公开(公告)号：US10600776B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-24

申请号：US15441566

申请日：2017-02-24

Applicant: NXP B.V.

Inventor： Da-Wei Lai ,  Wei-Jhih Tseng

IPC: H02H9/00 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H02H9/04

Abstract: Embodiments of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device and a method for operating an ESD protection device are described. In one embodiment, an ESD protection device includes a first bipolar device connected to a first node, a second bipolar device connected to the first bipolar device and to a second node, and a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) device connected to the first and second nodes and to the first and second bipolar devices and configured to shunt current in response to an ESD pulse received between the first and second nodes. The first bipolar device, the second bipolar device, and the MOS device are formed on a deep well structure. Other embodiments are also described.

公开(公告)号：US20190198493A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US15851534

申请日：2017-12-21

Applicant: NXP B.V.

Inventor： Da-Wei Lai ,  Wei-Jhih Tseng

IPC: H01L27/02

CPC classification number: H01L27/0262 ,  H01L27/027 ,  H02H9/046

Abstract: Embodiments of an ESD protection device and a method for operating an ESD protection device are described. In one embodiment, an ESD protection device includes a first bipolar device connected to a first node, a second bipolar device connected to the first bipolar device and to a second node, a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) device connected to the first and second nodes and to the first and second bipolar devices and configured to shunt current in response to an ESD pulse received between the first and second nodes, and a diode device connected to the first node, to a third node, to the first and second bipolar devices, and to the MOS device. Other embodiments are also described.

公开(公告)号：US20180286855A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-04

申请号：US15471259

申请日：2017-03-28

Applicant: NXP B.V.

Inventor： Da-Wei Lai ,  Wei-Jhih Tseng

IPC: H01L27/02 ,  H02H9/04

CPC classification number: H01L27/0277 ,  H01L27/0259 ,  H01L27/0262 ,  H01L27/0266 ,  H01L27/027 ,  H01L27/0292 ,  H01L29/0804 ,  H01L29/0821 ,  H01L29/0847 ,  H01L29/1004 ,  H01L29/1095 ,  H01L29/783 ,  H02H9/046

Abstract: Embodiments of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device and a method for operating an ESD protection device are described. In one embodiment, an ESD protection device includes stacked first and second PNP bipolar transistors that are configured to shunt current between a first node and a second node in response to an ESD pulse received between the first and second nodes and an NMOS transistor connected in series with the stacked first and second PNP bipolar transistors and the second node. An emitter and a base of the second PNP bipolar transistor are connected to a collector of the first PNP bipolar transistor. A gate terminal of the NMOS transistor is connected to a source terminal of the NMOS transistor. Other embodiments are also described.

公开(公告)号：US20180247928A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-30

申请号：US15441579

申请日：2017-02-24

Applicant: NXP B.V.

Inventor： Da-Wei Lai ,  Wei-Jhih Tseng

IPC: H01L27/02 ,  H02H9/04

CPC classification number: H01L27/0262 ,  H01L27/0255 ,  H01L27/0259 ,  H02H9/04

Abstract: Embodiments of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device and a method for operating an ESD protection device are described. In one embodiment, an ESD protection device includes three or more bipolar transistors that are configured to shunt current between a first node and a second node in response to an ESD pulse received between the first and second nodes and a diode connected in series with the three or more bipolar transistors and one of the first and second nodes. Each of the three or more bipolar transistors includes a collector comprising collector components, an emitter comprising emitter components, and a base structure comprising a substrate region or an active region. The emitter components are alternately located with respect to the collector components. The substrate region or the active region surrounds the collector components and the emitter components. Other embodiments are also described.

公开(公告)号：US20180247927A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-30

申请号：US15441566

申请日：2017-02-24

Applicant: NXP B.V.

Inventor： Da-Wei Lai ,  Wei-Jhih Tseng

IPC: H01L27/02 ,  H02H9/04

CPC classification number: H01L27/0262 ,  H02H9/04

Abstract: Embodiments of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device and a method for operating an ESD protection device are described. In one embodiment, an ESD protection device includes a first bipolar device connected to a first node, a second bipolar device connected to the first bipolar device and to a second node, and a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) device connected to the first and second nodes and to the first and second bipolar devices and configured to shunt current in response to an ESD pulse received between the first and second nodes. The first bipolar device, the second bipolar device, and the MOS device are formed on a deep well structure. Other embodiments are also described.

公开(公告)号：US10446539B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15441579

申请日：2017-02-24

Applicant: NXP B.V.

Inventor： Da-Wei Lai ,  Wei-Jhih Tseng

IPC: H02H9/00 ,  H01L27/02 ,  H02H9/04

Abstract: Embodiments of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device and a method for operating an ESD protection device are described. In one embodiment, an ESD protection device includes three or more bipolar transistors that are configured to shunt current between a first node and a second node in response to an ESD pulse received between the first and second nodes and a diode connected in series with the three or more bipolar transistors and one of the first and second nodes. Each of the three or more bipolar transistors includes a collector comprising collector components, an emitter comprising emitter components, and a base structure comprising a substrate region or an active region. The emitter components are alternately located with respect to the collector components. The substrate region or the active region surrounds the collector components and the emitter components. Other embodiments are also described.

公开(公告)号：US10431578B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-01

申请号：US15471259

申请日：2017-03-28

Applicant: NXP B.V.

Inventor： Da-Wei Lai ,  Wei-Jhih Tseng

IPC: H01L27/02 ,  H02H9/04 ,  H01L29/08 ,  H01L29/10 ,  H01L29/78

Abstract: Embodiments of an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device and a method for operating an ESD protection device are described. In one embodiment, an ESD protection device includes stacked first and second PNP bipolar transistors that are configured to shunt current between a first node and a second node in response to an ESD pulse received between the first and second nodes and an NMOS transistor connected in series with the stacked first and second PNP bipolar transistors and the second node. An emitter and a base of the second PNP bipolar transistor are connected to a collector of the first PNP bipolar transistor. A gate terminal of the NMOS transistor is connected to a source terminal of the NMOS transistor. Other embodiments are also described.