A low specific on-resistance SOI MOSFET with dual gates and a recessed drain

A low specific on-resistance（Ron,sp） integrable silicon-on-insulator（SOI） metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor（MOSFET） is proposed and investigated by simulation.The MOSFET features a recessed drain as well as dual gates,which consist of a planar gate and a trench gate extended to the buried oxide layer（BOX）（DGRD MOSFET）.First,the dual gates form dual conduction channels,and the extended trench gate also acts as a field plate to improve the electric field distribution.Second,the combination of the trench gate and the recessed drain widens the vertical conduction area and shortens the current path.Third,the P-type top layer not only enhances the drift doping concentration but also modulates the surface electric field distributions.All of these sharply reduce Ron,sp and maintain a high breakdown voltage（BV）.The BV of 233 V and Ron,sp of 4.151 mΩ·cm2（VGS = 15 V） are obtained for the DGRD MOSFET with 15-μm half-cell pitch.Compared with the trench gate SOI MOSFET and the conventional MOSFET,Ron,sp of the DGRD MOSFET decreases by 36% and 33% with the same BV,respectively.The trench gate extended to the BOX synchronously acts as a dielectric isolation trench,simplifying the fabrication processes.