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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 26, 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 Schottky barrier diode includes: an n− type epitaxial layer disposed on a first surface of an n+ type silicon carbide substrate; a first p+ region disposed on the n− type epitaxial layer; an n type epitaxial layer disposed on the n− type epitaxial layer and the first p+ region; a second p+ region disposed on the n type epitaxial layer, and being in contact with the first p+ region; a Schottky electrode disposed on the n type epitaxial layer and the second p+ region; and an ohmic electrode disposed on a second surface of the n+ type silicon carbide substrate. Also, the first p+ region has a lattice shape including a plurality of vertical portions and horizontal portions connecting both ends of the respective vertical portions to each other.