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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2005
Seiji Imai, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Shinohe, Yokosuka, JP;
Seiji Imai, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Shinohe, Yokosuka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes an SiC substrate, an SiC layer of a first conductivity type disposed on the upper surface of the SiC substrate, a first SiC region of a second conductivity type disposed on the SiC layer, a second SiC region of the first conductivity type disposed on a surface region of the first SiC region, including a nitrogen-added first sub-region and a phosphorus-added second sub-region disposed in contact with the first sub-region, a gate insulating film disposed to extend over the SiC layer, first SiC region, and first sub-region of the second SiC region, a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film, a first electrode formed on the second sub-region of the second SiC region and the first SiC region, and a second electrode formed on the lower surface of the SiC substrate.