Abstract: An insulating member includes a fixed charge. The insulating member includes a first insulating part. The first insulating part includes a first region, a second region, and a third region. The first region is positioned between a gate electrode and the second region in a first direction. The second region is positioned between the first region and the third region in the first direction. The third region is positioned between the second region and a second surface in the first direction. A density of the fixed charge is greater in the first region than in the second region.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a semiconductor member, and a first insulating member. The second electrode includes a first electrode portion and a second electrode portion. A direction from the first electrode to the first electrode portion is along a first direction. The second electrode portion is electrically connected to the first electrode portion. The semiconductor member includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type. The first semiconductor region includes first to third partial regions. The first semiconductor region includes at least one of a fourth partial region or a fifth partial region. At least a part of the fourth partial region is between the third electrode and the first electrode portion in the first direction. At least a part of the fifth partial region is between the second electrode portion and the first electrode portion in the first direction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first element. The first element includes a first conductive member, a second conductive member, a first semiconductor member, a third conductive member, and a third conductive member wiring. The first conductive member includes a first conductive portion including a first face and a second conductive portion including a second face. The second conductive member includes a third conductive portion including a third face and a fourth conductive portion including a fourth face. The fourth conductive portion includes a facing conductive portion. The first semiconductor member is of a first conductive type. The first semiconductor member includes a first partial region, a second partial region and a third partial region. The third partial region includes a facing face facing the facing conductive portion. The third conductive member wiring is electrically connected to the third conductive member.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device include first to third electrodes, a first conductive member, a semiconductor member, and a first insulating member. The first conductive member is electrically connected to the second electrode. The first conductive member includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion. A first distance between the first electrode and the first conductive portion is shorter than a second distance between the first electrode and the first portion. The semiconductor member is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a first conductive member, a semiconductor member, and a first insulating member. The first conductive member is electrically connected to the second electrode. The first conductive member includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion. A first material of the first conductive region of first conductive portion is different from a second material of the second conductive region of the second conductive portion. The semiconductor member is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The semiconductor member includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type and a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type. The first semiconductor layer includes a first partial region and a second partial region.

Abstract: A voltage generation circuit includes a first terminal; a second terminal; a field-effect transistor of a depletion type; a first diode connected between the first terminal and the field-effect transistor; and a first capacitor connected between the field-effect transistor and ground. An anode terminal of the first diode is connected to the first terminal. A cathode terminal of the first diode is connected to a drain terminal of the field-effect transistor. A source terminal of the field-effect transistor is connected to the second terminal and one end of the first capacitor. A gate terminal of the field-effect transistor is connected to another end of the first capacitor.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor chip includes a first electrode, a semiconductor layer, a second electrode, a third electrode, and a metallic layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion that is located between the first portion and the second portion. The semiconductor layer is provided on a first side of the first electrode in a first direction. The second electrode is over the first portion in the first direction. The third electrode is over the second portion in the first direction. The metallic layer is provided on a second side of the first electrode and is under the third portion in the first direction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a semiconductor member, first and second insulating members. The semiconductor member includes a first semiconductor region. The first semiconductor region includes first to fourth partial regions. The first electrode portion is in contact with the fourth partial region. The first insulating member includes first and second insulating regions. The first insulating region is between the third electrode and the fourth partial region in the second direction. The second insulating region is between the first partial region and the third electrode in the first direction. The second insulating member includes a first insulating portion. The first insulating portion is between the second partial region and the first electrode portion in the first direction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first and second electrodes, first to third semiconductor regions, and a gate electrode. The first semiconductor region is located on the first electrode. The second semiconductor region is located on the first semiconductor region, and includes a first contact region. The third semiconductor region is located on a portion of the second semiconductor region. The third semiconductor region includes a second contact region. A concentration of a first element in the second contact region is less than a concentration of the first element in the first contact region. The first element is at least one selected from the group consisting of platinum group elements and gold. The gate electrode faces the second semiconductor region via a gate insulating layer. The second electrode is located on the second and third semiconductor regions and contacts the first and second contact regions.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to third electrodes, a semiconductor member, a first conductive member, a connecting member, a first member, and an insulating member. The semiconductor member includes first to third semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region is between the first electrode and the third semiconductor region. The first semiconductor region includes first to third partial regions. The second semiconductor region is between the first and third semiconductor regions. The second semiconductor region includes third and fourth semiconductor portions. The third semiconductor region includes first and second semiconductor portions. The second electrode is electrically connected with the third semiconductor region. The third electrode includes a first electrode portion. The first conductive member includes first to third conductive regions. The connecting member is electrically connected with the first conductive member.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode; a fourth electrode, a semiconductor member, a first conductive member, a second conductive member, and an insulating member. The semiconductor member includes first, second and third semiconductor regions. The first semiconductor region includes a first outer edge region, a first partial region, a second partial region, a third partial region, and a fourth partial region. The first, third and fourth partial regions are of a first conductivity type. The second semiconductor region is of a second conductivity type. The third semiconductor region is of the first conductivity type. The second conductive member includes a first conductive portion. The insulating member includes a first insulating region and a second insulating region. An electrical resistivity of the second partial region is higher than an electrical resistivity of the first partial region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes first and second electrodes, a semiconductor layer, first and second gate electrodes, and first and second insulating regions. The first gate electrode is provided on a side of the semiconductor layer facing the first electrode. The second gate electrode is provided on a side of the semiconductor layer facing the second electrode. The semiconductor layer includes first to sixth semiconductor regions. The second semiconductor region is provided between the first semiconductor region and the first electrode. The third semiconductor region is electrically connected to the first electrode. The fourth semiconductor region is provided between the first semiconductor region and the second electrode. The fifth semiconductor region is separated from the fourth semiconductor region. The sixth semiconductor region includes a first region. The first region is provided between the fourth semiconductor region and the fifth semiconductor region, and is opposed to the second gate electrode.

