Patent ID: 8994078
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor device, comprising: a cell region and a contact region, the cell region comprising a functional unit including a gate electrode, a source and a drain electrode, the contact region comprising a gate pad, wherein the gate electrode, the gate pad and the source electrode are disposed on a first main surface of a semiconductor substrate, wherein the gate electrode and the gate pad are laterally separated from one another and are arranged on mesa portions of the semiconductor substrate, and wherein the drain electrode is disposed on a second main surface of the semiconductor substrate, the second main surface being opposite to the first main surface; a shielding member disposed between the gate pad and the drain electrode, the shielding member being electrically connected to the source electrode, the shielding member horizontally overlapping with the gate pad, and a portion of the semiconductor substrate being disposed between the shielding member and the horizontally overlapping gate pad.