Patent ID: 11444074

Abstract:
A semiconductor device including a protected element, an element isolation region, a contact region, and a shield region. The protected element is configured including a p-n junction diode between an anode region and a cathode region, and is arranged in an active layer of a substrate. A periphery of the diode is surrounded by the element isolation region. The contact region is arranged at a portion on a main face of the anode region, is set with a same conductivity type as the anode region, and is set with a higher impurity concentration than the anode region. The shield region is arranged between the cathode region and the contact region so as to extend from the main face of the anode region as far as a region deeper than a depth of the contact region and shallower than the anode region. The shield region is configured including a semiconductor region with an opposite conductivity type to the anode region.