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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2017
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuhiko Kitagawa, Ishikawa, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a first semiconductor region disposed on and electrically connected to the first electrode, a second semiconductor region disposed on the first semiconductor region and having a carrier concentration lower than that of the first semiconductor region, a third semiconductor region disposed on the second semiconductor region, a fourth semiconductor region disposed on the third semiconductor region, a fifth semiconductor region disposed on the second semiconductor region and separated from the third semiconductor region in a direction, a gate electrode disposed on the second semiconductor region, facing the third semiconductor region via an insulating layer in the direction and positioned between the third and fourth semiconductor regions, a second electrode disposed on and electrically connected to the fourth semiconductor region, and a third electrode disposed on the fifth semiconductor region, separated from the second electrode, and electrically connected to the fifth semiconductor region.