The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a device triggered silicon control rectifiers (SCR) and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a first device comprising a first shallow diffusion region of a first conductivity type within a first well of a second conductivity type and a second shallow diffusion region of the first conductivity type within the first well of the second conductivity type.

The semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate, a switching element which is defined on the semiconductor substrate, and a temperature sense element which is provided on the surface of the semiconductor substrate independently from the switching element and characterized by being dependent on a temperature.

A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor island, a shallow trench isolation (STI) region, a first buried layer, and a second buried layer. The semiconductor substrate has an original surface. The semiconductor island is formed based on the semiconductor substrate. The shallow trench isolation (STI) region surrounds the semiconductor island. The first buried layer is a localized layer under the semiconductor island, wherein a material of the first buried layer is different from that of the semiconductor substrate. The second buried layer is a localized layer under the first buried layer, wherein a material of the second buried layer is different from that of the semiconductor substrate.

The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer which has a main surface, a switching device which is formed in the semiconductor layer, a first electrode which is arranged on the main surface and electrically connected to the switching device, a second electrode which is arranged on the main surface at an interval from the first electrode and electrically connected to the switching device, a first terminal electrode which has a portion that overlaps the first electrode in plan view and a portion that overlaps the second electrode and is electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second terminal electrode which has a portion that overlaps the second electrode in plan view and is electrically connected to the second electrode.

A high-voltage switching device that can be fabricated in a standard low-voltage process, such as CMOS, and more specifically SOI CMOS. Embodiments include integrated circuits that combine, in a unitary structure, a FET device and an integrated, co-fabricated modulated resistance region (MRR) controlled by one or more Voltage-Drop Modulation Gates (VDMGs). The VDMGs are generally biased independently of the gate of the FET device, and in such a way as to protect each VDMG from excessive and potentially destructive voltages. In a first embodiment, an integrated circuit high voltage switching device includes a transistor structure including a source, a gate, and an internal drain; an MRR connected to the internal drain of the transistor structure; at least one VDMG that controls the resistance of the MRR; and a drain electrically connected to the MRR. Each VDMG at least partially depletes the MRR upon application of a bias voltage.

The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer which has a main surface, a switching device which is formed in the semiconductor layer, a first electrode which is arranged on the main surface and electrically connected to the switching device, a second electrode which is arranged on the main surface at an interval from the first electrode and electrically connected to the switching device, a first terminal electrode which has a portion that overlaps the first electrode in plan view and a portion that overlaps the second electrode and is electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second terminal electrode which has a portion that overlaps the second electrode in plan view and is electrically connected to the second electrode.

To reduce on-resistance while suppressing a characteristic variation increase of a vertical MOSFET with a Super Junction structure, the vertical MOSFET includes a semiconductor substrate having an n-type drift region, a p-type base region formed on the surface of the n-type drift region, a plurality of p-type column regions disposed in the n-type drift region at a lower portion of the p-type base region by a predetermined interval, a plurality of trenches whose bottom surface reaches a position deeper than the p-type base region and that is disposed between the adjacent p-type column regions, a plurality of gate electrodes formed in the plurality of trenches, and an n-type source region formed on the side of the gate electrode in the p-type base region.

The semiconductor device includes a chip which has a first surface on one side and a second surface on the other side, a plurality of IGBT regions which are provided at an interval in the chip, a boundary region which is provided in a region between the plurality of IGBT regions in the chip, a first conductivity type cathode region which is formed in a surface layer portion of the second surface in the boundary region, and a second conductivity type well region which is formed in a surface layer portion of the first surface in the boundary region.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a source trench formed in the semiconductor layer and including a side wall that is continuous with the second surface; an insulation layer formed on the second surface of the semiconductor layer; an embedded electrode arranged in the source trench and insulated from the side wall of the source trench by the insulation layer; a source interconnection formed on the insulation layer; and a source contact plug electrically connecting the source interconnection to the semiconductor layer. The source contact plug contacts the embedded electrode, and the source contact plug contacts the semiconductor layer via a part of the side wall of the source trench.

A power semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor body with a drift region of a first conductivity type; a first load terminal at a first side of the semiconductor body; a second load terminal at a second side of the semiconductor body opposite the first side, the power semiconductor device configured to conduct a load current between the load terminals; a control terminal at the first side configured to receive a control signal for controlling the load current; within an active region at least partially surrounded by an edge termination region, first trenches laterally confining mesas for conducting the load current, having control trenches electrically connected to the control terminal, and arranged in accordance with a first average pitch; and in a region laterally overlapping the control terminal, second trenches arranged in accordance with a second average pitch different from the first average pitch and electrically connected to the control terminal.