Method of isolating the current sense on power devices while maintaining a continuous stripe cell
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1. An integrated circuit, comprising:
- a die;
an active area disposed on said die, said active area including source dopants and contacts, an active area metal layer overlying said active area;
a sense area disposed on said die, a sense area metal layer overlying said sense area;
a plurality of spaced-apart polysilicon gate stripes and body stripes disposed on said die, said plurality of polysilicon gate stripes and body stripes extending in a continuous and uninterrupted manner from said active area into said sense area;
a first region surrounding a periphery of said sense area, said first region having excluded therefrom source dopants and contacts;
an etched region disposed over said first region, said etched region separating and electrically isolating said sense area metal layer from said active area metal layer.
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Abstract
An integrated circuit die includes an active area having source dopants and contacts. An active area metal layer overlies the active area. A sense area is disposed on the die. A sense area metal layer overlies the sense area. A plurality of polysilicon gate stripes, polysilicon openings, and body stripes are disposed on the die, and extend in a continuous and uninterrupted manner from the active area into the sense area. A first region from which source dopants and contacts have been excluded surrounds a periphery of the sense area. An etched region is disposed over the first region, thereby separating and electrically isolating the sense area metal layer from the active area metal layer.
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8 Claims
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1. An integrated circuit, comprising:
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a die;
an active area disposed on said die, said active area including source dopants and contacts, an active area metal layer overlying said active area;
a sense area disposed on said die, a sense area metal layer overlying said sense area;
a plurality of spaced-apart polysilicon gate stripes and body stripes disposed on said die, said plurality of polysilicon gate stripes and body stripes extending in a continuous and uninterrupted manner from said active area into said sense area;
a first region surrounding a periphery of said sense area, said first region having excluded therefrom source dopants and contacts;
an etched region disposed over said first region, said etched region separating and electrically isolating said sense area metal layer from said active area metal layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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