of the semiconductor substrate 11 is not limited to silicon carbide, and may be, for example, silicon, GaN, diamond or other wide-gap semiconductors, compound semiconductors, oxide semiconductors, and the like. If the semiconductor substrate 11 has an off-angle and the plane capable of uniform epitaxial growth is limited to a specific crystal plane, it is required that the super junction layer 15 be striped in a plan view regardless of the semiconductor material. Be done. Therefore, when the semiconductor substrate 11 has an off angle, the first to eighth embodiments can be applied regardless of the semiconductor material.
- the first main surface of the semiconductor substrate 11 is inclined by 4 ° in the [11-20] direction with respect to the (0001) plane, but for example, the (000-1) plane.
- the inclination angle may be another angle in the range of 0 ° or more and 8 ° or less.
- the polytype of silicon carbide is not limited to 4H, and other polytypes such as 3C and 6H may be used.
- the first conductive type is defined as n type and the second conductive type is defined as p type.
- the first conductive type may be designated as p type and the second conductive type may be designated as n type.
- Embodiments 1 to 8 Although Al was used as the p-type impurity in Embodiments 1 to 8, other Group III elements such as boron (B) and gallium (Ga) may be used. Similarly, in the first to eighth embodiments, N is used as the n-type impurity, but other group V elements such as phosphorus (P) and arsenic (As) may be used.
- the boundary line between the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 and the gap 57 is a straight line extending in the radial direction of the pressure-resistant holding structure 56, but the direction of the boundary line is not limited to this. Further, the boundary line is not limited to a straight line and may have any shape.
- the boundary line between the pressure resistance holding structure 56 and the gap 57 is a straight line parallel to the p-type pillar layer 14, but the direction of the boundary line is not limited to this. Further, the boundary line is not limited to a straight line and may have any shape.
- the optimum number, width, arrangement, etc. of the gaps 57 provided in the pressure-resistant holding structure 56 differ depending on the design of the entire pressure-resistant holding structure 56, and therefore are not specified in detail in the first to eighth embodiments.
- the optimum number, width, arrangement, etc. of the gap 57 can be obtained by using TCAD once the design of the terminal region is determined. Therefore, the optimum number, width, arrangement, etc. of the gap 57 can be optimized within a range that does not deviate from the gist of the first to eighth embodiments.
- the effect obtained by the semiconductor device having the structure shown in the first to eighth embodiments does not depend on the manufacturing method of the semiconductor device. That is, even when the semiconductor device having the structure shown in the first to eighth embodiments is manufactured by using a manufacturing method other than that described above, the same effect as that described in the first to eighth embodiments can be obtained. ..
- no gap is provided in the pressure resistant holding structure 56 on the innermost circumference.
- the potential at the end of the Schottky contact electrode 87 in contact with the withstand voltage holding structure 56 on the innermost circumference can be made constant, and the current is locally concentrated to prevent the semiconductor device from being destroyed. ..
- a gap may be provided in the withstand voltage holding structure 56 on the innermost circumference, and when the gap is provided, the effect of relaxing the electric field at the curved portion of the withstand voltage holding structure 56 can be obtained.
- the power supply 321 is a power supply obtained by converting a commercial AC power supply into a direct current by an AC / DC converter, but other types of power supplies may be used.
- the power supply 321 may be, for example, a commercial DC power supply, a solar cell, a storage battery, a rectifier circuit connected to an AC power supply, an output of an AC / DC converter, an output of a DC / DC converter, or the like.
- a two-level three-phase inverter is exemplified as the power conversion device, but the applicable range of the first to eighth embodiments is not limited to the specific power conversion device.
- the power conversion device may be, for example, a three-level or multi-level inverter, or a single-phase inverter. Further, it is also possible to apply the first to eighth embodiments to the DC / DC converter and the AC / DC converter.
- the load 331 is a three-phase electric motor, but the type of the load 331 is not limited to this.
- the load 331 an electric discharge machine, a laser machine, an induction heating cooker, a power supply device of a non-contactor power supply system, or a power conditioner used in a photovoltaic power generation system or a power storage system may be used.
- each embodiment can be freely combined, and each embodiment can be appropriately modified or omitted.
