Nippondenso Co., Ltd.

Kasuhiro Yamada

Takeshi Matsui

Masahiro Yamamoto

Masami Yamaoka

Tomoatsu Makino

Naohito Kato

Tohru Nomura

Yoshiyuki Miyase

Yoshiki Ishida

Base regions of first and second stage transistors are formed in a semiconductor substrate consisting of low and high resistivity collector layers, and emitter regions are formed in the respective base regions. The emitter region of the second stage transistor has an interdigital structure with a plurality of finger portions, and an emitter surface electrode is formed on the emitter region of the second stage transistor. The second stage transistor emitter surface electrode has an extending portion at a position spaced apart from a transistor operation region where the finger portions are formed. An emitter connection electrode is formed on the extending portion, and a lead is connected by soldering or the like to the emitter connection electrode. In a portion of the emitter surface electrode extending from the emitter connection electrode to the transistor operation region, slits are formed such that they are bypassed by emitter current so that the lead resistance from each finger portion to the emitter connection electrode is substantially uniform.

Semiconductor device constituting bipolar transistor

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Oobu, Japan

Kasuhiro Yamada