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Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2020
Applicant:

Wolfspeed, Inc., Durham, NC (US);

Inventors:

Woongsun Kim, Cary, NC (US);

Sei-Hyung Ryu, Cary, NC (US);

Daniel Jenner Lichtenwalner, Raleigh, NC (US);

Naeem Islam, Morrisville, NC (US);

Assignee:

Wolfspeed, Inc., Durham, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/808 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/7813 (2013.01); H01L 29/66734 (2013.01); H01L 29/66924 (2013.01); H01L 29/8083 (2013.01);
Abstract

A power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer structure comprising a drift region of a first conductivity type and a well region of a second conductivity type, a plurality of gate trenches including respective gate insulating layers and gate electrodes therein extending into the drift region, respective shielding patterns of the second conductivity type in respective portions of the drift region adjacent the gate trenches, and respective conduction enhancing regions of the first conductivity type in the respective portions of the drift region. The drift region comprises a first concentration of dopants of the first conductivity type, and the respective conduction enhancing regions comprise a second concentration of the dopants of the first conductivity type that is higher than the first concentration. Related devices and fabrication methods are also discussed.


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