Patent ID: 7982248

Claim:
A junction field effect transistor (JFET) comprising: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; a drain region of a second conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate; a drain electrode electrically connected to the drain region; a drift region of the second conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of source regions of the second conductivity type in the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of source electrodes each electrically connected to one of the source regions; a gate region of the first conductivity in the semiconductor substrate in contact with the drift region and the source regions; and a gate electrode electrically connected to the gate region, wherein the drift region is between the drain region and the source regions, and wherein the source electrodes are divided into at least a first source electrode group and a second source electrode group, which is electrically isolated from the first source electrode group, wherein the source regions are formed circumferentially around the drift region, and wherein the gate region is selectively formed in a surface layer of the semiconductor substrate to provide a plurality of recessed regions that extend radially outwardly, and each of the source regions is in one of the recessed regions.