Patent ID: 10490644

Abstract:
In a general aspect, a power semiconductor device can include a silicon carbide (SiC) substrate and a SiC epitaxial layer disposed on the SiC substrate. The device can include a well region disposed in the epitaxial layer, a source region disposed in the well region and a gate trench disposed in the epitaxial layer and adjacent to the source region. The gate trench can have a depth that is greater than a depth of the well region and less than a depth of the epitaxial layer. The device can include a hybrid gate dielectric disposed on a sidewall of the gate trench and a bottom surface of the gate trench. The hybrid gate dielectric can include a first high-k material and a second high-k dielectric material that is different than the first high-k dielectric material. The device can include a conductive gate electrode disposed on the hybrid gate dielectric.