| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080220620 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device includes forming a trench for a MOS gate in an SiC substrate by dry etching. Thereafter, the substrate with the trench is heat treated. The heat treatment includes heating the substrate in an Ar gas atmosphere or in a mixed gas atmosphere containing SiH | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080293240 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A manufacturing method for a silicon carbide semiconductor device is disclosed. It includes an etching method in which an Al film and Ni film are laid on an SiC wafer in this order and wet-etched, whereby a two-layer etching mask is formed in which Ni film portions overhang Al film portions. Mesa grooves are formed by dry etching by using this etching mask. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090045414 | SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SILICON CARBIDE DEVICE - A silicon carbide semiconductor element and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed in which a low contact resistance is attained between an electrode film and a wiring conductor element, and the wiring conductor element is hardly detached from the electrode film. In the method, a nickel film and a nickel oxide film are laminated in this order on a surface of an n-type silicon carbide substrate or an n-type silicon carbide region of a silicon carbide substrate, followed by a heat treatment under a non-oxidizing condition. The heat treatment transforms a portion of the nickel film into a nickel silicide film. Then, the nickel oxide film is removed with hydrochloric acid solution, and subsequently, a nickel aluminum film and an aluminum film are laminated in this order on a surface of the nickel silicide film. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090272982 | TRENCH GATE TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A method of producing a trench gate type MOSFET is provided in which each intersection trench is formed as a two-stage trench structure. A gate trench is backfilled with a mask material and the mask material is then patterned to form a mask used for forming each intersection trench. The intersection trench intersecting the gate trench is provided so as to be deeper than the gate trench. A Schottky electrode is provided in the bottom of each intersection trench | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100187543 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND THE SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Silicon carbide semiconductor device includes trench, in which connecting trench section is connected to straight trench section. Straight trench section includes first straight trench and second straight trench extending in parallel to each other. Connecting trench section includes first connecting trench perpendicular to straight trench section, second connecting trench that connects first straight trench and first connecting trench to each other, and third connecting trench that connects second straight trench and first connecting trench to each other. Second connecting trench extends at 30 degrees of angle with the extension of first straight trench. Third connecting trench extends at 30 degrees of angle with the extension of second straight trench. A manufacturing method according to the invention for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device facilitates preventing defects from being causes in a silicon carbide semiconductor device during the manufacture thereof. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110070723 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device is disclosed in which a trench and a hole are controlled to have a predetermined configuration even if the silicon carbide semiconductor device is subjected to a heat treatment at a temperature of not lower than 1,500° C. A heat treatment step(s) of a method of the invention includes a step of heat treatment in an argon atmosphere at a temperature in a range of 1,600° C. to 1,800° C. under a pressure of at most 10 Torr for a time duration in a range of 0.1 min to 10 min to evaporate silicon atoms from a surface of the silicon carbide semiconductor substrate or the silicon carbide epitaxial layer and to obtain a silicon carbide surface with a carbon atom concentration of at least 95%. The method can further comprise a step of ion implantation of nitrogen ions or phosphorus ions in a dose amount of 8×10 | 03-24-2011 |
| 20120104417 | SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SILICON CARBIDE DEVICE - A silicon carbide semiconductor element and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed in which a low contact resistance is attained between an electrode film and a wiring conductor element, and the wiring conductor element is hardly detached from the electrode film. In the method, a nickel film and a nickel oxide film are laminated in this order on a surface of an n-type silicon carbide substrate or an n-type silicon carbide region of a silicon carbide substrate, followed by a heat treatment under a non-oxidizing condition. The heat treatment transforms a portion of the nickel film into a nickel silicide film. Then, the nickel oxide film is removed with hydrochloric acid solution, and subsequently, a nickel aluminum film and an aluminum film are laminated in this order on a surface of the nickel silicide film. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120261677 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND THE SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Silicon carbide semiconductor device includes trench, in which connecting trench section is connected to straight trench section. Straight trench section includes first straight trench and second straight trench extending in parallel to each other. Connecting trench section includes first connecting trench perpendicular to straight trench section, second connecting trench that connects first straight trench and first connecting trench to each other, and third connecting trench that connects second straight trench and first connecting trench to each other. Second connecting trench extends at 30 degrees of angle with the extension of first straight trench. Third connecting trench extends at 30 degrees of angle with the extension of second straight trench. A manufacturing method according to the invention for manufacturing a silicon carbide semiconductor device facilitates preventing defects from being causes in a silicon carbide semiconductor device during the manufacture thereof. | 10-18-2012 |