IP Library Granted Patent US 7,829,928
Granted Patent B2
US 7,829,928 · App. 11/474,375 · Granted Nov 9, 2010

Semiconductor structure of a high side driver and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 7,829,928
App. No.
11/474,375
Granted
Nov 9, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor structure of a high side driver and method for manufacturing the same is disclosed. The semiconductor of a high side driver includes an ion-doped junction and an isolation layer formed on the ion-doped junction. The ion-doped junction has a number of ion-doped deep wells, and the ion-doped deep wells are separated but partially linked with each other.

Claims (22)

1. A semiconductor structure of a high side driver, comprising:

an ion-doped junction, having an ion-doped substrate and a plurality of ion-doped deep wells formed in the ion-doped substrate, wherein the ion-doped deep wells are separated but have partial and physical connection with each other at a region within the ion-dope substrate; and

an isolation layer, formed on the ion-doped junction.

2. The semiconductor structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a conductive capacitor structure formed on the isolation layer.

3. The semiconductor structure according to claim 2 , wherein the ion-doped substrate is a P-substrate and the ion-doped deep wells are N-wells formed in the P-substrate.

4. The semiconductor structure according to claim 2 , wherein the breakdown voltage of the ion-doped junction is determined by the distance between the ion-doped deep wells.

5. The semiconductor structure according to claim 2 , wherein the ion-doped junction further comprises at least an ion-doped well in each of the ion-doped deep wells and the ion-doped well has a complementary ion-doped type to the ion-doped deep well.

6. The semiconductor structure according to claim 5 , wherein the breakdown voltage of the ion-doped junction is determined by the shape and relative position of the ion-doped well in the ion-doped deep well.

7. The semiconductor structure according to claim 5 , wherein the doping concentration of the ion-doped well is from 3.3E17 cm-3 to 1E19 cm-3.

8. The semiconductor structure according to claim 2 , wherein the ion-doped junction further comprises a heavy ion-doped region having the same ion-doped type with the ion-doped deep wells, and the heavy ion-doped region is connected to a highest potential node of the conductive capacitor structure.

9. The semiconductor structure according to claim 2 , wherein the depth of the ion-doped deep wells is directly proportional to a high voltage applied to the conductive capacitor structure.

10. The semiconductor structure according to claim 9 , wherein the depth of the ion-doped deep well is from 2 um to 10 um.

11. The semiconductor structure according to claim 2 , wherein the isolation layer is an oxide layer.

12. The semiconductor structure according to claim 2 , further comprising a first dielectric layer formed between the conductive capacitor structure and the isolation layer.

13. The semiconductor structure according to claim 12 , wherein the conductive capacitor structure comprising:

a first metal layer, formed on the first dielectric layer;

a second dielectric layer, formed on the first metal layer; and

a plurality of separated second metal layers, formed on the second dielectric layer, wherein one of the second metal layers is connected to a high voltage and another one of the second metal layers is connected to a low voltage.

14. The semiconductor structure according to claim 13 , wherein the breakdown voltage of the ion-doped junction is determined by the position of the first metal layer relative to the ion-doped junction.

15. The semiconductor structure according to claim 2 , wherein the doping concentration of the ion-doped deep well is from 1.7E17 cm-3 to 8.3E18 cm-3.

16. The semiconductor structure according to claim 2 , wherein the ion-doped deep wells are partially linked to each other at an area near the isolation layer.

17. The semiconductor structure according to claim 2 , is applied to a power supply IC.

Assignments (5)
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 2, 2016
From: SYSTEM GENERAL CORP.
To: FAIRCHILD (TAIWAN) CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2006
From: CHIANG, CHIU-CHIH; HUANG, CHIH-FENG
To: SYSTEM GENERAL CORP.
Reel/Frame 018066/0555 →