Patent ID: 8044460

Claim:
A semiconductor device including a connecting structure comprising: a first edge region; a second edge region opposite the first edge region; a central region arranged between the first edge region and the second edge region; first, second, and third trenches running toward the first edge region and the second edge region; a first electrode within the first trench, a second electrode within the second trench, and a third electrode within the third trench, the first, second, and third electrodes being arranged in an electrode plane arranged with regard to a main surface of a substrate of the electronic device; the first electrode extending farther into the first edge region than the second electrode and the third electrode; the third electrode extending farther into the second edge region than the first electrode and the second electrode; the first and third electrodes not extending into the central region; the first electrode and the third electrode being arranged on a straight connecting line; the second electrode being arranged offset to the connecting line; and the first electrode and the third electrode being contacted with a connection structure for a first potential, and the second electrode being connected with a connection structure for a second potential, wherein the second trench extends through the central region, wherein a first portion of the second trench and a portion of the first trench are arranged side by side in a lateral direction with respect to the main surface of the substrate and wherein a second portion of the second trench and a portion of the third trench are arranged side by side in the lateral direction with respect to the main surface of the substrate.