Abstract:
Channel regions continuous with transistor cells are disposed also below a gate pad electrode. The channel region below the gate pad electrode is fixed to a source potential. Thus, a predetermined reverse breakdown voltage between a drain and a source is secured without forming a p+ type impurity region below the entire lower surface of the gate pad electrode. Furthermore, a protection diode is formed in a conductive layer disposed at the outer periphery of an operation region.
Abstract:
Channel regions and gate electrodes are also disposed continuously with transistor cells below a gate pad electrode. The transistor cells are formed in a stripe pattern and allowed to contact a source electrode. In this way, the channel regions and the gate electrodes, which are positioned below the gate pad electrode, are kept at a predetermined potential. Thus, a predetermined drain-source reverse breakdown voltage can be secured without providing a p+ type impurity region on the entire surface below the gate pad electrode.
Abstract:
Channel regions continuous with transistor cells are disposed also below a gate pad electrode. The channel region below the gate pad electrode is fixed to a source potential. Thus, a predetermined reverse breakdown voltage between a drain and a source is secured without forming a p+ type impurity region below the entire lower surface of the gate pad electrode. Furthermore, a protection diode is formed in a conductive layer disposed at the outer periphery of an operation region.
Abstract:
Channel regions continuous with transistor cells are disposed also below a gate pad electrode. The channel region below the gate pad electrode is fixed to a source potential. Thus, a predetermined reverse breakdown voltage between a drain and a source is secured without forming a p+ type impurity region below the entire lower surface of the gate pad electrode. Furthermore, a protection diode is formed in polysilicon with a stripe shape below the gate pad electrode.
Abstract:
Channel regions continuous with transistor cells are disposed also below a gate pad electrode. The channel region below the gate pad electrode is fixed to a source potential. Thus, a predetermined reverse breakdown voltage between a drain and a source is secured without forming a p+ type impurity region below the entire lower surface of the gate pad electrode. Furthermore, a protection diode is formed in polysilicon with a stripe shape below the gate pad electrode.
Abstract:
Channel regions and gate electrodes are also disposed continuously with transistor cells below a gate pad electrode. The transistor cells are formed in a stripe pattern and allowed to contact a source electrode. In this way, the channel regions and the gate electrodes, which are positioned below the gate pad electrode, are kept at a predetermined potential. Thus, a predetermined drain-source reverse breakdown voltage can be secured without providing a p+ type impurity region on the entire surface below the gate pad electrode.
Abstract:
Formation and etching of an n type epitaxial layer and formation and etching of a p type epitaxial layer are alternately performed on the semiconductor substrate for at least three times to form all semiconductor layers, of the epitaxial layers. Thereby, impurity concentration profiles of the semiconductor layers can be uniform, and pn junctions can be formed vertically to a wafer surface. Furthermore, the semiconductor layers can each be formed with a narrow width, so that impurity concentrations thereof are increased. With this configuration, high breakdown voltage and low resistance can be achieved.
Abstract:
Provided is a semiconductor device in which an insulating region surrounding an element region is provided in an end portion of a semiconductor region with a super junction structure. Since a depletion layer in the element region ends in the insulating region, the end portion of the element region is not formed in a curved surface shape. In other words, the depletion layer has no curved surface in which internal electric fields are concentrated. For this reason, there is no need to take a measure to cause the depletion layer to spread in a horizontal direction by proving a terminal region. Since the terminal region is unnecessary, a chip size can be reduced. Alternatively, an area of the element region can be expanded.
Abstract:
An interlayer dielectric film is completely buried in a trench, and failures caused by step coverage is prevented because a source electrode can be formed substantially uniformly on an upper portion of a gate electrode. Also, in the processes of forming a source region, a body region and an interlayer dielectric film, only one mask is necessary so that the device size is reduced to account for placement error of only one mask alignment.
Abstract:
In a peripheral insulating film in a peripheral region, concave parts are provided. At least one of the concave parts is made to have an opening as a contact hole with an Al wiring layer, and a plurality of contact holes may be provided. Accordingly, frictions between the Al wiring layer and the peripheral insulating film are increased. Thus, occurrence of Al slide can be suppressed.