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Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 09, 2022
Applicant:

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Kosuke Sakaguchi, Tokyo, JP;

Takahiro Nakatani, Tokyo, JP;

Koichi Nishi, Tokyo, JP;

Shinya Soneda, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10D 12/00 (2025.01); H10D 62/83 (2025.01); H10D 62/832 (2025.01); H10D 62/85 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10D 12/411 (2025.01); H10D 62/8303 (2025.01); H10D 62/8325 (2025.01); H10D 62/8503 (2025.01);
Abstract

According to the disclosure, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including an IGBT region and a diode region, a first electrode provided on an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate and a second electrode provided on a back surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the diode region includes an n-type drift layer, a p-type anode layer provided on an upper surface side of the drift layer, and an n-type cathode layer provided on a back surface side of the drift layer, a lifetime control region having crystal defect density higher than crystal defect density of other portions of the drift layer and including protons is provided on a back surface side relative to a center in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate among the drift layer, and a maximum value of donor concentration of the lifetime control region is equal to or less than 1.0×10/cm.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Sakaguchi, Kosuke. (2026). Igbt and diode with lifetime control regions (U.S. Patent No. 12593462). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12593462

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