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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shyh-Chyi Wong, Hsinchu, TW;
Wen-Ying Wen, Hsinchu, TW;
Assignee:
Winbond Electronics Corp., , TW;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/900 ;
Abstract
An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor substrate, an NMOS, a PMOS contiguous with the NMOS, and a composite pnp bipolar junction transistor contiguous with the NMOS. The composite pnp bipolar junction transistor includes a lateral npn bipolar junction transistor having a first current gain, and a lateral pnp bipolar junction transistor having a second current gain, wherein the current gain of the composite pnp bipolar junction transistor equals the first current gain multiplied by the second current gain.