Semiconductor device with a semiconductor via and laterally connected electrode
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1. A semiconductor transistor device, comprising:
- a semiconductor body having a first surface and a second surface;
at least one gate electrode arranged in at least one trench extending from the first surface into the semiconductor body;
a semiconductor via extending in a vertical direction of the semiconductor body within the semiconductor body to the second surface, the semiconductor via being electrically insulated from the semiconductor body by a via insulation layer wherein the via insulation layer is perpendicular to the first surface; and
wherein the at least one gate electrode extends in the semiconductor body in a first lateral direction of the semiconductor body toward the semiconductor via and through the via insulation layer into the semiconductor via,wherein the semiconductor via comprises the same crystalline structure and semiconductor material as the surrounding semiconductor body,wherein the at least one gate electrode comprises a material different from the semiconductor via material, or the at least one gate electrode comprises a crystalline structure different from the semiconductor via crystalline structure,wherein the semiconductor transistor device further comprises;
a source region, a body region, a drift region and a drain region, the body region being arranged between the source region and the drift region and the drift region being arranged between the body region and the drain region,wherein the source region, the body region, the drift region, and the drain region are arranged in the semiconductor body,wherein the source region and the drain region are spaced apart in the vertical direction of the semiconductor body;
a source electrode arranged on the first surface and electrically connected to the source region;
a drain electrode arranged on the second surface and electrically connected to the drain region; and
a gate dielectric dielectrically insulating the at least one gate electrode from the source region and the body region.
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A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body having a first surface and a second surface, at least one electrode arranged in at least one trench extending from the first surface into the semiconductor body, and a semiconductor via extending in a vertical direction of the semiconductor body within the semiconductor body to the second surface. The semiconductor via is electrically insulated from the semiconductor body by a via insulation layer. The at least one electrode extends in a first lateral direction of the semiconductor body through the via insulation layer and is electrically connected to the semiconductor via.
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1. A semiconductor transistor device, comprising:
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a semiconductor body having a first surface and a second surface; at least one gate electrode arranged in at least one trench extending from the first surface into the semiconductor body; a semiconductor via extending in a vertical direction of the semiconductor body within the semiconductor body to the second surface, the semiconductor via being electrically insulated from the semiconductor body by a via insulation layer wherein the via insulation layer is perpendicular to the first surface; and wherein the at least one gate electrode extends in the semiconductor body in a first lateral direction of the semiconductor body toward the semiconductor via and through the via insulation layer into the semiconductor via, wherein the semiconductor via comprises the same crystalline structure and semiconductor material as the surrounding semiconductor body, wherein the at least one gate electrode comprises a material different from the semiconductor via material, or the at least one gate electrode comprises a crystalline structure different from the semiconductor via crystalline structure, wherein the semiconductor transistor device further comprises; a source region, a body region, a drift region and a drain region, the body region being arranged between the source region and the drift region and the drift region being arranged between the body region and the drain region, wherein the source region, the body region, the drift region, and the drain region are arranged in the semiconductor body, wherein the source region and the drain region are spaced apart in the vertical direction of the semiconductor body; a source electrode arranged on the first surface and electrically connected to the source region; a drain electrode arranged on the second surface and electrically connected to the drain region; and a gate dielectric dielectrically insulating the at least one gate electrode from the source region and the body region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A semiconductor transistor device, comprising:
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a semiconductor body having a first surface and a second surface; at least one gate electrode arranged in at least one trench extending from the first surface into the semiconductor body; a semiconductor via extending in a vertical direction of the semiconductor body within the semiconductor body to the second surface, the semiconductor via being electrically insulated from the semiconductor body by a via insulation layer wherein the via insulation layer is perpendicular to the first surface; and wherein the at least one gate electrode extends in the semiconductor body in a first lateral direction of the semiconductor body toward the semiconductor via and through the via insulation layer into the semiconductor via, wherein the semiconductor via comprises the same crystalline structure and semiconductor material as the surrounding semiconductor body, wherein the at least one gate electrode comprises a material different from the semiconductor via material, or the at least one gate electrode comprises a crystalline structure different from the semiconductor via crystalline structure, wherein the semiconductor body includes a semiconductor substrate and an epitaxial layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the semiconductor transistor device further comprises; a source region, a body region, a drift region and a drain region, the body region being arranged between the source region and the drift region and the drift region being arranged between the body region and the drain region, wherein the source region, the body region, the drift region, and the drain region are arranged in the semiconductor body, wherein the source region and the drain region are spaced apart in the vertical direction of the semiconductor body; a source electrode arranged on the first surface and electrically connected to the source region; a drain electrode arranged on the second surface and electrically connected to the drain region; and a gate dielectric dielectrically insulating the at least one gate electrode from the source region and the body region.
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