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Trench MOS-gated device with a minimum number of masks
Assignee: STMicroelectronics lnc USA
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1997-07-15
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract A low-voltage high-current discrete insulated-gate field-effect transistor which is made by a very economical process with two silicon etches. A buried poly gate gates conduction along a trench sidewall. The channel is provided by the residuum of an epi layer, and the source diffusion is provided by an unmasked implant which is screened only by various grown oxides.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Blanchard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 13:09
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/64; H10D30/66; H10D30/665; H10D30/668; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; H10D62/17; H10D62/393; H10D62/80; H10D62/83; H10D64/00; H10D64/20; H10D64/23; H10D64/251; H10D64/252; H10D64/2527; H10D64/256; H10D64/60; H10D64/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A power transistor device, comprising: a network of trenches extending into monocrystalline semiconductor material from a first surface thereof; a first-conductivity-type source diffusion in said semiconductor material at some locations of said first surface thereof adjacent to said trenches, and a second-conductivity-type channel diffusion in said semiconductor material below said source diffusion; and an insulated conductive gate mesh inlaid into said network of trenches, and capacitively coupled to control conduction through said channel diffusions along sidewalls of said trenches; said first surface of said semiconductor material being depressed at locations away from said trenches.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A power transistor device, comprising: a network of trenches extending into monocrystalline semiconductor material from a first surface thereof; a first-conductivity-type source diffusion in said semiconductor material at some locations of said first surface thereof adjacent to said trenches, and a second-conductivity-type channel diffusion in said semiconductor material below said source diffusion; and an insulated conductive gate mesh inlaid into said network of trenches, and capacitively coupled to control conduction through said channel diffusions along sidewalls of said trenches; said first surface of said semiconductor material being depressed at locations away from said trenches.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein said semiconductor material consists of silicon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The integrated circuit of claim 1, wherein said first conductivity type is N-type.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 1, further comprising an additional second-conductivity-type diffusion which extends into said semiconductor material below the level of said channel diffusion, at said depressed locations.
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