IP Library Granted Patent US 8,987,870
Granted Patent B2
US 8,987,870 · App. 13/935,899 · Granted Mar 24, 2015

Bridge rectifier and method for same

Inventor: Ching-Chiu Tseng (Keelung, TW)
Assignee: Lite-On Semiconductor Corp.
H01L27/0814H01L21/22
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Patent No.
US 8,987,870
App. No.
13/935,899
Granted
Mar 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bridge rectifier including a common P-type diode, a common N-type diode, two first metal layers, two pairs of second metal layers, two AC inputs and two DC outputs. The P-type diode includes a common P-type doping region, a pair of first N-type substrate regions and a pair of P-type doping regions. The N-type diode includes a common N-type doping region, a pair of second N-type substrate regions and a pair of N-type doping regions. The first metal layers connect to the common N-type doping region and the common P-type doping region. The second metal layers connect to the P-type doping region and the N-type doping region. Two AC inputs connect to one of the second metal layers of the P-type diode and one of the second metal layers of the N-type diode respectively. Two DC inputs connect to the first metal layers respectively.

Claims (15)

1. A bridge rectifier comprising:

a common P-type diode comprising a common P-type doping region, a pair of first N-type substrate regions and a pair of N-type doping regions, the first N-type substrate regions positioned between the common P-type doping region and the N-type doping regions;

a common N-type diode comprising a common N-type doping region, a pair of second N-type substrate regions and a pair of P-type doping regions, the second N-type substrate regions positioned between the common N-type doping region and the P-type doping regions;

two first metal layers connected to the common N-type doping region and the common P-type doping region respectively;

two pairs of second metal layers connected to the pair of N-type doping regions and the pair of P-type doping regions respectively;

two AC inputs connecting to one of the second metal layers of the common N-type diode and one of the second metal layers of the common P-type diode; and

two DC outputs connecting to two first metal layers respectively.

2. The bridge rectifier of claim 1 , wherein the common P-type diode and the common N-type diode each has a trench, wherein the trench of the common P-type diode exists between two of the N-type doping regions and between two of the first N-type substrate regions, and the trench of the common N-type diode exists between two of the P-type doping regions and two of the second N-type substrate regions.

3. The bridge rectifier of claim 2 , wherein the bridge rectifier further comprises two insulating layers; the insulating layers covering the common P-type diode and the common N-type diode; wherein the insulating layer covering the common P-type diode covers the trench of the common P-type diode and exposes the N-type doping regions, and the insulating layer covering the common N-type diode covers the trench of the common N-type diode and exposes the P-type doping regions.

4. The bridge rectifier of claim 1 , wherein the common P-type diode further comprises a P-type extending portion, and the common N-type diode further comprises a N-type extending portion;

wherein the P-type extending portion is positioned between two of the N-type doping regions and two of the first N-type substrate regions of the common P-type diode;

wherein the N-type extending portion is positioned between two of the P-type doping regions and two of the second N-type substrate regions.

5. The bridge rectifier of claim 4 , wherein the bridge rectifier further comprises two insulating layers, the insulating layers covering the common P-type diode and the common N-type diode respectively,

wherein the insulating layer covers the common P-type diode exposes the N-type doping regions;

wherein the insulating layer covers the common N-type diode exposes the P-type doping regions.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 19, 2026
From: DIODES TAIWAN S.A R.L.
To: DIODES TAIWAN LLC
Reel/Frame 075173/0545 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: LITE-ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION; DIODES TAIWAN S.A R.L.
To: DIODES TAIWAN S.A R.L.
Reel/Frame 063927/0355 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2013
From: TSENG, CHING-CHIU
To: LITE-ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
Reel/Frame 030743/0580 →
Continuity (1)
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