Abstract: A plurality of mesas each includes a channel part positioned between recess and a gate electrode in a first direction, and a contact part located on the channel part, the contact part having a higher first-conductivity-type impurity concentration than the channel part. The channel part includes a first side surface facing the gate electrode in the first direction, and a second side surface positioned at a side opposite to the first side surface in the first direction. The insulating film is located at the second side surface. A second electrode contacts the contact part and the insulating film in the recess.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a first conductive part, a semiconductor part, a second conductive part, a gate electrode and an insulating part. The first conductive part includes at least one of a metal, a metal oxide, or a metal nitride. The at least one of the metal, the metal oxide, or the metal nitride includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Ta, W, Cr, and Ru. The semiconductor part includes a first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region. The first conductive part has a Schottky contact with the first semiconductor region. The second conductive part has a Schottky contact with the second semiconductor region. The second conductive part includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Pt, Ni, Ir, Pd, Au, and Co.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a support body, a first conductive part, a second conductive part, a semiconductor layer, a third conductive part, and a fourth conductive part. The semiconductor layer includes a first end surface, a second end surface, a counter region, and a first semiconductor region. The first semiconductor region is of a first conductivity type. The first semiconductor region includes a first upper end region, a first lower end region, and a first intermediate region. The first upper end region includes a portion of the first end surface. The first lower end region includes a portion of the second end surface. A first-conductivity-type impurity concentration in the first upper end region is greater than a first-conductivity-type impurity concentration in the first intermediate region. A first-conductivity-type impurity concentration in the first lower end region is greater than the first-conductivity-type impurity concentration in the first intermediate region.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a semiconductor layer between the first electrode and the second electrode. A third electrode is in the semiconductor layer. The third electrode extends in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. A plurality of fourth electrodes are connected to the second electrode and extend in the first direction into the semiconductor layer. The fourth electrodes are spaced from one another along the second direction. A fifth electrode that is electrically isolated from the first electrode and between the first electrode and the plurality of fourth electrodes. The fifth electrode extends in the second direction and contacts the lower ends of the plurality of fourth electrodes in the trench.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first conductive part, a second conductive part, a third conductive part, a first insulating part, and a semiconductor part of a first conductivity type. The second conductive part is separated from the first conductive part in a first direction. The third conductive part arranged with a portion of the second conductive part in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first insulating part includes a first insulating region located between the third conductive part and the portion of the second conductive part. The semiconductor part includes a first semiconductor region and a second semiconductor region. The first semiconductor region is located between the first conductive part and the second conductive part. The second semiconductor region is located between the first insulating region and the portion of the second conductive part. The second semiconductor region has a Schottky junction with the second conductive part.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a major element including a first semiconductor region, a first electrode, a second electrode, a first gate electrode, and a first insulating member being positioned between the first gate electrode and the first semiconductor region, and a recording element electrically connected with the first electrode. The recording element records, as analog data, a maximum value of a change amount dV/dt of a voltage of the first electrode over time.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a major element including a first semiconductor region, a first electrode, a second electrode, a first gate electrode, and a first insulating member being positioned between the first gate electrode and the first semiconductor region, a gate driver supplying the gate voltage to the first gate electrode, and a recording element electrically connected with the gate driver. The recording element records, as continuously changing analog data, a number of times that the gate voltage is supplied to the first gate electrode while being enough to switch the major element on.

Abstract: The major element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first semiconductor layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first semiconductor layer forming a first Schottky junction with the second electrode, and a first gate electrode facing the first Schottky junction. The control element includes a third electrode, a fourth electrode, a second semiconductor layer located between the third electrode and the fourth electrode, the second semiconductor layer forming a second Schottky junction with the fourth electrode, and a second gate electrode facing the second Schottky junction.