Abstract:
A wide bandgap semiconductor device is provided comprising an (n-) doped drift layer between a first main side (20) and a second main side (22). On the first main side (20), two n doped source regions (3, 3') which are laterally surrounded by p doped channel layers (4, 4') having a channel layer depth (40). A p+ doped well layer (5) having a well layer depth (50), which is at least as large as the channel layer depth (40) is arranged at the bottom of the source regions 3, 3'. A p++ doped plug (6) having a plug depth (60), which is as least as great as the well layer depth (50), and having a higher doping concentration than the well layer (5), is arranged between the two source regions (3, 3'). On the first side (12), a first main electrode (9) contacts as an ohmic contact at least the two source regions (3, 3') and the plug (6).