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Silicon carbide semiconductor device and method for producing the same

US9515160B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 20, 2016
Grant dateDec 6, 2016
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/405
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method for producing an SiC semiconductor device, a p type layer is formed in a trench by epitaxially growing, and is then left only on a bottom portion and ends of the trench by hydrogen etching, thereby to form a p type SiC layer. Thus, the p type SiC layer can be formed without depending on diagonal ion implantation. Since it is not necessary to separately perform the diagonal ion implantation, it is less likely that a production process will be complicated due to transferring into an ion implantation apparatus, and thus manufacturing costs reduce. Since there is no damage due to a defect caused by the ion implantation, it is possible to reduce a drain leakage and to reliably restrict the p type SiC layer from remaining on the side surface of the trench.

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