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Semiconductor device edge termination structure

US7253477B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 15, 2005
Grant dateAug 7, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/518
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, an edge termination structure is formed in a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type. The termination structure includes an isolation trench and a conductive layer in contact with the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer is formed over a semiconductor substrate of a second conductivity type. In a further embodiment, the isolation trench includes a plurality of shapes that comprise portions of the semiconductor layer.

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