A semiconductor device includes two cell rows, each of which is formed of a plurality of transistor cells aligned in parallel to each other. Each of the plurality of transistor cells includes a collector region, a base region, and an emitter region that are disposed above a substrate. A plurality of collector extended wiring lines are each connected to the collector region of a corresponding one of the plurality of transistor cells and are extended in a direction intersecting an alignment direction of the plurality of transistor cells. A collector integrated wiring line connects the plurality of collector extended wiring lines to each other. A collector intermediate integrated wiring line that is disposed between the two cell rows in plan view connects the plurality of collector extended wring lines extended from the plurality of transistor cells that belong to one of the two cell rows to each other.

A semiconductor device includes two cell rows, each of which is formed of a plurality of transistor cells aligned in parallel to each other. Each of the plurality of transistor cells includes a collector region, a base region, and an emitter region that are disposed above a substrate. A plurality of collector extended wiring lines are each connected to the collector region of a corresponding one of the plurality of transistor cells and are extended in a direction intersecting an alignment direction of the plurality of transistor cells. A collector integrated wiring line connects the plurality of collector extended wiring lines to each other. A collector intermediate integrated wiring line that is disposed between the two cell rows in plan view connects the plurality of collector extended wring lines extended from the plurality of transistor cells that belong to one of the two cell rows to each other.

The present disclosure provides embodiments of semiconductor devices. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a dielectric layer and a fin-shaped structure disposed over the dielectric layer. The fin-shaped structure includes a first p-type doped region, a second p-type doped region, and a third p-type doped region, and a first n-type doped region, a second n-type doped region, and a third n-type doped region interleaving the first p-type doped region, the second p-type doped region, and the third p-type doped region. The first p-type doped region, the third p-type doped region and the third n-type doped region are electrically coupled to a first potential. The second p-type doped region, the first p-type doped region and the second p-type doped region are electrically coupled to a second potential different from the first potential.

The present disclosure provides embodiments of semiconductor devices. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a dielectric layer and a fin-shaped structure disposed over the dielectric layer. The fin-shaped structure includes a first p-type doped region, a second p-type doped region, and a third p-type doped region, and a first n-type doped region, a second n-type doped region, and a third n-type doped region interleaving the first p-type doped region, the second p-type doped region, and the third p-type doped region. The first p-type doped region, the third p-type doped region and the third n-type doped region are electrically coupled to a first potential. The second p-type doped region, the first p-type doped region and the second p-type doped region are electrically coupled to a second potential different from the first potential.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer having first and second surfaces, a first electrode and a first gate electrode along the first surface, and a second electrode and a second gate electrode along the second surface. The layer includes a first type first region, a second type second region between the first region and the first surface and facing the first gate electrode, a first type third region between the second region and the first surface and contacting the first electrode, a second type fourth region between the first region and the second surface, facing the second gate electrode, and contacting the second electrode, and a first type fifth region between the fourth region and the second surface and contacting the second electrode. Transistors including the first and second gate electrodes have different threshold voltages that are both positive or negative.

Transistors including semiconductor regions where operating current flows are provided above a substrate. Operating electrodes of conductive material having thermal conductivity higher than the semiconductor regions and contacting the semiconductor regions to conduct operating current to the semiconductor regions are disposed. A conductor pillar for external connection contains contact regions where the semiconductor regions and the operating electrodes contact, and is electrically connected to the operating electrodes. The contact regions are disposed in a first direction. Each contact region has a planar shape long in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. A first average distance, obtained by averaging distances in the second direction from each end portion of the contact region in the second direction to an edge of the conductor pillar across the contact regions, exceeds an average distance value in a height direction from the contact region to a top surface of the conductor pillar.

A semiconductor device is provided in which a zener diode having a desired breakdown voltage and a capacitor in which voltage dependence of capacitance is reduced are mounted together, and various circuits are realized. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer; a first conductivity type well that is arranged in a first region of the semiconductor layer; a first conductivity type first impurity diffusion region that is arranged in the well; a first conductivity type second impurity diffusion region that is arranged in a second region of the semiconductor layer; an insulating film that is arranged on the second impurity diffusion region; an electrode that is arranged on the insulating film; and a second conductivity type third impurity diffusion region that is arranged at least on the first impurity diffusion region.

A first sub-collector layer functions as an inflow path of a collector current that flows in a collector layer of a heterojunction bipolar transistor. A collector ballast resistor layer having a lower doping concentration than the first sub-collector layer is disposed between the collector layer and the first sub-collector layer.

A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer including a main IGBT cell and a sense IGBT cell connected in parallel to each other, a first resistance portion having a first resistance value formed using a gate wiring portion of the sense IGBT cell and a second resistance portion having a second resistance value higher than the first resistance value, a gate wiring electrically connected through mutually different channels to the first resistance portion and the second resistance portion, a first diode provided between the gate wiring and the first resistance portion, a second diode provided between the gate wiring and the second resistance portion in a manner oriented reversely to the first diode, an emitter electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, electrically connected to an emitter of the main IGBT cell, and a sense emitter electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, electrically connected to an emitter of the sense IGBT cell.

A semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor layer including a main IGBT cell and a sense IGBT cell connected in parallel to each other, a first resistance portion having a first resistance value formed using a gate wiring portion of the sense IGBT cell and a second resistance portion having a second resistance value higher than the first resistance value, a gate wiring electrically connected through mutually different channels to the first resistance portion and the second resistance portion, a first diode provided between the gate wiring and the first resistance portion, a second diode provided between the gate wiring and the second resistance portion in a manner oriented reversely to the first diode, an emitter electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, electrically connected to an emitter of the main IGBT cell, and a sense emitter electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer, electrically connected to an emitter of the sense IGBT cell.