Abstract: The semiconductor substrate includes a high-ohmic semiconductor material with a conduction band edge and a valence band edge, separated by a bandgap, wherein the semiconductor material includes acceptor or donor impurity atoms or crystal defects, whose energy levels are located at least 120 meV from the conduction band edge, as well as from the valence band edge in the bandgap; and wherein the concentration of the impurity atoms or crystal defects is larger than 1×1012 cm?3.

Abstract: A field plate trench transistor having a semiconductor body. In one embodiment the semiconductor has a trench structure and an electrode structure embedded in the trench structure. The electrode structure being electrically insulated from the semiconductor body by an insulation structure and having a gate electrode structure and a field electrode structure. The field plate trench transistor has a voltage divider configured such that the field electrode structure is set to a potential lying between source and drain potentials.

Abstract: A semiconductor component comprising a semiconductor body, a channel zone in the semiconductor body, a channel control electrode adjacent to the channel zone, and a dielectric layer between the channel zone and the channel control electrode, wherein the dielectric layer has a relative dielectric constant ?r with a negative temperature coefficient.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a reduced free-charge carrier lifetime semiconductor structure includes forming a plurality of transistor gate structures in trenches arranged in a semiconductor substrate, forming a body region between adjacent ones of the transistor gate structures and forming an end-of-range irradiation region between adjacent ones of the transistor gate structures, the end-of-range irradiation region having a plurality of vacancies.

Abstract: A high-voltage-resistant semiconductor component (1) has vertically conductive semiconductor areas (17) and a trench structure (5). These vertically conductive semiconductor areas are formed from semiconductor body areas (10) of a first conductivity type and are surrounded by a trench structure (5) on the upper face (6) of the semiconductor component. For this purpose the trench structure has a base (7) and a wall area (8) and is filled with a material (9) with a relatively high dielectric constant (?r).

Abstract: The semiconductor substrate includes a high-ohmic semiconductor material with a conduction band edge and a valence band edge, separated by a bandgap, wherein the semiconductor material includes acceptor or donor impurity atoms or crystal defects, whose energy levels are located at least 120 meV from the conduction band edge, as well as from the valence band edge in the bandgap; and wherein the concentration of the impurity atoms or crystal defects is larger than 1×1012 cm?3.

Abstract: A field plate trench transistor having a semiconductor body. In one embodiment the semiconductor has a trench structure and an electrode structure embedded in the trench structure. The electrode structure being electrically insulated from the semiconductor body by an insulation structure and having a gate electrode structure and a field electrode structure. The field plate trench transistor has a voltage divider configured such that the field electrode structure is set to a potential lying between source and drain potentials.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes a transistor component with a gate terminal, a control terminal, and a load path between a source and a drain terminal. A drive circuit is connected to the control terminal and configured to determine a load condition of the transistor component, to provide a drive potential to the control terminal, and to adjust the drive potential dependent on the load condition.

Abstract: A high-voltage-resistant semiconductor component (1) has vertically conductive semiconductor areas (17) and a trench structure (5). These vertically conductive semiconductor areas are formed from semiconductor body areas (10) of a first conductivity type and are surrounded by a trench structure (5) on the upper face (6) of the semiconductor component. For this purpose the trench structure has a base (7) and a wall area (8) and is filled with a material (9) with a relatively high dielectric constant (?r). The base area (7) of the trench structure (5) is provided with a heavily doped semiconductor material (11) of the same conductivity type as the lightly doped semiconductor body areas (17), and/or having a metallically conductive material (12).

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided which includes a semiconductor body having a base region and a main horizontal surface, and a first electrode arranged on the main horizontal surface. The semiconductor body further includes a plurality of vertical trenches having gate electrodes in a vertical cross-section. A body region forms a first pn-junction with the base region and extends between two of the vertical trenches. A source region is in ohmic contact with the first electrode and arranged between the two vertical trenches. An anti-latch-up region is arranged between the two vertical trenches and in ohmic contact with the first electrode. The anti-latch-up region has a maximum doping concentration which is higher than a maximum doping concentration of the body region. An anode region forms a rectifying pn-junction with the base region only and adjoins a third one of the vertical trenches, and has ohmic contact with the first electrode.

