Semiconductor device incorporating protective diode with stable ESD protection capabilities
First Claim
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type;
a well region of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type, formed in said semiconductor substrate;
a transistor formed in said well region;
a guard ring region of the second conductivity type having an impurity concentration higher than said well region, formed in a periphery of said well region, and spatially separated from a boundary of said well region;
a substrate pickup region of the first conductivity type having an impurity concentration higher than said semiconductor substrate, formed on the periphery of said well region in contact with said well region in said semiconductor substrate;
a thick oxide film formed on the surface of said semiconductor substrate between said guard ring region and said substrate pickup region; and
a protective diode formed of said well region, said guard ring region, and said substrate pickup region.
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Abstract
A semiconductor device provided with stable ESD protection capabilities, incorporating a transistor and a protective diode to form a power control IC. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; a well region of a second conductivity type, formed in the semiconductor substrate; the transistor formed in the well region; a guard ring region of the second conductivity type having an impurity concentration higher than the well region, formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate inside the periphery of, and spatially separated from the boundary of, the well region; a substrate pickup region of the first conductivity type having an impurity concentration higher than the semiconductor substrate, formed on the periphery of the well region in contact with the well region and the semiconductor substrate; and a thick oxide film formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate between the guard ring region and the substrate pickup region. The protective diode is formed including the well region, the guard ring region, and the substrate pickup region.
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; a well region of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type, formed in said semiconductor substrate; a transistor formed in said well region; a guard ring region of the second conductivity type having an impurity concentration higher than said well region, formed in a periphery of said well region, and spatially separated from a boundary of said well region; a substrate pickup region of the first conductivity type having an impurity concentration higher than said semiconductor substrate, formed on the periphery of said well region in contact with said well region in said semiconductor substrate; a thick oxide film formed on the surface of said semiconductor substrate between said guard ring region and said substrate pickup region; and a protective diode formed of said well region, said guard ring region, and said substrate pickup region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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