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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics S.a., Montrouge, FR;
Inventors:
Philippe Galy, La Touvet, FR;
Jean Jimenez, Saint Theoffrey, FR;
Johan Bourgeat, Allevard, FR;
Boris Heitz, Grenoble, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/74 (2006.01); H01L 31/111 (2006.01); H01L 29/788 (2006.01); H01L 23/62 (2006.01); H01L 29/747 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/0262 (2013.01); H01L 29/747 (2013.01);
Abstract
A protection device includes a triac and triggering units. Each triggering unit is formed by a MOS transistor configured to operate at least temporarily in a hybrid operating mode and a field-effect diode. The field-effect diode has a controlled gate that is connected to the gate of the MOS transistor.