PLANAR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A FIELD PLATE ELECTRODE

摘要

There is disclosed an NPN transistor comprising collector region of N conductivity type, base region of P conductivity type formed in the collector region, and emitter region of N conductivity type formed in the collector region. The collector and emitter regions define therebetween a planar PN junction. The NPN transistor further comprises a field plate electrode layer, when the transistor is viewed from above, extending from the periphery of the base region to the collector region. The field plate electrode layer comprises P conductivity semiconductor portion and N conductivity semiconductor portion. The P conductivity semiconductor portion is on the side of the base region. The N conductivity semiconductor portion is on the side of the collector region.