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Trench corner protection for trench MOSFET

US6700158B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 18, 2000
Grant dateMar 2, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/519

Abstract

A method of making a trench MOSFET structure having upper trench corner protection, the method not requiring trench corner rounding or sacrificial oxide/strip steps. The trench MOSFET structure fabricated according to the method of the present invention exhibits higher oxide breakdown voltage and lower gate-to-source capacitance.

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