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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2012
Takao Noda, Himeji, JP;
Ryoichi Ohara, Himeji, JP;
Kenya Sano, Himeji, JP;
Toru Sugiyama, Musashino, JP;
Takao Noda, Himeji, JP;
Ryoichi Ohara, Himeji, JP;
Kenya Sano, Himeji, JP;
Toru Sugiyama, Musashino, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a first region of a second conductivity type selectively provided in a first major surface of the semiconductor layer, a second region of the second conductivity type selectively provided in the first major surface and connected to the first region, a first electrode provided in contact with the semiconductor layer and the first region, a second electrode provided in contact with the second region, and a third electrode electrically connected to a second major surface of the semiconductor layer opposite to the first major surface.