Semiconductor device
US6563193B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/76286
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A semiconductor device comprises a substrate the surface of which is formed of an insulation region, a high resistance active layer of a first conductivity type formed on the substrate, a first semiconductor region of the first conductivity type having an impurity concentration higher than that of the active layer and selectively formed on a surface of the active layer, an emitter region of the second conductivity type selectively formed on a surface of the semiconductor region, a collector region of the second conductivity type selectively formed on a surface of the active layer, and a base contact region of the first conductivity type selectively formed on a surface of the active layer in separation from the emitter region and the collector region, respectively. When an inversion layer is formed at an interface between the insulation region and the active layer due to the voltage of the substrate, the semiconductor region suppresses an emitter current flowing via the inversion layer thereby allowing the emitter current to flow on the surface side of the active layer.
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