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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2007
Applicants:
Christian Russ, Diedorf, DE;
David Trémouilles, Heverlee, BE;
Steven Thijs, Willebroek, BE;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
IMEC VZW., Leuven, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic circuit includes at least one field effect transistor that is to be protected against electrostatic discharge events, and at least one protection field effect transistor. The protection field effect transistor has a crystal orientation that is different from a crystal orientation of the field effect transistor to be protected.