Semiconductor rectifier having high breakdown voltage and high speed operation

摘要

A semiconductor rectifier having a high breakdown voltage and a high speed operation is provided, which comprises a semiconductor substrate including a first semiconductor layer of one conductivity type and a second semiconductor layer of one conductivity type provided on the first semiconductor layer, a third semiconductor layer of an opposite conductivity type having a depth D and formed in the second semiconductor layer to provide a pn junction therebetween, the third semiconductor layer defining a plurality of exposed regions of the second semiconductor layer, each of the plurality of exposed regions of the second semiconductor layer having a width W, a relation between the depth D and the width W being given by D>/=0.5W, and a metal electrode provided on the substrate surface.