Semiconductor device with voltage sustaining region formed along a trench

A semiconductor device comprising:

• a drain region of a first conductivity type comprised of a semiconductor substrate;
• an element forming region provided on the drain region, the element forming region having a concave portion reaching the drain region;
• a gate electrode disposed in the concave portion, the gate electrode being made of metal material or being made of both metal material and polysilicon;
• a gate insulating film provided between the gate electrode and an inner wall surface of the concave portion;
• a superjunction structure portion disposed in the element forming region, the superjunction structure portion being formed by alternately arranging a drift layer of the first conductivity type through which the concave portion penetrates and a resurf layer of a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type, the resurf layer being in contact with the drift layer, on the semiconductor substrate;
• a base region of the second conductivity type disposed on the superjunction structure portion so as to be in contact with the drift layer in the element forming region, the base region being penetrated by the concave portion and facing the gate electrode with the gate insulating film therebetween;
• a source region formed on the base region in the element forming region, the source region being penetrated by the concave portion;
• a filler disposed inside the concave portion, a distance between the filler and a bottom of the concave portion being shorter than a distance between the gate electrode and the bottom of the concave portion;
• a filler insulating film greater in thickness than the gate insulating film, the filler insulating film being formed by being stuck onto an area of the inner wall surface deeper than a part where the base region faces the gate electrode in the inner wall surface of the concave portion, the filler being separated from the element forming region by the filler insulating film;
• and
• an insulating film disposed between the gate electrode and the filler, the insulating film having a thickness thinner than that of the filler insulating film in the bottom of the concave portion,
• wherein:
• an upper part of the concave portion in which the gate electrode is disposed is greater in width than a lower part of the concave portion in which the filler is disposed, the upper part of the concave portion reaching the drift layer,
• the filler is electrically conductive and the gate electrode is electrically conductive,
• the filler faces the drift layer with the filler insulating film interposed therebetween,
• a lower end of the filler is positioned at a level within the drain region, and
• the gate electrode and the filler are disposed in the same concave portion.