Patent ID: 7714383

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a first semiconductor region of a second conductivity type provided on a major surface of the semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type provided in a surface portion of the first semiconductor region; a trench extending through the second semiconductor region and the first semiconductor region to the semiconductor layer; a first insulating film provided on an inner wall of the trench; a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type filling the trench below an interface between the semiconductor layer and the first semiconductor region; a second insulating film provided on the third semiconductor region; a gate electrode filling the trench above the second insulating film; a first main electrode formed directly on a top surface of the second semiconductor region; and a second main electrode provided on a side opposite to the major surface of the semiconductor layer; wherein a portion of the first insulating film in direct contact with the semiconductor layer is opened, and the semiconductor layer is in direct contact with the third semiconductor region through the opened portion; wherein the third semiconductor region is connected to the first main electrode; and wherein a portion of the third semiconductor region fills the trench from the bottom of the trench up to the second semiconductor region, and the third semiconductor region has a surface portion in direct contact with the first main electrode.