Patent ID: 8299496

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor substrate in which a diode region and an IGBT region are formed, wherein an anode electrode is formed on an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate within the diode region, an emitter electrode is formed on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate within the IGBT region, a common electrode is formed on a lower surface of the semiconductor substrate, an anode region, a diode drift region and a cathode region are formed within the diode region, the anode region is formed of a p-type semiconductor and in contact with the anode electrode, the diode drift region is formed of an n-type semiconductor and formed under the anode region, the cathode region is formed of an n-type semiconductor, which has a higher concentration of n-type impurities than that in the diode drift region, formed under the diode drift region and in contact with the common electrode, an emitter region, a body region, an IGBT drift region, a collector region and a gate electrode are formed within the IGBT region, the emitter region is formed of an n-type semiconductor and in contact with the emitter electrode, the body region is formed of a p-type semiconductor, formed beside and under the emitter region and in contact with the emitter electrode, the IGBT drift region is formed of an n-type semiconductor and formed under the body region, the collector region is formed of a p-type semiconductor, formed under the IGBT drift region and in contact with the common electrode, the gate electrode is facing a range of the body region via an insulating film, wherein the range of the body region is a range separating the emitter region from the IGBT drift region, a separation region formed of a p-type semiconductor is formed in a range between the diode region and the IGBT region and extending from the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate to a position deeper than both of a lower end of the anode region and a lower end of the body region, a diode lifetime control region is formed within the diode drift region, wherein a carrier lifetime in the diode lifetime control region is shorter than that in the diode drift region outside the diode lifetime control region, and an end of the diode lifetime control region on an IGBT region side is located right below the separation region.