A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, said semiconductor device including a semiconductor chip having a first major surface, a second major surface facing opposite to said first major surface, a device structure in the first major surface, and an alternating conductivity type layer between said first major surface and said second major surface, said alternating conductivity type layer being formed of first semiconductor regions of a first conductivity type and second semiconductor regions of a second conductivity type, said first semiconductor regions and said second semiconductor regions being arranged alternately with each other, said method comprising:
- forming at least a part of said first semiconductor regions or said second semiconductor regions from the side of said second major surface.