JP7000971B2 - 半導体装置 - Google Patents

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JP7000971B2
JP7000971B2 JP2018079227A JP2018079227A JP7000971B2 JP 7000971 B2 JP7000971 B2 JP 7000971B2 JP 2018079227 A JP2018079227 A JP 2018079227A JP 2018079227 A JP2018079227 A JP 2018079227A JP 7000971 B2 JP7000971 B2 JP 7000971B2
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Description

本発明は、トランジスタと還流ダイオードを備えた逆導通特性を有する半導体装置に関する。
絶縁ゲートバイポーラトランジスタ(Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor: IGBT)、パワーMOSFET又はダイオード等のパワー半導体装置には、導通状態での定常損失とスイッチング時のスイッチング損失との和からなるパワーロスの低減が求められている。これに対し、デバイス構造設計の最適化を行うことでその市場要求に応えている。これらパワー半導体装置は、一般的にスイッチング素子と、それに逆並列で接続される還流ダイオードを複数個組み合わせたインバータ装置として使用される場合が多い。
逆導通型IGBT(Reverse Conducting Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor、以下RC-IGBTと記載。)は、IGBTと還流ダイオードの機能を1つの半導体基板に集約、即ち1つのチップで形成したものである。通常のIGBTのチップと還流ダイオードのチップを個々に組み合わせたインバータ回路に比べ、RC-IGBTでインバータ回路を構成するとチップ数を半減でき、小型化、低コスト化を実現できる。このようにパワーロスの低減に加え、小型化と低コスト化を目的としてRC-IGBTの開発が進められている。
RC-IGBTにおけるIGBTと還流ダイオードは、半導体基板の表裏の電極に電圧を印加することで、半導体基板の縦方向に電流が流れるように動作するセル領域に設けられている。セル領域の外周部には、耐圧を保持するための終端領域が配置されている。セル領域と終端領域の間又はセル領域間には配線領域が配置されている。配線領域には、ワイヤボンド用のゲートパッド、及びゲートパッドとセル領域のIGBTセルのゲートとの間を電気的に接続するゲート配線が設けられている。終端領域及び配線領域には、不純物濃度が高く深さが深い拡散層が設けられ、半導体装置に逆バイアスを印加した際にこれらの領域にかかる電界は緩和される。また、終端領域及び配線領域は、pnp又はnpnバイポーラトランジスタを構成して順バイアスを印加した際に電流が流れず、意図的に半導体装置として動作させない無効領域である。
このように無効領域が広いので、所望の性能を得るためにセル領域を拡大させ、半導体装置のサイズを大きくする必要があった。これに対して、配線領域で基板裏面にnカソード層を形成することで、意図的にダイオードとして動作させ、有効領域を拡大させた構造が提案されている(例えば、特許文献1参照)。これによりダイオードの性能を向上できる。
特開2009-267394号公報
しかし、配線領域に終端領域と同様に不純物濃度が高く深さが深いpウェル層をアノード層として形成していた。このため、リカバリー電流が増大するという問題があった。これを防ぐために、配線領域に部分的に電子線又はヘリウム線を照射してライフタイムを制御するか、又は別工程で配線領域に低濃度のアノード層を形成することもできるが、製造工程が増加する。また、配線領域及び終端領域において基板表面のp層の不純物濃度を低く深さを浅くすると、耐圧が低下し、急峻なスイッチング動作時の破壊等が懸念される。
