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A switching element includes a semiconductor substrate, a gate insulating film, and a gate electrode that is disposed inside the trench. The semiconductor substrate further includes: an n-type source region, a p-type body region, an n-type drift region, a p-type first electric field reduced region, and a p-type connection region. When a permittivity of the connection region is ε (F/cm), a critical electric field strength of the connection region is Ec (V/cm), an elementary charge is e (C), an area density of p-type impurity when viewed in a plan view of the connection region located below the trench is Q (cm), Q>ε*Ec/e.

Switching element

Main cells that constitute a semiconductor element having a trench gate structure include first cells, and second cells having a structure in which gate insulating films are more easily broken by energization than those in the first cells, and the number of which is smaller than that of the first cells. At a time of driving the semiconductor element, a common gate drive voltage is applied to gate electrodes of the first cells and the second cells. An electrical characteristic is measured to detect failure of the second cells due to energization at the time of driving. The gate electrodes of the failed second cells are electrically isolated from the gate electrodes of the first cells so that the gate drive voltage is not applied to the failed second cells. The failure of the first cells is predicted based on the failure of the second cells.

Method for predicting failure of semiconductor device, and semiconductor device

In a surface treatment method for a gallium oxide-based semiconductor substrate, a surface of the gallium oxide-based semiconductor substrate is flattened by dry etching with a self-bias of 150 V or more. After the surface of the gallium oxide-based semiconductor substrate is flattened, the surface of the gallium oxide-based semiconductor substrate is washed with a chemical solution containing HSOto expose a step terrace structure on the surface of the gallium oxide-based semiconductor substrate.

Surface treatment method for gallium oxide-based semiconductor substrate and semiconductor device

A switching element includes a semiconductor substrate having: an n-type drift region in contact with each of gate insulating films on a bottom surface and side surfaces of each of the trenches; a p-type body region in contact with the gate insulating films on the side surfaces of each of the trenches at a position above the n-type drift region; an n-type source region in contact with the gate insulating films on the side surfaces of each of the trenches at a position above the p-type body region, the n-type source region being separated away from the n-type drift region by the p-type body region; plurality of p-type bottom regions each of which is located under a corresponding one of the trenches and located away from a corresponding one of the gate insulating films; and a p-type connection region that connects the p-type bottom regions and the p-type body region.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a top electrode in contact with a top surface of the semiconductor substrate, a bottom electrode in contact with a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate, and an oxide film in contact with the top surface of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate includes an element region and an outer peripheral region. The element region is a region where the top electrode is in contact with the top surface of the semiconductor substrate. The outer peripheral region is a region where the oxide film is in contact with the top surface of the semiconductor substrate, and is located between the element region and an outer peripheral end surface of the semiconductor substrate. The element region includes a semiconductor element connected between the top electrode and the bottom electrode. The outer peripheral region includes surface high-voltage-breakdown regions, deep high-voltage-breakdown regions, and a drift region.

Semiconductor device with surface and deep guard rings

A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; and an n-type layer including a nitride semiconductor formed on the surface of the substrate. In the n-type layer, the concentration of donor impurities (excluding O) is 1&#xd7;10cmor more and 1&#xd7;10cmor less, the concentration of C impurities is 1&#xd7;10cmor less, the concentration of O impurities is 1&#xd7;10cmor less, the concentration of Ca impurities is 1&#xd7;10cmor less, and the sum total of the concentrations of the C impurities, the O impurities, and the Ca impurities is lower than the concentration of the donor impurities. Such a semiconductor device can be fabricated by using a halogen-free vapor phase epitaxy (HF-VPE) device.

Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same

A method of manufacturing a group III nitride semiconductor substrate may comprise introducing group III element vacancies to a first region of the group III nitride semiconductor substrate. The method may comprise introducing an acceptor element to a second region of the group III nitride semiconductor substrate. The second region may contact the first region at least in part. The method may comprise performing annealing to activate the acceptor element in the second region.

Group III nitride semiconductor device and method of manufacturing group III nitride semiconductor substrate

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