Abstract: An integrated circuit and method for making an integrated circuit including doping a semiconductor body is disclosed. One embodiment provides defect-correlated donors and/or acceptors. The defects required for this are produced by electron irradiation of the semiconductor body. Form defect-correlated donors and/or acceptors with elements or element compounds are introduced into the semiconductor body.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a cell region having at least one device cell, wherein the at least one device cell includes a first device region of a first conductivity type. The semiconductor device further includes a drift region of a second conductivity type adjoining the first device region of the at least one device cell, a doped region of the first conductivity type adjoining the drift region, and charge carrier lifetime reduction means configured to reduce a charge carrier lifetime in the doped region of the first conductivity type.

Abstract: A semiconductor component with a drift region and a drift control region. One embodiment includes a semiconductor body having a drift region of a first conduction type in the semiconductor body. A drift control region composed of a semiconductor material, which is arranged, at least in sections, is adjacent to the drift region in the semiconductor body. An accumulation dielectric is arranged between the drift region and the drift control region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first emitter region of a first conductivity type, a second emitter region of a second conductivity type complementary to the first type, a drift region of the second conductivity type, and a first electrode. The first and second emitter regions are arranged between the drift region and first electrode and each connected to the first electrode. A device cell of a cell region includes a body region of the first conductivity type adjoining the drift region, a source region of the second conductivity type adjoining the body region, and a gate electrode adjacent the body region and dielectrically insulated from the body region by a gate dielectric. A second electrode is electrically connected to the source and body regions. A parasitic region of the first conductivity type is disposed outside the cell region and includes at least one section with charge carrier lifetime reduction means.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first emitter region of a first conductivity type, a second emitter region of a second conductivity type complementary to the first conductivity type, and a drift region of the second conductivity type arranged in a semiconductor body. The first and second emitter regions are arranged between the drift region and a first electrode and are each connected to the first electrode. A device cell of a cell region includes a body region of the first conductivity type adjoining the drift region, a source region of the second conductivity type adjoining the body region, and a gate electrode adjacent the body region and dielectrically insulated from the body region by a gate dielectric. A second electrode is electrically connected to the source region and the body region. A floating parasitic region of the first conductivity type is disposed outside the cell region.

Abstract: A bipolar semiconductor device and manufacturing method. One embodiment provides a diode structure including a structured emitter coupled to a first metallization is provided. The structured emitter includes a first weakly doped semiconductor region of a first conductivity type which forms a pn-load junction with a weakly doped second semiconductor region of the diode structure. The structured emitter includes at least a highly doped first semiconductor island of the first conductivity type which at least partially surrounds a highly doped second semiconductor island of the second conductivity type.

Abstract: A field effect semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body having a main horizontal surface and a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type arranged between the first semiconductor region and the main horizontal surface, an insulating layer arranged on the main horizontal surface, and a first metallization arranged on the insulating layer. The first and second semiconductor regions form a pn-junction. The semiconductor body further has a deep trench extending from the main horizontal surface vertically below the pn-junction and including a conductive region insulated from the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region, and a narrow trench including a polycrystalline semiconductor region extending from the first metallization, through the insulating layer and at least to the conductive region.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling the recombination rate in the base region of a bipolar semiconductor component, and a bipolar semiconductor component.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first trench and a second trench extending into a semiconductor body from a surface. A body region of a first conductivity type adjoins a first sidewall of the first trench and a first sidewall of the second trench, the body region including a channel portion adjoining to a source structure and being configured to be controlled in its conductivity by a gate structure. The channel portion is formed at the first sidewall of the second trench and is not formed at the first sidewall of the first trench. An electrically floating semiconductor zone of the first conductivity type adjoins the first trench and has a bottom side located deeper within the semiconductor body than the bottom side of the body region.

Abstract: A semiconductor includes a drift zone of a first conductivity type arranged between a first side and a second side of a semiconductor body. The semiconductor device further includes a first region of the first conductivity type and a second region of a second conductivity type subsequently arranged along a first direction parallel to the second side. The semiconductor device further includes an electrode at the second side adjoining the first and second regions. The semiconductor device further includes a third region of the second conductivity type arranged between the drift zone and the first region. The third region is spaced apart from the second region and from the second side.