Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes a semiconductor substrate, a cell region, and a termination region. The termination region surrounds the cell region and includes a plurality of first diffusion layers containing a first conductivity type impurity. In a cross-section of the termination region in a first direction perpendicular to the first face, at least one of the plurality of first diffusion layers includes a first region extending in the first direction from the first face toward a second face of the semiconductor substrate, and a second region extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction from the first region. The concentration of the first conductivity type impurity contained in the second region is lower than the concentration of the first conductivity type impurity contained in the first region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a cell region provided, and a termination region. The termination region surrounds the cell region and includes a plurality of first diffusion layers containing a first conductive impurity, a plurality of second diffusion layers each disposed on an outer side of each of the plurality of first diffusion layers and having a concentration of the first conductive impurity lower than that of the first diffusion layers, and a plurality of conductive layers opposing the first diffusion layers and the second diffusion layers on the front face of the semiconductor substrate, the plurality of conductive layers electrically connected to the first diffusion layers, the plurality of conductive layers each having an outer end portion. On a lower side of the outer end portion, any one of the plurality of second diffusion layers is present.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor part, first to fourth electrodes and a control electrode. The first and second electrodes are provided respectively on back and front surfaces of the semiconductor part. The third electrode is provided between the first and second electrodes, and provided in the semiconductor part with a first insulating film interposed. The fourth and control electrodes are provided between the second and third electrodes. The fourth and control electrodes extends into the semiconductor part from the front side and faces the third electrode with a second insulating film interposed. The fourth electrode is positioned between the semiconductor part and the control electrode. The first insulating film extends between the semiconductor part and the control electrode and between the semiconductor part and the fourth electrode. The fourth electrode faces the control electrode with a third insulating film interposed, and is electrically connected to the third electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor part, first to third and control electrodes. The first electrode is provided on a back surface of the semiconductor part; and the second electrode is provided on a front surface thereof. The third electrode is provided between the first and second electrodes. The third electrode extends into the semiconductor part from the front surface side thereof. The third electrode is electrically insulated from the semiconductor part via an insulating space between the semiconductor part and the third electrode. The control electrode includes first and second portions. The first portion is linked to the second portion and extends between the semiconductor part and the third electrode. The second portion is provided between the second electrode and the third electrode. The first portion faces the insulating space via the third electrode; and the second portion extends between the insulating space and the second electrode.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first and second electrodes, a first conductive member, a semiconductor member, and an insulating member. The first electrode includes a first face. The second electrode includes a first conductive region and a first conductive portion. The first conductive portion is electrically connected to the first conductive region. The first conductive member is provided between the first face and the first conductive region. The semiconductor member is provided between the first face and the second electrode. The semiconductor member includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductive type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductive type, a third semiconductor region of the second conductive type, a fourth semiconductor region of the first conductive type, and a fifth semiconductor region of the first conductive type. The second semiconductor region is located between the third partial region and the third semiconductor region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region, a third semiconductor region, a fourth semiconductor region, a fifth semiconductor region, a first gate electrode, and a second gate electrode. The first gate electrode faces the second semiconductor region via a first insulating film. The second gate electrode faces the second semiconductor region via a second insulating film and faces the second electrode via a third insulating film contacting the second insulating film. The fifth semiconductor region includes a boundary portion that electrically contacts the second electrode. A distance between an upper surface of the fourth semiconductor region and the first electrode is greater than a distance between the boundary portion and the first electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes: a first trench and a second trench extending in a first direction; a first gate electrode in the first trench; a second gate electrode in the second trench; a first gate wire including a first portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and a third portion extending in the second direction; a second gate wire including a first portion extending in the second direction and a third portion extending in the second direction; a first gate electrode pad; and a second gate electrode pad. The first portion of the second gate wire is between the first portion and the third portion of the first gate wire, and the third portion of the first gate wire is between the first portion and the third portion of the second gate wire.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor part, first to fourth electrodes, and first and second insulating film. The first and second electrodes are provided on back and front surfaces of the semiconductor part, respectively. The third and fourth electrodes each extend into the semiconductor device form the front surface side. The third and fourth electrodes are electrically insulated from the semiconductor part by insulating films. The semiconductor part includes first to fourth layers. The first layer of a first conductivity type extends between the first and second electrodes. The second layer of a second conductivity type is provided between the first layer and the second electrode. The third layer of the second conductivity type is partially provided between the second layer and the second electrode. The fourth layer of the first conductivity type is provided in the second layer. The fourth layer is apart from the third layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor part, first and second electrodes and first-third and second-third electrodes. The semiconductor part is provided between the first and second electrodes. The semiconductor part includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, second and third semiconductor layers of a second conductivity type. The second and third semiconductor layers are arranged between the first layer and the second electrode. The first-third and second-third electrodes are provided in the semiconductor part. The second semiconductor layer is provided between the first-third electrode and the second-third electrode. The second electrode includes a contact portion extending into the second semiconductor layer. The third semiconductor layer is provided on the second semiconductor layer between the contact portion and the second-third electrode. The second semiconductor layer includes a first portion facing the third semiconductor layer via the contact portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor part, first to third electrodes, a control electrode and first to third insulating films. The semiconductor part is provided between the first and second electrodes. The third electrode extends in a first direction inside a trench of the semiconductor part. The control electrode is provided inside the trench at an opening side thereof. The control electrode includes first and second control portions arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction. The third electrode has an end portion between the first and second control portions. The first insulating film is provided between the semiconductor part and the third electrode. The second insulating film is provided between the semiconductor part and the control electrode. The third insulating film covers the end portion of the third electrode. The first insulating film includes an extending portion extending between the third insulating film and the control electrode.

