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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1987
Paul J Stabile, Middletown Township, Bucks County, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A diode in a semiconductor body has two laterally adjacent regions. Each region has buried portions. The first and second regions are doped with opposite conductivity type dopants. A buried P-N junction exists where the buried portions meet. Since the junction is buried, surface breakdown effects are greatly reduced. The lateral orientation provides for easier series connection or several such diodes. A method for making a diode in a body comprises forming two laterally adjacent buried portions of respective opposite conductivity type regions. A contact portion of at least one region is formed extending to the surface of the body.