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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Davide Patti, Catania, IT;
Antonino Torres, Catania, IT;
Inventors:
Davide Patti, Catania, IT;
Antonino Torres, Catania, IT;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/43 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device integrated in a semiconductor substrate of a first type of conductivity being crowned by a semiconductor layer of a second type of conductivity comprising a voltage controlled resistive structure and an IGBT device, wherein the resistive structure comprises at least one substantially annular region of the first type of conductivity which surrounds a portion of the semiconductor layer.