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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2016
Rohm Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Naoki Takahashi, Kyoto, JP;
Rohm Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor devicehas a power transistor Nof vertical structure and a temperature detection elementconfigured to detect abnormal heat generation by the power transistor N. The power transistor Nincludes a first electrodeformed on a first main surface side (front surface side) of a semiconductor substrate, a second electrodeformed on a second main surface side (rear surface side) of the semiconductor substrate, and pads-positioned unevenly on the first electrode. The temperature detection elementis formed at a location of the highest heat generation by the power transistor N, the location (near the padwhere it is easiest for current to be concentrated) being specified using the uneven positioning of the pads-