Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080230834 | Semiconductor apparatus having lateral type MIS transistor - A semiconductor apparatus comprises: a semiconductor substrate; and a lateral type MIS transistor disposed on a surface part of the semiconductor substrate. The lateral type MIS transistor includes: a line coupled with a gate of the lateral type MIS transistor; a polycrystalline silicon resistor that is provided in the line, and that has a conductivity type opposite to a drain of the lateral type MIS transistor; and an insulating layer through which a drain voltage of the lateral type MIS transistor is applied to the polycrystalline silicon resistor. | 09-25-2008 |
20090057812 | Semiconductor device having multiple element formation regions and manufacturing method thereof - In a manufacturing of a semiconductor device, at least one of elements is formed in each of element formation regions of a substrate having a main side and a rear side, and the substrate is thinned by polished from a rear side of the substrate, and then, multiple trenches are formed on the rear side of the substrate, so that each trench reaches the main side of the substrate. After that, an insulating material is deposited over an inner surface of each trench to form an insulating layer in the trench, so that the element formation regions are isolated. Thereby, generation of cracks and structural steps in the substrate and separation of element formation regions from the substrate can be suppressed. | 03-05-2009 |
20090114985 | Semiconductor apparatus and method for manufacturing the same - A semiconductor apparatus is disclosed. The semiconductor apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate that has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The semiconductor apparatus further includes multiple double-sided electrode elements each having a pair of electrodes located respectively on the first and second surfaces of the semiconductor substrate. A current flows between the first and second electrode. Each double-sided electrode element has a PN column region located in the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor apparatus further includes an insulation trench that surrounds each of multiple double-sided electrode elements, and that insulates and separates the multiple double-sided electrode elements from each other. | 05-07-2009 |
20090121290 | Semiconductor device with high-breakdown-voltage transistor - A semiconductor device includes a high-breakdown-voltage transistor having a semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer has an element portion and a wiring portion. The element portion has a first wiring on a front side of the semiconductor layer and a backside electrode on a back side of the semiconductor layer. The element portion is configured as a vertical transistor that causes an electric current to flow in a thickness direction of the semiconductor layer between the first wiring and the backside electrode. The backside electrode is elongated to the wiring portion. The wiring portion has a second wiring on the front side of the semiconductor layer. The wiring portion and the backside electrode provide a pulling wire that allows the electric current to flow to the second wiring. | 05-14-2009 |
20090127624 | Semiconductor device having soi substrate and method for manufacturing the same - A semiconductor device includes: a SOI substrate including a support layer, a first insulation film and a SOI layer; a first circuit; a second circuit; and a trench separation element. The SOI substrate further includes a first region and a second region. The first region has the support layer, the first insulation film and the SOI layer, which are stacked in this order, and the second region has only the support layer. The trench separation element penetrates the support layer, the first insulation film and the SOI layer. The trench separation element separates the first region and the second region. The first circuit is disposed in the SOI layer of the first region. The second circuit is disposed in the support layer of the second region. | 05-21-2009 |
20090152668 | Semiconductor apparatus - A semiconductor apparatus is disclosed. The semiconductor apparatus includes an SOI substrate including an active layer, a buried insulation film and a support substrate; a low potential reference circuit part located in the active layer and operable at a first reference potential; a high potential reference circuit part located in the active layer and operable at a second reference potential; a level-shifting element forming part located in the active layer and for providing a level-shift between the first and second reference potentials; and an insulation member insulating first and second portions of the support substrate from each other, wherein locations of the first and second portions respectively correspond to the low and high potential reference circuit parts. | 06-18-2009 |
20100102857 | Switching circuit and driving circuit for transistor - A switching circuit includes: a transistor having a first electrode, a second electrode and a control electrode; a zener diode; and a capacitor. A connection between the first electrode and the second electrode is capable of temporally switching between a condition state and a non-conduction state by switching a control voltage of the transistor. The zener diode and the capacitor are coupled in series between the first electrode and the control electrode of the transistor. The first electrode is a drain or a collector. | 04-29-2010 |
