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Power semiconductor device

US5714775A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Filing dateApr 19, 1996
Grant dateFeb 3, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/53

Abstract

A p-type emitter layer having a low resistivity is arranged on a bottom surface of an n-type base layer having a high resistivity. A p-type base layer is formed in a top surface of the n-type base layer. Trenches are formed in the p-type base layer and the n-type base layer such that each trench penetrates the p-type base layer and reaches down to a halfway depth in the n-type base layer. Inter-trench regions made of semiconductor are defined between the trenches. An n-type emitter layer having a low resistivity is formed in a surface of the p-type base layer to be in contact with the upper part of each trench. A gate electrode is buried via a gate insulating film in each trench. That side surface of each inter-trench region which faces the gate electrode consists of a {100} plane.

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