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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;
Inventor:
Hubert Werthmann, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/62 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/868 (2006.01); H01L 29/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/0255 (2013.01); H01L 29/66204 (2013.01); H01L 29/868 (2013.01); H01L 29/2003 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection device includes a first III-nitride p-i-n diode and a second III-nitride p-i-n diode connected to the first III-nitride p-i-n diode in an antiparallel arrangement configured to provide voltage clamping at 5V or less under forward bias of either the first or second III-nitride p-i-n diode for transient current in both forward and reverse directions. A corresponding method of manufacturing the ESD protection device is also provided.