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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2010
Applicants:
David D. Marreiro, Chandler, AZ (US);
Sudhama C. Shastri, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Stefan Gueorguiev, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
David D. Marreiro, Chandler, AZ (US);
Sudhama C. Shastri, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Stefan Gueorguiev, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/00 (2006.01); H02H 9/00 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/089 (2013.01); H05B 33/0866 (2013.01); Y02B 20/341 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48137 (2013.01); H01L 2924/13091 (2013.01); H01L 2924/1305 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor component and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor component, wherein the semiconductor component includes one or more transient voltage suppression structures. In an embodiment, the semiconductor component may include an over-voltage detection circuit, an over-current detection circuit, an over-temperature detection circuit, an ESD protection circuit, or combinations of these circuits.