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Silicon carbide semiconductor device

US10177233B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 2016
Grant dateJan 8, 2019
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D12/481
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a gate insulating film and a gate electrode. A first main surface is provided with a trench defined by a side surface penetrating a third impurity region and a second impurity region to reach a first impurity region, and a bottom provided continuously with the side surface. In a stress test in which a gate voltage of at least one of −10 V and 20 V is applied to the gate electrode for 100 hours at a temperature of 175° C., where a threshold voltage before the stress test is defined as a first threshold voltage and a threshold voltage after the stress test is defined as a second threshold voltage, an absolute value of a difference between the first threshold voltage and the second threshold voltage is not more than 0.25 V. The second threshold voltage is not less than 2.5 V.

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