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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Inventors:
Philippe Galy, La Touvet, FR;
Sotirios Athanasiou, Grenoble, FR;
Julien Le Coz, Grenoble, FR;
Sylvain Engels, Meylan, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/34 (2006.01); G05F 1/46 (2006.01); H01L 27/02 (2006.01); H01L 27/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/463 (2013.01); H01L 23/345 (2013.01); H01L 27/0251 (2013.01); H01L 27/0629 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes an integrated circuit with a MOS transistor and a heating circuit electrically coupled to at least two points of one of the source or drain semiconductive region of the transistor. A portion of the source or drain semiconductive region between the two points forms a resistive element. The heating circuit is configured to cause a current to circulate through the resistive element between the two points to heat an active region of the transistor.