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Termination for trench MIS device

US7795675B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 21, 2005
Grant dateSep 14, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/516

Abstract

A trench MIS device is formed in a P-epitaxial layer that overlies an N-epitaxial layer and an N+ substrate. In one embodiment, the device includes an N-type drain-drift region that extends from the bottom of the trench to the N-epitaxial layer. Preferably, the drain-drift region is formed at least in part by fabricating spacers on the sidewalls of the trench and implanting an N-type dopant between the sidewall spacers and through the bottom of the trench. The drain-drift region can be doped more heavily than the conventional “drift region” that is formed in an N-epitaxial layer. Thus, the device has a low on-resistance. The device can be terminated by a plurality of polysilicon-filled termination trenches located near the edge of the die, with the polysilicon in each termination trench being connected to the mesa adjacent the termination trench.

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