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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2014
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Dae Hwan Chun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyoung-Kook Hong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jong Seok Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Junghee Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Youngkyun Jung, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes: a first n− type epitaxial layer disposed on a first surface of an n+ type silicon carbide substrate including a current carrying region and termination regions positioned at both sides of the current carrying region; a p type epitaxial layer disposed on the first n− type epitaxial layer; a second n− type epitaxial layer disposed on the p type epitaxial layer; a first trench disposed in the current carrying region; a second trench disposed in each termination region; a gate insulating layer disposed in the first trench; a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulating layer; and a termination insulating layer disposed in the second trench, in which a side of the termination insulating layer contacts the p type epitaxial layer and the second n− type epitaxial layer.