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Figure 1A and Fig. 1 C are the making flow process of a typical groove power semiconductor structure;
Fig. 2 A to Fig. 2 I is first embodiment of the manufacture method of groove power semiconductor structure of the present invention;
Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 C is second embodiment of the manufacture method of groove power semiconductor structure of the present invention;
Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 B is the 3rd embodiment of the manufacture method of groove power semiconductor structure of the present invention;
Fig. 5 A to Fig. 5 D is the 4th embodiment of the manufacture method of groove power semiconductor structure of the present invention.
[main element description of reference numerals]
Silicon substrate 110
Gate trench 120
Gridoxic horizon 130
Gridpolycrystalline silicon structure 140
Body 150
Source doping region 160
Dielectric layer 170
Contacthole 180
Silicon substrate 210
Cover curtain layer 220
Opening 222
Gate trench 230
Gate dielectric 232
Trenchpolysilicon grid structure 240
Thesecond wall structure 250
Autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 242
Silica is given prominence tostructure 260
Oxide layer 262
Body 270
Source doping region 280
Thefirst wall structure 265
Sourceelectrode contact hole 282
Heavily dopedregion 285
Source metal 290
Silicon substrate 310
Gate trench 330
Gate dielectric 332
Trenchpolysilicon grid structure 340
Thesecond wall structure 350
Autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 342
Protective layer 352
Thick oxide layer 362
Silicon substrate 410
Cover curtain layer 420
Gatetrench 430
Gate dielectric 432
Polysiliconstructure 440
Autoregistration polysiliconextended structure 440a
Trenchpolysilicon grid structure 440b
Silica is given prominence tostructure 460
Embodiment
Technical characterictic of the present invention utilizes hard cover curtain layer (Hard mask) and polysilicon to eat-back the formed height fall in (Polyetch back) back, forms wall structure (spacer) in the polysilicon gate top.And the space that utilizes the wall organization definition to come out, carry out a polysilicon deposition again and eat-back (Poly deposition﹠amp; Etch back) step is to have formed the outstanding structure of polysilicon.Because the outstanding thickness of structure of this polysilicon is thinner, therefore can utilize this polysilicon of thermal oxidation processing procedure (Thermaloxide process) oxidation to give prominence to structure.The high low head of outstanding structure of this thermal oxidation silica that processing procedure forms and silicon substrate just can be applicable to make the wall structure, with the position of definition contact hole.Can avoid traditional gold-tinted processing procedure to be easy to generate the shortcoming of alignment error thus.
Fig. 2 A to Fig. 2 I is first embodiment of the manufacture method of groove power semiconductor structure of the present invention.Shown in Fig. 2 A, at first, form acover curtain layer 220 in the upper surface of a silicon substrate 210.Cover curtain layer 220 has anopening 222 definition one gate trench 230.Thiscover curtain layer 220 can adopt typical hard cover curtain layer (hard mask), and its constituent material is generally silica or silicon nitride.Subsequently, bycover curtain layer 220 etchingsilicon base materials 210, to formgate trench 230 in silicon substrate 210.Next, form the inner surface of agate dielectric 232 cover gate grooves 230.Subsequently, shown in Fig. 2 B, the deposit spathic silicon material and is inserted in thegate trench 230 on silicon substrate 210.And then impose and eat-back processing procedure, to form trenchpolysilicon grid structure 240 ingate trench 230.
Shown in Fig. 2 B, after forming trenchpolysilicon grid structure 240, directly on the sidewall of theopening 222 ofcover curtain layer 220, make the second wall structure (spacer) 250.These second wall structure, 250 upper surfaces by trenchpolysilicon grid structure 240 extend upward.Next, shown in Fig. 2 C, in the second wall structure, 250 defined spaces, insert polycrystalline silicon material, to form autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 242 in trenchpolysilicon grid structure 240 tops.By the making of thesecond wall structure 250, the width of autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 242 is less than the width of trenchpolysilicon grid structure 240, and the central authorities of autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 242 rough alignment trenchpolysilicon grid structures 240.
Next, shown in Fig. 2 D, remove thecover curtain layer 220 and thesecond wall structure 250, make outside the upper surface of the side of autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 242 and trenchpolysilicon grid structure 240 is exposed to.This step can adopt the selective etch processing procedure, reaches the purpose that removes thecover curtain layer 220 and the second wall structure 250.With regard to a preferred embodiment, the aforementionedcover curtain layer 220 and thesecond wall structure 250 can utilize silica material to make, to simplify this selective etch processing procedure.
Subsequently, shown in Fig. 2 E, the exposed surface of autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 242 and trenchpolysilicon grid structure 240 is imposed an oxidation process, to form theoutstanding structure 260 of silicon monoxide in the top of trench polysilicon grid structure 240.Because outside the side of autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 242 is exposed to fully, and the width of autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 242 is much smaller than the width of trench polysilicon grid structure 240.Therefore, this oxidation process only can form oxide layer at the surf zone of trenchpolysilicon grid structure 240, and can not cause too much influence for the sectional dimension of trench polysilicon grid structure 240.Secondly, in the present embodiment, because outside the upper surface ofsilicon substrate 210 is exposed to, therefore, this oxidation process can be simultaneously form anoxide layer 262 at the upper surface ofsilicon substrate 210, for the usefulness of follow-up ion implantation manufacture process.
