Guarding ring structure of a high voltage device and manufacturing method thereof
US9224804B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D62/157
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a guarding ring structure of a semiconductor high voltage device and the manufacturing method thereof. The guarding ring structure comprises a first N type monocrystalline silicon substrate (3), a second N type monocrystalline silicon substrate (8), a discontinuous oxide layer (2), a metal field plate (1), a device region (9), multiple P+ type diffusion rings (5) and an equipotential ring (4). The second N type monocrystalline silicon substrate (8) is a single N type crystalline layer epitaxially formed on the first N type monocrystalline silicon substrate (3) and has lower doping concentration than the first N type monocrystalline silicon substrate (3). N type diffusion rings (6) are embedded in the inner side of the P+ type diffusion rings (5) and are fully depleted at zero bias voltage. The guarding ring structure can achieve the same withstand voltage with less area and design time.
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