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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2021
Flosfia Inc., Kyoto, JP;
FLOSFIA INC., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An object of the disclosure is to provide a semiconductor device having enhanced adhesion of the electrode while improving the reverse direction breakdown voltage, which is especially useful for power devices. A semiconductor device including a semiconductor layer and an electrode layer provided on the semiconductor layer and including at least a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer provided on the first electrode layer, wherein an outer edge portion of the second electrode layer is located outside an outer edge portion of the first electrode layer, wherein the semiconductor layer includes an electric field relaxation region with a different electrical resistivity from that of the semiconductor layer, and wherein the electric field relaxation region overlaps at least a part of a portion of the second electrode layer located outside the outer edge portion of the first electrode layer in plan view.