High voltage tolerant bonding pad structure for trench-based semiconductor devices

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PATENT NO 9899343
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15065227

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Apparatus and associated methods relate to a bonding pad structure for a trench-based semiconductor device. The bonding pad structure reduces a peak magnitude of the electric field between a metal bonding pad and the underlying semiconductor. The bonding pad structure includes a plurality of trenches vertically extending from a top surface of a semiconductor. Each of the plurality of trenches has dielectric sidewalls and a dielectric bottom, the dielectric sidewalls and dielectric bottom electrically isolating a conductive core within each of the trenches from a region of semiconductor outside of and adjacent to each of the plurality of trenches. The bonding pad structure includes a metal bonding pad disposed above the plurality of trenches, the metal bonding pad electrically isolated from the region of semiconductor outside of the trenches. The conductive core can be biased to reduce the magnitude of the field between adjacent trenches.

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SANKEN ELECTRIC CO LTD3-6-3 KITANO NIIZA-SHI SAITAMA-KEN 352-8666
POLAR SEMICONDUCTOR LLC2800 E OLD SHAKOPEE ROAD BLOOMINGTON MN 55425

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Kamimura, Tatsuya St. Louis Park, US 17 29
Kosier, Steven Lakeville, US 16 75
Rankila, Don Farmington, US 8 30
West, Peter Minneapolis, US 20 229

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