本発明は、上述のような課題を解決するためになされたもので、その目的は製造工程を増加することなく、リカバリー電流の増大を抑制し、高耐圧・高破壊耐量を実現できる半導体装置を得るものである。
本発明に係る半導体装置は、セル領域と、前記セル領域の外周に配置された終端領域と、前記セル領域と前記終端領域の間又は前記セル領域間に配置された配線領域とを有する半導体基板と、前記セル領域に設けられたIGBTと、前記配線領域において前記半導体基板の上に設けられた絶縁膜と、前記絶縁膜の上に設けられ、前記IGBTのゲートに接続されたゲート電極と、前記終端領域において前記半導体基板の表面に設けられたpウェル層と、一部が前記配線領域に設けられたダイオードとを備え、前記ダイオードは、前記半導体基板の前記表面に設けられたpベース層と、前記半導体基板の裏面に設けられたnカソード層とを有し、前記ダイオードの前記pベース層及び前記nカソード層の一部が前記配線領域において前記絶縁膜及び前記ゲート電極の下方に設けられ、前記pベース層は、前記配線領域と前記セル領域に共通に設けられ、前記pウェル層に比べて不純物濃度が低く深さが浅いことを特徴とする。
本発明では、配線領域に設けられたダイオードのpベース層は、終端領域のpウェル層に比べて不純物濃度が低く、深さが浅い。これにより、ホールの供給量を低減し、リカバリー電流の増大を抑制できる。また、ダイオードのpベース層は配線領域とセル領域に共通に設けられているため、ダイオードを形成するために製造工程が増加しない。また、不純物濃度が高く深さが深いpウェル層を終端領域に形成することで、終端領域にかかる電界集中を抑制し、高耐圧・高破壊耐量を実現できる。
実施の形態1に係る半導体装置の領域を示す上面図である。 実施の形態1に係る半導体基板を示す上面図である。 実施の形態1に係る半導体基板を示す下面図である。 実施の形態1に係る半導体装置を示す断面図である。 比較例に係る半導体装置を示す断面図である。 実施の形態2に係る半導体装置を示す断面図である。 実施の形態3に係る半導体装置を示す断面図である。 実施の形態4に係る半導体装置を示す断面図である。 実施の形態5に係る半導体装置を示す断面図である。 実施の形態6に係る半導体装置を示す断面図である。
実施の形態に係る半導体装置について図面を参照して説明する。同じ又は対応する構成要素には同じ符号を付し、説明の繰り返しを省略する場合がある。
実施の形態1.
図1は、実施の形態1に係る半導体装置の領域を示す上面図である。RC-IGBTのセル領域1の外周に、耐圧保持のための終端領域2が配置されている。セル領域1と終端領域2の間又はセル領域1間に配線領域3が配置されている。この配線領域3にゲート配線4及びゲートパッド5が設けられている。また、セル領域1を含む配線領域3で囲まれた領域を、終端領域2と区別するため、活性領域と称する。
図2は、実施の形態1に係る半導体基板を示す上面図である。図3は、実施の形態1に係る半導体基板を示す下面図である。図4は、実施の形態1に係る半導体装置を示す断面図であり、図1~3のI-IIに沿った断面図に対応する。セル領域にIGBT及び還流ダイオードが設けられている。
半導体基板6のnドリフト層7は全領域で共通である。セル領域及び配線領域において半導体基板6のnドリフト層7の上にpベース層8が設けられている。IGBTではpベース層8の表面にnエミッタ層9及びpエミッタ層10が設けられている。nエミッタ層9を貫通するトレンチ内にゲート酸化膜11を介してポリシリコンからなるトレンチゲート12が設けられている。還流ダイオードではpベース層8の表面にpエミッタ層10が設けられている。また、耐圧保持のために還流ダイオードにもトレンチを設けているが、ゲートとして機能しないようにトレンチゲート12とは電気的に分離されている。表面電極13がpベース層8、nエミッタ層9及びpエミッタ層10に接続されている。トレンチゲート12と表面電極13とは層間絶縁膜14によって電気的に分離されている。
なお、還流ダイオードのpベース層8及びpエミッタ層10は、ダイオードのアノード電極として機能する。低コストで製造するために還流ダイオードとIGBTのpベース層8及びpエミッタ層10は同時に形成される。しかし、性能面を重視して還流ダイオードとIGBTを個別に形成してもよい。
