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Silicon carbide semiconductor device

US7968892B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 2007
Grant dateJun 28, 2011
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/691
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate having a principal surface and a backside surface; a drift layer disposed on the principal surface; a base region disposed on the drift layer; a source region disposed on the base region; a surface channel layer disposed on both of the drift layer and the base region for connecting between the source region and the drift layer; a gate insulation film disposed on the surface channel layer and including a high dielectric constant film; a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulation film; a source electrode disposed on the source region; and a backside electrode disposed on the backside surface.

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