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Semiconductor device

US9391136B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 23, 2015
Grant dateJul 12, 2016
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/62

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes an n-type semiconductor substrate, which has a main surface having an element region and an outer peripheral region surrounding the element region; a p-type guard ring, which includes: a lowly-doped p-type region disposed on an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate in the outer peripheral region surrounding the element region; and a highly-doped p-type region disposed on an inner side of the lowly-doped p-type region and having an impurity concentration higher than an impurity concentration of the lowly-doped p-type region, wherein a side surface and a bottom surface of the highly-doped p-type region are covered by the lowly-doped p-type region such that the highly-doped p-type region is not in contact with the n-type region; and an ohmic junction electrode, which forms an ohmic junction with the highly-doped p-type region.

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