Patent ID: 6054736
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A semiconductor device comprising:a semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type;a gate electrode formed above said semiconductor substrate;a first semiconductor region of a second conductive type, said first semiconductor region being formed on said semiconductor substrate in one of both side regions of said gate electrode so as to be adjacent to said gate electrode;a second semiconductor region of the second conductive type formed on said semiconductor substrate in the other region of said both side regions of said gate electrode so as to be adjacent to said gate electrode;a third semiconductor region of the second conductive type formed in said one of both side regions so as to be isolated from said first semiconductor region and to be spaced from said second semiconductor region by a greater distance than that between said first and second semiconductor regions;a connecting portion for connecting said first semiconductor region to said third semiconductor region, said connecting portion having a higher resistance than those of said first and third semiconductor regions;a first electrode formed so as to be electrically connected to said third semiconductor region; anda second electrode formed so as to be electrically connected to said second semiconductor region,wherein said connecting portion is formed so that a distance between said connecting portion and said first electrode is less than that between said connecting portion and said gate electrode.