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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor apparatus has a semiconductor substrate, a first trench provided in a front surface of the semiconductor substrate, an anode electrode provided inside the first trench, and a cathode electrode provided on a back surface of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate has a first p-type region, a second p-type region, and a main n-type region which is in contact with the first p-type region and the second p-type region, and is in Schottky contact with the anode electrode in the side surface of the first trench. The semiconductor substrate satisfies the relationship that an area of the first trench, when the front surface is viewed in a plan view, is smaller than an area of a Schottky interface where the main n-type region is in contact with the anode electrode in the side surface of the first trench.