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(10)本発明の一形態によれば、半導体装置の製造方法が提供される。この製造方法は、上面と側面とを有する台地状を成すメサ構造と、前記メサ構造の周囲に広がる周囲面とを、半導体層に形成する工程と;前記周囲面から前記側面を通じて前記上面の上方にわたって絶縁膜を形成する工程であって、前記上面の上方に形成され前記上面の端部より内側に開口部を画定する上面部と、前記側面に形成された側面部と、前記周囲面に形成された周囲部と、を有する絶縁膜を形成する工程と;ウェットエッチングによって前記絶縁膜における前記開口部を形成する工程と;前記開口部の内側から、前記上面部、前記側面部および前記周囲部の上にわたって電極を形成する工程とを備え、前記開口部を形成する工程は、前記開口部に対応する部分にマスク開口部を有するマスクを、前記絶縁膜の部位のうち、前記上面部と、前記側面部と、前記周囲部との各部の上に形成する工程と;前記マスクを形成した後、前記絶縁膜における前記マスク開口部から露出した部分をエッチャントに晒すことによって前記開口部を形成する際、前記絶縁膜と前記マスクとの間に前記エッチャントを入り込ませることによって、前記周囲部より薄い膜厚から前記上面部に向かうにつれて更に膜厚が薄くなる部分を、前記側面部に形成する工程とを含む。この形態によれば、絶縁膜に開口部を形成する工程において側面部を薄肉化できる。したがって、製造工程の煩雑化を回避しながら、絶縁破壊の防止と逆方向リーク電流の抑制とを両立可能な半導体装置を製造できる。 (10) According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. The manufacturing method includes a step of forming, on a semiconductor layer, a mesa structure having a plateau shape having an upper surface and a side surface, and a peripheral surface extending around the mesa structure; above the upper surface through the side surface from the peripheral surface Forming an insulating film over the upper surface, the upper surface portion defining an opening inside the end portion of the upper surface, the side surface portion formed on the side surface, and the peripheral surface process and to form a front KiHiraki opening in the insulating film by wet etching; process and of forming an insulating film having been and the surrounding portion, a is from the inside of the opening, said upper surface portion, said side portions and said and forming an electrode over the peripheral portion, the step of forming the opening, a mask having a mask opening in a portion corresponding to the opening, of the portion of the insulating film, before SL on surface If, before SL side surface portion, pre-process and formed on the respective parts of the distichum surrounding portion; after forming the mask, said by exposing said exposed from the mask opening in the insulating film portion in an etchant When forming the opening, by inserting the etchant between the insulating film and the mask, a portion where the film thickness is further reduced from the film thickness thinner than the peripheral part toward the upper surface part is formed on the side surface. Forming on the portion. According to this embodiment, the side surface can be thinned in the step of forming the opening in the insulating film. Therefore, it is possible to manufacture a semiconductor device that can achieve both prevention of dielectric breakdown and suppression of reverse leakage current while avoiding complicated manufacturing processes.

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半導体装置であって、
上面と側面とを有する台地状を成すメサ構造と、前記メサ構造の周囲に広がる周囲面と、を有する半導体層と、
前記周囲面から前記側面を通じて前記上面の上方にわたって形成された絶縁膜であって、前記上面の上方に形成され前記上面の端部より内側に開口部を画定する上面部と、前記側面に形成された側面部と、前記周囲面に形成された周囲部と、を有する絶縁膜と、
前記開口部の内側から、前記上面部、前記側面部および前記周囲部の上にわたって形成された電極と
を備え、
前記側面部は、前記周囲部より薄い膜厚から前記上面部に向かうにつれて更に膜厚が薄くなる部分を、有する、半導体装置。
A semiconductor device,
A semiconductor layer having a plateau-like mesa structure having an upper surface and side surfaces, and a peripheral surface extending around the mesa structure;
An insulating film formed from the peripheral surface to the upper surface through the side surface, the upper surface portion being formed above the upper surface and defining an opening inside the end portion of the upper surface; and formed on the side surface. An insulating film having a side surface portion and a peripheral portion formed on the peripheral surface;
An electrode formed from the inside of the opening to the top surface, the side surface, and the peripheral portion;
The side surface portion has a portion where the film thickness further decreases from the film thickness thinner than the peripheral area toward the upper surface area.
前記上面部の膜厚は、前記開口部に向かうにつれて薄くなる、請求項1に記載の半導体装置。   The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein a film thickness of the upper surface portion becomes thinner toward the opening. 請求項1または請求項2に記載の半導体装置であって、
前記絶縁膜は、前記周囲面から前記側面を通じて前記上面にわたって形成され、
前記電極は、前記上面のうち前記開口部から露出した部分から、前記上面部、前記側面部および前記周囲部の上にわたって一体的に形成された、半導体装置。
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
The insulating film is formed from the peripheral surface to the upper surface through the side surface,
The electrode is a semiconductor device formed integrally from a portion of the upper surface exposed from the opening to the upper surface portion, the side surface portion, and the peripheral portion.