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本発明の実施形態の説明に入る前に、前提技術としてのスーパージャンクション構造を備える半導体装置について説明する。図1は、前提技術としての半導体装置の平面模式図である。この半導体装置は、特許文献1に開示されたものに相当する。また、図2は、図1のA1-A2線に沿った断面図であり、図3は、図1のC1-C2線に沿った断面図である。
図5は、本発明の実施の形態1に係る半導体装置の構造を示す図であり、半導体装置における終端構造のコーナー部近傍の平面模式図である。また、図6は、図5のD1-D2線に沿った断面図であり、図7は、図5のE1-E2線に沿った断面図である。これらの図において、図1~図3に示したものと同様の機能を有する要素には同一符号を付してある。
図20は、本発明の実施の形態2に係る半導体装置の構成を示す平面図である。ただし、作図の都合上、説明に不要な構成要素(ショットキーコンタクト電極87、アノード電極88等)の記載は省略している。また、実施の形態2に係る半導体装置の構成要素の大部分は実施の形態1と同様であるため、ここでは、実施の形態1と同様の構成要素の説明は省略し、実施の形態2に特有の構成について説明する。
図21は、本発明の実施の形態3に係る半導体装置の構成を示す平面図である。ただし、作図の都合上、説明に不要な構成要素(ショットキーコンタクト電極87、アノード電極88等)の記載は省略している。また、実施の形態3に係る半導体装置の構成要素の大部分は実施の形態2と同様であるため、ここでは、実施の形態2と同様の構成要素の説明は省略し、実施の形態3に特有の構成について説明する。
図22は、本発明の実施の形態4に係る半導体装置の構成を示す平面図である。ただし、作図の都合上、説明に不要な構成要素(ショットキーコンタクト電極87、アノード電極88等)の記載は省略している。また、実施の形態4に係る半導体装置の構成要素の大部分は実施の形態3と同様であるため、ここでは、実施の形態3と同様の構成要素の説明は省略し、実施の形態4に特有の構成について説明する。
図23は、本発明の実施の形態5に係る半導体装置の構成を示す平面図である。ただし、作図の都合上、説明に不要な構成要素(ショットキーコンタクト電極87、アノード電極88等)の記載は省略している。また、実施の形態5に係る半導体装置の構成要素の大部分は実施の形態4と同様であるため、ここでは、実施の形態4と同様の構成要素の説明は省略し、実施の形態5に特有の構成について説明する。
図24は、本発明の実施の形態6に係る半導体装置の構成を示す平面図である。ただし、作図の都合上、説明に不要な構成要素(ショットキーコンタクト電極87、アノード電極88等)の記載は省略している。また、実施の形態6に係る半導体装置の構成要素の大部分は実施の形態5と同様であるため、ここでは、実施の形態5と同様の構成要素の説明は省略し、実施の形態6に特有の構成について説明する。
図25は、本発明の実施の形態7に係る半導体装置の構成を示す平面図である。ただし、作図の都合上、説明に不要な構成要素(ショットキーコンタクト電極87、アノード電極88等)の記載は省略している。また、実施の形態7に係る半導体装置の構成要素の大部分は実施の形態6と同様であるため、ここでは、実施の形態6と同様の構成要素の説明は省略し、実施の形態7に特有の構成について説明する。
図26は、本発明の実施の形態8に係る半導体装置の構成を示す平面図である。ただし、作図の都合上、説明に不要な構成要素(ショットキーコンタクト電極87、アノード電極88等)の記載は省略している。また、実施の形態8に係る半導体装置の構成要素の大部分は実施の形態7と同様であるため、ここでは、実施の形態7と同様の構成要素の説明は省略し、実施の形態8に特有の構成について説明する。
実施の形態9では、実施の形態1~8に係る半導体装置を電力変換装置に適用する。ここでは特に、実施の形態1~8に相当するスーパージャンクション層15および耐圧保持構造56を備えるスイッチング素子(例えばMOSFET)および整流素子(例えばSBD)を、3相のインバータに適用した場合について説明する。
実施の形態1~8では、半導体装置の例としてSBDを示したが、半導体装置はSBDに限られず、JBS(junction barrier diode)、pn接合ダイオード、MOSFET、JFET(junction field-effect transistor)、IGBT等でもよい。
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- 半導体基板と、
前記半導体基板上に形成され、第1導電型の第1ピラー層および第2導電型の第2ピラー層が交互に配置されたスーパージャンクション層を含む半導体層と、
前記半導体層の上層部に活性領域を取り囲むように形成された、第2導電型の複数の耐圧保持構造と、
を備え、
少なくとも1つの前記耐圧保持構造は、平面視で前記スーパージャンクション層と重なっており、
