US5801445A
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Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same
Assignee: Denso Corp
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Filing: 1997-03-14
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Granted: 1998-09-01
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Expires: 2017-03-14
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor device has an electrode interposed between an interlayer insulation film and a wire which is bonded thereto. A main component of the electrode is aluminum and the electrode contains fine-grained silicon in a concentration of 0.1 to 0.6 weight %. As a result, even if large ultrasonic power, a large load or the like is applied to the electrode when the wire is wire-bonded, damage such as the formation of a crack hardly generates at the interlayer insulation film. Therefore, the occurrence of defects due to the wire-bonding can be reduced.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuo Ishihara
- 👤 Haruo Kawakita
- 👤 Naoto Okabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:20
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/64; H10D30/66; H10D30/668; H10D62/00; H10D62/80; H10D62/83; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/011; H10D64/0111; H10D64/60; H10D64/62; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/019; H10W72/071; H10W72/075; H10W72/07531; H10W72/07532; H10W72/07533; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/5363; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5524; H10W72/59; H10W72/90; H10W72/921; H10W72/923; H10W72/931; H10W72/934; H10W72/951; H10W72/952
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate in which an element is formed; an insulation film provided on said semiconductor substrate; an electrode provided on said insulation film so as to be connected to said element, said electrode consisting of aluminum as a main component and fine-grained silicon, said electrode having a silicon concentration of from 0.1 wt % to 0.5 wt %; and a wire bonded to said electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate in which an element is formed; an insulation film provided on said semiconductor substrate; an electrode provided on said insulation film so as to be connected to said element, said electrode consisting of aluminum as a main component and fine-grained silicon, said electrode having a silicon concentration of from 0.1 wt % to 0.5 wt %; and a wire bonded to said electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said semiconductor substrate is composed of silicon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said fine-grained silicon has an average grain diameter of 0.1 μm to 3.5 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein a depth of an alloy spike formed in the semiconductor substrate is in a range of 0.2 μm to 0.5 μm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
195 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said element has an MOS structure and said semiconductor substrate has a first surface with a groove formed therein of a first conductivity type, said MOS structure comprising: a base region of a second conductivity type formed in a surface portion of said semiconductor substrate to face a side wall of said groove; a source region of the first conductivity type formed in a portion of said base region so as to form a channel in said base region facing said side wall of said groove; a gate insulation film formed on said groove; a gate electrode having a concave shape and formed on said gate insulation film; and a drain electrode formed on a second surface of said semiconductor substrate, wherein said insulation film is formed on said semiconductor substrate to cover said gate electrode, wherein said electrode is formed on said insulation film and said semiconductor substrate to make contact with said base region and said source region, and wherein a width of an inner bottom surface of said gate electrode w and a thickness of said insulation film t satisfy a relationship W≦2 t.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said element formed in said semiconductor substrate is a power transistor in which current flows in a vertical direction thereof during operation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said element formed in said semiconductor substrate has a p-conductivity type region and an n-conductivity type region, both of which are exposed on a surface of said semiconductor substrate and in contact with said electrode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
123 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate in which an element is formed, said element having a p-conductivity type region and an n-conductivity type region, both of which are exposed on a surface of said semiconductor substrate; an insulation film provided on said semiconductor substrate; an electrode provided on said insulation film so as to be connected to said element, said electrode consisting of aluminum as a main component and fine-grained silicon, said fine-grained silicon being present in a concentration of 0.1 wt % to 0.5 wt % so that a depth of an alloy spike formed in the semiconductor substrate due to said electrode is in a range of from 0.2 μm to 0.5 μm; and a wire bonded to said electrode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
123 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate in which an element is formed, said element having a p-conductivity type region and an n-conductivity type region, both of which are exposed on a surface of said semiconductor substrate; an insulation film provided on said semiconductor substrate; an electrode provided on said insulation film so as to be connected to said element, said electrode consisting of aluminum as a main component and fine-grained silicon, said fine-grained silicon being present in a concentration of 0.1 wt % to 0.5 wt % so that a depth of an alloy spike formed in the semiconductor substrate due to said electrode is in a range of from 0.2 μm to 0.5 μm; and a wire bonded to said electrode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 8, wherein said fine-grained silicon has an average grain diameter of from 0.1 μm to 3.5 μm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
195 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 8, wherein said element has an MOS structure and said semiconductor substrate has a first surface with a groove formed therein of a first conductivity type, said MOS structure comprising: a base region of a second conductivity type formed in a surface portion of said semiconductor substrate to face a side wall of said groove; a source region of the first conductivity type formed in a portion of said base region so as to form a channel in said base region facing said side wall of said groove; a gate insulation film formed on said groove; a gate electrode having a concave shape and formed on said gate insulation film; and a drain electrode formed on a second surface of said semiconductor substrate, wherein said insulation film is formed on said semiconductor substrate to cover said gate electrode, wherein said electrode is formed on said insulation film and said semiconductor substrate to make contact with said base region and said source region, and wherein a width of an inner bottom surface of said gate electrode w and a thickness of said insulation film t satisfy a relationship W≦2 t.
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