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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventor:
Vladimir Frank Drobny, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/87 (2006.01); H01L 29/872 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/8725 (2013.01); H01L 29/66143 (2013.01); H01L 29/872 (2013.01);
Abstract
One embodiment of the disclosure relates to an unguarded Schottky barrier diode. The diode includes a cathode that has a recessed region and a dielectric interface surface that laterally extends around a perimeter of the recessed region. The diode further includes an anode that conforms to the recessed region. A dielectric layer extends over the dielectric interface surface of the cathode and further extends over a portion of the anode near the perimeter. Other devices and methods are also disclosed.