請求項1または請求項2に記載の半導体装置であって、
前記電極は、第1の電極と、第2の電極とを含み、
前記第1の電極は、前記上面に形成され、
前記絶縁膜は、前記周囲面から前記側面を通じて前記第1の電極の上にわたって形成され、
前記第2の電極は、前記第1の電極のうち前記開口部から露出した部分から、前記上面部、前記側面部および前記周囲部の上にわたって一体的に形成された、半導体装置。
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
The electrode includes a first electrode and a second electrode,
The first electrode is formed on the upper surface,
The insulating film is formed on the first electrode from the peripheral surface through the side surface,
The second electrode is a semiconductor device formed integrally from a portion of the first electrode exposed from the opening to the upper surface, the side surface, and the peripheral portion.
前記電極は、前記上面にショットキー接合されたショットキー電極を含む、請求項1から請求項4までのいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。   The semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the electrode includes a Schottky electrode that is Schottky bonded to the upper surface. 請求項1から請求項4までのいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置であって、
前記半導体層は、相互に隣接するp型半導体層およびn型半導体層を含み、
前記電極は、前記上面にオーミック接合されたオーミック電極を含み、
前記側面は、前記p型半導体層から前記n型半導体層にわたって形成された、半導体装置。
A semiconductor device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein
The semiconductor layer includes a p-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer adjacent to each other,
The electrode includes an ohmic electrode ohmic-bonded to the upper surface,
The side surface is a semiconductor device formed from the p-type semiconductor layer to the n-type semiconductor layer.
前記絶縁膜は、二酸化ケイ素(SiO2)、酸化アルミニウム(Al2O3)、窒化ケイ素(Si3N4)、酸窒化ケイ素(SiON)および酸窒化アルミニウム(AlON)の少なくとも1つから主に成る、請求項1から請求項6までのいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。   The said insulating film consists mainly of at least one of silicon dioxide (SiO2), aluminum oxide (Al2O3), silicon nitride (Si3N4), silicon oxynitride (SiON), and aluminum oxynitride (AlON). Item 7. The semiconductor device according to any one of Items 6 to 6. 前記半導体層は、窒化ガリウム(GaN)、窒化アルミニウムガリウム(AlGaN)、窒化インジウムガリウム(InGaN)、炭化ケイ素(SiC)、ケイ素(Si)およびヒ化ガリウム(GaAs)の少なくとも1つから主に成る、請求項1から請求項7までのいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。   The semiconductor layer mainly comprises at least one of gallium nitride (GaN), aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN), indium gallium nitride (InGaN), silicon carbide (SiC), silicon (Si), and gallium arsenide (GaAs). The semiconductor device according to claim 1. 前記電極は、ニッケル(Ni)、パラジウム(Pd)、白金(Pt)、金(Au)、モリブデン(Mo)およびイリジウム(Ir)の少なくとも1つから主に成る、請求項1から請求項8までのいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置。   The electrode mainly comprises at least one of nickel (Ni), palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), gold (Au), molybdenum (Mo), and iridium (Ir). The semiconductor device according to any one of the above. 半導体装置の製造方法であって、
上面と側面とを有する台地状を成すメサ構造と、前記メサ構造の周囲に広がる周囲面とを、半導体層に形成する工程と、
前記周囲面から前記側面を通じて前記上面の上方にわたって絶縁膜を形成する工程であって、前記上面の上方に形成され前記上面の端部より内側に開口部を画定する上面部と、前記側面に形成された側面部と、前記周囲面に形成された周囲部と、を有する絶縁膜を形成する工程と、
ウェットエッチングによって前記絶縁膜における前記開口部を形成する工程と、
前記開口部の内側から、前記上面部、前記側面部および前記周囲部の上にわたって電極を形成する工程と
を備え、
前記開口部を形成する工程は、
前記開口部に対応する部分にマスク開口部を有するマスクを、前記絶縁膜の部位のうち、前記上面部と、前記側面部と、前記周囲部との各部の上に形成する工程と、
前記マスクを形成した後、前記絶縁膜における前記マスク開口部から露出した部分をエッチャントに晒すことによって前記開口部を形成する際、前記絶縁膜と前記マスクとの間に前記エッチャントを入り込ませることによって、前記周囲部より薄い膜厚から前記上面部に向かうにつれて更に膜厚が薄くなる部分を、前記側面部に形成する工程と
を含む、半導体装置の製造方法。
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:
Forming a plateau-shaped mesa structure having an upper surface and a side surface and a peripheral surface extending around the mesa structure in a semiconductor layer;
Forming an insulating film over the upper surface from the peripheral surface through the side surface, the upper surface portion being formed above the upper surface and defining an opening inside the end portion of the upper surface; and formed on the side surface Forming an insulating film having a side surface portion formed on the peripheral surface and a peripheral portion formed on the peripheral surface ;
Forming a front KiHiraki opening in the insulating film by wet etching,
Forming an electrode over the upper surface portion, the side surface portion, and the peripheral portion from the inside of the opening, and
The step of forming the opening includes
Forming a mask having a mask opening in a portion corresponding to the opening, of the portion of the insulating film, on the respective portions of the front SL on surface, and the front SL side surface portion, the front distichum surrounding portion When,
After forming the mask, when the opening is formed by exposing a portion of the insulating film exposed from the mask opening to an etchant, the etchant is inserted between the insulating film and the mask. And a step of forming, on the side surface portion, a portion whose film thickness is further reduced from the thinner film thickness toward the upper surface portion than the peripheral portion.
