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US 10,475,663 · App. 14/429,337 · Granted Nov 12, 2019

Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device

Inventor: Katsumi Nakamura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
H01L21/3221H01L21/324H01L29/0638H01L29/32H01L29/404H01L29/66325H01L29/66348H01L29/7393H01L29/7397H01L29/8611H01L29/0834
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Patent No.
US 10,475,663
App. No.
14/429,337
Granted
Nov 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a substrate having a drift layer, metal wiring formed on an upper surface of the substrate, and an electrode formed on a back surface of the substrate, wherein the lifetime of carriers in the drift layer satisfies the following expression 1: [Expression 1] τ≥1.5×10 −5 exp(5.4×10 3 t N- )  expression 1 τ: the lifetime of carriers in the drift layer t N- : the layer thickness of the drift layer.

Claims (11)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a substrate having a drift layer;

metal wiring formed on an upper surface of the substrate; and

an electrode formed on a back surface of the substrate,

wherein the lifetime of carriers in the drift layer satisfies the following expression 1:

[Expression 1]

τ≥1.5×10 −5 exp(5.4×10 3 t N- )  expression 1

τ: the lifetime of carriers in the drift layer [sec]

t N- : the layer thickness of the drift layer [m].

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is formed of a wide-bandgap semiconductor.

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein the wide-bandgap semiconductor is silicon carbide, a gallium nitride-based material or diamond.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 19, 2015
From: NAKAMURA, KATSUMI
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035202/0224 →
Continuity (1)
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