Semiconductor device

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2006-12-19

2009-10-20

Brewster, William M. (Department: 2823)

Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode

Field effect device

Having insulated electrode

C257S302000, C257S341000, C257S342000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07605423

ABSTRACT:
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a first semiconductor pillar region of the first conductivity type and a second semiconductor pillar region of a second conductivity type provided on the major surface; a first semiconductor region of the second conductivity type provided on the second semiconductor pillar region; a first and second main electrodes; a control electrode; a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type provided on the major surface of the semiconductor layer and located on a terminal side of the first semiconductor pillar region and the second semiconductor pillar region; a high resistance semiconductor layer provided on the third semiconductor region; and a fourth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type provided on the high resistance semiconductor layer. An amount of dopant in at least one of the first semiconductor pillar region and the second semiconductor pillar region is gradually varied in a direction from the first main electrode to the second main electrode. The amount of dopant in the first semiconductor pillar region is smaller than the amount of dopant in the second semiconductor pillar region on the first main electrode side. The amount of dopant in the first semiconductor pillar region is larger than the amount of dopant in the second semiconductor pillar region on the second main electrode side.

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