複数のpウェル層15が終端領域において半導体基板6の表面に部分的に設けられている。図2に示すように、半導体基板6の表面で複数のpウェル層15がセル領域及び配線領域のpベース層8を囲んでいる。最も内側のpウェル層15はpベース層8に接する。両者を同電位にすることで、セル領域又は配線領域の終端側にかかる電界集中を緩和させることができる。
配線領域及び終端領域において絶縁膜16が半導体基板6の上に設けられている。IGBTのゲートに接続されたゲート電極17,18が絶縁膜16の上に設けられている。pウェル層15とゲート電極17,18は絶縁膜16によって電気的に分離されている。ゲート電極17,18は図1のゲート配線4又はゲートパッド5に対応する。
全領域で共通にnドリフト層7の下にnバッファ層19が設けられている。IGBTと終端領域でnバッファ層19の下にpコレクタ層20が設けられている。還流ダイオード及び配線領域ではnバッファ層19の下にnカソード層21が設けられている。全領域で共通にpコレクタ層20及びnカソード層21の下に裏面電極23が設けられている。
配線領域において半導体基板6の表面に設けられたpベース層8と、半導体基板6の裏面に設けられたnカソード層21とからダイオードが構成されている。pベース層8はpウェル層15に比べて不純物濃度が低く深さが浅い。終端領域では半導体基板6の裏面側にpコレクタ層20を設けてpnpバイポーラトランジスタを構成することで、意図的に電流を流さない構造にしている。
続いて、本実施の形態の効果を比較例と比較して説明する。図5は、比較例に係る半導体装置を示す断面図である。比較例では、配線領域に終端領域と同様に不純物濃度が高く深さが深いpウェル層15をアノード層として形成している。このため、リカバリー電流が増大する。これに対して、本実施の形態では、配線領域に設けられたダイオードのpベース層8は、終端領域のpウェル層15に比べて不純物濃度が低く、深さが浅い。これにより、ホールの供給量を低減し、リカバリー電流の増大を抑制できる。
また、本実施の形態では、ダイオードのpベース層8は配線領域とセル領域に共通に設けられているため、ダイオードを形成するために製造工程が増加しない。また、不純物濃度が高く深さが深いpウェル層15を終端領域に形成することで、終端領域にかかる電界集中を抑制し、高耐圧・高破壊耐量を実現できる。
実施の形態2.
図6は、実施の形態2に係る半導体装置を示す断面図である。本実施の形態では、不純物濃度が高く、深さが深いpウェル層15からnカソード層21までの距離D1を、pウェル層15の直下におけるnドリフト層7の厚みt以上にしている。このようにpウェル層15からnカソード層21までの距離D1を広くすることにより、nカソード層21からのホールの供給を抑制でき、リカバリー電流を低減できる。また、ホールが表面のpウェル層15から裏面のnカソード層21に向かって拡散していく角度を45°と考えた場合、nカソード層21からのホールの供給を抑制するには、距離D1がnドリフト層7の厚みt以上であればよい。
実施の形態3.
図7は、実施の形態3に係る半導体装置を示す断面図である。本実施の形態では、pベース層8より不純物濃度が高いpエミッタ層24が、配線領域においてpベース層8の表面に設けられている。これにより、表面電極13とのコンタクト抵抗を低減でき、順方向損失を低減できる。特に、表面電極13にTi、TiN、TiWなどのバリアメタルを形成する場合に、接合表面の不純物濃度を高くすることでバリアメタルとの良好なオーミックコンタクトが得られる。
また、pエミッタ層24はpウェル層15から距離D2だけ離れており、結合しないように両者の間に比較的不純物濃度の低いpベース層8が設けられている。このため、pウェル層15からのホールの供給を抑制し、リカバリー電流の増加を抑制することができる。
また、配線領域のpエミッタ層24は、IGBT及び還流ダイオードのpエミッタ層10と不純物濃度及び深さが同じである。従って、pエミッタ層24はpエミッタ層10と同時に形成することができるため、新たな製造工程を必要としない。
実施の形態4.
