Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dual-tub junction-isolated voltage clamp devices for protecting low voltage circuitry connected between high voltage interface pins and methods of forming the same
- Patent Title (中): 双槽结隔离电压钳位装置,用于保护连接在高压接口引脚之间的低压电路及其形成方法
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Application No.: US13896123Application Date: 2013-05-16
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Publication No.: US09147677B2Publication Date: 2015-09-29
- Inventor: Javier Alejandro Salcedo , David J Clarke , Jonathan Glen Pfeifer
- Applicant: ANALOG DEVICES GLOBAL
- Applicant Address: BM Hamilton
- Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES GLOBAL
- Current Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES GLOBAL
- Current Assignee Address: BM Hamilton
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP
- Main IPC: H01L29/66
- IPC: H01L29/66 ; H01L21/332 ; H01L27/02 ; H01L29/74 ; H01L29/87 ; H01L27/08 ; H01L21/761 ; H01L29/10

Abstract:
Dual-tub junction-isolated voltage clamp devices and methods of forming the same are provided herein. The voltage clamp device can provide junction-isolated protection to low voltage circuitry connected between first and second high voltage interface pins. In certain implementations, a voltage clamp device includes a PNPN protection structure disposed in a p-well, a PN diode protection structure disposed in an n-well positioned adjacent the p-well, a p-type tub surrounding the p-well and the n-well, and an n-type tub surrounding the p-type tub. The p-type tub and the n-type tub provide junction isolation, the p-type tub can be electrically floating, and the n-type tub can be electrically connected to the second pin. The first and second pins can operate at a voltage difference below the junction isolation breakdown, and the second pin can operate with higher voltage than the first pin.
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