IP Library Granted Patent US 7,911,031
Granted Patent B2
US 7,911,031 · App. 11/507,293 · Granted Mar 22, 2011

Voltage-controlled semiconductor structure, resistor, and manufacturing processes thereof

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Patent No.
US 7,911,031
App. No.
11/507,293
Granted
Mar 22, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Voltage-controlled semiconductor structures, voltage-controlled resistors, and manufacturing processes are provided. The semiconductor structure comprises a substrate, a first doped well, and a second doped well. The substrate is doped with a first type of ions. The first doped well is with a second type of ions and is formed in the substrate. The second doped well is with the second type of ions and is formed in the substrate. The first type of ions and the second type of ions are complementary. A resistor is formed between the first doped well and the second doped well. A resistivity of the resistor is controlled by a differential voltage. A resistivity of the resistor relates to a first depth of the first doped well, a second depth of the second doped well, and a distance between the first doped well and the second doped well. The resistivity of the resistor is higher than that of a well resistor formed in a single doped well with the second type of ions.

Claims (6)

1. A semiconductor structure comprising:

a substrate being doped with a first type of ions;

a first doped well with a second type of ions, and formed in the substrate;

a second doped well with the second type of ions, the first type of ions and the second type of ions being complementary, and the second doped well formed in the substrate; and

a first depletion region and a second depletion region respectively formed by the first doped well and the substrate and the second doped well and the substrate, the first depletion region and the second depletion region being formed connected to each other,

wherein the semiconductor structure is characterized in that the first doped well and the second doped well are jointly adapted to perform a voltage-controlled resistivity; the resistivity of the resistor relates to a first depth of the first doped well, a second depth of the second doped well, and a distance between the first doped well and the second doped well; the distance between the first doped well and the second doped well is configured according to a first ion concentration of the first doped well, a second ion concentration of the second doped well, and a third ion concentration of the substrate; the resistivity is higher than that of a well resistor formed in a single doped well with the second type of ions; the first doped well and the second doped well are formed with a tapered shape and quasi-linked by partially overlapping; and connection between the first and second doped wells is interrupted when a differential voltage applied on the first doped well and the second doped well increases.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT RECORDED AT REEL 046410, FRAME 0933 Recorded Jun 22, 2023
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC; FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 22, 2018
From: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2017
From: FAIRCHILD (TAIWAN) CORPORATION (FORMERLY SYSTEM GENERAL CORPORATION)
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 3, 2016
From: SYSTEM GENERAL CORPORATION
To: FAIRCHILD (TAIWAN) CORPORATION
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