Nicola Vannucci

Fabrication of trench isolation and trench power MOSFETs in a smart power IC Technology with a single trench unit process

We report on using a single trench unit process for the trench isolation and for the trench power MOSFET of a common-drain smart power IC technology. The trench power MOSFET has a maximum specific on-resistance, (Ron⋅A), below 50mΩ-mm2 and a typical breakdown voltage, Vbr, of 95V. The trench isolation provides well isolation up to 90V. Using a single trench unit process for both devices results in low process costs. In addition both power and logic areas of a chip benefit from the trench process.