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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2010
Seiji Otake, Kumagaya, JP;
Seiji Otake, Kumagaya, JP;
SANYO Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Gunma, JP;
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
In the semiconductor device according to the present invention, a P type diffusion layer and an N type diffusion layer as a drain lead region are formed on an N type diffusion layer as a drain region. The P type diffusion layer is disposed between a source region and the drain region of the MOS transistor. When a positive ESD surge is applied to a drain electrode, causing an on-current of a parasite transistor to flow, this structure allows the on-current of the parasite transistor to take a path flowing through a deep portion of an epitaxial layer. Thus, the heat breakdown of the MOS transistor is prevented.