Patent ID: 8710665
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. An electronic component including a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate comprising: a generally planar first face; a generally planar second face situated parallel to the generally planar first face; side faces extending from the generally planar first face; a curved contour extending from the generally planar second face to the side faces; and a metallic layer arranged on, and entirely covering, the second face, the curved contour and the side faces, the metallic layer in direct contact with the second face, the curved contour and the side faces, wherein the semiconductor substrate includes a peripheral layer of a first conductivity type extending along the second face and the side faces and bounding a central region of the first conductivity type, the peripheral layer being more highly doped than the central region, and wherein the semiconductor component is one of a MOS-controlled transistor and a diode.