• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.364-370
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• 2014

In this paper, high reliable trench formation technique and a novel fabrication techniques for trench gate MOSFET is proposed which is a key to expend application of power MOSFET in the future. Trench structure has been employed device to improve Ron characteristics by shrinkage cell pitch size in DMOSFET and to isolate power device part from another CMOS device part in some power integrated circuit. A new process method for fabricating very high density trench MOSFETs using mask layers with oxide spacers and self-align technique is realized. This technique reduces the process steps, trench width and source and p=body region with a resulting increase in cell density and current driving capability and decrease in on resistance.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.1309-1310
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 IGBT 소자 중 온저항을 낮추고 집적성을 향상시키기 위해 고안된 트렌치 게이트 IGBT의 단점인 게이트 코너에서의 전계 집중현상을 완화하기 위해 P+ 베이스 영역에 트렌치 전극을 형성하고, 트렌치 바닥면에 P+ 층을 형성한 새로운 구조를 제안하고 TSUPREM과 MEDICI 시뮬레이션을 사용하여 전기적 특성을 분석하였다. 제안한 구조를 시뮬레이션한 결과 순방향 저지시에 15% 이상의 항복전압 향상을 보였으며, 이 때 온저항 특성과 문턱전압의 변화는 없었다. 전계 분포를 3차원적 시뮬레이션을 통해 트렌치 전극 바닥에 형성된 P+ 층에 의해 전계집중이 분산되는 전계분산 효과에 의해 항복전압을 향상시킴을 확인하였다. 전계분산 효과에 의한 항복전압향상은 트렌치 게이트의 코너와 트렌치 전극의 코너의 깊이가 같을수록 두 코너 사이의 거리가 가까울수록 커짐을 시뮬레이션을 통해 확인하였다. 제안 구조는 공정상 복잡성이 야기되지만 15%이상의 항복전압향상 효과는 소자 특성 개선에서 많은 응용이 기대된다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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• v.52 no.6
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• pp.257-260
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• 2003

We have proposed the junction termination structure of IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) by employing trench and FLR (Field Limiting Ring), which decrease the junction termination area at the same breakdown voltage. Our proposed junction termination structure, trench FLR is verified by numerical simulator MEDICI. In 600V rated device, the junction termination area is decreased 20% compared with that of the conventional FLR structure. The breakdown voltage of trench FLR with 4 trenches is 768 V, 99 % of ideal parallel-plane junction(1-D) $BV_ceo$.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.33-37
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• 2001

A vertical trench electrode type EST has been proposed in this paper. The proposed device considerably improves snapback which leads to a lot of problems of device applications. In this paper, the vertical dual gate Emitter Switched Thyristor (EST) with trench electrode has been proposed for improving snab-back effect. It is observed that the forward blocking voltage of the proposed device is 745V. The conventional EST of the same size were no more than 633V. Because the proposed device was constructed of trench-type electrodes, the electric field moved toward trench-oxide layer, and the punch through breakdown of the proposed EST is occurred at latest.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.1995-2003
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• 2014

Power semiconductor devices have been the major backbone for high-power electronic devices. One of important parameters in view of power semiconductor devices often characterize with a high breakdown voltage. Therefore, many efforts have been made, since the development of the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), toward having higher level of breakdown voltage, whereby the typical design thereof is focused on the structure using the field ring. In this study, in an attempt to make up more optimized field-ring structure, the characteristics of the field ring were investigated with the use of theoretical arithmetic model and methodologically the design of experiments (DOE). In addition, the IGBT having the field-ring structure was designed via simulation based on the finding from the above, the result of which was also analyzed. Lastly, the current study described the trench field-ring structure taking advantages of trench-etching process having the improved field-ring structure, not as simple as the conventional one. As a result of the simulation, it was found that the improved trench field-ring structure leads to more desirable voltage divider than relying on the conventional field-ring structure.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2000.11b
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• pp.41-44
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• 2000

Ultra large scale integrated circuit(ULSI) & complementary metal oxide semiconductor(CMOS) circuits require gate electrode materials such as meta] silicides, titanium-silicide for gate oxides. Many previous authors have researched the improvements sub-micron gate oxide quality. However, little has been done on the electrical quality and reliability of ultra thin gates. In this research, we recommend novel shallow trench isolation structure and two step TiSi$_{2}$ formation for sub 0.1${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ gate oxide.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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• v.49 no.5
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• pp.270-277
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• 2000

A new Lateral Trench-MOS Bipolar-Mode Field-Effect Transistor(LTMBMFET) is proposed and verified by MEDICI simulation. By using a trench MOS structure, the proposed device can enhance the current gain without sacrificing other device characteristics such as the breakdown voltage. The channel region of the proposed device is formed between the trench MOS structure. So the effect of the substrate voltage is negligible when compared with the conventional device which has a channel region between the gate junction and the buried oxide layer.

• 한국컴퓨터산업교육학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.71-74
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• 2003

A vertical trench electrode type EST has been proposed in this paper. The proposed device considerably improve the snap-back effect which leads to a lot of problem of device applications. In this paper, the vertical dual gate Emitter Switched Thyristor(EST) with trench electrode has been proposed for improving snap-back effect. It is observed that the forward blocking voltage of the proposed device is 800V. The conventional EST of the same size were no more than 633V. Because the proposed device was constructed of trench-type electrode, the electric field moved toward trench-oxide layer, and the punch through breakdown of the proposed EST is occurred at latest.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.1234-1237
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• 2018

For 4H-SiC trench MOSFET which can reduce on-resistance and switching losses compared to 4H-SiC planar MOSFET, the optimization study for decrease of sub-trench was carried out. In order to decrease sub-trench, Ar reshape process was used and trench shapes were observed as a function of temperature and process time. As a result, it was confirmed that the process conditions for $1500^{\circ}C$ and 20 min were most effective for the suitable trench profiles. In addition, dry/wet oxidation was performed at the Ar reshaped-samples to observe the oxidation thickness with different crystal orientations.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.5 no.5
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• pp.169-172
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• 2004

Deep sub-micron device required to get the superior ultra thin gate oxide characteristics. In this research, I will recommend a novel shallow trench isolation structure(STI) for thin gate oxide and a $N_2$O gate oxide 30 $\AA$ by NO ambient process. The local oxidation of silicon(LOCOS) isolation has been replaced by the shallow trench isolation which has less encroachment into the active device area. Also for $N_2$O gate oxide 30 $\AA$, ultra thin gate oxide 30 $\AA$ was formed by using the $N_2$O gate oxide formation method on STI structure and LOCOS structure. For the metal electrode and junction, TiSi$_2$ process was performed by RTP annealing at 850 $^{\circ}C$ for 29 sec. In the viewpoints of the physical characteristics of MOS capacitor, STI structure was confirmed by SEM. STI structure was expected to minimize the oxide loss at the channel edge. Also, STI structure is considered to decrease the threshold voltage, result in a lower Ti/TiN resistance( Ω /cont.) and higher capacitance-gate voltage(C- V) that made the STI structure more effective. In terms of the TDDB(sec) characteristics, the STI structure showed the stable value of 25 % ～ 90 % more than 55 sec. In brief, analysis of the ultra thin gate oxide 30 $\AA$ proved that STI isolation structure and salicidation process presented in this study. I could achieve improved electrical characteristics and reliability for deep submicron devices with 30 $\AA$ $N_2$O gate oxide.