前記スーパージャンクション層と平面視で重なる前記耐圧保持構造の少なくとも1つは、当該耐圧保持構造の途切れた部分である間隙を有している、
半導体装置。 - 前記スーパージャンクション層における前記第1ピラー層および前記第2ピラー層の配置は、平面視で回転非対称である、
請求項1に記載の半導体装置。 - 全ての前記耐圧保持構造が、前記間隙を有している、
請求項1または請求項2に記載の半導体装置。 - 最内周の前記耐圧保持構造は、前記間隙を有しておらず、
最内周の前記耐圧保持構造を除く全ての前記耐圧保持構造は、前記間隙を有している、
請求項1または請求項2に記載の半導体装置。 - 全ての前記耐圧保持構造が、平面視で前記スーパージャンクション層と重なっており、且つ、前記間隙を有している、
請求項1または請求項2に記載の半導体装置。 - 全ての前記耐圧保持構造は、平面視で前記スーパージャンクション層と重なっており、
最内周の前記耐圧保持構造は、前記間隙を有しておらず、
最内周の前記耐圧保持構造を除く全ての前記耐圧保持構造は、前記間隙を有している、
請求項1または請求項2に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記スーパージャンクション層において、前記第1ピラー層および前記第2ピラー層はストライプ状に配置されている、
請求項1から請求項6のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記間隙は、前記耐圧保持構造の曲線部に形成されている、
請求項1から請求項7のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記間隙は、前記耐圧保持構造の直線部には形成されていない、
請求項8に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記間隙は、前記第1ピラー層と前記第2ピラー層とに跨がるように形成されており、
前記間隙とそれが属する前記耐圧保持構造との間の2つの境界線は、前記第1ピラー層と前記第2ピラー層との境界線に接しておらず、
前記間隙とそれが属する前記耐圧保持構造との間の2つの境界線のうち、前記第2ピラー層の長手方向に平行な前記活性領域の中心線に近い側の境界線は、平面視で前記第2ピラー層に内包されており、前記活性領域の前記中心線から遠い側の境界線は、平面視で前記第1ピラー層に内包されている、
請求項1から請求項9のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記間隙とそれが属する前記耐圧保持構造との間の2つの境界線のうち、前記活性領域の前記中心線から近い側の境界線を内包する前記第2ピラー層と、前記活性領域の前記中心線から遠い側の境界線を内包する前記第1ピラー層とが隣り合っている、
請求項10に記載の半導体装置。 - 隣り合う前記耐圧保持構造の前記間隙同士は、平面視で、前記耐圧保持構造の径方向に隣り合わないように、互いにずらして配置されている、
請求項1から請求項11のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記半導体基板はオフ角を有する、
請求項1から請求項12のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記半導体基板は炭化珪素基板である、
請求項1から請求項13のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。 - 前記耐圧保持構造の第2導電型の不純物濃度は、1×1013cm-2以上である、
請求項14に記載の半導体装置。 - 請求項1から請求項15のいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置を有し、入力される電力を変換して出力する主変換回路と、
前記半導体装置を駆動する駆動信号を前記半導体装置に出力する駆動回路と、
前記駆動回路を制御する制御信号を前記駆動回路に出力する制御回路と、
を備えた電力変換装置。 - 半導体基板上に第1導電型の第1半導体層を形成する工程と、
前記第1半導体層にストライプ状のトレンチを形成し、前記トレンチに第2導電型の第2半導体層を埋め込むことで、前記第1半導体層から成る第1ピラー層および第2半導体層から成る第2ピラー層が交互に配置されたスーパージャンクション層を形成する工程と、
注入マスクを用いたイオン注入によって、前記スーパージャンクション層を含む前記第1半導体層および前記第2半導体層の上層部に、活性領域を取り囲む第2導電型の複数の耐圧保持構造を形成する工程と、
を備え、
少なくとも1つの前記耐圧保持構造は、平面視で前記スーパージャンクション層と重なっており、
前記スーパージャンクション層と平面視で重なる前記耐圧保持構造の少なくとも1つは、当該耐圧保持構造の途切れた部分である間隙を有している、
半導体装置の製造方法。
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