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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2014
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Kenji Hatori, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Abstract
A power semiconductor device includes a resistance control structure disposed in a central portion of a semiconductor substrate having a resistance to a current higher than in a peripheral portion of the substrate surrounding the central portion. The semiconductor includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type which extends laterally to run across the central portion and the peripheral portion, and a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type which faces the first semiconductor layer in a thickness direction and extends laterally to run across the central portion and the peripheral portion. A lifetime control layer is provided in the first semiconductor layer, extends laterally to run across the central portion and the peripheral portion and has a higher lifetime killer concentration in the central portion than the peripheral portion. The resistance control structure includes the lifetime control layer.