Thyristor-based device over substrate surface
First Claim
1. A thyristor-based semiconductor device comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate having an upper surface;
a transistor having a gate over the upper surface and first and second source/drain regions having a portion thereof in the substrate and below the upper surface; and
a thyristor extending over the upper surface and having a body with first and second emitter regions separated by first and second base regions respectively adjacent to the first and second emitter regions and a portion of the thyristor extending over the gate, the first emitter region being electrically coupled in series with the first source/drain region, and a control port adapted for capacitively coupling to the body for facilitating control of current flow therein.
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Abstract
A semiconductor device having a thyristor is arranged in a manner that reduces or eliminates manufacturing difficulties commonly experienced in the formation of such devices, as well as facilitates the implementation of the semiconductor device in a variety of applications. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a thyristor is formed having some or all of the body of the thyristor extending above a substrate surface of a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes at least one transistor having source/drain regions formed in the substrate prior to the formation of the thyristor. One or more layers of material are deposited on the substrate surface and used to form a portion of a body of the thyristor that includes anode and cathode end portions. Each end portion is formed having a base region and an emitter region, and at least one of the end portions includes a portion that is in the substrate and electrically coupled to the transistor. A control port is formed capacitively coupled to at least one of the base regions.
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28 Claims
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1. A thyristor-based semiconductor device comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate having an upper surface;
a transistor having a gate over the upper surface and first and second source/drain regions having a portion thereof in the substrate and below the upper surface; and
a thyristor extending over the upper surface and having a body with first and second emitter regions separated by first and second base regions respectively adjacent to the first and second emitter regions and a portion of the thyristor extending over the gate, the first emitter region being electrically coupled in series with the first source/drain region, and a control port adapted for capacitively coupling to the body for facilitating control of current flow therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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4. A thyristor-based semiconductor device comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate having an upper surface;
a transistor having a gate over the upper surface and first and second source/drain regions having a portion thereof in the substrate and below the upper surface; and
a thyristor extending over the upper surface and having a body with first and second emitter regions separated by first and second base regions respectively adjacent to the first and second emitter regions wherein at least a portion of the thyristor body is disposed in a trench having sidewalls in a layer over the transistor, the first emitter region being electrically coupled in series with the first source/drain region, and a control port adapted for capacitively coupling to the body for facilitating control of current flow therein. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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