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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023

Filed:

Jun. 15, 2021
Applicant:

Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventor:
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/08 (2006.01); H01L 27/082 (2006.01); H01L 21/8222 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/082 (2013.01); H01L 21/8222 (2013.01); H01L 29/0808 (2013.01); H01L 29/0821 (2013.01);
Abstract

An SCR with a first semiconductor region and plural concentric semiconductor regions, each surrounding the first semiconductor region. The SCR also includes, surrounded by at least one concentric semiconductor region in the plurality of concentric semiconductor regions, an electrically non-contacted region of a semiconductor type and positioned to modulate a snapback voltage of the silicon controlled rectifier and an electrically-contacted region of the semiconductor type and positioned to provide a diodic response between the at least one concentric semiconductor region in the plurality of concentric semiconductor regions and the electrically-contacted region.


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