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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Andrea Irace, Naples, IT;
Giovanni Breglio, Naples, IT;
Paolo Spirito, Naples, IT;
Andrea Bricconi, Villach, AT;
Diego Raffo, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Luigi Merlin, Turin, IT;
Inventors:
Andrea Irace, Naples, IT;
Giovanni Breglio, Naples, IT;
Paolo Spirito, Naples, IT;
Andrea Bricconi, Villach, AT;
Diego Raffo, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Luigi Merlin, Turin, IT;
Assignee:
Siliconix Technology C. V. IR, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/47 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor device in one embodiment includes a depletion junction, a peripheral region adjacent the depletion junction, and a buffer layer. The buffer layer is adapted to reduce localization of avalanche breakdown proximate the interface between the depletion junction and the peripheral region.