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High voltage breakdown isolation semiconductor device and manufacturing process for making the device

US6376891B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 19, 1996
Grant dateApr 23, 2002
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Expiry dateJul 19, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D84/856
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a high breakdown voltage semiconductor device, a buried diffusion region is formed on a semiconductor substrate and an epitaxial layer is formed on the buried diffusion region and the substrate. The epitaxial layer includes a low breakdown voltage element region adjoined by a high breakdown voltage isolation region. A method for forming the high breakdown voltage isolation region complies with a Resurf condition by adjusting a thickness and an impurity concentration of the epitaxial layer. Thus, a high breakdown voltage semiconductor device and a manufacturing process therefor is provided, which includes a low breakdown voltage element region and a high breakdown voltage element region, and a high breakdown isolation region separates a high breakdown voltage region without impairing the characteristics of an element formed on the low breakdown voltage element region.

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