Semiconductor device wtih an interconnecting semiconductor electrode between first and second semiconductor electrodes and method of manufacture therefor
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01L-029/78
H01L-029/66
H01L-027/07
H01L-021/8234
H01L-029/423
H01L-027/088
출원번호
US-0707150
(2015-05-08)
등록번호
US-9837526
(2017-12-05)
우선권정보
WO-PCT/IB2014/002946 (2014-12-08)
발명자
/ 주소
Dupuy, Philippe
Grandry, Hubert
출원인 / 주소
NXP USA, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Jacobsen, Charlene R.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
2인용 특허 :
48
초록▼
A semiconductor product comprising: a first semiconductor electrode, a second semiconductor electrode and an interconnecting semiconductor electrode defining a third semiconductor electrode; a first switch, between the first semiconductor electrode and the third semiconductor electrode, provided by
A semiconductor product comprising: a first semiconductor electrode, a second semiconductor electrode and an interconnecting semiconductor electrode defining a third semiconductor electrode; a first switch, between the first semiconductor electrode and the third semiconductor electrode, provided by a first vertical insulated-gate field-effect-transistor; and a second switch, between the second semiconductor electrode and the third semiconductor electrode, provided by a second vertical insulated-gate field-effect-transistor, wherein the interconnecting semiconductor electrode interconnects the first vertical insulated gate field-effect-transistor and the second vertical insulated gate field-effect-transistor.
대표청구항▼
1. A semiconductor product, comprising: a first semiconductor electrode, a second semiconductor electrode and an interconnecting semiconductor electrode defining a third semiconductor electrode;a first switch, between the first semiconductor electrode and the third semiconductor electrode, provided
1. A semiconductor product, comprising: a first semiconductor electrode, a second semiconductor electrode and an interconnecting semiconductor electrode defining a third semiconductor electrode;a first switch, between the first semiconductor electrode and the third semiconductor electrode, provided by a first vertical insulated-gate field-effect-transistor; anda second switch, between the second semiconductor electrode and the third semiconductor electrode, provided by a second vertical insulated-gate field-effect-transistor, whereinthe interconnecting semiconductor electrode interconnects the first vertical insulated gate field-effect-transistor and the second vertical insulated gate field-effect-transistor,wherein at least one of the first vertical insulated gate field-effect-transistor and the second vertical insulated gate field-effect-transistor comprises: a lower drift region between a lower planar substrate doped to form a lower current electrode and a body doped to form a vertically extending channel,a vertically extending lower shield plate electrode laterally adjacent the lower drift region,an upper drift region between an upper portion doped to form an upper current electrode and the body doped to form a vertically extending channel,a vertically extending upper shield plate electrode laterally adjacent the upper drift region, anda vertically extending insulated gate disposed within a trench in between the vertically extending lower shield plate electrode and the vertically extending upper shield plate electrode, wherein a top surface of the vertically extending insulated gate is separated from and below a bottom surface of the vertically extending upper shield plate electrode. 2. The semiconductor product as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first vertical insulated gate field-effect-transistor and the second vertical insulated gate field-effect-transistor comprise channels of the same semiconductor type. 3. The semiconductor product as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interconnecting electrode is a doped semiconductor electrode, the first semiconductor electrode and second semiconductor electrode are distinct, doped portions of semiconductor material and appropriately doped portions of semiconductor material separate vertically the first semiconductor electrode and the interconnecting semiconductor electrode and appropriately doped portions of semiconductor material separate vertically the second semiconductor electrode and the interconnecting semiconductor electrode. 4. The semiconductor product as claimed in claim 1, wherein the semiconductor product has a first side and a second opposing side, and wherein the third semiconductor electrode is accessible via the first side and the first and second semiconductor electrodes are accessible via the second side. 5. The semiconductor product as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interconnecting semiconductor electrode is a common current electrode for the first vertical insulated-gate field-effect-transistor and the second vertical insulated-gate field-effect-transistor. 6. The semiconductor product as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower drift region is doped to have the same conductivity type as the lower current electrode and a different conductivity type to the body and wherein the lower drift region has a lower dopant concentration than the body and a lower dopant concentration than the lower current electrode. 7. The semiconductor product as claimed in claim 6, wherein the upper drift region is doped to have the same conductivity type as the upper current electrode and a different conductivity type to the body and wherein the upper drift region has a lower dopant concentration than the body and a lower dopant concentration than the upper current electrode. 8. The semiconductor product as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first vertical insulated-gate field-effect-transistor and the second vertical insulated-gate field-effect-transistor is a bidirectional power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect-transistor. 9. The semiconductor product as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first vertical insulated gate field-effect-transistor provides first and second electrically controllable diodes. 10. The semiconductor product as claimed in claim 1, wherein a current path between the first semiconductor electrode and the second semiconductor electrode consists of only the first vertical insulated-gate field-effect-transistor and the second vertical insulated-gate field-effect-transistor which share the third semiconductor electrode as a common current electrode and wherein the current path comprises no other diode-effect device. 11. The semiconductor product as claimed in claim 1, comprising: a second interconnecting semiconductor electrode defining a fourth semiconductor electrode;a third switch, between the first semiconductor electrode and the fourth semiconductor electrode, provided by a third vertical insulated-gate field-effect-transistor; anda fourth switch, between the second semiconductor electrode and the fourth semiconductor electrode, provided by a fourth vertical insulated-gate field-effect-transistor, whereinthe second interconnecting electrode interconnects the third vertical insulated gate field-effect-transistor and the fourth vertical insulated gate field-effect-transistor,and wherein the first and second semiconductor electrodes form a first pair of semiconductor electrodes and wherein the third and fourth semiconductor electrodes form a second pair of semiconductor electrodes, wherein one of the first pair or the second pair of semiconductor electrodes is for receiving power and the other of the first pair or the second pair of semiconductor electrodes is for delivering power. 12. The semiconductor product as claimed in claim 11, wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth vertical insulated-gate field-effect-transistors comprises a body for providing a channel, wherein each body is a distinctly doped region of the same semiconductor material. 13. The semiconductor product as claimed in claim 11, wherein each of first, second, third and fourth switches comprises a single insulated-gate field-effect-transistor. 14. The semiconductor product as claimed in claim 11, configured as an H-bridge.
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