• ETRI Journal
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.962-965
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• 2012

In this letter, we propose a new RESURF stepped oxide (RSO) process to make a semi-superjunction (semi-SJ) trench double-diffused MOSFET (TDMOS). In this new process, the thick single insulation layer ($SiO_2$) of a conventional device is replaced by a multilayered insulator ($SiO_2/SiN_x/TEOS$) to improve the process and electrical properties. To compare the electrical properties of the conventional RSO TDMOS to those of the proposed TDMOS, that is, the nitride_RSO TDMOS, simulation studies are performed using a TCAD simulator. The nitride_RSO TDMOS has superior properties compared to those of the RSO TDMOS, in terms of drain current and on-resistance, owing to a high nitride permittivity. Moreover, variations in the electrical properties of the nitride_RSO TDMOS are investigated using various devices, pitch sizes, and thicknesses of the insulator. Along with an increase of the device pitch size and the thickness of the insulator, the breakdown voltage slowly improves due to a vertical field plate effect; however, the drain current and on-resistance degenerate, owing to a shrinking of the drift width. The nitride_RSO TDMOS is successfully fabricated, and the blocking voltage and specific on-resistance are 108 V and $1.1m{\Omega}cm^2$, respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.340-344
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• 2012

Protected Circuit Module protects battery from over-charge and over-discharge, also prevents accidental explosion. Therefore, power MOSFET is essential to operate as a switch within the module. To reduce power loss of MOSFET, the on state voltage drop should be lowered and the switching time should be shorted. However there is trade-off between the breakdown voltage and the on state voltage drop. The TDMOS can reduce the on state voltage drop. In this paper, effect of design parameter variation on electrical properties of TDMOS, were analyzed by computer simulation. According to the analyzed results, the optimization was performed to get 65% higher breakdown voltage and 17.4% on resistance enhancement.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.110-110
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• 2011

현재 전력 반도체는 신재생/대체 에너지 시스템, 자동차/전기자동차, 디스플레이/LED 드라이브 IC 등과 같이 산업용뿐만 아니라 가정용에서도 그 수요가 급증하고 있다. 이러한 전력 반도체는 각 시스템에서 전력 변환, 분배 및 관리를 하는 역할을 하게 되는데, 이러한 전력 시스템에 적용되기 위해서는 고속 스위칭, 낮은 전력 손실 및 발열, 소형화 등의 특성이 요구되어진다. 이러한 특성을 만족하기 위해 현재 전력반도체는 수평형 소자에서 수직 형태로의 구조적 변경을 꽤하고 있으며, 또한 수직형 구조에서도 더욱 소형화와 고밀도 전류, 낮은 전력 손실 특성을 구현하기 위해 여러 가지 형태의 어레이 기술을 개발하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 사각 형태의 어레이 (square array, mesh type)를 가지는 수직형 TDMOS (Trench double diffused metal oxide effect transistor)에서 트렌치 부분을 중심으로 액티브 영역과 그 외각 영역의 도핑 농도와 접합 깊이의 변화에 따른 전기적 특성 변화를 파악함으로써 TDMOS의 안정적인 구동 영역을 확보하기 위한 연구를 수행하였다. 본 연구는 silvaco 시뮬레이션 툴을 이용하여 실제 소자 제작 공정과 유사한 형태로의 공정을 가상적으로 진행하고, 액티브 영역과 그 외각 영역의 도핑 및 접합 깊이를 결정하는 이온 주입량과, 후속 열처리의 온도와 시간 등을 변화함으로써 그 전기적 특성을 상호 비교하였다.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.134-137
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• 2012

Power metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) devices are widely used in power electronics applications, such as brushless direct current motors and power modules. For a conventional power MOSFET device such as trench double-diffused MOSFET (TDMOS), there is a tradeoff relationship between specific on-state resistance and breakdown voltage. To overcome the tradeoff relationship, a super-junction (SJ) trench MOSFET (TMOSFET) structure is studied and designed in this letter. The processing conditions are proposed, and studies on the unit cell are performed for optimal design. The structure modeling and the characteristic analyses for doping density, potential distribution, electric field, width, and depth of trench in an SJ TMOSFET are performed and simulated by using of the SILVACO TCAD 2D device simulator, Atlas. As a result, the specific on-state resistance of 1.2 $m{\Omega}-cm^2$ at the class of 100 V and 100 A is successfully optimized in the SJ TMOSFET, which has the better performance than TDMOS in design parameters.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.244-251
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• 2016

In this paper, we investigate the electrical characteristics of two trench-gate-type super-barrier rectifiers (TSBRs) under different p-body implantation conditions (low and high). Also, design considerations for the TSBRs are discussed in this paper. The TSBRs' electrical properties depend strongly on their respective p-body implantation conditions. In the case of the TSBR with a low p-body implantation condition, it exhibits MOSFET-like properties, such as a low forward voltage ($V_F$) drop, high reverse leakage current, and a low peak reverse recovery current owing to a majority carrier operation. However, in the case of the TSBR with a high p-body implantation condition, it exhibits pn junction diode.like properties, such as a high $V_F$, low reverse leakage current, and high peak reverse recovery current owing to a minority carrier operation. As a result, the TSBR with a low p-body implantation condition is capable of operating as a MOSFET, and the TSBR with a high p-body implantation condition is capable of operating as either a pn junction diode or a MOSFET, but not both at the same time.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.425-430
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• 2013

In this paper, we propose a triple-gate trench power MOSFET (TGRMOS) that is made through a modified RESURF stepped oxide (RSO) process, that is, the nitride_RSO process. The electrical characteristics of TGRMOSs, such as the blocking voltage ($BV_{DS}$) and on-state current ($I_{D,MAX}$), are strongly dependent on the gate configuration and its bias condition. In the nitride_RSO process, the thick single insulation layer ($SiO_2$) of a conventional RSO power MOSFET is changed to a multilayered insulator ($SiO_2/SiN_x/TEOS$). The inserted $SiN_x$ layer can create the selective etching of the TEOS layer between the gate oxide and poly-Si layers. After additional oxidation and the poly-Si filling processes, the gates are automatically separated into three parts. Moreover, to confirm the variation in the electrical properties of TGRMOSs, such as $BV_{DS}$ and $I_{D,MAX}$, simulation studies are performed on the function of the gate configurations and their bias conditions. $BV_{DS}$ and $I_{D,MAX}$ are controlled from 87 V to 152 V and from 0.14 mA to 0.24 mA at a 15-V gate voltage. This $I_{D,MAX}$ variation indicates the specific on-resistance modulation.