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Chongman Yun

Bio: Chongman Yun is an academic researcher from Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.. The author has contributed to research in topics: Power semiconductor device & Power module. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 664 citations.

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31 May 2006
TL;DR: In this article, a number of charge balancing techniques and other techniques for reducing parasitic capacitance to arrive at different embodiments for power devices with improved voltage performance, higher switching speed, and lower on-resistance.
Abstract: Various embodiments for improved power devices as well as their methods of manufacture, packaging and circuitry incorporating the same for use in a wide variety of power electronic applications are disclosed. One aspect of the invention combines a number of charge balancing techniques and other techniques for reducing parasitic capacitance to arrive at different embodiments for power devices with improved voltage performance, higher switching speed, and lower on-resistance. Another aspect of the invention provides improved termination structures for low, medium and high voltage devices. Improved methods of fabrication for power devices are provided according to other aspects of the invention. Improvements to specific processing steps, such as formation of trenches, formation of dielectric layers inside trenches, formation of mesa structures and processes for reducing substrate thickness, among others, are presented. According to another aspect of the invention, charge balanced power devices incorporate temperature and current sensing elements such as diodes on the same die. Other aspects of the invention improve equivalent series resistance (ESR) for power devices, incorporate additional circuitry on the same chip as the power device and provide improvements to the packaging of charge balanced power devices.

664 citations


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01 Aug 2008
TL;DR: In this article, the oxide semiconductor film has at least a crystallized region in a channel region, which is defined as a region of interest (ROI) for a semiconductor device.
Abstract: An object is to provide a semiconductor device of which a manufacturing process is not complicated and by which cost can be suppressed, by forming a thin film transistor using an oxide semiconductor film typified by zinc oxide, and a manufacturing method thereof. For the semiconductor device, a gate electrode is formed over a substrate; a gate insulating film is formed covering the gate electrode; an oxide semiconductor film is formed over the gate insulating film; and a first conductive film and a second conductive film are formed over the oxide semiconductor film. The oxide semiconductor film has at least a crystallized region in a channel region.

1,501 citations

Patent
23 Jan 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, a gate electrode is disposed, through a gate insulating film, in a trench adjacent to the main cell, and a buffer resistor having an infinitely large resistance value is inserted between the buffer layer and emitter electrode.
Abstract: A power semiconductor device includes trenches disposed in a first base layer of a first conductivity type at intervals to partition main and dummy cells, at a position remote from a collector layer of a second conductivity type. In the main cell, a second base layer of the second conductivity type, and an emitter layer of the first conductivity type are disposed. In the dummy cell, a buffer layer of the second conductivity type is disposed. A gate electrode is disposed, through a gate insulating film, in a trench adjacent to the main cell. A buffer resistor having an infinitely large resistance value is inserted between the buffer layer and emitter electrode. The dummy cell is provided with an inhibiting structure to reduce carriers of the second conductivity type to flow to and accumulate in the buffer layer from the collector layer.

609 citations

Patent
11 May 2007
TL;DR: In this article, a method for fabricating a semiconductor device, in which a lifting phenomenon can be prevented from occurring in forming an amorphous carbon film on an etched layer having tensile stress, was proposed.
Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, in which a lifting phenomenon can be prevented from occurring in forming an amorphous carbon film on an etched layer having tensile stress. According to the invention, since a compression stress on the etched layer or the amorphous carbon film can be reduced or a compression stress film is formed between the etched layer or the amorphous carbon film to prevent a lifting phenomenon from occurring and thus another pattern can be formed to fabricate a highly integrated semiconductor device.

212 citations

Patent
15 Sep 2010
TL;DR: In this paper, the Deeply Depleted Channel (DDC) transistors are used to reduce power consumption in devices by reusing existing bulk CMOS process flows and manufacturing technology, allowing the semiconductor industry as well as broader electronics industry to avoid a costly and risky switch to alternative technologies.
Abstract: Some structures and methods to reduce power consumption in devices can be implemented largely by reusing existing bulk CMOS process flows and manufacturing technology, allowing the semiconductor industry as well as the broader electronics industry to avoid a costly and risky switch to alternative technologies. Some of the structures and methods relate to a Deeply Depleted Channel (DDC) design, allowing CMOS based devices to have a reduced σVT compared to conventional bulk CMOS and can allow the threshold voltage VT of FETs having dopants in the channel region to be set much more precisely. The DDC design also can have a strong body effect compared to conventional bulk CMOS transistors, which can allow for significant dynamic control of power consumption in DDC transistors. Additional structures, configurations, and methods presented herein can be used alone or in conjunction with the DDC to yield additional and different benefits.

193 citations

Patent
27 Apr 2011
TL;DR: A power device includes a semiconductor region which in turn includes a plurality of alternately arranged pillars of first and second conductivity type as discussed by the authors, and each of the plurality of pillars of second conductivities type further includes an implant portion filled with semiconductor material.
Abstract: A power device includes a semiconductor region which in turn includes a plurality of alternately arranged pillars of first and second conductivity type. Each of the plurality of pillars of second conductivity type further includes a plurality of implant regions of the second conductivity type arranged on top of one another along the depth of pillars of second conductivity type, and a trench portion filled with semiconductor material of the second conductivity type directly above the plurality of implant regions of second conductivity type.

188 citations