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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2016
Rohm Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Maxpower Semiconductor, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Masaki Nagata, Kyoto, JP;
Shigenari Okada, Kyoto, JP;
Mohamed Darwish, San Jose, CA (US);
Jun Zeng, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter Su, San Jose, CA (US);
ROHM CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
MAXPOWER SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a semiconductor layer having a trench, a first insulating film formed along an inner surface of the trench, and an upper electrode and a lower electrode embedded in the trench via the first insulating film and disposed above and below a second insulating film. An electric field relaxation portion that relaxes an electric field arising between the upper electrode and the semiconductor layer is provided between a side surface of the trench and a lower end portion of the upper electrode.