JPH08511662A - 集積回路のためのscr静電放電保護 - Google Patents
集積回路のためのscr静電放電保護Info
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- 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 potential barriers; including integrated passive circuit elements having potential barriers
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- H01L27/0248—Particular design considerations for integrated circuits for electrical or thermal protection, e.g. electrostatic discharge [ESD] protection
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- H01L29/00—Semiconductor devices specially adapted for rectifying, amplifying, oscillating or switching and having potential barriers; Capacitors or resistors having potential barriers, e.g. a PN-junction depletion layer or carrier concentration layer; Details of semiconductor bodies or of electrodes thereof ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1.集積回路のための保護回路であって、 クランピング電圧を有するシリコン制御整流器(SCR)と、 該SCRに並列に電気的に接続された、該SCRをオン状態にトリガするための電子 トリガ手段と、 該SCRに直列に電気的に接続され、該SCRの該クランピング電圧を制御する第1 のツェナーダイオードとを有する回路。 2.前記電子トリガ手段は、前記SCRに並列に電気的に接続された第2のツェナ ーダイオードを有する請求項1に記載の回路。 3.前記SCRは、第1の端子に電気的に結合されたカソードおよび、第2の端子 に電気的に結合されたアノードを有しており、前記第1のツェナーダイオードが 前記SCRの該カソードと該第1の端子との間に電気的に結合されている請求項2 に記載の回路。 4.前記第1のツェナーダイオードが、前記SCRの前記カソードに電気的に結合 されたカソードおよび前記第1の端子に電気的に結合されたアノードを有してい る請求項3に記載の回路。 5.前記第2のツェナーダイオードと前記第1の端子との間に直列に電気的に結 合された抵抗器をさらに有しており、 該第2のツェナーダイオードが、前記SCRの前記アノードおよび前記第2の端 子に電気的に結合されたカソードおよび、該SCRのゲートに電気的に結合された アノードを有している、 請求項4に記載の回路。 6.前記第1のツェナーダイオードが、前記SCRの前記アノードと前記第2の端 子との間に電気的に結合されており、 該第1のツェナーダイオードが、該SCRの該アノードに電気的に結合されたア ノードおよび該第2の端子に電気的に結合されたカソードを有しており、 前記第2のツェナーダイオードが、該第2の端子に電気的に結合されたカソー ドおよび前記第1の端子に電気的に結合されたアノードを有している請求項3に 記載の回路。 7.集積回路のための保護装置であって、 ある導電型で、1つの面を有する半導体材料からなる基板と、 該基板の該面に位置し、該基板とは反対の導電型であるウェル領域であって、 基板と接合するウェル領域と、 該ある導電型であり、該ウェル領域の該面に位置する第1の領域であって、対 向する1対の端部を有している第1の領域と、 該反対の導電型であり、該基板の該面に位置する第2の領域であって、該ウェ ル領域から離れている第2の領域と、 該反対の導電型であり、該基板の該面に位置する第3の領域であって、一方が 該第1の領域に接している対向する1対の端部を有している第3の領域と、 該反対の導電型であり、該基板の該面に位置する該ウェル領域に電気的に接合 された第4の領域であって、対向する1 対の端部を有している第4の領域と、 該基板の該面に位置する第5の領域であって、該第4の領域に接している第5 の領域とを有しており、 該第1の領域、該ウェル領域、該基板および該第2の領域がSCRを形成し、該 第1の領域および該第3の領域が該SCRと直列であるツェナーダイオードを形成 し、該第4の領域および該第5の領域が該SCRと並列であるツェナーダイオード を形成している保護装置。 8.前記基板の前記面中において前記第2の領域に隣接して設けられ、前記ある 導電型であるコンタクト領域と、該コンタクト領域および該第2の領域に電気的 に接合された第1の端子と、前記第3の領域に電気的に接合された第2の端子と を更に有する請求項7に記載の装置。 9.第1および第2の端子を有する集積回路と、 各々が該端子の一方に接続された第1および第2の電極を有する保護回路とを 有する構造体であって、 該保護回路は、 クランピング電圧を有するシリコン制御整流器(SCR)と、 該SCRに並列に電気的に接続された、該SCRをオン状態にトリガするための電子 トリガ手段と、 該SCRに直列に電気的に接続され、該SCRの該クランピング電圧を制御する第1 のツェナーダイオードとを有する回路である、構造体。 10.前記電子トリガ手段は、前記SCRに並列に電気的に接続さ れた第2のツェナーダイオードを有しており、 該SCRは、第1の端子に電気的に結合されたカソードおよび、第2の端子に電 気的に結合されたアノードを有しており、 前記第1のツェナーダイオードが該SCRの該カソードと該第1の端子との間に 電気的に結合され、該SCRの該カソードに電気的に結合されたカソードおよび該 第1の端子に電気的に結合されたアノードを有しており、 該第2のツェナーダイオードが、該SCRの該アノードおよび該第2の端子に電 気的に結合されたカソードおよび、該SCRのゲートに電気的に結合されたアノー ドを有しており、 抵抗器が、該第2のツェナーダイオードと該第1の端子との間に直列に電気的 に結合されている、請求項9に記載の構造体。 11.前記第1のツェナーダイオードが、前記SCRの前記アノードと前記第2の端 子との間に電気的に結合されており、該第1のツェナーダイオードが、該SCRの 該アノードに電気的に結合されたアノードおよび該第2の端子に電気的に結合さ れたカソードを有しており、前記第2のツェナーダイオードが、該第2の端子に 電気的に結合されたカソードおよび前記第1の端子に電気的に結合されたアノー ドを有している請求項9に記載の構造体。
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US08/065,150 US5343053A (en) | 1993-05-21 | 1993-05-21 | SCR electrostatic discharge protection for integrated circuits |
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PCT/US1994/005496 WO1994028585A1 (en) | 1993-05-21 | 1994-05-20 | Scr electrostatic discharge protection for integrated circuits |
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JPH08511662A true JPH08511662A (ja) | 1996-12-03 |
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