Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080211019 | FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR - A field-effect transistor and a method for manufacturing a field-effect transistor is disclosed. One embodiment includes a substrate having a surface along which a trench is implemented, wherein the trench has a trench bottom and a trench edge. A source area is implemented at the trench edge and a gate electrode at least partially implemented in the trench and separated from the substrate by an insulation layer. The field-effect transistor includes a drain electrode at a side of the substrate facing away from the surface. An additional electrode is implemented between the gate electrode and the trench bottom and electrically insulated from the substrate and an electrical connection between the additional electrode and the gate electrode, wherein the electrical connection has a predetermined ohmic resistance value. | 09-04-2008 |
20080265318 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - A semiconductor component includes a surface region. A modified doping region is provided in the edge region of the cell array. In the surface region or modified doping region the doping concentration is lowered and/or in the surface region or modified doping region the conductivity type is formed such that it is opposite to the conductivity type of the actual semiconductor material region, or in which a field plate region is provided. | 10-30-2008 |
20080265427 | Anchoring Structure and Intermeshing Structure - An anchoring structure for a metal structure of a semiconductor device includes an anchoring recess structure having at least one overhanging side wall, the metal structure being at least partly arranged within the anchoring recess structure. | 10-30-2008 |
20090206401 | TRENCH TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A TRENCH TRANSISTOR - A trench transistor having a semiconductor body, in which a trench structure and an electrode structure embedded in the trench structure is disclosed. The electrode structure is electrically insulated from the semiconductor body by an insulation structure. The electrode structure has a gate electrode structure and a field electrode structure arranged below the gate electrode structure and electrically insulated from the latter. There is provided between the gate electrode structure and the field electrode structure a shielding structure for reducing the capacitive coupling between the gate electrode structure and the field electrode structure. | 08-20-2009 |
20100078716 | Semiconductor component and method for producing a semiconductor component - A semiconductor component comprises a semiconductor body with at least one protective trench in the semiconductor body. An insulation layer is situated at least at the bottom of the protective trench. An electrically conductive layer having a thickness D is formed on the insulation layer in the protective trench, wherein the electrically conductive layer only partly fills the protective trench. | 04-01-2010 |
20100117144 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In one embodiment, a field effect transistor has a semiconductor body, a drift region of a first conductivity type and a gate electrode. At least one trench extends into the drift region. A field plate is arranged at least in a portion of the at least one trench. A dielectric material at least partially surrounds both the gate electrode and the field plate. The field plate includes a first semiconducting material. | 05-13-2010 |
20110147843 | Semiconductor Component and Method for Producing a Semiconductor Component - A semiconductor component includes at least one field effect transistor disposed along a trench in a semiconductor region and has at least one locally delimited dopant region in the semiconductor region. The at least one locally delimited dopant region extends from or over a pn junction between the source region and the body region of the transistor or between the drain region and the body region of the transistor into the body region as far as the gate electrode, such that a gap between the pn junction and the gate electrode in the body region is bridged by the locally delimited dopant region. | 06-23-2011 |
20110294289 | Method for Producing a Connection Electrode for Two Semiconductor Zones Arranged One Above Another - A method for producing a connection electrode for a first and second adjacent and complementarily doped semiconductor zones includes a step of producing a trench extending through the first semiconductor zone into the second semiconductor zone in such a way that the first semiconductor zone is uncovered at sidewalls of the trench and the second semiconductor zone is uncovered at least at a bottom of the trench. The method also includes producing a first connection zone in the first semiconductor zone by implanting dopant atoms into the sidewalls at least at a first angle. The method further includes producing a second connection zone in the second semiconductor zone by implanting dopant atoms at least at a second, different angle. The method also includes depositing an electrode layer at least onto the sidewalls and the bottom of the trench for the purpose of producing the connection electrode. | 12-01-2011 |
20120013029 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING A METALLISATION LAYER - A method for manufacturing semiconductor devices is disclosed. In one embodiment a semiconductor substrate having a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a plurality of semiconductor components is provided. The semiconductor substrate has a device thickness. At least one metallisation layer is formed on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate. The metallisation layer has a thickness which is greater than the device thickness. | 01-19-2012 |
20120025303 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In one embodiment, a field effect transistor has a semiconductor body, a drift region of a first conductivity type and a gate electrode. At least one trench extends into the drift region. A field plate is arranged at least in a portion of the at least one trench. A dielectric material at least partially surrounds both the gate electrode and the field plate. The field plate includes a first semiconducting material. | 02-02-2012 |
20120309147 | Semiconductor Component and Method for Producing a Semiconductor Component - A semiconductor component is produced by forming a trench in a semiconductor region. The trench has an upper trench region and a lower trench region. The upper trench region is wider than the lower trench region such that a step is formed in the semiconductor region. A dopant is introduced into the step to form a locally delimited dopant region in the semiconductor region. | 12-06-2012 |
20130323905 | SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT - A semiconductor component comprises a semiconductor body with at least one protective trench in the semiconductor body. An insulation layer is situated at least at the bottom of the protective trench. An electrically conductive layer having a thickness D is formed on the insulation layer in the protective trench, wherein the electrically conductive layer only partly fills the protective trench. | 12-05-2013 |
20140284819 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING A METALLISATION LAYER - A method for manufacturing semiconductor devices is disclosed. In one embodiment a semiconductor substrate having a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a plurality of semiconductor components is provided. The semiconductor substrate has a device thickness. At least one metallisation layer is formed on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate. The metallisation layer has a thickness which is greater than the device thickness. | 09-25-2014 |
20140346509 | Semiconductor Component with Integrated Crack Sensor and Method for Detecting a Crack in a Semiconductor Component - A first embodiment relates to a semiconductor component. The semiconductor component has a semiconductor body with a bottom side and a top side spaced distant from the bottom side in a vertical direction. In the vertical direction, the semiconductor body has a certain thickness. The semiconductor component further has a crack sensor configured to detect a crack in the semiconductor body. The crack sensor extends into the semiconductor body. A distance between the crack sensor and the bottom side is less than the thickness of the semiconductor body. | 11-27-2014 |