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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiko Akaike, Kanazawa Ishikawa, JP;
Kenya Kobayashi, Nonoichi Ishikawa, JP;
Yukie Nishikawa, Nonoichi Ishikawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductive type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductive type, a first electrode, a third semiconductor region of the second conductive type, a fourth semiconductor region of the first conductive type, and a conductive portion. The second semiconductor region is provided on the first semiconductor region. The first electrode is provided on the second semiconductor region. The third semiconductor region is provided on the first electrode. The fourth semiconductor region is provided on the third semiconductor region. The conductive portion is surrounded by the third semiconductor region and an intervening insulation portion and is electrically connected to the first electrode.