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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/15 (2006.01); H01L 29/78 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/10 (2006.01); H01L 29/16 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/20 (2006.01); H01L 29/417 (2006.01); H01L 29/423 (2006.01); H01L 29/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/7827 (2013.01); H01L 29/0623 (2013.01); H01L 29/1095 (2013.01); H01L 29/1608 (2013.01); H01L 29/66068 (2013.01); H01L 29/66727 (2013.01); H01L 29/66734 (2013.01); H01L 29/7813 (2013.01); H01L 29/2003 (2013.01); H01L 29/41741 (2013.01); H01L 29/41766 (2013.01); H01L 29/4238 (2013.01); H01L 29/45 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trench metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor or UMOSFET, includes a buried region that extends beneath the trench and beyond a corner of the trench. The buried region is tied to a source potential of the UMOSFET, and splits the potential realized across the structure. This effectively shields the electric field from the corners of the trench to reduce gate oxide stress, and resultantly improves device performance and reliability.