Patent ID: 8350366

Claim:
A power semiconductor component comprising: at least one functional pn junction; a body with a first basic conductivity, said body including a first main surface; a well-like region with a second conductivity arranged horizontally centrally in said body, said well-like region having a first two-level doping profile and a first penetration depth from said first main surface into said body; and an edge structure arranged between said well-like region and an edge of the power semiconductor component, said edge structure including a plurality of field rings each having a single-level doping profile, a second conductivity and a second penetration depth, arranged in said body, a field plate structure associated with said field rings and a passivation for said edge structure; wherein said first penetration depth is no more than about 50% of said second penetration depth; and wherein each field ring has an associated conductive molding as a field plate having a first body element arranged horizontally centrally on said field ring, wherein said first body element has a first passivation layer arranged between adjacent field rings, and having at least one second body element which is laterally spaced from said body and projects horizontally above an associated field ring in the direction of the edge of the power semiconductor component.