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Number: 257/605
Name: Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes) > Avalanche diode (e.g., so-called "zener" diode having breakdown voltage greater than 6 volts) > With means to limit area of breakdown (e.g., guard ring having higher breakdown voltage)
Description: Subject matter in which the avalanche diode device is provided with means to limit the area of the device in which electrical breakdown occurs (e.g., a guard ring having a higher breakdown voltage than the area it surrounds).


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
257/606 Subsurface breakdown 64


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7408206 Method and structure for charge dissipation in integrated circuits Aug. 5, 2008
7391093 Semiconductor device with a guard-ring structure and a field plate formed of polycrystalline silicon film embedded in an insulating film Jun. 24, 2008
7361942 Transient voltage suppression device Apr. 22, 2008
7279773 Protection device for handling energy transients Oct. 9, 2007
7135718 Diode device and transistor device Nov. 14, 2006
6940131 MOS ESD CDM clamp with integral substrate injection guardring and method for fabrication Sep. 6, 2005
6936868 Sequential mesa avalanche photodiode capable of realizing high sensitization and method of manufacturing the same Aug. 30, 2005
6936907 Lateral high-voltage semiconductor devices with surface covered by thin film of dielectric material with high permittivity Aug. 30, 2005
6933546 Semiconductor component Aug. 23, 2005
6838771 Semiconductor device having conductor layers stacked on a substrate Jan. 4, 2005
6803644 Semiconductor integrated circuit device and method of manufacturing the same Oct. 12, 2004
6784520 Semiconductor devices constitute constant voltage devices used to raise internal voltage Aug. 31, 2004
6747294 Guard ring structure for reducing crosstalk and latch-up in integrated circuits Jun. 8, 2004
6734520 Semiconductor component and method of producing it May. 11, 2004
6717229 Distributed reverse surge guard Apr. 6, 2004
6707128 Vertical MISFET transistor surrounded by a Schottky barrier diode with a common source and anode electrode Mar. 16, 2004
6670685 Method of manufacturing and structure of semiconductor device with floating ring structure Dec. 30, 2003
6639301 Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof Oct. 28, 2003
6552413 Diode Apr. 22, 2003
6531744 Integrated circuit provided with overvoltage protection and method for manufacture thereof Mar. 11, 2003
6455910 Cross guard-ring structure to protect the chip crack in low dielectric constant and copper process Sep. 24, 2002
6426511 Gunn diode, NRD guide gunn oscillator, fabricating method of gunn diode and structure for assembly of the same Jul. 30, 2002
6410950 Geometrically coupled field-controlled-injection diode, voltage limiter and freewheeling diode having the geometrically coupled field-controlled-injection diode Jun. 25, 2002
6388308 Semiconductor device and method for driving the same May. 14, 2002
6274918 Integrated circuit diode, and method for fabricating same Aug. 14, 2001
6268640 Forming steep lateral doping distribution at source/drain junctions Jul. 31, 2001
6232642 Semiconductor device having impurity region locally at an end of channel formation region May. 15, 2001
6191466 Semiconductor device containing a diode Feb. 20, 2001
6127709 Guard ring structure for semiconductor devices and process for manufacture thereof Oct. 3, 2000
6040617 Structure to provide junction breakdown stability for deep trench devices Mar. 21, 2000
5994754 Semiconductor device Nov. 30, 1999
5986315 Guard wall to reduce delamination effects within a semiconductor die Nov. 16, 1999
5959345 Edge termination for zener-clamped power device Sep. 28, 1999
5955766 Diode with controlled breakdown Sep. 21, 1999
5869882 Zener diode structure with high reverse breakdown voltage Feb. 9, 1999
5866936 Mesa-structure avalanche photodiode having a buried epitaxial junction Feb. 2, 1999
5760417 Semiconductor electron emission device Jun. 2, 1998
5757057 Large area avalanche photodiode array May. 26, 1998
5691558 Drift-free avalanche breakdown diode Nov. 25, 1997
5691554 Protection circuit Nov. 25, 1997
5652459 Moisture guard ring for integrated circuit applications Jul. 29, 1997
5614752 Semiconductor device containing external surge protection component Mar. 25, 1997
5612568 Low-noise zener diode Mar. 18, 1997
5608244 Semiconductor diode with reduced recovery current Mar. 4, 1997
5554882 Integrated trigger injector for avalanche semiconductor switch devices Sep. 10, 1996
5548152 Semiconductor device with parallel-connected diodes Aug. 20, 1996
5541140 Semiconductor arrangement and method for its manufacture Jul. 30, 1996
5519245 Insulated gate bipolar transistor with reverse conducting current May. 21, 1996
5468673 Avalanche diode incorporated in a bipolar integrated circuit Nov. 21, 1995
5414295 Avalance diode incorporated in a bipolar integrated circuit May. 9, 1995

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