Patent ID: 8618582

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a drift layer having a first surface associated with an active region and an edge termination region substantially laterally adjacent the active region, wherein the drift layer is predominantly doped with a doping material of a first conductivity type and the edge termination region comprises an edge termination recess extending into the drift layer from the first surface where a plurality of edge termination element recesses that extend into the drift layer are within the edge termination recess; a plurality of first doped regions that extend into the drift layer about corresponding ones of the plurality of edge termination element recesses to form a plurality of edge termination elements wherein the plurality of first doped regions are doped with a doping material of a second conductivity type, which is opposite the first conductivity type; and a Schottky layer over the active region of the first surface to form a Schottky junction.