Abstract:
An integrated device presenting a structure for protection against electric fields. The protection structure is formed by a first region of conducting material (34) connected electrically to the gate/source region (6) of the device and at a first potential, and by a second region of conducting material (35) connected electrically to the drain region (15) of the device and at a second potential differing from the first. The first region of conducting material (34) is comb-shaped, and presents a first number of fingers (32) separated by a number of gaps; and the second region of conducting material (35) presents portions (33) extending at the aforementioned number of gaps and also forming a comb structure, so that the body of semiconductor material (1) of the device sees a protection region formed by a pair of interlocking comb structures and at an intermediate potential between the first and second potentials.
Abstract:
Complementary LDMOS and MOS structures and vertical PNP transistors capable of withstanding a relatively high voltage may be realized in a mixed-technology integrated circuit of the so-called "smart power" type, by forming a phosphorus doped n-region of a similar diffusion profile, respectively in: the drain zone of the n-channel LDMOS transistors, in the body zone of the p-channel LDMOS transistors forming first CMOS structures; in the drain zone of n-channel MOS transistors belonging to second CMOS structures and in a base region near the emitter region of isolated collector, vertical PNP transistors, thus simultaneously achieving the result of increasing the voltage withstanding ability of all these monolithically integrated structures. The complementary LDMOS structures may be used either as power structures having a reduced conduction resistance or may be used for realizing CMOS stages capable of operating at a relatively high voltage (of about 20V) thus permitting a direct interfacing with VDMOS power devices without requiring any "level shifting" stages. The whole integrated circuit has less interfacing problems and improved electrical and reliability characteristics.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit (1) self-protected agianst reversal of the supply battery (2) polarity comprises a first DMOS power transistor (T1) connected with its source electrode (S1) side to an electric load (R1) to be driven toward ground, and a second, protective DMOS transistor (T2) which is connected with its source electrode (S2) side to a positive pole (Vc) of the battery (2) and with its drain electrode (D2) side to the drain electrode (D1) of the first transistor (T1). The first T1) and second (T2) transistors have in common the drain region formed on a single pod (9) in the semiconductor substrate (4).
Abstract:
The breakdown voltage of a VDMOS transistor is markedly increased without depressing other electrical characteristics of the device by tying the potential of a field-isolation diffusion, formed under the edge portion of a strip of field oxide separating a matrix of source cells from a drain diffusion, to the source potential of the transistor. This may be achieved by extending a body region of a peripheral source cell every given number of peripheral cells facing the strip of field-isolation structure until it intersects said field-isolation diffusion. By so connecting one peripheral source cell every given number of cells, the actual decrement of the overall channel width of the integrated transistor is negligible, thus leaving unaltered the electrical characteristics of the power transistor.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit (1) self-protected agianst reversal of the supply battery (2) polarity comprises a first DMOS power transistor (T1) connected with its source electrode (S1) side to an electric load (R1) to be driven toward ground, and a second, protective DMOS transistor (T2) which is connected with its source electrode (S2) side to a positive pole (Vc) of the battery (2) and with its drain electrode (D2) side to the drain electrode (D1) of the first transistor (T1). The first T1) and second (T2) transistors have in common the drain region formed on a single pod (9) in the semiconductor substrate (4).
Abstract:
N-channel LDMOS and p-channel MOS devices for high voltage integrated in a BiCMOS integrated circuit and exploiting a RESURF condition are provided with a buried region of the same type of conductivity of the epitaxial layer and a doping level intermediate between the doping level of the epitaxial layer and of a source or drain region, respectively, of the high voltage complementary MOS devices. The devices may be configured as source or drain followers without problems.
Abstract:
A high voltage lateral MOSFET transistor structure constituted by various interdigitated modular elements formed on a layer of monocrystaline silicon is described together with a process for its fabrication. To save area of silicon and to reduce the specific resistivity RDS on enriched drain regions (16) are formed by implanting doping material (N) in the silicon through apertures in the field oxide (11) obtained with a selective anisotropic etching by utilising as a mask the strips of polycrystaline silicon (14) which serve as gate electrodes and field electrodes.