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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1998
Kenneth Wagers, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ming Zhou, Long Beach, CA (US);
International Rectifier Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is presented for forming a guard ring of a semiconductor device in the termination area in tandem with forming the active area structure of the device. The guard ring is formed using the same processing steps that form the active region structure, at the same time, without requiring additional masking steps or a passivation layer. The guard ring is formed in an opening in the field oxide located in the termination area and is electrically connected to a polysilicon field plate that is located atop a portion of the field oxide region. The guard ring increases the rated voltage of the device without the introduction of a passivation layer.