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Semiconductor device and electrical circuit device using thereof

US7768066B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 2008
Grant dateAug 3, 2010
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/127
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A UMOSFET is capable of reducing a threshold voltage and producing a large saturation current. A typical UMOSFET according to the present invention includes: an N+ type SiC substrate constituting a drain layer; an N− type SiC layer that is in contact with the drain layer and constitutes a drift layer; a P type body layer formed on the drift layer and being a semiconductor layer; an N+ type SiC layer constituting a source layer; a trench extending from the source layer to a predetermined location placed in the drift layer; a P type electric field relaxation region provided around and outside a bottom portion of the trench; and a channel region extending from the N+ type source layer to the P type electric field relaxation region and having an impurity concentration higher than that of the N− type drift layer and lower than that of the P type body layer.

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