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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2005
Mark Duskin, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Blanca Estela Kruse, Arizona City, AZ (US);
Mark Duskin, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Blanca Estela Kruse, Arizona City, AZ (US);
Semiconductor Components Industries, L.L.C., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
A Schottky diode capable of sustaining a breakdown voltage of greater than about 250 volts and a method for its manufacture. An epitaxial layer disposed on a semiconductor substrate has a thickness of at least about 15 micrometers and an impurity concentration ranging from about 1×10atoms per cubic centimeter to about 1×10atoms per cubic centimeter. A guard ring extends from about 3 micrometers to about 15 micrometers into the epitaxial layer. A dielectric material is formed over the epitaxial layer and a portion of the dielectric material is removed to expose a portion of the guard ring and a portion of the epitaxial layer within the guard ring. An electrically conductive material is formed over the exposed portion of the epitaxial layer and an electrically conductive material is formed in contact with a bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate.