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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2016
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Daniel J. Lichtenwalner, Raleigh, NC (US);
Edward R. Van Brunt, Raleigh, NC (US);
Brett Hull, Raleigh, NC (US);
Cree, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Semiconductor devices include a semiconductor layer structure comprising a drift region that includes a wide band-gap semiconductor material. A shielding pattern is provided in an upper portion of the drift region in an active region of the device and a termination structure is provided in the upper portion of the drift region in a termination region of the device. A gate trench extends into an upper surface of the semiconductor layer structure. The semiconductor layer structure includes a semiconductor layer that extends above and at least partially covers the termination structure.