A face-down mountable chip-size package semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer and N (N is an integer greater than or equal to three) vertical MOS transistors in the semiconductor layer. Each of the N vertical MOS transistors includes, on an upper surface of the semiconductor layer, a gate pad electrically connected to a gate electrode of the vertical MOS transistor and one or more source pads electrically connected to a source electrode of the vertical MOS transistor. The semiconductor layer includes a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate functions as a common drain region for the N vertical MOS transistors. For each of the N vertical MOS transistors, a surface area of the vertical MOS transistor in a plan view of the semiconductor layer increases with an increase in a maximum specified current of the vertical MOS transistor.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body. The semiconductor body has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A transistor cell structure is provided in the semiconductor body. A gate contact structure includes a gate line electrically coupled to a gate electrode layer of the transistor cell structure, and a gate pad electrically coupled to the gate line. A gate resistor structure is electrically coupled between the gate pad and the gate electrode layer. An electric resistivity of the gate resistor structure is greater than the electric resistivity of the gate electrode layer.

A semiconductor device includes an electrically conductive lead frame which includes a die pad and a plurality of electrically conductive leads, each of the leads in the plurality being spaced apart from the die pad. The semiconductor device further includes first and second integrated switching devices mounted on the die pad, each of the first and second integrated switching devices include electrically conductive gate, source and drain terminals. The source terminal of the first integrated switching device is disposed on a rear surface of the first integrated switching device that faces and electrically connects with the die pad. The drain terminal of the second integrated switching device is disposed on a rear surface of the second integrated switching device that faces and electrically connects with the die pad.

A chip includes a semiconductor body coupled to a first and a second load terminal. The semiconductor body includes an active region including a plurality of breakthrough cells, each of the breakthrough cells includes: an insulation structure; a drift region; an anode region, the anode region being electrically connected to the first load terminal and disposed in contact with the first load terminal; a first barrier region arranged in contact with each of the anode region and the insulation structure, where the first barrier region of the plurality of breakthrough cells forms a contiguous semiconductor layer; a second barrier region separating each of the anode region and at least a part of the first barrier region from the drift region; and a doped contact region arranged in contact with the second load terminal, where the drift region is positioned between the second barrier region and the doped contact region.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body having first and second opposite sides, a drift region, a body layer at the second side, and a field-stop region in Ohmic connection with the body layer. A source metallization at the second side is in Ohmic connection with the body layer. A drain metallization at the first side is in Ohmic connection with the drift region. A gate electrode at the second side is electrically insulated from the semiconductor body to define an operable switchable channel region in the body layer. A through contact structure extends at least between the first and second sides, and includes a conductive region in Ohmic connection with the gate electrode and a dielectric layer. In a normal projection onto a horizontal plane substantially parallel to the first side, the field-stop region surrounds at least one of the drift region and the gate electrode.

A power semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor body coupled to a first load terminal and a second load terminal, and includes: a first doped region of a second conductivity type electrically connected to the first load terminal; a recombination zone arranged at least within the first doped region; an emitter region of the second conductivity type electrically connected to the second load terminal; and a drift region of a first conductivity type arranged between the first doped region and the emitter region. The drift region and the first doped region enable the power semiconductor device to operate in: a conducting state during which a load current between the load terminals is conducted along a forward direction; in a forward blocking state during which a forward voltage applied between the load terminals is blocked; and in a reverse blocking state during which a reverse voltage applied between the terminals is blocked.

A transistor includes a substrate of a first conductivity type. An epitaxial layer of the first conductivity type is formed at a top surface of the substrate. A first region of the first conductivity type is formed as a well in the epitaxial layer. A second region of a second conductivity type is formed as a well in the epitaxial layer adjacent to the first region and the second conductivity type is opposite of the first conductivity type. A third region of the second conductivity type is formed in the first region and a portion of the first region forms a channel region between the third region and the second region. An emitter region of the first conductivity type is formed in the second region. A gate dielectric is formed over the channel region, and a gate electrode is formed on gate dielectric with the gate electrode overlapping at least a portion of second region and the third region.

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a doped region in a semiconductor substrate at a first distance to a main surface plane of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the doped region is a first section of a semiconductor column extending from the main surface plane into the semiconductor substrate; forming an insulator structure surrounding at least a second section of the semiconductor column between the main surface plane and the first section in planes parallel to the main surface plane; removing the second section of the semiconductor column; and forming a contact structure extending from the main surface plane to the doped region, wherein the contact structure includes a fill structure and a contact layer, the contact layer formed from a metal semiconductor alloy and directly adjoining the doped region and the fill structure formed from a metal and/or a conductive metal compound.

A semiconductor device includes an electrically conductive lead frame which includes a die pad and a plurality of electrically conductive leads, each of the leads in the plurality being spaced apart from the die pad. The semiconductor device further includes first and second integrated switching devices mounted on the die pad, each of the first and second integrated switching devices include electrically conductive gate, source and drain terminals. The source terminal of the first integrated switching device is disposed on a rear surface of the first integrated switching device that faces and electrically connects with the die pad. The drain terminal of the second integrated switching device is disposed on a rear surface of the second integrated switching device that faces and electrically connects with the die pad.

Provided in the present invention are an insulated gate bipolar transistor with a super junction structure, and a preparation method therefor. The transistor comprises a drift region of a first conduction type, an epitaxial layer, a plurality of trenches arranged at intervals, filling layers of a second conduction type, gate electrode structures, a body region, a body contact region, a source region, an isolation dielectric layer and a source electrode conductive layer, wherein the epitaxial layer is located on an upper surface of the drift region; the filling layers and the gate electrode structures are sequentially arranged in the trenches from bottom to top; each gate electrode structure comprises a gate conductive layer, and a gate dielectric layer, which is located on inner walls of the trench and an upper surface of the filling layer and wrap side walls and a bottom face of the gate conductive layer; the body contact region and the source region are located on an upper surface layer of the body region and are adjacent to an upper surface of the body region; the isolation dielectric layer is provided with a contact hole, which penetrates the isolation dielectric layer and exposes the source region and the body contact region; and the source electrode conductive layer fills the contact hole and covers the isolation dielectric layer. In the present invention, the filling layer is formed at the bottom of each trench so as to shield the overlapping area between the bottom of the trench and the drift region, thereby reducing gate electrode charges Q.sub.gc.