Abstract: A method of creating a correlation relational formula for determining a polishing condition, the method including polishing semiconductor wafers under a plurality of polishing conditions including a plurality of polishing parameters, and acquiring, by actual measurement, in-plane polishing amount distribution information on the semiconductor wafers in polishing under the plurality of polishing conditions; polishing semiconductor wafers under a plurality of polishing conditions including a plurality of polishing parameters, and acquiring, by actual measurement, in-plane temperature distribution information during semiconductor wafer polishing in polishing under the plurality of polishing conditions, or creating in-plane temperature distribution information during semiconductor wafer polishing under polishing conditions including a plurality of polishing parameters by heat transfer analysis, and correlating relational formulas between a semiconductor wafer in-plane temperature distribution parameter and a plura

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor region made of a material to which conductive impurities are added, an insulating film formed on a surface of the semiconductor region, and an electroconductive gate electrode formed on the insulating film. The gate electrode is made of a material whose Fermi level is closer to a Fermi level of the semiconductor region than a Fermi level of Si in at least a portion contiguous to the insulating film.

Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type having a cell portion and an outer peripheral portion disposed around the cell portion, and a surface insulating film disposed in a manner extending across the cell portion and the outer peripheral portion, and in the cell portion, formed to be thinner than a part in the outer peripheral portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor device (A1) includes a semiconductor layer having a first face with a trench (3) formed thereon and a second face opposite to the first face, a gate electrode (41), and a gate insulating layer (5). The semiconductor layer includes a first n-type semiconductor layer (11), a second n-type semiconductor layer (12), a p-type semiconductor layer (13), and an n-type semiconductor region (14). The trench (3) is formed so as to penetrate through the p-type semiconductor layer (13) and to reach the second n-type semiconductor layer (12). The p-type semiconductor layer (13) includes an extended portion extending to a position closer to the second face of the semiconductor layer than the trench (3) is. Such structure allows suppressing dielectric breakdown in the gate insulating layer (5).

Abstract: Organic EL devices having excellent performance and electronic devices comprising the organic EL devices are provided. The organic EL device comprises a cathode, an anode, and an organic layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the organic layer comprises one or more layers that comprise a fluorescent emitting layer and the fluorescent emitting layer comprises a first compound represented by formula (P) and a second compound that is not the same as the first compound. The electronic device comprises the organic EL device. wherein, ?1, ?2, Z, RB, RC, m, and n are as defined in the description.

Abstract: An SiC semiconductor device includes an SiC semiconductor layer including an SiC monocrystal and having a first main surface as an element forming surface, a second main surface at a side opposite to the first main surface, and a plurality of side surfaces connecting the first main surface and the second main surface, and a plurality of modified lines formed one layer each at the respective side surfaces of the SiC semiconductor layer and each extending in a band shape along a tangential direction to the first main surface of the SiC semiconductor layer and modified to be of a property differing from the SiC monocrystal.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer having a first face with a trench formed thereon and a second face opposite to the first face, a gate electrode, and a gate insulating layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first n-type semiconductor layer, a second n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, and an n-type semiconductor region. The trench is formed to penetrate through the p-type semiconductor layer and to reach the second n-type semiconductor layer. The p-type semiconductor layer includes an extended portion extending to a position closer to the second face of the semiconductor layer than the trench is. Such structure allows suppressing dielectric breakdown in the gate insulating layer.

Abstract: A method for producing a semiconductor power device includes forming a gate trench from a surface of the semiconductor layer toward an inside thereof. A first insulation film is formed on the inner surface of the gate trench. The method also includes removing a part on a bottom surface of the gate trench in the first insulation film. A second insulation film having a dielectric constant higher than SiO2 is formed in such a way as to cover the bottom surface of the gate trench exposed by removing the first insulation film.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer having a first face with a trench formed thereon and a second face opposite to the first face, a gate electrode, and a gate insulating layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first n-type semiconductor layer, a second n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, and an n-type semiconductor region. The trench is formed to penetrate through the p-type semiconductor layer and to reach the second n-type semiconductor layer. The p-type semiconductor layer includes an extended portion extending to a position closer to the second face of the semiconductor layer than the trench is. Such structure allows suppressing dielectric breakdown in the gate insulating layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a SiC semiconductor layer that has a carbon density of 1.0×1022 cm?3 or more, a SiO2 layer that is formed on the SiC semiconductor layer and that has a connection surface contiguous to the SiC semiconductor layer and a non-connection surface positioned on a side opposite to the connection surface, a carbon-density-decreasing region that is formed at a surface layer portion of the connection surface of the SiO2 layer and in which a carbon density gradually decreases toward the non-connection surface of the SiO2 layer, and a low carbon density region that is formed at a surface layer portion of the non-connection surface of the SiO2 layer and that has a carbon density of 1.0×1019 cm?3 or less.

Abstract: The semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate, a switching element which is defined on the semiconductor substrate, and a temperature sense element which is provided on the surface of the semiconductor substrate independently from the switching element and characterized by being dependent on a temperature.

Abstract: A method for producing a semiconductor power device, includes forming a gate trench from a surface of a semiconductor layer toward an inside thereof. A first insulation film is formed on an inner surface of the gate trench. The method also includes removing a part on a bottom surface of the gate trench in the first insulation film. A second insulation film having a dielectric constant higher than SiO2 is formed in such a way as to cover the bottom surface of the gate trench exposed by removing the first insulation film.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor region made of a material to which conductive impurities are added, an insulating film formed on a surface of the semiconductor region, and an electroconductive gate electrode formed on the insulating film. The gate electrode is made of a material whose Fermi level is closer to a Fermi level of the semiconductor region than a Fermi level of Si in at least a portion contiguous to the insulating film.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element including, an anode, a cathode, and an organic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode and including a light emitting zone. The organic layer includes a first layer containing a first compound and a second layer containing a second compound. The first layer and the second layer are different layers.

Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type having a cell portion and an outer peripheral portion disposed around the cell portion, and a surface insulating film disposed in a manner extending across the cell portion and the outer peripheral portion, and in the cell portion, formed to be thinner than a part in the outer peripheral portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type having a cell portion and an outer peripheral portion disposed around the cell portion, formed with a gate trench at a surface side of the cell portion, and a gate electrode buried in the gate trench via a gate insulating film, forming a channel at a portion lateral to the gate trench at ON-time, the outer peripheral portion has a semiconductor surface disposed at a depth position equal to or deeper than a depth of the gate trench, and the semiconductor device further includes a voltage resistant structure having a semiconductor region of a second conductivity type formed in the semiconductor surface of the outer peripheral portion.

Abstract: An SiC semiconductor device includes an SiC chip that has a main surface, and an n-type drift region that is formed in a surface layer portion of the main surface and has an impurity concentration adjusted by at least two types of pentavalent elements.

Abstract: This compound is represented by formula (1)