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Semiconductor device for supplying output voltage according to high power supply voltage

US6586780B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 1997
Grant dateJul 1, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/371
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a p type semiconductor substrate, a first n type region formed at the semiconductor substrate, a first n channel DMOS transistor formed in the first n type region, a second n type region formed at the semiconductor substrate, a vertical type pnp bipolar transistor formed in the second n type region, and a second n channel DMOS transistor formed in the second n type region. The first n channel DMOS transistor has a drain for receiving a high power supply voltage (Vdc) and a source for supplying an output voltage (Vout). The bipolar transistor has a base connected to the gate of the first n channel DMOS transistor, an emitter connected to the source of the first n channel DMOS transistor, and a collector connected to the ground. The second n channel DMOS transistor has a drain connected to the gate of the first n channel DMOS transistor and a source connected to the ground.

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