Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100006936 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a deep well of a second conductivity type formed in a portion of an upper layer portion of the semiconductor layer; a well of the first conductivity type formed in a portion of an upper layer portion of the deep well; a source layer of the second conductivity type formed in the well; a drain layer of the second conductivity type formed in the well apart from the source layer; and a contact layer of the second conductivity type formed outside the well in an upper layer portion of the deep well and connected to the drain layer. The drain layer is electrically connected to the deep well via the well by applying a driving voltage between the source layer and the drain layer. | 01-14-2010 |
20100013451 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a high-side switching element having a first switching element connected between an input voltage line and an inductive load; and a low-side switching element having a second switching element and a third switching element that are connected in parallel between the inductive load and a reference voltage line. A surge current is discharged through the third switching element to the reference voltage line when a surge is applied to a terminal connected to the inductive load in the low-side switching element. | 01-21-2010 |
20100140715 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor region of first conductivity type provided in a semiconductor layer of first conductivity type; a first semiconductor region of second conductivity type; a second semiconductor region of second conductivity type; a third semiconductor region of second conductivity type having a lower impurity concentration than the second semiconductor region of second conductivity type; a first insulating layer provided in the third semiconductor region of second conductivity type; a control electrode provided on the semiconductor region of first conductivity type via a second insulating layer; a first auxiliary electrode provided on the first insulating layer; a first main electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor region of second conductivity type; and a second main electrode electrically connected to the second semiconductor region of second conductivity type. | 06-10-2010 |
20100176449 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A semiconductor device, includes: a semiconductor layer including a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type and a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, the second semiconductor region having a first conductivity type impurity concentration lower than a first conductivity type impurity concentration of the first semiconductor region; a source region of a second conductivity type provided on the first semiconductor region; a drain region of the second conductivity type provided on the second semiconductor region; an insulating film provided on the semiconductor layer between the source region and the drain region; a gate electrode provided on the insulating film; and a drift region of the second conductivity type provided in a surface side portion of the semiconductor layer between the gate electrode and the drain region, the drift region being in contact with the drain region and having a second conductivity type impurity concentration lower than a second conductivity type impurity concentration of the drain region. | 07-15-2010 |
20110068406 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a first source portion, a second source portion, a drain portion, a first main electrode, a second main electrode, and a gate electrode. The first source portion includes a first source contact region of a second conductivity type and a back gate contact region of the first conductivity type. The drain portion includes a drain contact region of the second conductivity type, a first drift region of the second conductivity type, and a second drift region of the second conductivity type. When a reverse bias is applied to p-n junction between the semiconductor layer and the drain portion, avalanche breakdown is more likely to occur near the first drift region than near the second drift region. | 03-24-2011 |
20110095369 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a drain region, a source region, a channel region, an insulating film, a gate electrode, a first semiconductor region, and
| 04-28-2011 |
20110108915 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, an element isolation insulator, a source layer of a second conductivity type, a drain layer of the second conductivity type, a contact layer of the first conductivity type and a gate electrode. The element isolation insulator is formed on the semiconductor substrate. The source layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate and is in contact with a side surface of the element isolation insulator. The drain layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate, is in contact with the side surface, and is spaced from the source layer. The contact layer is formed between the source layer and the drain layer. The gate electrode is provided on the element isolation insulator along the side surface. | 05-12-2011 |
20110133818 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a deep well of a second conductivity type formed in a portion of an upper layer portion of the semiconductor layer; a well of the first conductivity type formed in a portion of an upper layer portion of the deep well; a source layer of the second conductivity type formed in the well; a drain layer of the second conductivity type formed in the well apart from the source layer; and a contact layer of the second conductivity type formed outside the well in an upper layer portion of the deep well and connected to the drain layer. The drain layer is electrically connected to the deep well via the well by applying a driving voltage between the source layer and the drain layer. | 06-09-2011 |
20110309439 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first conductivity-type region, a second conductivity-type source region, a gate insulating film and a gate electrode. The first conductivity-type region is provided in an upper layer portion of the semiconductor substrate. The second conductivity-type source region and a second conductivity-type drain region are arranged by being separated from each other in an upper layer portion of the first conductivity-type region. The gate insulating film is provided on the semiconductor substrate. The gate electrode is provided on the gate insulating film. An effective concentration of impurities in a channel region corresponding to a region directly below the gate electrode in the first conductivity-type region has a maximum at an interface between the gate insulating film and the channel region, and decreases toward a lower part of the channel region. | 12-22-2011 |
20120212198 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a high-side switching element having a first switching element connected between an input voltage line and an inductive load; and a low-side switching element having a second switching element and a third switching element that are connected in parallel between the inductive load and a reference voltage line. A surge current is discharged through the third switching element to the reference voltage line when a surge is applied to a terminal connected to the inductive load in the low-side switching element. | 08-23-2012 |
20120241851 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a drift layer. The device includes a base layer. The device includes a source layer selectively provided on a surface of the base layer. The device includes a gate electrode provided via a gate insulating film in a trench penetrating the source layer and the base layer to reach the drift layer. The device includes a field plate electrode provided under the gate electrode in the trench. The device includes a drain electrode electrically connected to the drift layer. The device includes a source electrode. The field plate electrode is electrically connected to the source electrode. An impurity concentration of a first conductivity type contained in the base layer is lower than an impurity concentration of the first conductivity type contained in the drift layer. And the impurity concentration of the first conductivity type contained in the drift layer is not less than 1×10 | 09-27-2012 |
20130069147 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductive type, a base region of a second conductive type provided on the semiconductor layer and a first contact region of a second conductive type provided on the base region. The device includes a gate electrode provided in a trench piercing through the first contact region and the base region, and an interlayer insulating film provided on the gate electrode and containing a first conductive type impurity element. The device further includes a source region of a first conductive type provided between the interlayer insulating film and the first contact region, the source region being in contact with a side face of the interlayer insulating film and extending in the base region. | 03-21-2013 |
20130248995 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a base layer of a second conductivity type placed above the first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type placed above the base layer, multiple gate electrodes having upper end is positioned above the upper surface of the base layer, a lower end positioned below the bottom of the base layer, and contacting the first semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer, and the base layer through a gate insulating film, insulating component arranged above the gate electrode in which the upper surface is positioned below the upper surface of the second semiconductor layer, and a conductive layer covering the second semiconductor layer from the upper end to the bottom end. | 09-26-2013 |