Patent ID: 7667269

Claim:
A trench gate type semiconductor device comprising: a first semiconductor layer having a first conductive type or a second conductive type; a second semiconductor layer having the second conductive type and disposed on a surface of the first semiconductor layer; a third semiconductor layer having the first conductive type and disposed on a surface of the second semiconductor layer; a fourth semiconductor layer having the second conductive type and disposed in a part of a surface portion of the third semiconductor layer; a trench penetrating from the surface of the third semiconductor layer through the fourth semiconductor layer and the third semiconductor layer and reaching the second semiconductor layer; a gate insulation film disposed on an inner wall of the trench; a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulation film in the trench; a first electrode electrically connected to the third semiconductor layer and the fourth semiconductor layer; and a second electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer, wherein the trench includes a bottom having a curved surface, the curved surface of the bottom of the trench has a curvature radius equal to or smaller than 0.5 μm, the gate insulation film includes a bottom part and a side part, the bottom part of the gate insulation film is disposed on the bottom of the trench, the side part of the gate insulation film is disposed on a sidewall of the trench, the bottom part of the gate insulation film has a thickness, which is thicker than a thickness of the side part of the gate insulation film, the third semiconductor layer includes a first portion and a second portion, which are electrically separated by the trench, the first portion of the third semiconductor layer is electrically connected to the first electrode, and the second portion of the third semiconductor layer is electrically disconnected to the first electrode.