Protective device of low voltage structure for high voltage electrostatic discharge protection
A technology of electrostatic discharge protection and electrostatic discharge, which is applied in the direction of circuits, electrical components, electric solid devices, etc.
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[0036] Some embodiments in accordance with the present invention will utilize BCD processing to provide a relatively small size, low voltage structure for high voltage ESD protection. In addition, some embodiments according to the present invention will provide a BJT and MOS structure with a total area smaller than that of a diode, so as to provide the same ESD protection performance (ESD performance). Some embodiments may also have a breakdown voltage close to the operating voltage of the high voltage device and a trigger voltage lower than the breakdown voltage of the high voltage device. In addition, compared with using a Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR), an embodiment of the present invention can provide a relatively higher holding voltage, which can more easily avoid the occurrence of latch-up. In some cases, standard BCD processes can be utilized without additional masks or process steps to provide various embodiments of the present invention.
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