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Floating body contact circuit method for improving ESD performance and switching speed

US9941347B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

pSemi Corporation · US

Inventors

Eric S. Shapiro · San Diego, US
Matt Allison · Oceanside, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 24, 2017
Grant date	Apr 10, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 24, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH10D86/201
WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of systems, methods, and apparatus for improving ESD performance and switching time for semiconductor devices including metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) field effect transistors (FETs), and particularly to MOSFETs fabricated on Semiconductor-On-Insulator (“SOI”) and Silicon-On-Sapphire (“SOS”) substrates.

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