Patent ID: 7061060

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a first semiconductor region having a first conductivity type; second and third semiconductor regions formed in a surface of the first semiconductor region and having a second conductivity type, said second and third semiconductor regions being separated from each other; a gate insulating film formed on the first semiconductor region between the second and third semiconductor regions; a gate electrode formed on said gate insulating film; first and second electrodes formed on the second and third semiconductor regions, respectively; a dielectric interlayer formed on the first semiconductor region to cover at least the second electrode and gate electrode; an interconnection layer formed on the dielectric interlayer immediately above at least the gate electrode and electrically connected to the first electrode; and a first conductive film formed in the dielectric interlayer disposed between the gate electrode and the interconnection layer while being separated from the gate electrode and the interconnection layer and having the same potential as that of said second electrode or a predetermined potential between the first and second electrodes.