Abstract:
Transistors (21, 41) employing floating buried layers may be susceptible to noise coupling into the floating buried layers. In IGFETS this is reduced or eliminated by providing a normally-ON switch (80, 80') coupling the buried layer (102, 142, 172, 202) and the IGFET source (22, 42) or drain (24, 44). When the transistor (71, 91) is OFF, this clamps the buried layer voltage and substantially prevents noise coupling thereto. When the drain-source voltage V DS exceeds the switch's (80, 80') threshold voltage Vt, it turns OFF, allowing the buried layer (102, 142, 172, 202) to float, and thereby resume normal transistor action without degrading the breakdown voltage or ON-resistance. In a preferred embodiment, a normally-ON lateral JFET (801, 801', 801-1, 801-2, 801-3) conveniently provides this switching function. The lateral JFET (801-3) can be included in the device (70, 70', 90, 90') by mask changes without adding or customizing any process steps, thereby providing the improved noise resistance without significant increase in manufacturing cost. The improvement applies to both P (90-1) and N channel (70-1, 70-2, 70-3) transistors and is particularly useful for LDMOS devices.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device of SiC is formed by a cascode arrangement of a Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) and a Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) interconnecting a first (1) and a second (12) terminal of the device. The device has a buried grid adapted to form a pn-junction at a distance below the active region of the BJT while taking a major part of the voltage drop across said terminals in the blocking state of the semiconductor device, so that in spite of such a device designed for high voltages the BJT may be designed for low voltages.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit fabricated in a single silicon substrate includes a high-voltage output transistor having source and drain regions separated by a channel region, and a gate disposed over the channel region. Also included is an offline transistor having source and drain regions separated by a channel region and a gate disposed over the channel region of the offline transistor. A drain electrode is commonly coupled to the drain region of the high-voltage output transistor and to the drain region of the offline transistor.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit comprises a first source and a first drain. A first gate is arranged between the first source and the first drain. A first body is arranged inside of and is surrounded by the first source. Alternately, an integrated circuit comprises a first source and a first drain. A first gate is arranged between the first source and the first drain. A first body is arranged inside of and is surrounded by the first source. A second gate is arranged between the first source and the second drain. The first source includes a source contact tap. The first and second gates are arranged farther apart adjacent to the source contact tap than in areas that are not adjacent to the source contact tap.
Abstract:
A bipolar transistor (100) formed on a p-type substrate 102 comprises a base region 108, an emitter region 106 and a collector region 110, with a diffusion region 114 in the collector region and having a conductivity type opposite to the conductivity type of the collector region.
Abstract:
A bipolar transistor (100) formed on a p-type substrate 102 comprises a base region 108, an emitter region 106 and a collector region 110, with a diffusion region 114 in the collector region and having a conductivity type opposite to the conductivity type of the collector region.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device comprising an n-channel region and a p-channel region formed on a common substrate, both channel regions having a source and a drain, the device further comprising a gate electrode common to both channel regions and spaced from the substrate by an area of non-polarising dielectric material arranged under the gate electrode.
Abstract:
A field-emission electron source which comprises a field-emission electron source part formed on a p-type silicon substrate (1) and an n-channel field-effect transistor part formed on the p-type silicon substrate (1) in a position corresponding to the field-emission electron source part and in which the field-emission electron source part is provided in the drain region of the field-effect transistor part, and the field-emission current from the field-emission source part is controlled by a control voltage applied to the gate electrode (8) of the field-effect transistor part, wherein the drain region includes at least two wells (3, 4) with different impurity concentrations, the well (4) having the lower impurity concentration is provided at an end part of the drain region provided in contact with the channel region of the field-effect transistor part.