Patent ID: 7812427

Claim:
A semiconductor component, comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode that extends in a lateral direction in relation to the semiconductor component; and a semiconductor body of a first conductivity type, the semiconductor body comprising: at least one first semiconductor zone of a second conductivity type arranged between the first and second electrodes and adjoining the first electrode, the second conductivity type being opposite to the first conductivity type; a second semiconductor zone of the first conductivity type, including a plurality of first zone regions and second zone regions arranged in an alternating manner with respect to each other in the lateral direction, wherein the first zone regions have a lower dopant concentration than the second zone regions; and a plurality of third semiconductor zones of the second conductivity type arranged at spaced apart locations from each other in the lateral direction, wherein each of the third semiconductor zones adjoins a corresponding second region of the second semiconductor zone such that at least a portion of each second region of the second semiconductor zone is disposed between a corresponding third semiconductor zone and the second electrode.