A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having an active region
and a termination region includes providing a semiconductor substrate
having first and second main surfaces opposite to each other. The
semiconductor substrate has an active region and a termination region
surrounding the active region. The first main surface is oxidized. A
first plurality of trenches and a first plurality of mesas are formed in
the termination region. The first plurality of trenches in the
termination region are filled with a dielectric material. A second
plurality of trenches in the termination region. The second plurality of
trenches are with the dielectric material.