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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2022
Tohoku University, Sendai, JP;
Yoshikazu Takahashi, Sendai, JP;
Tetsuo Endoh, Sendai, JP;
TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, Sendai, JP;
Abstract
A power semiconductor device includes a power semiconductor chip and a fourth electrode. The power semiconductor chip has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other and includes a first electrode and a second electrode on the first surface thereof, and a third electrode on the second surface thereof. The first electrode is provided in a main cell area of the first surface. The fourth electrode is provided on the first surface of the power semiconductor chip, is electrically connected to the first electrode, and has an overhanging portion that extends outwardly from an outer edge of the power semiconductor chip.