Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Makoto Tsuzuki

Hidetoshi Asahara

Ryuta Arai

A semiconductor device includes a first bidirectional diode of a ring shape surrounding a central region and including a first connection section and a second connection section which is provided to the inner side of the ring shape from the first connection section, a semiconductor element in the central region including a first semiconductor element electrode, a second semiconductor element electrode, and a control electrode, the first semiconductor element electrode electrically connected to the first connection section and the second semiconductor element electrode electrically connected to the control electrode, a first resistor including a first resistor electrode and a second resistor electrode, the first resistor electrode electrically connected to the second connection section and the control electrode, a second bidirectional diode electrically connected to the second resistor electrode and to the second semiconductor element electrode, and a second resistor element electrically connected to the second resistor electrode.

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Ibo Hyogo, Japan

Makoto Tsuzuki