Example embodiments relate to a field-effect transistors having improved layouts. One example field-effect transistor includes a semiconductor substrate on which at least one transistor cell array is arranged. Each transistor cell includes a first transistor cell unit. Each first transistor cell unit includes a plurality of gate fingers, a main gate finger segment, a plurality of drain fingers, and a main drain finger segment. Each first transistor cell unit also includes a main gate finger base connected to the main gate finger segment of the first transistor cell unit and extending from that main gate finger segment towards the main drain finger segment of that first transistor cell unit. Further, each first transistor cell unit includes a main drain finger base connected to the main drain finger segment of that first transistor cell and extending from that main drain finger segment towards that main gate finger segment.

A chip part according to the present invention includes a substrate having a penetrating hole, a pair of electrodes formed on a front surface of the substrate and including one electrode overlapping the penetrating hole in a plan view and another electrode facing the one electrode, and an element formed on the front surface side of the substrate and electrically connected to the pair of electrodes.

An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor device capable of eliminating unevenness of current distribution in a plane. A semiconductor device according to the present invention is a semiconductor device including a transistor cell region where a plurality of transistor cells is arranged on a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor device including an electrode pad which is arranged avoiding the transistor cell region on the semiconductor substrate and is electrically connected to a one-side current electrode of each of the cells, in which the transistor cell region contains a plurality of regions each of which has a different current drive capability from each other depending on a distance from the electrode pad.

A semiconductor package in an embodiment includes a semiconductor device which has a first semiconductor element, a second semiconductor element, and a common first electrode between the first and second semiconductor elements. A second electrode is electrically connected to the first semiconductor element. A third electrode extends through the second semiconductor element and electrically connects to the first electrode. A fourth electrode is electrically connected to the second semiconductor element. A first terminal of the package is electrically connected to the third electrode. A second terminal of the package is electrically connected to the second electrode and the fourth electrode. An insulating material surrounds the semiconductor device.

A compound semiconductor device includes a heterojunction bipolar transistor and a bump. The heterojunction bipolar transistor includes a plurality of unit transistors. The bump is electrically connected to emitters of the plurality of unit transistors. The plurality of unit transistors are arranged in a first direction. The bump is disposed above the emitters of the plurality of unit transistors while extending in the first direction. The emitter of at least one of the plurality of unit transistors is displaced from a center line of the bump in the first direction toward a first side of a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction. The emitter of at least another one of the plurality of unit transistors is displaced from the center line of the bump in the first direction toward a second side of the second direction.

An ESD protection device including a Si substrate with an ESD protection circuit formed at the surface of the substrate; pads formed on the Si substrate; a rewiring layer opposed to the surface of the Si substrate, which includes terminal electrodes electrically connected to the pads. The rewiring layer includes a SiN protection film formed on the surface of the Si substrate to cover parts of the pads except regions in contact with openings (contact holes) formed in a resin layer, and the resin layer that is lower in dielectric constant than the SiN protection film, and formed between the SiN protection film and the terminal electrodes. Thus, provided is a semiconductor device which can reduce the generation of parasitic capacitance, and eliminates variation in parasitic capacitance generated.

A semiconductor device includes a device region including a compound semiconductor material and a non-device region at least partially surrounding the device region. The semiconductor device further includes a dielectric material in the non-device region and at least one electrode in the device region. The semiconductor device further includes at least one pad electrically coupled to the at least one electrode, wherein the at least one pad is arranged on the dielectric material in the non-device region.

Disclosed is a semiconductor device in which a resistance component resulting from wiring is reduced. A plurality of transistor units are arranged side by side in a first direction, each of which has a plurality of transistors. The gate electrodes of the transistors extend in the first direction. First source wiring extends between first transistor unit and second transistor unit, and first drain wiring extends between the second transistor unit and third transistor unit. Second drain wiring extends on the side of the first transistor unit opposite to the side where the first source wiring extends, and second source wiring extends on the side of the third transistor unit opposite to the side where the second drain wiring extends.

There is provided a field-effect transistor including: a gate electrode; a semiconductor layer having a source region and a drain region with the gate electrode in between; contact plugs provided on the source region and the drain region; first metals stacked on the contact plugs; and a low-dielectric constant region provided in a region between the first metals along an in-plane direction of the semiconductor layer and provided at least in a first region below bottom surfaces of the first metals along a stacking direction.

A first interconnect on an interconnect level connects a first subset of PMOS drains together of a CMOS device. A second interconnect on the interconnect level connects a second subset of the PMOS drains together. The second subset of the PMOS drains is different than the first subset of the PMOS drains. The first interconnect and the second interconnect are disconnected on the interconnect level. A third interconnect on the interconnect level connects a first subset of NMOS drains together of the CMOS device. A fourth interconnect on the interconnect level connects a second subset of the NMOS drains together. The second subset of the NMOS drains is different than the first subset of the NMOS drains. The third interconnect and the fourth interconnect are disconnected on the interconnect level. The first, second, third, and fourth interconnects are coupled together through at least one other interconnect level.