Abstract: According to an embodiment a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer including first trenches and second trenches, a first gate electrode in the first trench, a second gate electrode in the second trench, a first gate electrode pad, a second gate electrode pad, a first wiring connecting the first gate electrode pad and the first gate electrode, and a second wiring connecting the second gate electrode pad and the second gate electrode. The semiconductor layer includes a first connection trench. Two first trenches adjacent to each other are connected to each other at end portions by the first connection trench. At least one of the second trenches is provided between the two first trenches. The second gate electrode in the at least one second trench is electrically connected to the second wiring between the two first trenches.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a first electrode; a first semiconductor layer of first conductivity type provided on the first electrode; a second semiconductor layer of second conductivity type provided on the first semiconductor layer; a second electrode provided on the second semiconductor layer; a first trench reaching the first semiconductor layer from the second semiconductor layer; a first semiconductor region provided in the second semiconductor layer, the first semiconductor region being in contact with the first trench and the first semiconductor region having a higher concentration of impurities of second conductivity type than the second semiconductor layer; and a first insulating film provided in the second semiconductor layer and the first insulating film being in contact with the first semiconductor region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor part, first and second electrodes and a control electrode. The semiconductor part is provided between the first and second electrode. The semiconductor part includes first and third layers of a first conductivity type, and second, fourth and fifth layers of a second conductivity type. The first layer extends between the first and second electrodes. The second layer is provided between the first layer and the second electrode. The third semiconductor layer is provided between the second layer and the second electrode. The fourth layer is provided between the first layer and the first electrode. The semiconductor part includes an active region and a termination region. The active region includes the control electrode, the second layer, and the third layer. The termination region surrounds the active region. The fifth layer is provided in the first layer in the termination region.

Abstract: A semiconductor element includes a semiconductor part, first to third electrodes and a control electrode. The first electrode is provided at a front side of the semiconductor part. The second and third electrodes are provided at a back side of the semiconductor part. The control electrode is provided between the semiconductor part and the first electrode. The semiconductor part includes first and third layers of a first conductivity type and second and fourth layers of a second conductivity type. The first layer is provided between the first and second electrodes and between the first and third electrodes. The first layer is connected to the third electrode at the back side. The second layer is provided between the first layer and the first electrode. The third layer is provided between the second layer and the first electrode. The fourth layer is provided between the second electrode and the first layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device has a cell part and a terminal part set in the device. The terminal part encloses the cell part. The semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a first semiconductor layer of a first conductive type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductive type, and an insulating layer. The first semiconductor layer is formed above the first electrode. The second semiconductor layer is provided in an upper portion of the first semiconductor layer, and has an impurity concentration profile along a vertical direction including a plurality of peaks. The insulating layer is provided on the second semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region, a third semiconductor region, a fourth semiconductor region, a fifth semiconductor region, a first gate electrode, and a second gate electrode. The first gate electrode faces the second semiconductor region via a first insulating film. The second gate electrode faces the second semiconductor region via a second insulating film and faces the second electrode via a third insulating film contacting the second insulating film. The fifth semiconductor region includes a boundary portion that electrically contacts the second electrode. A distance between an upper surface of the fourth semiconductor region and the first electrode is greater than a distance between the boundary portion and the first electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes: a first trench and a second trench extending in a first direction; a first gate electrode in the first trench; a second gate electrode in the second trench; a first gate wire including a first portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and a third portion extending in the second direction; a second gate wire including a first portion extending in the second direction and a third portion extending in the second direction; a first gate electrode pad; and a second gate electrode pad. The first portion of the second gate wire is between the first portion and the third portion of the first gate wire, and the third portion of the first gate wire is between the first portion and the third portion of the second gate wire.

Abstract: This semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer having a first face and a second face, the semiconductor layer including a first trench and a second trench in a first face side; a first gate electrode in the first trench; a first conductive layer in the first trench and between the first gate electrode and the second face, the first conductive layer being electrically separated from the first gate electrode; a second gate electrode in the second trench; a second conductive layer in the second trench and between the second gate electrode and the second face; a first electrode on a the first face side; a second electrode on a side of the second face; a first gate electrode pad being electrically connected to the first gate electrode; and a second gate electrode pad being electrically connected to the second gate electrode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an element region and a termination region. The element region includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type located on a first electrode and a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type located on the first semiconductor region. The second semiconductor region is electrically connected with a second electrode. The termination region includes a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, a first diffusion layer of the second conductivity type located at a surface of the third semiconductor region, and a second diffusion layer of the second conductivity type. The third semiconductor region is located outward of the first semiconductor region. The first diffusion layer surrounds the element region. The second diffusion layer surrounds the element region, and is deeper than the first diffusion layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second semiconductor layers of a first conductivity type, a third semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, a plurality of electrodes, and a first insulating film. The second semiconductor layer is provided on the first semiconductor layer. The third semiconductor layer is provided on the second semiconductor layer with a first surface at a side opposite to the first semiconductor layer. The electrodes extend from the first surface into the second semiconductor layer. A first insulating film provided between the second and third semiconductor layers and each of electrodes. The electrodes include first and second electrode groups. The first electrode group is arranged in one column in the first direction and apart from each other by a first distance. The first and second electrode groups are apart from each other by a second distance in the second direction.