Patent ID: 9741802
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G06F,H01L

Claim:
1. A lateral semiconductor device comprising: a device channel; a first contact on a first end of the device channel; a second contact on a second end of the device channel opposite the first end thereof, wherein the first and second contacts are located on a first side of the device channel; and a breakdown preventing layer located on the first side of the device channel in at least a portion of a spacing between the first contact and the second contact, wherein the breakdown preventing layer is a continuous layer within the portion of spacing between the first contact and the second contact, the breakdown preventing layer having a top surface free from contact thereover by each of the first contact and the second contact, and side surfaces that are vertically planar with all side surfaces of the first contact and the second contact, and wherein the breakdown preventing layer comprises: