Author Affiliations
1Department of Electronic Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Korea2Department of Electronic Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Koreashow less
Fig. 1. (Color online) Schematic cross-sectional views of the MOSFETs. (a) Planar MOSFET. (b) SG-MOSFET. (c) CIMOSFET. (d) SG-CIMOSFET.
Fig. 2. (Color online) (a) EOX and RON changes of the planar MOSFET according to the WJFET, and (b) influence of the Lsplit on BV, RON, QGD and EOX in SG-MOSFET. BV is extracted at VGS = 0 V and IDS = 1 μA/cm2.
Fig. 3. (Color online) Electron current density distribution when breakdown occurs in the SG-MOSFET (a) when Lsplit = 0.5 μm, and (b) when Lsplit = 0.6 μm.
Fig. 4. (Color online) (a) RON and BV relation in the SG-CIMOSFET according to change in WP and HP. (b)–(d) Impact ionization position when breakdown occurs in the SG-CIMOSFET according to change in WP and HP (the arrow indicates the breakdown point).
Fig. 5. (a) EOX changes and (b) QGD changes in the SG-CIMOSFET according to change in WP and HP. EOX is obtained at VDS = 3000 V and VGS = 0 V.
Fig. 6. The I–V characteristics of the four devices. RON and saturation current is obtained for VGS = 20 V. BV is extracted at VGS = 0 V and IDS = 1 μA/cm2.
Fig. 7. (Color online) Off-state electric field distributions of the four devices when VGS = 0 V and VDS = 3000 V.
Fig. 8. (Color online) The band diagram in the channel of the four devices at VDS = 0 V, VDS = 3000 V in off-state.
Fig. 9. (Color online) (a) Reverse transfer capacitance characteristics (CRSS) of the five devices. (b) Input capacitance (CISS) and drain source capacitance (CDS) characteristics of the five devices (when VGS = 0 V, AC signal of 1 MHz).
Fig. 10. (Color online) (a) Depletion lines and reverse transfer capacitance models of the five devices when VDS = 0 V, VGS = 0 V. (b) Depletion lines of the five devices when VDS = 800 V, VGS = 0 V. The solid black line represents the depletion layer.
Fig. 11. Gate charge characteristics and test circuit of the four devices.
Fig. 12. Switching waveforms of the four devices. The active areas of all DUT are set to 1 cm2.
Fig. 13. (Color online) (a) Double pulse test circuit. (b) Switching energy loss diagrams of the four devices.
Fig. 14. (Color online) Proposed fabrication procedure of SG-CIMSOFET. (a) N-type epitaxial growth. (b) Form the base and N+ source region. (c) Form the P+ base and central implant region by tilt ion implantation. (d) Thermal oxidation. (e) Polysilicon deposition. (f) Polysilicon etching. (g) ILD oxide deposition and contact hole etching. (h) Metallization to form the source and drain.
Parameter | Planar MOSFET | SG-MOSFET | CI-MOSFET | SG-CIMOSFET | Unit |
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aRON at VGS = 20 V, bEOX at VDS = 3000 V, cQG is the total gate charge, which is the gate charge from VGS = 0 to 20 V. dCISS, COSS, and CRSS are measured at VDS = 1500 V.
| N-drift doping concentration | 2.2 × 1015 | 2.2 × 1015 | 3 × 1015 | 3 × 1015 | cm–3 | RONa | 10.39 | 10.49 | 8.59 | 8.67 | mΩ∙cm2 | EOXb | 2.78 | 4.56 | 0.97 | 1.06 | MV/cm | QGc | 754.06 | 503.62 | 651.56 | 424.85 | nC/cm2 | QGD | 216.92 | 126.98 | 77.21 | 42.49 | nC/cm2 | QTH | 72.32 | 60.95 | 112.48 | 80.12 | nC/cm2 | QGD/QTH | 2.99 | 2.08 | 0.69 | 0.53 | | CRSSd | 42.27 | 32.19 | 11.16 | 7.72 | pF/cm2 | CISSd | 14.99 | 13.93 | 22.31 | 15.21 | nF/cm2 | COSSd | 316.21 | 315.78 | 365.96 | 365.96 | nF/cm2 | RON×QGD | 2254 | 1332 | 663 | 368 | mΩ∙nC | RON×QG | 7834 | 5282 | 5597 | 3683 | mΩ∙nC | RON×CRSS | 439 | 338 | 96 | 67 | mΩ∙pF |
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Table 1. Device characteristics comparison.
Parameter | Planar | SG- | CI- | SG-CI | Unit |
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aETOTAL is the sum of EON and EOFF.
| TD-OFF | 795.4 | 540.6 | 603.6 | 363.1 | ns | TF | 171.3 | 151.1 | 61.5 | 46.1 | ns | TOFF | 966.7 | 691.7 | 665.1 | 409.2 | ns | TD-ON | 159.2 | 146.1 | 227.5 | 154.1 | ns | TR | 134.2 | 115.6 | 48.2 | 36.4 | ns | TON | 293.4 | 261.7 | 275.7 | 190.5 | ns | EOFF | 15.1 | 13.4 | 4.4 | 3.1 | mJ/cm2 | EON | 15.3 | 13.4 | 6.9 | 5.7 | mJ/cm2 | ETOTALa | 30.4 | 26.8 | 11.3 | 8.8 | mJ/cm2 |
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Table 2. Switching characteristics comparison.