摘要 |
In a semiconductor device of the present invention, two epitaxial layers are formed on a P type single crystal silicon substrate. One of the epitaxial layers has an impurity concentration higher than that of the other epitaxial layer. The epitaxial layers are divided into a plurality of element formation regions by isolation regions. In one of the element formation regions, an NPN transistor is formed. Moreover, between a P type diffusion layer, which is used as a base region of the NPN transistor, and a P type isolation region, an N type diffusion layer is formed. Use of this structure makes it hard for a short-circuit to occur between the base region and the isolation region. Thus, the breakdown voltage characteristics of the NPN transistor can be improved.
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