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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2014
Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Jaume Roig Guitart, Oudenaarde, BE;
Zia Hossain, Tempe, AZ (US);
Peter Moens, Zottegrm, BE;
Gordon M. Grivna, Mesa, AZ (US);
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
An electronic device can include an electronic component and a termination region adjacent to the electronic component region. In an embodiment, the termination region can include an insulating region that extends a depth into a semiconductor layer, wherein the depth is less than 50% of the thickness of the semiconductor layer. In another embodiment, the termination region can include a first insulating region that extends a first depth into the semiconductor layer, and a second insulating region that extends a second depth into the semiconductor layer, wherein the second depth is less than the first depth. In another aspect, a process of forming an electronic device can include patterning a semiconductor layer to define a trench within termination region while another trench is being formed for an electronic component within an electronic component region.