Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Field effect device – Having insulated electrode
Patent
1996-04-10
1998-06-23
Crane, Sara W.
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Field effect device
Having insulated electrode
257331, 257332, 257513, H01L 2976, H01L 2994, H01L 31062, H01L 31113
Patent
active
057708789
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to an improved trench MOS gate device that comprises a trench whose floor and sidewalls include layers of dielectric material, the layers each having a controlled thickness dimension. These thickness dimensions are related by a controlled floor to sidewall layer thickness ratio, which is established by individually controlling the thickness of each of the floor and sidewall dielectric layers. This floor to sidewall layer thickness ratio is preferably at least 1 to 1, more preferably at least 1.2 to 1. Further in accordance with the present invention, a process for forming an improved trench MOS gate device comprises etching a trench in a silicon device wafer and forming layers of dielectric material on the trench floor and on the sidewalls, each layer having a controlled thickness dimension. The thickness dimensions are related by a controlled floor to sidewall layer thickness ratio that is preferably at least 1 to 1. When silicon dioxide is employed as the dielectric material, the layers preferably comprise a composite of thermally grown and deposited silicon dioxide. The trench containing the dielectric layers is filled with polysilicon, and an insulator layer is formed over the polysilicon, thereby forming a trench gate. A patterned electrically conducting metallic interconnect is formed over the trench gate.
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Cao Phat S.
Crane Sara W.
Harris Corporation
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