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Semiconductor device

US8866151B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 2012
Grant dateOct 21, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/60
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a first region of a second conductivity type selectively provided in a first major surface of the semiconductor layer, a second region of the second conductivity type selectively provided in the first major surface and connected to the first region, a first electrode provided in contact with the semiconductor layer and the first region, a second electrode provided in contact with the second region, and a third electrode electrically connected to a second major surface of the semiconductor layer opposite to the first major surface.

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