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Semiconductor device suitable for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection

US10411004B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 19, 2018
Grant dateSep 10, 2019
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D89/713
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Semiconductor device and methods for making the devices includes a buried layer of a first conductivity in a substrate in which a distance between two adjacent ends can be selected to achieve a desired breakdown voltage. A deep well having a first doping concentration of a second conductivity type is implanted in an epitaxial layer above the two adjacent ends of the buried layer. A patterned doped region is formed in the deep well and extending into the epitaxial layer above and separated a distance from the two adjacent ends of the buried lay. The patterned doped region has a second doping concentration of the second conductivity type that is greater than the first doping concentration.

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