US4607270A
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Schottky barrier diode with guard ring
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1984-06-08
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Granted: 1986-08-19
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Expires: 2004-06-08
Abstract
Abstract A guard-ring-equipped Schottky barrier diode, which has a shortened reverse recovery time and an increased withstand voltage, has a Schottky barrier layer formed on a semiconductor substrate, of a first conductivity type, and a guard ring, which has a second conductivity type, formed on surface of the substrate isolated from but surrounding the periphery of the barrier layer. An insulative film with an opening over part of the guard ring is formed over the region between the edge of the Schottky barrier layer and the guard ring. A high-resistance layer is formed in this opening and is connected with the Schottky barrier layer by a metal electrode. The width of the substrate between the guard ring and the edge of the barrier layer is less than the sum of the widths of the depletion layers of the guard ring and the barrier layer at the time when the lower voltage of either the barrier layer breakdown voltage or the guard ring breakdown voltage is applied.
Inventors
- 👤 Susumu Iesaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 03:14
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D62/00; H10D62/10; H10D62/102; H10D62/103; H10D62/105; H10D62/106; H10D8/00; H10D8/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A Schottky barrier diode, comprising: a Schottky barrier layer, formed on a semiconductor substrate, of a first conductivity type; a guard ring of a second conductivity type formed in the surface region of said semiconductor substrate isolated from and surrounding the periphery of said Schottky barrier layer; an insulating film provided on said guard ring and the substrate region between the edge of said Schottky barrier layer and said guard ring, and an opening formed over part of said guard ring; a high-resistance layer provided in said opening; and a metal electrode which connects said high-resistance layer and said Schottky barrier layer, the width of the substrate region between the edge of said Schottky barrier layer and said guard ring being less than the sum of the widths of the depletion layers on the Schottky barrier side and the guard ring side when the lower voltage of either the breakdown voltage of the guard ring or of the Schottky barrier is applied.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
A Schottky barrier diode, comprising: a Schottky barrier layer, formed on a semiconductor substrate, of a first conductivity type; a guard ring of a second conductivity type formed in the surface region of said semiconductor substrate isolated from and surrounding the periphery of said Schottky barrier layer; an insulating film provided on said guard ring and the substrate region between the edge of said Schottky barrier layer and said guard ring, and an opening formed over part of said guard ring; a high-resistance layer provided in said opening; and a metal electrode which connects said high-resistance layer and said Schottky barrier layer, the width of the substrate region between the edge of said Schottky barrier layer and said guard ring being less than the sum of the widths of the depletion layers on the Schottky barrier side and the guard ring side when the lower voltage of either the breakdown voltage of the guard ring or of the Schottky barrier is applied.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A Schottky barrier diode according to claim 1, wherein said high-resistance layer is polysilicon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A Schottky barrier diode according to claim 1, wherein said metal electrode is formed on said insulating film covering the region of said Schottky barrier layer and outward to the outside of said guard ring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A Schottky barrier diode according to claim 1 wherein said width of the substrate region is in the range of 5 μm to 8 μm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
112 words
A Schottky barrier diode, comprising: a Schottky barrier layer, formed on a semiconductor substrate, of a first conductivity type; a guard ring of a second conductivity type formed in the surface region of said semiconductor substrate isolated from and surrounding the periphery of said Schottky barrier layer; an insulating film provided on said guard ring and the substrate region between the edge of said Schottky barrier layer and said guard ring, and an opening formed in said insulating film over part of said guard ring; a high-resistance layer provided in said opening in contact with said guard ring; and a metal electrode which connects said high-resistance layer and said Schottky barrier layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
112 words
A Schottky barrier diode, comprising: a Schottky barrier layer, formed on a semiconductor substrate, of a first conductivity type; a guard ring of a second conductivity type formed in the surface region of said semiconductor substrate isolated from and surrounding the periphery of said Schottky barrier layer; an insulating film provided on said guard ring and the substrate region between the edge of said Schottky barrier layer and said guard ring, and an opening formed in said insulating film over part of said guard ring; a high-resistance layer provided in said opening in contact with said guard ring; and a metal electrode which connects said high-resistance layer and said Schottky barrier layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A Schottky barrier diode according to claim 5 wherein the width of the substrate between the edge of said Schottky barrier layer and said guard ring is in the range of 5 μm to 8 μm.
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