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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2019
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Peter Almern Losee, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Alexander Viktorovich Bolotnikov, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Yang Sui, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a semiconductor device and methods of forming thereof are provided herein. In some embodiments, a power semiconductor device may include a first layer having a first conductivity type; a second layer disposed atop the first layer, the second layer having the first conductivity type; a termination region formed in the second layer, the termination region having a second conductivity type opposite the first type; and an active region at least partially formed in the second layer, wherein the active region is disposed adjacent to the termination region proximate a first side of the termination region and wherein the second layer is at least partially disposed adjacent to the termination region proximate a second side of the termination region opposite the first side.