Patent attributes
An inventive semiconductor device includes: a body region of a second conductivity type provided on the drift region of a first conductivity type in a semiconductor layer; a trench extending from a surface of the body region in the semiconductor layer with its bottom located in the drift region; a gate electrode provided in the trench with the intervention of a gate insulation film; a source region of the first conductivity type provided in a surface layer portion of the body region; a first impurity region of the second conductivity type provided around the bottom of the trench in spaced relation from the body region; and a second impurity region of the second conductivity type provided on a lateral side of the body region in the semiconductor layer, the second impurity region being isolated from the body region and electrically connected to the first impurity region.