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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1987
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1986
Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Kariya, JP;
Abstract
In a semiconductor circuit device having a diode as an overvoltage protection element, a semiconductor substrate is comprised of an N-type collector substrate integral with a transistor. An N.sup.+ type collector diffusion layer is formed on the rear surface of the substrate. A P-type anode region and a N.sup.+ cathode region are formed in the major surface of the substrate so that they are spaced apart from each other and the N.sup.+ cathode region has the same type of impurity, but at a higher impurity concentration level than, the semiconductor substrate. An insulating film is formed on the surface of the resultant structure. A gate electrode is formed in an overlapping relation to the anode region and cathode region with an insulating film therebetween. A gate potential is established between the gate electrode and the underlying substrate.