SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type selectively provided on a surface of the first semiconductor region, an insulating layer provided on the first semiconductor region and on the second semiconductor region, and having a first opening exposing a portion of the second semiconductor region therein, a wiring layer on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the second semiconductor region through the first opening, and a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type below the insulating layer and contacting the first semiconductor region.