Reducing MOSFET body current
First Claim
1. A bidirectional MOSFET switch having reduced body current, the switch comprising:
- a body region that is a semiconductor of a first type separating a source region and a drain region that are a semiconductor of a second type, the body region being connected to a body terminal, the source region being connected to a source terminal, the drain region being connected to a drain terminal, and the body terminal being shorted to the source terminal;
a buried layer that is a semiconductor of the second type separating the body region from a substrate that is a semiconductor of the first type, the buried layer being coupled to a buried layer terminal;
a gate terminal drivable to form a channel in the body region, thereby enabling conduction between the source terminal and the drain terminal; and
a configuration switch configured to connect the body terminal to the buried layer terminal when the source terminal voltage exceeds the drain terminal voltage.
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Abstract
An illustrative bidirectional MOSFET switch includes a body region, a buried layer, a gate terminal, and a configuration switch. The body region is a semiconductor of a first type separating a source region and a drain region that are a semiconductor of a second type. The buried layer is a semiconductor of the second type separating the body region from a substrate that is a semiconductor of the first type. The gate terminal is drivable to form a channel in the body region, thereby enabling conduction between the source terminal and the drain terminal. The configuration switch connects the body terminal to the buried layer terminal when the source terminal voltage exceeds the drain terminal voltage.
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1. A bidirectional MOSFET switch having reduced body current, the switch comprising:
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a body region that is a semiconductor of a first type separating a source region and a drain region that are a semiconductor of a second type, the body region being connected to a body terminal, the source region being connected to a source terminal, the drain region being connected to a drain terminal, and the body terminal being shorted to the source terminal; a buried layer that is a semiconductor of the second type separating the body region from a substrate that is a semiconductor of the first type, the buried layer being coupled to a buried layer terminal; a gate terminal drivable to form a channel in the body region, thereby enabling conduction between the source terminal and the drain terminal; and a configuration switch configured to connect the body terminal to the buried layer terminal when the source terminal voltage exceeds the drain terminal voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A bidirectional MOSFET switch having reduced body current, the switch comprising:
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a body region that is a semiconductor of a first type separating a source region and a drain region that are a semiconductor of a second type, the body region being connected to a body terminal, the source region being connected to a source terminal, and the drain region being connected to a drain terminal; a buried layer that is a semiconductor of the second type separating the body region from a substrate that is a semiconductor of the first type, the buried layer being coupled to a buried layer terminal; a gate terminal drivable to form a channel in the body region, thereby enabling conduction between the source terminal and the drain terminal; and a configuration switch configured to connect the body terminal to the buried layer terminal when the source terminal voltage exceeds the drain terminal voltage, the configuration switch comprising an anti-series pair of MOSFETs.
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13. A method of manufacturing a bidirectional MOSFET switch having reduced body current, the method comprising:
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creating an n-type buried layer underlying a p-type body region; forming in the body region an n-type source region and an n-type drain region; connecting a buried layer terminal to the buried layer, a body terminal to the body region, a source terminal to the source region, and a drain terminal to the drain region, the body terminal being shorted to the source terminal; providing a gate terminal that is drivable to form a channel in the body region, thereby enabling conduction between the source terminal and the drain terminal; and coupling a configuration switch between the body terminal and buried layer terminal, the configuration switch being configured to connect the body terminal to the buried layer terminal when the source terminal voltage exceeds the drain terminal voltage. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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