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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasuhisa Ishikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukihiro Terada, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/362 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/362 ;
Abstract
A static protection device protects an internal circuit of a semiconductor device from surge voltages. An emitter terminal of the PNP transistor is connected to the input/output terminal, a collector terminal of the PNP transistor is connected to the ground terminal, and the base terminal is left open, to realize the static protection device. In this manner the reverse-biased protection can be maintained with respect to the internal circuit.