前記マスクを形成した後、前記絶縁膜における前記マスク開口部から露出した部分をエッチャントに晒すことによって前記開口部を形成する際、前記絶縁膜と前記マスクとの間に前記エッチャントを入り込ませることによって、前記上面部の膜厚を前記開口部に向かうにつれて薄くする、請求項10に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。   After forming the mask, when the opening is formed by exposing a portion of the insulating film exposed from the mask opening to an etchant, the etchant is inserted between the insulating film and the mask. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 10, wherein the film thickness of the upper surface portion is reduced as it goes toward the opening. 請求項10または請求項11に記載の半導体装置の製造方法であって、
前記絶縁膜を形成する工程は、前記周囲面から前記側面を通じて前記上面にわたって前記絶縁膜を形成する工程であり、
前記電極を形成する工程は、前記上面のうち前記開口部から露出した部分から、前記上面部、前記側面部および前記周囲部の上にわたって一体的に前記電極を形成する工程である、半導体装置の製造方法。
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 10 or 11,
The step of forming the insulating film is a step of forming the insulating film from the peripheral surface to the upper surface through the side surface,
The step of forming the electrode is a step of integrally forming the electrode from a portion of the upper surface exposed from the opening to the upper surface portion, the side surface portion, and the peripheral portion. Production method.
請求項10または請求項11に記載の半導体装置の製造方法であって、
更に、前記絶縁膜を形成する工程に先立って、前記電極とは異なる他の電極を前記上面に形成する工程を備え、
前記絶縁膜を形成する工程は、前記他の電極を形成した後、前記周囲面から前記側面を通じて前記他の電極の上にわたって前記絶縁膜を形成する工程であり、
前記電極を形成する工程は、前記他の電極のうち前記開口部から露出した部分から、前記上面部、前記側面部および前記周囲部の上にわたって一体的に前記電極を形成する工程である、半導体装置の製造方法。
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 10 or 11,
Furthermore, prior to the step of forming the insulating film, the method includes the step of forming another electrode different from the electrode on the upper surface,
The step of forming the insulating film is a step of forming the insulating film over the other electrode from the peripheral surface through the side surface after forming the other electrode,
The step of forming the electrode is a step of forming the electrode integrally from the portion of the other electrode exposed from the opening to the upper surface, the side surface, and the peripheral portion. Device manufacturing method.
前記メサ構造および前記周囲面を形成する前の半導体層の表面に前記他の電極を形成した後、前記他の電極をマスクとして用いたドライエッチングにより前記半導体層を加工することによって、前記メサ構造および前記周囲面を形成する、請求項13に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。   After forming the other electrode on the surface of the semiconductor layer before forming the mesa structure and the peripheral surface, the mesa structure is processed by dry etching using the other electrode as a mask. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 13, wherein the peripheral surface is formed. 前記マスクは、フォトレジストから成る、請求項10から請求項14までのいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。   The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 10, wherein the mask is made of a photoresist. 前記エッチャントは、バッファードフッ酸である、請求項10から請求項15までのいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。   The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 10, wherein the etchant is buffered hydrofluoric acid. 前記エッチャントにおけるフッ化アンモニウムに対するフッ化水素酸の質量比は、0.1以上10以下である、請求項16に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。   The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 16, wherein a mass ratio of hydrofluoric acid to ammonium fluoride in the etchant is 0.1 or more and 10 or less. 疎水化表面処理、エッチング処理、並びに、密着性向上剤を塗布する処理を、前記絶縁膜の表面に対して実施せずに、前記マスクを前記絶縁膜に形成する、請求項10から請求項17までのいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。   The mask is formed on the insulating film without performing the hydrophobizing surface treatment, the etching treatment, and the treatment for applying the adhesion improving agent on the surface of the insulating film. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device as described in any one of the above. 前記絶縁膜の最外層として窒化ケイ素(SiNx)から主になる層を形成する、請求項10から請求項18までのいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。   19. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 10, wherein a layer mainly composed of silicon nitride (SiNx) is formed as an outermost layer of the insulating film. 前記絶縁膜に対する前記マスクの形成に先立って、プラズマ処理を前記絶縁膜の表面に対して実施する、請求項10から請求項19までのいずれか一項に記載の半導体装置の製造方法。   20. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 10, wherein plasma processing is performed on a surface of the insulating film prior to forming the mask for the insulating film.
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