Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090146630 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a digital control circuit configured to supply two semiconductor switching elements connected in series in a switching power supply circuit with a pulse signal for turning on/off the semiconductor switching elements; and a dead time setting circuit configured to set a dead time in which the two semiconductor switching elements are both turned off. The dead time setting circuit includes: a delay generation circuit including a plurality of delay elements connected in series and having mutually different delay values; and a delay adjustment circuit configured to adjust the delay values of the delay generation circuit so that a setting value of the dead time is determined on basis of correlation between the dead time and the duty cycle of the pulse signal. | 06-11-2009 |
20090179681 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a voltage-control-type clock generation circuit having a plurality of stages of first delay elements and whose oscillation frequency is controlled according to a control voltage applied to the first delay elements; a delay circuit having a plurality of stages of second delay elements connected serially; and a selection circuit selecting one from pulse signals output by the plurality of stages of respective second delay elements. The first delay elements and the second delay elements have a same structure formed on a same semiconductor substrate, and a delay amount of the second delay elements is adjusted according to the control voltage. | 07-16-2009 |
20090295341 | DC-DC CONVERTER - A DC-DC converter includes a high side transistor and a low side transistor connected in series between an input potential and a grounding potential, and an LC filter connected between a connection point of the both transistors and an output terminal. A control unit controls the gate potential of the high side transistor in an ON state and the gate potential of the low side transistor in an ON state according to a magnitude of a current output from the output terminal. | 12-03-2009 |
20110102040 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a voltage-control-type clock generation circuit having a plurality of stages of first delay elements and whose oscillation frequency is controlled according to a control voltage applied to the first delay elements; a delay circuit having a plurality of stages of second delay elements connected serially; and a selection circuit selecting one from pulse signals output by the plurality of stages of respective second delay elements. The first delay elements and the second delay elements have a same structure formed on a same semiconductor substrate, and a delay amount of the second delay elements is adjusted according to the control voltage. | 05-05-2011 |
20110221409 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a voltage-control-type clock generation circuit having a plurality of stages of first delay elements and whose oscillation frequency is controlled according to a control voltage applied to the first delay elements; a delay circuit having a plurality of stages of second delay elements connected serially; and a selection circuit selecting one from pulse signals output by the plurality of stages of respective second delay elements. The first delay elements and the second delay elements have a same structure formed on a same semiconductor substrate, and a delay amount of the second delay elements is adjusted according to the control voltage. | 09-15-2011 |
20120217555 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A first semiconductor device of an embodiment includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a first control electrode, an extraction electrode, a second control electrode, and a third control electrode. The first control electrode faces a second semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, a third semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, and a fourth semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, via a first insulating film. The second control electrode and the third control electrode are electrically connected to the extraction electrode, and face the second semiconductor layer under the extraction electrode, via the second insulating film. At least a part of the second control electrode and the whole of the third control electrode are provided under the extraction electrode. The electrical resistance of the second control electrode is higher than the electrical resistance of the third control electrode. | 08-30-2012 |
20120241817 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, a control electrode, a third semiconductor layer, first and second main electrodes. The second semiconductor layer is provided on the first semiconductor layer, and has a higher impurity concentration than the first semiconductor layer. The control electrode is provided inside a first trench with an insulating film interposed, the first trench reaching the first semiconductor layer from a front surface of the second semiconductor layer. The third semiconductor layer is provided inside a second trench and including Si | 09-27-2012 |
20120241847 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductive type, and a periodic array structure having a second semiconductor layer of a first conductive type and a third semiconductor layer of a second conductive type periodically arrayed on the first semiconductor layer in a direction parallel with a major surface of the first semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer and the third semiconductor layer are disposed in dots on the first semiconductor layer. A periodic structure in the outermost peripheral portion of the periodic array structure is different from a periodic structure of the periodic array structure in a portion other than the outermost peripheral portion. | 09-27-2012 |
