Semiconductor device

US8969877B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8969877-B2
Application numberUS-201414148766-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 7, 2014
Priority dateSep 7, 2009
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer made of first conductivity type SiC; a second conductivity type well region formed on the semiconductor layer and having a channel region; a first conductivity type source region formed on the well region and including a first region adjacent to the well region and a second region adjacent to the first region; a gate insulating film formed on the semiconductor layer and having a first portion that contacts the first region; a second portion that contacts the well region and that has a thickness that is the same as that of the first portion; and a third portion that contacts the second region and that has a thickness that is greater than that of the first portion; and a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film and opposed to the channel region where a channel is formed through the gate insulating film.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor layer made of first conductivity type SiC; a well region that is a second conductivity type well region formed on a surface layer portion of the semiconductor layer and that has a channel region defined therein; a source region that is a first conductivity type source region formed on a surface layer portion of the well region and that includes a first region defined adjacent to the well region an…

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What does patent US8969877B2 cover?
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer made of first conductivity type SiC; a second conductivity type well region formed on the semiconductor layer and having a channel region; a first conductivity type source region formed on the well region and including a first region adjacent to the well region and a second region adjacent to the first region; a gate insulating film formed o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Rohm Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10P14/69391. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).