Latch-up immunity nLDMOS

US9040367B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9040367-B2
Application numberUS-201213590561-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 21, 2012
Priority dateAug 21, 2012
Publication dateMay 26, 2015
Grant dateMay 26, 2015

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An improved nLDMOS ESD protection device having an increased holding voltage is disclosed. Embodiments include: providing in a substrate a DVNW region; providing a HVPW region in the DVNW region; providing bulk and source regions in the HVPW region; providing a drain region in the DVNW region, separate from the HVPW region; and providing a polysilicon gate over a portion of the HVPW region and the DVNW region.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: providing in a substrate a dual voltage n-well (DVNW) region; providing a high voltage p-well (HVPW) region in the DVNW region; providing bulk and source regions in the HVPW region; providing a drain region in the DVNW region, separate from the HVPW region; providing a polysilicon gate over a portion of the HVPW region and the DVNW region; and providing in the source region in the HVPW region, second and third N+ regions and a…

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What does patent US9040367B2 cover?
An improved nLDMOS ESD protection device having an increased holding voltage is disclosed. Embodiments include: providing in a substrate a DVNW region; providing a HVPW region in the DVNW region; providing bulk and source regions in the HVPW region; providing a drain region in the DVNW region, separate from the HVPW region; and providing a polysilicon gate over a portion of the HVPW region and …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lai Da-Wei, Globalfoundries Sg Pte Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10D89/813. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 26 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).