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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Helmut Fischer, Oberhaching, DE;
Jürgen Lindolf, Friedberg, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1072 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/1072 ;
Abstract
A transistor configuration for a bandgap circuit is configured in the form of an npn transistor. An insulated p-type well, which is surrounded by a buried n-type well, is used as a base terminal. The n-type well constitutes the emitter terminal. A negatively doped region, which acts as a collector terminal, is formed in the p-type well. The structure that is used exists in DRAM processes, and it can therefore be used to form an npn transistor as a footprint diode in bandgap circuits.