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Device for protecting an integrated circuit against overvoltages

US8953290B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 2013
Grant dateFeb 10, 2015
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device for protecting an integrated circuit against overvoltages, the device being formed inside and on top of a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type and including: a capacitor including a well of the second conductivity type penetrating into the substrate and trenches with insulated walls formed in the well and filled with a conductive material; and a zener diode formed by the junction between the substrate and the well.

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