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Semiconductor device having a plurality of spaced-apart field plates formed on a field insulating film

US8227868B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 31, 2011
Grant dateJul 24, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/516

Abstract

A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type having a top surface and a rear surface, a semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type formed on the top surface of the semiconductor substrate, having a top surface and a rear surface, and having the rear surface in contact with the top surface of the semiconductor substrate, a body region of the first conductivity type formed in a top layer portion of the semiconductor layer, a first impurity region of the second conductivity type formed in a top layer portion of the semiconductor layer and spaced apart from the body region, a second impurity region of the second conductivity type formed in a top layer portion of the body region and spaced apart from a peripheral edge of the body region, a gate electrode formed on the semiconductor layer and opposed to a portion between the peripheral edge of the body region and a peripheral edge of the second impurity region, a field insulating film formed in a portion of the top surface of the semiconductor layer between the body region and the first impurity region, and a plurality of field plates formed on the field …

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