Semiconductor device
Granted 26 May 2015 · no office action yet
Assignee: Toyota Motor
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Inventors: Masaki Koyama, Satoru Kameyama, Keisuke Kimura, Sachiko Aoi · Examiner: Hajar Kolahdouzan
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When a semiconductor substrate of a semiconductor device is viewed from above, an isolation region, an IGBT region, and a diode region are all formed adjacent to each other. A deep region that is connected to a body region and an anode region is formed in the isolation region. A drift region is formed extending across the isolation region, the IGBT region, and the diode region, inside the semiconductor substrate. A collector region that extends across the isolation region, the IGBT region and the diode region, and a cathode region positioned in the diode region, are formed in a region exposed on a lower surface of the semiconductor substrate. A boundary between the collector region and the cathode region is in the diode region, in a cross-section that cuts across a boundary between the isolation region and the diode region, and divides the isolation region and the diode region. The collector region formed in the isolation region has a higher dopant impurity concentration than the collector region in the IGBT region.
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8 codes- H01L29/861
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| Type | Document | Date |
|---|---|---|
| related publication | US 20140361333 A1 | 11 Dec 2014 |
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