Next, shown in Fig. 2 F, implant the first conductivity type alloy insilicon substrate 210, to formbody 270 around trenchpolysilicon grid structure 240 in ion implantation mode.Then, implant the second conductivity type alloy in the surf zone ofsilicon substrate 210, to formsource doping region 280 in the top ofbody 270 in ion implantation mode.The aforementioned first conductivity type alloy and the second conductivity type alloy can be respectively P type alloy and N type alloy, or N type alloy and P type alloy.Then, shown in Fig. 2 F, form the sidewall of onefirst wall structure 265, with the position of definition source electrode contact hole in theoutstanding structure 260 of silica.
Next, shown in Fig. 2 G and Fig. 2 H, directly utilize thisfirst wall structure 265 to be shielding, etching covers theoxide layer 262 andsource doping region 280 partly onsilicon substrate 210 surfaces, extends in thesilicon substrate 210 to form source electrode contact hole 282.Subsequently, shown in Fig. 2 H, implant the bottom of the first conductivity type alloy by thefirst wall structure 265, to form a heavily dopedregion 285 inbody 270 to source electrode contact hole 282.At last, shown in Fig. 2 I, form one sourcepole metal level 290 onsilicon substrate 210, to be electrically connected to sourcedoping region 280 andbody 270.
As described above, autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 242 is in alignment with the central authorities of trench polysilicon grid structure 240.Therefore, theoutstanding structure 260 of oxidation autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 242 formed silica also can be in alignment with the centre of trench polysilicon grid structure 240.Present embodiment directly utilize the sidewall that is made in theoutstanding structure 260 of this silica thefirst wall structure 265 define the position of sourceelectrode contact hole 282, can avoid the generation of the alignment error between different micro-photographing process.In addition, in the present embodiment, the spacing distance of sourceelectrode contact hole 282 and trenchpolysilicon grid structure 240 roughly is that the thickness by thefirst wall structure 265 is determined, therefore, can avoid the restriction of the critical width of micro-photographing process.Again, present embodiment is formed at the silica of trenchpolysilicon grid structure 240 tops and gives prominence to the width of the width ofstructure 260 less than trenchpolysilicon grid structure 240, more help to reduce the spacing distance of sourceelectrode contact hole 282 and trenchpolysilicon grid structure 240, to reach the purpose that improves component density.
Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 C is second embodiment of the manufacture method of groove power semiconductor structure of the present invention.Below only describe with regard to the difference place of present embodiment and aforementioned first embodiment.At first, as shown in Figure 3A, utilize a photoresist layer (not shown) to form a gate trench 330 in silicon substrate 310.Subsequently, form the inner surface of agate dielectric 332 cover gate grooves 330.Next, insert polycrystalline silicon material in gate trench 330 to form trench polysilicon grid structure 340.This trenchpolysilicon grid structure 340 is positioned at the following part of gate trench 330, and the upper surface of its upper surface andsilicon substrate 310 is a predeterminable range at interval.Subsequently, form thesecond wall structure 350 in gate trench 330.Thissecond wall structure 350 is positioned on the sidewall of upper part of gate trench 330.
Next, shown in Fig. 3 B, insert polycrystalline silicon material in the second wall structure, 350 defined spaces, and impose and eat-back processing procedure, to form autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 342 in trenchpolysilicon grid structure 340 tops.Subsequently, shown in Fig. 3 C, form the upper surface that aprotective layer 352 covers autoregistration polysilicon extended structure 342.And then, form athick oxide layer 362 in the surf zone ofsilicon substrate 310 with mode of oxidizing.Protective layer 352 is oxidized to silica in order to prevent autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 342 in the oxidation step of Fig. 3 C.Therefore,protective layer 352 is made of silicon nitride, silica or other materials that can effectively completely cut off oxygen atom.
Next, remove thethick oxide layer 362, thesecond wall structure 350 andprotective layer 352 that are positioned atsilicon substrate 310 upper surfaces, make outside autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 342 is exposed to, and protrude in the upper surface of silicon substrate 310.When thesecond wall structure 350 andprotective layer 352 all are when being made of silica, can pass through etching mode, removethick oxide layer 362,second wall structure 350 and theprotective layer 352 simultaneously.When thesecond wall structure 350 andprotective layer 352 all are when being made of silicon nitride, can utilize the mode of selective etch to removethick oxide layer 362 earlier, and then removesecond wall structure 350 and the protective layer 352.Certainly, the aforementionedsecond wall structure 350 is made of different materials with protective layer 352.The successive process of present embodiment does not repeat them here as first embodiment of the invention (please refer to Fig. 2 D).
Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B are the 3rd embodiment of the manufacture method of groove power semiconductor structure of the present invention.Below only describe with regard to the difference place of present embodiment and aforementioned second embodiment.The step of Fig. 4 A is accepted Fig. 3 B.Shown in Fig. 4 A,, form the upper surface that aprotective layer 352 covers autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 342 to form autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 342 after the step of trenchpolysilicon grid structure 340 tops.Next; shown in comparison diagram 3C and Fig. 4 B; present embodiment does not adopt mode of oxidizing to formthick oxide layer 362; but directly utilize theprotective layer 352 and thesecond wall structure 350 to be shielding, cut down the thickness ofsilicon substrate 310 with etching mode (for example selective etch mode) by the upper surface of silicon substrate 310.Make autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 342 protrude in the upper surface of silicon substrate 310.Then, remove theprotective layer 352 and thesecond wall structure 350 again, make outside autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 342 is exposed to.The aforesaidprotective layer 352 and thesecond wall structure 350 are made of materials such as silica or silicon nitrides, are beneficial to adopt etching mode to cut down the thickness ofsilicon substrate 310.
Previous embodiment utilizes theprotective layer 352 and thesecond wall structure 350 to be shielding etching silicon base material 310.But, the present invention is not limited to this.Present embodiment can also only utilize theprotective layer 352 that is positioned at autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 342 tops to be shielding, and collocation has the etching technique of directivity, as reactive ion etching (RIE), comes etchingsilicon base material 310.
Fig. 5 A to Fig. 5 D is the 4th embodiment of the manufacture method of groove power semiconductor structure of the present invention.Below only describe with regard to the difference place of present embodiment and aforementioned first embodiment.Shown in Fig. 5 A, at first, form acover curtain layer 420 in the upper surface of a silicon substrate 410.Subsequently, bycover curtain layer 420 etchingsilicon base materials 410, to formgate trench 430 in silicon substrate 410.Next, form the inner surface of agate dielectric 432 cover gate grooves 430.Subsequently, the deposit spathic silicon material and is inserted in the opening 422 ofgate trench 430 and covercurtain layer 420 on silicon substrate 410.And then polycrystalline silicon material imposed eat-back processing procedure, to form a polysilicon structure 440.Thispolysilicon structure 440 is extended upwardly in thecover curtain layer 420 bygate trench 430.
Next, shown in Fig. 5 B, removecover curtain layer 420, make outside the upper part ofpolysilicon structure 440 is exposed to.Then, utilize the exposed surface of one oxidation process oxidation polysilicon structure 440.Next, shown in Fig. 5 C,, remove the part ofpolysilicon structure 440 surface oxidations, with the width of the upper part of cutting downpolysilicon structure 440 in etched mode.As shown in FIG., outside the upper part of thispolysilicon structure 440 was exposed to, following then was to be positioned atsilicon substrate 410 partly.Therefore, behind peroxidating and etched processing procedure, upper part at thispolysilicon structure 440 can form the upper surface that the narrower autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 440a of a width protrudes insilicon substrate 410, and following partly then constituting a trenchpolysilicon grid structure 440b is positioned atsilicon substrate 410.
Aforementioned manufacturing process utilizes one oxidation process oxidation to be exposed toouter polysilicon structure 440 earlier, and then cuts down the width of the upper part ofpolysilicon structure 440 with etching mode.But, the present invention is not limited to this.With regard to an embodiment, please refer to shown in Fig. 5 A, after removingcover curtain layer 420, can directly carry out etching, to form the autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 440a shown in Fig. 5 C at being exposed toouter polysilicon structure 440.
Subsequently, shown in Fig. 5 D, carry out the once oxidation processing procedure again, make autoregistration polysilicon extendedstructure 440a oxidized fully, be covered in trenchpolysilicon grid structure 440b top to form theoutstanding structure 460 of silica.The subsequent step of present embodiment and first embodiment of the invention (please refer to Fig. 2 E) are similar, do not repeat them here.
As described above, manufacture method provided by the present invention utilizes the processing procedure of autoregistration (Self-Alignment) to dwindle spacing distance between trench polysilicon grid structure and the source electrode contact hole, therefore, can overcome the limit of micro-photographing process.Secondly, manufacture method provided by the present invention also helps to promote the yield control of processing procedure, improves the uniformity that wafer (Wafer) is gone up the element characteristic of diverse location.In addition, manufacture method provided by the present invention is also arranged in pairs or groups easily at existing groove power semiconductor processing procedure, is specially adapted to the processing procedure of narrow groove, therefore, has the advantage that cost is low and feasibility is high.
The above; it only is preferred embodiment of the present invention; when can not limiting claim protection range of the present invention with this, promptly all simple equivalent of being done according to claim of the present invention and invention description content change and revise, and all still belong in the scope that claim of the present invention contains.Arbitrary embodiment of the present invention in addition or claim must not reach disclosed whole purposes or advantage or characteristics.In addition, summary part and title only are the usefulness that is used for assisting the patent document search, are not to be used for limiting claim protection range of the present invention.