Patent ID: 8872245

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising an element active portion and an element peripheral portion provided in an outer periphery than the element active portion, wherein (i) the element active portion comprises: a second conductive type base region which is formed in a first conductive type semiconductor layer on a first main surface side of a semiconductor substrate; a first conductive type source region which is formed in the base region; a gate insulating film which is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate in the base region between the semiconductor layer and the source region; a gate electrode which is formed on the gate insulating film; an interlayer insulating film which is formed on the gate electrode; a source electrode which is formed on the interlayer insulating film and connected to the base region and the source region; and an annular gate metal wiring which is formed on the interlayer insulating film so as to surround the source electrode and which is electrically connected to the gate electrode; and (ii) the element peripheral portion comprises: at least two guard rings of the second conductive type which are separately formed in the semiconductor layer an insulating layer which is formed on the first main surface of the semiconductor substrate; the interlayer insulating film which is formed on the insulating film; at least one annular field plate electrode which is formed on the interlayer insulating layer so as to surround the element active portion and which is electrically connected to the guide rings; an organic protective film with which the first main surface side upper surface of the semiconductor substrate is covered, and which is in contact with the interlayer insulating layer while having a first opening portion partially exposing the gate metal wiring and a second opening portion partially exposing the source electrode; and an inorganic protective film which is formed between the gate metal wiring and the organic protective film so as to cover the gate metal wiring.