20120256607 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a voltage-control-type clock generation circuit having a plurality of stages of first delay elements and whose oscillation frequency is controlled according to a control voltage applied to the first delay elements; a delay circuit having a plurality of stages of second delay elements connected serially; and a selection circuit selecting one from pulse signals output by the plurality of stages of respective second delay elements. The first delay elements and the second delay elements have a same structure formed on a same semiconductor substrate, and a delay amount of the second delay elements is adjusted according to the control voltage. | 10-11-2012 |
20130082261 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device comprising: a Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor including: a semiconductor substrate including a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; second semiconductor layers of a second conductivity type extending in a depth direction from one surface of the semiconductor substrate, and having space each other; a first diode including a fifth semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type contacting the second semiconductor layer in one surface side of the semiconductor substrate, the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layers; and an anode of the second diode connected to an anode of the first diode. | 04-04-2013 |
20130221426 | ELECTRIC POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A manufacturing method of an electric power semiconductor device includes following processes. A plurality of first second conductivity type impurity implantation layers are formed in a surface of a second semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type. A first trench is formed between a first non-implantation region and one of the plurality of first second conductivity type impurity implantation layers. An epitaxial layer of the first conductivity type is formed and covers the plurality of first second conductivity type impurity implantation layers. A plurality of second second conductivity type impurity implantation layers are formed in a surface of the epitaxial layer. A second trench is formed between a second non-implantation region and one of the plurality of second second conductivity type impurity implantation layers. A third semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type is formed and covers the plurality of second second conductivity type impurity implantation layers. | 08-29-2013 |
20130248931 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a nitride semiconductor device has an electroconductive substrate, a first nitride semiconductor layer provided directly on the electroconductive substrate or provided on the electroconductive substrate through a buffer layer and formed of a non-doped nitride semiconductor, a second nitride semiconductor layer provided on the first nitride semiconductor layer and formed of a non-doped or n-type nitride semiconductor having a band gap wider than that of the first nitride semiconductor layer, a heterojunction field effect transistor having a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode, a Schottky barrier diode having an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, first and second element isolation insulating layers, and a frame electrode. The frame electrode is electrically connected to the source electrode and the electroconductive substrate, and surrounds outer peripheries of the heterojunction field effect transistor and the Schottky barrier diode. | 09-26-2013 |
20130248988 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of gate electrodes including a part extended in a first direction in a plane parallel with the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate has a second semiconductor layer including a plurality of first conductive type pillars and second conductive type second pillars that are disposed on the first semiconductor layer, extending in the first direction in the plane parallel with the semiconductor substrate and in a third direction intersecting with a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and arranged adjacent to each other in an alternate manner. | 09-26-2013 |
20130270910 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a voltage-control-type clock generation circuit having a plurality of stages of first delay elements and whose oscillation frequency is controlled according to a control voltage applied to the first delay elements; a delay circuit having a plurality of stages of second delay elements connected serially; and a selection circuit selecting one from pulse signals output by the plurality of stages of respective second delay elements. The first delay elements and the second delay elements have a same structure formed on a same semiconductor substrate, and a delay amount of the second delay elements is adjusted according to the control voltage. | 10-17-2013 |
20140077217 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region, a first electrode, a first electrode and a conducting section. The substrate includes a conductive region and has a first surface. The first semiconductor region is provided on the first surface side of the substrate and includes Al | 03-20-2014 |
20140077263 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first nitride semiconductor layer, a second nitride semiconductor layer, a third nitride semiconductor layer, an insulating film, an ohmic electrode, and a Schottky electrode. A surface region of the third nitride semiconductor layer between the ohmic electrode and the Schottky electrode contains an element heterogeneous with the constituent element of the third nitride semiconductor layer at a higher concentration than a region of the third nitride semiconductor layer of the second nitride semiconductor layer side. | 03-20-2014 |
20140240015 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a voltage-control-type clock generation circuit having a plurality of stages of first delay elements and whose oscillation frequency is controlled according to a control voltage applied to the first delay elements; a delay circuit having a plurality of stages of second delay elements connected serially; and a selection circuit selecting one from pulse signals output by the plurality of stages of respective second delay elements. The first delay elements and the second delay elements have a same structure formed on a same semiconductor substrate, and a delay amount of the second delay elements is adjusted according to the control voltage. | 08-28-2014 |