図8は、実施の形態4に係る半導体装置を示す断面図である。本実施の形態では、pエミッタ層24が、配線領域において表面電極13と接続する部分に局所的に設けられ、ゲート配線4の下には設けられていない。このようにpエミッタ層24を表面電極13と接合する部分にのみ形成することにより、表面電極13との良好なオーミックコンタクト性能を維持しつつ、不純物濃度が高いpエミッタ層24の体積を削減してリカバリー電流を低減できる。
実施の形態5.
図9は、実施の形態5に係る半導体装置を示す断面図である。本実施の形態では、pウェル層15からnカソード層21までの距離D1をnドリフト層7の厚みt以上にしている。さらに、pベース層8より不純物濃度が高いpエミッタ層24が、配線領域においてpベース層8の表面に設けられている。これにより、実施の形態2及び3の効果を得ることができる。
実施の形態6.
図10は、実施の形態6に係る半導体装置を示す断面図である。本実施の形態では、pウェル層15からnカソード層21までの距離D1をnドリフト層7の厚みt以上にしている。さらに、pエミッタ層24が、配線領域において表面電極13と接続する部分に局所的に設けられ、ゲート配線4の下には設けられていない。これにより、実施の形態2及び4の効果を得ることができる。
なお、半導体基板6は、珪素によって設けられたものに限らず、珪素に比べてバンドギャップが大きいワイドバンドギャップ半導体によって設けられたものでもよい。ワイドバンドギャップ半導体は、例えば、炭化珪素、窒化ガリウム系材料、又はダイヤモンドである。このようなワイドバンドギャップ半導体によって設けられた半導体装置は、耐電圧性や許容電流密度が高いため、小型化できる。この小型化された半導体装置を用いることで、この半導体装置を組み込んだ半導体モジュールも小型化・高集積化できる。また、半導体装置の耐熱性が高いため、ヒートシンクの放熱フィンを小型化でき、水冷部を空冷化できるので、半導体モジュールを更に小型化できる。また、半導体装置の電力損失が低く高効率であるため、半導体モジュールを高効率化できる。
6 半導体基板、7 nドリフト層、8 pベース層、13 表面電極、15 pウェル層、16 絶縁膜、17,18 ゲート電極、21 nカソード層、24 pエミッタ層

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  1. セル領域と、前記セル領域の外周に配置された終端領域と、前記セル領域と前記終端領域の間又は前記セル領域間に配置された配線領域とを有する半導体基板と、
    前記セル領域に設けられたIGBTと、
    前記配線領域において前記半導体基板の上に設けられた絶縁膜と、
    前記絶縁膜の上に設けられ、前記IGBTのゲートに接続されたゲート電極と、
    前記終端領域において前記半導体基板の表面に設けられたpウェル層と、
    一部が前記配線領域に設けられたダイオードとを備え、
    前記ダイオードは、前記半導体基板の前記表面に設けられたpベース層と、前記半導体基板の裏面に設けられたnカソード層とを有し、
    前記ダイオードの前記pベース層及び前記nカソード層の一部が前記配線領域において前記絶縁膜及び前記ゲート電極の下方に設けられ、
    前記pベース層は、前記配線領域と前記セル領域に共通に設けられ、前記pウェル層に比べて不純物濃度が低く深さが浅いことを特徴とする半導体装置。
  2. 前記半導体基板において前記pベース層と前記nカソード層の間にnドリフト層が設けられ、
    前記pウェル層から前記nカソード層までの距離は前記pウェル層の直下における前記nドリフト層の厚み以上であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体装置。
  3. 一部が前記配線領域の前記絶縁膜の下方において前記pベース層の表面に設けられ、前記pベース層より不純物濃度が高いpエミッタ層と、
    前記絶縁膜の下方以外の領域で前記pベース層及び前記pエミッタ層に接続された表面電極とを更に備え、
    前記pエミッタ層は前記pウェル層から離れていることを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の半導体装置。
  4. 前記pエミッタ層は前記表面電極と接続する部分に局所的に設けられていることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の半導体装置。
  5. 前記半導体基板はワイドバンドギャップ半導体によって設けられていることを特徴とする請求項1~4の何れか1項に記載の半導体装置。
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