20100112765 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes: forming multiple trenches on a semiconductor substrate; forming a second conductive type semiconductor film in each trench to provide a first column with the substrate between two trenches and a second column with the second conductive type semiconductor film in the trench, the first and second columns alternately repeated along with a predetermined direction; thinning a second side of the substrate; and increasing an impurity concentration in a thinned second side so that a first conductive type layer is provided. The impurity concentration of the first conductive type layer is higher than the first column. The first column provides a drift layer so that a vertical type first-conductive-type channel transistor is formed. | 05-06-2010 |
20100295170 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a multilayer wiring substrate and a double-sided multi-electrode chip. The double-sided multi-electrode chip includes a semiconductor chip and has multiple electrodes on both sides of the semiconductor chip. The double-sided multi-electrode chip is embedded in the multilayer wiring substrate in such a manner that the double-sided multi-electrode chip is not exposed outside the multilayer wiring substrate. The electrodes of the double-sided multi-electrode chip are connected to wiring layers of the multilayer wiring substrate. | 11-25-2010 |
20110210766 | DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR TRANSISTOR - A switching circuit includes: a transistor having a first electrode, a second electrode and a control electrode; a zener diode; and a capacitor. A connection between the first electrode and the second electrode is capable of temporally switching between a conduction state and a non-conduction state by switching a control voltage of the transistor. The zener diode and the capacitor are coupled in series between the first electrode and the control electrode of the transistor. The first electrode is a drain or a collector. | 09-01-2011 |
20120007173 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; multiple first and second conductive type regions on the substrate for providing a super junction structure; a channel layer on the super junction structure; a first conductive type layer in the channel layer; a contact second conductive type region in the channel layer; a gate electrode on the channel layer via a gate insulation film; a surface electrode on the channel layer; a backside electrode on the substrate opposite to the super junction structure; and an embedded second conductive type region. The embedded second conductive type region is disposed in a corresponding second conductive type region, protrudes into the channel layer, and contacts the contact second conductive type region. The embedded second conductive type region has an impurity concentration higher than the channel layer, and has a maximum impurity concentration at a position in the corresponding second conductive type region. | 01-12-2012 |
20120182051 | DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR TRANSISTOR - A switching circuit includes: a transistor having a first electrode, a second electrode and a control electrode; a zener diode; and a capacitor. A connection between the first electrode and the second electrode is capable of temporally switching between a conduction state and a non-conduction state by switching a control voltage of the transistor. The zener diode and the capacitor are coupled in series between the first electrode and the control electrode of the transistor. The first electrode is a drain or a collector. | 07-19-2012 |
20120302036 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING SOI SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes: a SOI substrate including a support layer, a first insulation film and a SOI layer; a first circuit; a second circuit; and a trench separation element. The SOI substrate further includes a first region and a second region. The first region has the support layer, the first insulation film and the SOI layer, which are stacked in this order, and the second region has only the support layer. The trench separation element penetrates the support layer, the first insulation film and the SOI layer. The trench separation element separates the first region and the second region. The first circuit is disposed in the SOI layer of the first region. The second circuit is disposed in the support layer of the second region. | 11-29-2012 |
20140151785 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The element electrodes of a semiconductor element are disposed in a cell region, while an outermost peripheral electrode electrically connected to a semiconductor substrate is disposed in a peripheral region. In the peripheral region, a second-conductivity-type layer is disposed above a super-junction structure. A potential division region is disposed above the second-conductivity-type layer to electrically connect the element electrodes and the outermost peripheral electrode and also divide the voltage between the element electrodes and the outermost peripheral electrode into a plurality of stages. A part of the potential division region overlaps the peripheral region when viewed from the thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate. | 06-05-2014 |
20140203356 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING VERTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT - A semiconductor device including a vertical semiconductor element has a trench gate structure and a dummy gate structure. The trench gate structure includes a first trench that penetrates a first impurity region and a base region to reach a first conductivity-type region in a super junction structure. The dummy gate structure includes a second trench that penetrates the base region reach the super junction structure and is formed to be deeper than the first trench. | 07-24-2014 |