Semiconductor device with insulating section of varying thickness
First Claim
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type;
a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type provided on the first semiconductor region;
a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type selectively provided on the second semiconductor region;
a first electrode surrounded by the first semiconductor region, the first electrode includinga first electrode portion including a first end of the first electrode in a first direction from the first semiconductor region to the second semiconductor region, anda second electrode portion provided on the first electrode portion;
a first insulating section provided between the first electrode and the first semiconductor region, the first insulating section includinga second insulating portion arranged side by side with the second electrode portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, anda first insulating portion arranged side by side with the first electrode portion in the second direction, a length of the first insulating portion in the first direction being greater than a length of the second insulating portion in the first direction, and a thickness of the first insulating portion in the second direction being greater than a thickness of the second insulating portion in the second direction;
a gate electrode provided on a second end of the first electrode opposite the first end in the first direction such that a width of the gate electrode in the second direction is approximately equal to a width of the first electrode portion in the second direction; and
a gate insulating section provided between the gate electrode and the second semiconductor region.
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Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type on the first semiconductor region, a first electrode surrounded by the first semiconductor region and including a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion provided on the first electrode portion, and a first insulating section including first and second insulating portions. The second insulating portion is arranged side by side with the second electrode portion in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction from the first semiconductor region to the second semiconductor region. The first insulating portion is arranged side by side with the first electrode portion in the second direction. A length and a thickness of the first insulating portion in the first direction are greater than a length and a thickness of the second insulating portion in the first direction, respectively.
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20 Claims
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type provided on the first semiconductor region; a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type selectively provided on the second semiconductor region; a first electrode surrounded by the first semiconductor region, the first electrode including a first electrode portion including a first end of the first electrode in a first direction from the first semiconductor region to the second semiconductor region, and a second electrode portion provided on the first electrode portion; a first insulating section provided between the first electrode and the first semiconductor region, the first insulating section including a second insulating portion arranged side by side with the second electrode portion in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a first insulating portion arranged side by side with the first electrode portion in the second direction, a length of the first insulating portion in the first direction being greater than a length of the second insulating portion in the first direction, and a thickness of the first insulating portion in the second direction being greater than a thickness of the second insulating portion in the second direction; a gate electrode provided on a second end of the first electrode opposite the first end in the first direction such that a width of the gate electrode in the second direction is approximately equal to a width of the first electrode portion in the second direction; and a gate insulating section provided between the gate electrode and the second semiconductor region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type provided on the first semiconductor region; a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type selectively provided on the second semiconductor region; a fourth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type selectively provided on the second semiconductor region; a first electrode surrounded by the first semiconductor region; a first insulating section provided between the first electrode and the first semiconductor region; a gate electrode provided on one end portion of the first electrode in a first direction from the first semiconductor region to the second semiconductor region, a width of the gate electrode in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction being approximately equal to a width of another end portion of the first electrode in the second direction, the another end portion being opposite the one end portion in the first direction; a gate insulating section provided between the gate electrode and the second semiconductor region, a thickness of the gate insulating section in the second direction being less than a thickness of the first insulating section in the second direction; and a source electrode provided on the third semiconductor region and the fourth semiconductor region and electrically connected to the third semiconductor region and the fourth semiconductor region. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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