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- Patent Title: Integrated lateral high-voltage diode and thyristor
- Patent Title (中): 集成横向高压二极管和晶闸管
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Application No.: US12949296Application Date: 2010-11-18
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Publication No.: US08164110B1Publication Date: 2012-04-24
- Inventor: Daniel Charles Kerr , David C. Dening , Julio Costa
- Applicant: Daniel Charles Kerr , David C. Dening , Julio Costa
- Applicant Address: US NC Greensboro
- Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee: RF Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Greensboro
- Agency: Withrow & Terranova, P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: H01L29/74
- IPC: H01L29/74

Abstract:
The present invention relates to integration of lateral high-voltage devices, such as a lateral high-voltage diode (LHVD) or a lateral high-voltage thyristor, with other circuitry on a semiconductor wafer, which may be fabricated using low-voltage foundry technology, such as a low-voltage complementary metal oxide semiconductor (LV-CMOS) process. The other circuitry may include low-voltage devices, such as switching transistors used in logic circuits, computer circuitry, or the like, or other high-voltage devices, such as a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switch. The reverse breakdown voltage capability of the LHVD may be increased by using an intrinsic material between the anode and the cathode. Similarly, in a lateral high-voltage thyristor, such as a lateral high-voltage Silicon-controlled rectifier (LHV-SCR), the withstand voltage capability of the LHV-SCR may be increased by using an intrinsic material between the anode and the cathode.
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