IP Library Granted Patent US 7,425,733
Granted Patent B2
US 7,425,733 · App. 11/745,113 · Granted Sep 16, 2008

Semiconductor apparatus with electrostatic protective device

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Patent No.
US 7,425,733
App. No.
11/745,113
Granted
Sep 16, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor apparatus includes an electrostatic protective device having PN junction with N-type Si and P-type SiGe. The electrostatic protective device is directly connected with a terminal to receive static electricity and with a terminal to discharge static electricity.

Claims (30)

1. A semiconductor apparatus comprising:

an electrostatic protective device having a PN junction of N-type Si and P-type SiGe,

wherein the electrostatic protective device is directly connected with a terminal to receive static electricity and with a terminal to discharge static electricity, and

wherein a region of the P-type SiGe contains carbon (C).

2. The semiconductor apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the electrostatic protective device is a SiGe bipolar transistor, and

an emitter or a collector of the SiGe bipolar transistor is the N-type Si, and a base of the SiGe bipolar transistor is the P-type SiGe.

3. The semiconductor apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the electrostatic protective device is a PN junction diode of N-type Si and P-type SiGe.

4. The semiconductor apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the electrostatic protective device is composed of a plurality of PN junctions of the N-type Si and the P-type SiGe connected in series.

5. A semiconductor apparatus comprising:

an electrostatic protective device having a PN junction of N-type Si and P-type SiGe,

wherein the electrostatic protective device is directly connected with a terminal to receive static electricity and with a terminal to discharge static electricity, and

wherein the electrostatic protective device is a SiGe bipolar transistor, and an emitter or a collector of the SiGe bipolar transistor is the N-type Si, and a base of the SiGe bipolar transistor is the P-type SiGe.

6. The semiconductor apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the emitter of the N-type Si and the base short-circuited with the collector of the SiGe bipolar transistor are directly connected with a terminal to receive static electricity and with a terminal to discharge static electricity.

7. The semiconductor apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the collector of the N-type Si and the base short-circuited with the emitter of SiGe bipolar transistor are directly connected with a terminal to receive static electricity and with a terminal to discharge static electricity.

8. The semiconductor apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the SiGe bipolar transistor has an emitter and a collector of the N-type Si, and

the emitter is directly connected with a terminal to receive static electricity, and the base is directly connected with a terminal to discharge static electricity, and the collector is directly connected with a second terminal to discharge static electricity.

9. A semiconductor apparatus comprising:

an electrostatic protective device having a PN junction of N-type Si and P-type SiGe,

wherein the electrostatic protective device is directly connected with a terminal to receive static electricity and with a terminal to discharge static electricity, and

wherein the electrostatic protective device is a PN junction diode of N-type Si and P-type SiGe.

10. A semiconductor apparatus comprising:

an electrostatic protective device having a PN junction of N-type Si and P-type SiGe,

wherein the electrostatic protective device is directly connected with a terminal to receive static electricity and with a terminal to discharge static electricity, and

wherein the electrostatic protective device is composed of a plurality of PN junctions of the N-type Si and the P-type SiGe connected in series.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 4, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025311/0869 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2007
From: KURAMOTO, TAKAFUMI
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019257/0391 →