GB2088634B - Protection circuit for integrated circuit devices - Google Patents

Protection circuit for integrated circuit devices

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Publication number
GB2088634B
GB2088634B GB8135659A GB8135659A GB2088634B GB 2088634 B GB2088634 B GB 2088634B GB 8135659 A GB8135659 A GB 8135659A GB 8135659 A GB8135659 A GB 8135659A GB 2088634 B GB2088634 B GB 2088634B
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Prior art keywords
devices
integrated circuit
circuit
protection
protection circuit
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GB8135659A
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RCA Corp
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RCA Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L27/00—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate
    • H01L27/02—Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including semiconductor components specially adapted for rectifying, oscillating, amplifying or switching and having at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier; including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier
    • H01L27/0203—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits
    • H01L27/0248—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits for electrical or thermal protection, e.g. electrostatic discharge [ESD] protection
    • H01L27/0251—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits for electrical or thermal protection, e.g. electrostatic discharge [ESD] protection for MOS devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L29/00—Semiconductor devices adapted for rectifying, amplifying, oscillating or switching, or capacitors or resistors with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier, e.g. PN junction depletion layer or carrier concentration layer; Details of semiconductor bodies or of electrodes thereof  ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
    • H01L29/66—Types of semiconductor device ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
    • H01L29/86—Types of semiconductor device ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor controllable only by variation of the electric current supplied, or only the electric potential applied, to one or more of the electrodes carrying the current to be rectified, amplified, oscillated or switched
    • H01L29/861—Diodes
    • H01L29/87—Thyristor diodes, e.g. Shockley diodes, break-over diodes

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  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Metal-Oxide And Bipolar Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Bipolar Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Bipolar Transistors (AREA)
  • Thyristors (AREA)
GB8135659A 1980-12-03 1981-11-26 Protection circuit for integrated circuit devices Expired GB2088634B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US21253480A 1980-12-03 1980-12-03

Publications (2)

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GB2088634A GB2088634A (en) 1982-06-09
GB2088634B true GB2088634B (en) 1984-08-15

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GB8135659A Expired GB2088634B (en) 1980-12-03 1981-11-26 Protection circuit for integrated circuit devices

Country Status (7)

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JP (1) JPS6048906B2 (en)
CA (1) CA1161968A (en)
DE (1) DE3147505A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2495378A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2088634B (en)
IT (1) IT1139888B (en)
MY (1) MY8500877A (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4484244A (en) * 1982-09-22 1984-11-20 Rca Corporation Protection circuit for integrated circuit devices
IT1212767B (en) * 1983-07-29 1989-11-30 Ates Componenti Elettron SEMICONDUCTOR OVERVOLTAGE SUPPRESSOR WITH PREDETINABLE IGNITION VOLTAGE WITH PRECISION.
JPS62295448A (en) * 1986-04-11 1987-12-22 テキサス　インスツルメンツ　インコ−ポレイテツド Protective circuit against electrostatic discharge
US9281682B2 (en) * 2013-03-12 2016-03-08 Micron Technology, Inc. Apparatuses and method for over-voltage event protection

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3940785A (en) * 1974-05-06 1976-02-24 Sprague Electric Company Semiconductor I.C. with protection against reversed power supply
JPS55113358A (en) * 1979-02-23 1980-09-01 Hitachi Ltd Semiconductor device

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GB2088634A (en) 1982-06-09
FR2495378A1 (en) 1982-06-04
DE3147505C2 (en) 1991-02-28
JPS57120366A (en) 1982-07-27
MY8500877A (en) 1985-12-31
JPS6048906B2 (en) 1985-10-30
IT8125385A0 (en) 1981-12-01
FR2495378B1 (en) 1984-01-13
DE3147505A1 (en) 1982-10-21
CA1161968A (en) 1984-02-07
IT1139888B (en) 1986-09-24

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PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

Effective date: 20011125