A new structure and its analytical breakdown model of high voltage SOI device with Step Unmovable Surface Charges of buried oxide layer

Abstract

A new SOI (Silicon On Insulator) high voltage device with Step Unmovable Surface Charges (SUSC) of buried oxide layer and its analytical breakdown model are proposed in the paper. The unmovable charges are implemented into the upper surface of buried oxide layer to increase the vertical electric field and uniform the lateral one. The 2-D Poisson’s equation is solved to demonstrate the modulation effect of the immobile interface charges and analyze the electric field and breakdown voltage with the various geometric parameters and step numbers. A new RESURF (REduce SURface Field) condition of the SOI device considering the interface charges and buried oxide is derived to maximize breakdown voltage. The analytical results are in good agreement with the numerical analysis obtained by the 2-D semiconductor devices simulator MEDICI. As a result, an 1200V breakdown voltage is firstly obtained in 3μm-thick top Si layer, 2μm-thick buried oxide layer and 70μm-length drift region using a linear doping profile of unmovable buried oxide charges.