Patent ID: 8963163
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor device, comprising: an SiC layer; an ohmic electrode formed on a main surface of said SiC layer, wherein the ohmic electrode is one alloy layer containing Al; another electrode arranged at a distance from said ohmic electrode on said main surface of said SiC layer; an insulating layer located between said ohmic electrode and said another electrode, and a first impurity region of first conductivity type and a second impurity region of second conductivity type, which are formed in the SiC layer; wherein the ohmic electrode can ohmically contact both of the first impurity region and the second impurity region; wherein the ohmic electrode is formed so as to overlap both of the first impurity region and the second impurity region when viewed along a direction perpendicular to the main surface of the SiC layer; and a rate of lowering in electric resistance in said insulating layer being not higher than 5% when heating to a temperature not higher than 1200° C. is carried out while said ohmic electrode and said insulating layer are adjacent to each other, wherein the rate of lowering in electric resistance in said insulating layer is calculated according to the equation wherein a denotes an electric resistance value of the insulating layer before heating to a temperature not higher than 1200° C., and wherein b denotes an electric resistance value of the insulating layer after heating to a temperature not higher than 1200° C.