Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Field effect device – Having insulated electrode
Patent
1994-06-16
1996-08-20
Loke, Steven H.
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Field effect device
Having insulated electrode
257104, 257288, 257355, 257605, H01L 2362, H01L 29861, H01L 2976, H01L 31107
Patent
active
055481523
ABSTRACT:
A semiconductor device for electrostatic-charge protection is provided. The device includes first and second diodes parallel-connected and an MOS transistor connected serially to the second diode, all of which are provided on a semiconductor substrate. The breakdown voltages of the first and second diodes are higher than the threshold voltage of the MOS transistor. When a voltage lower than the threshold voltage is applied across a pair of electrodes of the device, the MOS transistor is open, so that only the first diode is effective, providing small capacitance between the pair of the electrodes. When a voltage equal to or higher than the threshold voltage is applied across the pair of the electrodes, the MOS transistor becomes short, so that both of the first and second diodes becomes effective. Therefore, when a voltage higher than the breakdown voltages is applied, both of the diodes absorb applied electrostatic energy, which means that the withstand voltage between the pair of the electrodes can be higher than those of the conventional ones.
Loke Steven H.
NEC Corporation
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