An N type semiconductor layer is epitaxially grown on a P type
semiconductor substrate of which one end is grounded, and an element
isolation layer made of a P type diffusion layer is formed by means of
diffusion around the N type semiconductor layer in order to electrically
isolate the N type semiconductor layer. The metal layer which is located
above the N type semiconductor layer and which forms a wire or a bonding
pad is isolated from the N type semiconductor layer in which a diffusion
layer or the like has been formed by an insulating film. An N type buried
diffusion layer having an impurity concentration higher than that of the
N type semiconductor layer is provided between the P type semiconductor
substrate and the N type semiconductor layer. In addition, a P type
semiconductor layer is formed by means of diffusion between the
insulating film and the N type semiconductor layer plus the element
isolation layer.