Diode triggered silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) with hybrid diodes

US11335674B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. Inc. · US

Inventors

• Souvick Mitra · South Burlington, US
• Robert J. Gauthier, Jr. · South Burlington, US
• Alain Loiseau · Williston, US
• You Li · South Burlington, US
• Tsung-Che Tsai · Hsinchu, TW

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 27, 2019
• Grant date: May 17, 2022
• Expiry date: Jul 28, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10D89/713

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to diode triggered Silicon controlled rectifiers and methods of manufacture. The structure includes a diode string comprising a first type of diodes and a second type of diode in bulk technology in series with the diode string of the first type of diodes.