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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2011
Applicants:
Sven Van Wijmeersch, Brakel, BE;
Olivier Marichal, Sint-Niklaas, BE;
Inventors:
Sven Van Wijmeersch, Brakel, BE;
Olivier Marichal, Sint-Niklaas, BE;
Assignee:
Sofics BVBA, Gistel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A high holding voltage (HV) electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit comprises a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) device and compensation regions located within the length between the anode and cathode (LAC) of the SCR device which increase the holding voltage of the SCR device. The compensation regions may introduce negative feedback mechanisms into the SCR device which may influence the loop gain of the SCR and cause it to reach regenerative feedback at a higher holding voltage.