Charge compensation semiconductor device
First Claim
1. A semiconductor device, comprising a semiconductor body having a first surface defining a vertical direction, and a source metallization arranged on the first surface, in a vertical cross-section the semiconductor body further comprising:
- a drift region of a first conductivity type;
at least two compensation regions of a second conductivity type each of which forms a pn-junction with the drift region and is in low resistive electric connection with the source metallization;
a drain region of the first conductivity type having a maximum doping concentration higher than a maximum doping concentration of the drift region; and
a third semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type arranged between the drift region and the drain region and comprising at least one of a floating field plate and a floating semiconductor region of the second conductivity type forming a pn-junction with the third semiconductor layer.
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Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body having a first surface defining a vertical direction and a source metallization arranged on the first surface. In a vertical cross-section the semiconductor body further includes: a drift region of a first conductivity type; at least two compensation regions of a second conductivity type each of which forms a pn-junction with the drift region and is in low resistive electric connection with the source metallization; a drain region of the first conductivity type having a maximum doping concentration higher than a maximum doping concentration of the drift region, and a third semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type arranged between the drift region and the drain region and includes at least one of a floating field plate and a floating semiconductor region of the second conductivity type forming a pn-junction with the third semiconductor layer.
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22 Claims
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1. A semiconductor device, comprising a semiconductor body having a first surface defining a vertical direction, and a source metallization arranged on the first surface, in a vertical cross-section the semiconductor body further comprising:
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a drift region of a first conductivity type; at least two compensation regions of a second conductivity type each of which forms a pn-junction with the drift region and is in low resistive electric connection with the source metallization; a drain region of the first conductivity type having a maximum doping concentration higher than a maximum doping concentration of the drift region; and a third semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type arranged between the drift region and the drain region and comprising at least one of a floating field plate and a floating semiconductor region of the second conductivity type forming a pn-junction with the third semiconductor layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 22)
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16. A semiconductor device, comprising a semiconductor body comprising:
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a first surface defining a vertical direction; a first semiconductor layer extending to the first surface and comprising a pn-compensation-structure; a second semiconductor layer adjoining the first semiconductor layer, being comprised of a semiconductor material of a first conductivity type, and having a doping charge per horizontal area lower than a breakdown charge per area of the semiconductor material; and a third semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type adjoining the second semiconductor layer and comprising at least one of a self-charging charge trap, a floating field plate and a semiconductor region of a second conductivity type forming a pn-junction with the third semiconductor layer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A semiconductor device, comprising a semiconductor body having a first surface defining a vertical direction, and a first metallization arranged on the first surface, the semiconductor body further comprising in a vertical cross-section:
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a first semiconductor layer extending to the first surface and comprising a pn-compensation-structure connected to the first metallization; and a third semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type arranged below the first semiconductor layer and comprising at least one of a floating field plate and a semiconductor region of a second conductivity type forming a closed pn-junction within the third semiconductor layer. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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