Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device comprising a p-type SiC semiconductor and an ohmic electrode having an Ni/Al laminated structure provided on the p-type SiC semiconductor. The semiconductor device simultaneously has improved contact resistance and surface roughness in the ohmic electrode. The semiconductor device comprises an ohmic electrode (18) comprising a nickel (Ni) layer (21), a titanium (Ti) layer (22), and an aluminum (Al) layer (23) stacked in that order on a p-type silicon carbide semiconductor region (13). The ohmic electrode (18) comprises 14 to 47 atomic % of a nickel element, 5 to 12 atomic % of titanium element, and 35 to 74 atomic % of an aluminum element, provided that the atomic ratio of the nickel element to the titanium element is 1 to 11.

Abstract: Disclosed is a bipolar semiconductor device which is capable of reducing the surface state density of a bipolar transistor and increasing the current gain of the transistor, thereby improving the transistor performance. A bipolar semiconductor device (100) has a surface protective film (30) on the surface of a semiconductor element. The surface protective film is composed of a thermal oxide film (31) formed on the surface of the semiconductor element, and a deposited oxide film (32) formed on the thermal oxide film. The deposited oxide film contains at least one of hydrogen element and nitrogen element in an amount of not less than 1018 cm?3.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a junction semiconductor device having a drain region including a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type formed on one surface of a semiconductor crystal, a source region including a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type formed on the other surface of the semiconductor crystal, a gate region of a second conductive type formed on the periphery of the source region, a high-resistance layer of a first conductive type between the source region and the drain region, and a recombination-inhibiting semiconductor layer of a second conductive type provided in the vicinity of the surface of the semiconductor crystal between the gate region and the source region.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a junction semiconductor device, having a step for forming a first high-resistance layer, a step for forming a channel-doped layer, a step for forming a second high-resistance layer, a step for forming a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type that acts as a source region, a step for performing partial etching to a midway depth of the second high-resistance layer and the low-resistance layer, a step for forming a gate region below the portion etched in the etching step, and a step for forming a protective film on the surface of the region between the gate region and the source region. A gate region is formed using relatively low energy ion implantation in the surface that has been etched in advance to a height that is between the lower surface of the source area and the upper surface of the channel-doped layer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a junction semiconductor device having a drain region including a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type formed on one surface of a semiconductor crystal, a source region including a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type formed on the other surface of the semiconductor crystal, a gate region of a second conductive type formed on the periphery of the source region, a high-resistance layer of a first conductive type between the source region and the drain region, and a recombination-inhibiting semiconductor layer of a second conductive type provided in the vicinity of the surface of the semiconductor crystal between the gate region and the source region.

Abstract: A junction semiconductor device having a drain region including a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type formed on one surface of a semiconductor crystal, a source region including a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type formed on the other surface of the semiconductor crystal, a gate region of a second conductive type formed on the periphery of the source region, a high-resistance layer of a first conductive type between the source region and the drain region, and a recombination-inhibiting semiconductor layer of a second conductive type provided in the vicinity of the surface of the semiconductor crystal between the gate region and the source region.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a junction semiconductor device, having a step for forming a first high-resistance layer, a step for forming a channel-doped layer, a step for forming a second high-resistance layer, a step for forming a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type that acts as a source region, a step for performing partial etching to a midway depth of the second high-resistance layer and the low-resistance layer, a step for forming a gate region below the portion etched in the etching step, and a step for forming a protective film on the surface of the region between the gate region and the source region. A gate region is formed using relatively low energy ion implantation in the surface that has been etched in advance to a height that is between the lower surface of the source area and the upper surface of the channel-doped layer.

Abstract: A junction semiconductor device having a drain region comprising a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type formed on one surface of a semiconductor crystal, a source region comprising a low-resistance layer of a first conductive type formed on the other surface of the semiconductor crystal, a gate region of a second conductive type formed on the periphery of the source region, a high-resistance layer of a first conductive type between the source region and the drain region, and a recombination-inhibiting semiconductor layer of a second conductive type provided in the vicinity of the surface of the semiconductor crystal between the gate region and the source region.