GB2293484B - Improved lightning overvoltage protector - Google Patents

Improved lightning overvoltage protector

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Publication number
GB2293484B
GB2293484B GB9418145A GB9418145A GB2293484B GB 2293484 B GB2293484 B GB 2293484B GB 9418145 A GB9418145 A GB 9418145A GB 9418145 A GB9418145 A GB 9418145A GB 2293484 B GB2293484 B GB 2293484B
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overvoltage protector
lightning overvoltage
improved lightning
improved
protector
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GB9418145A
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GB9418145D0 (en
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Michael John Maytum
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Texas Instruments Ltd
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Texas Instruments Ltd
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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
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02H—EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
    • H02H9/00—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection
    • H02H9/04—Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection responsive to excess voltage
    • H02H9/044—Physical layout, materials not provided for elsewhere
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/18—Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges with means for reducing interference or noise; with means for reducing effects due to line faults with means for protecting lines
    • 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
    • H01L29/68—Types of semiconductor device ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor controllable by only the electric current supplied, or only the electric potential applied, to an electrode which does not carry the current to be rectified, amplified or switched
    • H01L29/70—Bipolar devices
    • H01L29/74—Thyristor-type devices, e.g. having four-zone regenerative action
    • H01L29/747—Bidirectional devices, e.g. triacs
GB9418145A 1994-09-08 1994-09-08 Improved lightning overvoltage protector Expired - Fee Related GB2293484B (en)

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GB9418145D0 GB9418145D0 (en) 1994-10-26
GB2293484A GB2293484A (en) 1996-03-27
GB2293484B true GB2293484B (en) 1998-08-19

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Families Citing this family (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6501630B1 (en) 1999-12-17 2002-12-31 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Bi-directional ESD diode structure
US6674129B1 (en) 1999-12-17 2004-01-06 Koninklijke Phillips Electronics N.V. ESD diode structure

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2184884A (en) * 1985-12-20 1987-07-01 Philips Electronic Associated Bipolar semiconductor device
GB2256744A (en) * 1991-06-11 1992-12-16 Texas Instruments Ltd A monolithic semiconductor component for transient voltage suppression
EP0518790A1 (en) * 1991-06-11 1992-12-16 STMicroelectronics S.A. Bidirectional protection part
GB2263579A (en) * 1992-01-24 1993-07-28 Texas Instruments Ltd An integrated circuit with intermingled electrodes

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2184884A (en) * 1985-12-20 1987-07-01 Philips Electronic Associated Bipolar semiconductor device
GB2256744A (en) * 1991-06-11 1992-12-16 Texas Instruments Ltd A monolithic semiconductor component for transient voltage suppression
EP0518790A1 (en) * 1991-06-11 1992-12-16 STMicroelectronics S.A. Bidirectional protection part
GB2263579A (en) * 1992-01-24 1993-07-28 Texas Instruments Ltd An integrated circuit with intermingled electrodes

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GB9418145D0 (en) 1994-10-26

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