Patent ID: 9419127
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. A semiconductor device comprising: a silicon substrate of one conductivity type; an epitaxial layer of the one conductivity type provided on the silicon substrate; a first region of an inverse conductivity type provided on the silicon substrate so as to be in direct contact with both the epitaxial layer and the silicon substrate; and a plurality of switching devices provided in the epitaxial layer, wherein a first diffusion region of one conductivity type electrically connected to the epitaxial layer is formed in an upper region within the first region opposite from the silicon substrate, wherein an electrode layer which makes ohmic contact with the epitaxial layer is formed above the epitaxial layer, the electrode layer extends to reach, and makes ohmic contact with, the first diffusion region electrically connected to the epitaxial layer, and the epitaxial layer and the first diffusion region are electrically connected to each other via the electrode layer.