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US5336915A
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Semiconductor integrated circuit device having analog circuit and digital circuit formed on one chip
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1991-12-31
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Granted: 1994-08-09
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Expires: 2011-12-31
Abstract
Abstract First and second well regions of a second conductivity type are formed in a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type. An analog circuit is formed in the first well region. A digital circuit is formed in the second well region.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasuhiko Fujita
- 👤 Haruyuki Miyata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-31 08:30
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/80; H10D84/82; H10D84/83; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/0165; H10D89/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; a first well region of a second conductivity type formed in said semiconductor substrate; a second well region of the second conductivity type which is formed in said semiconductor substrate at a position separated from said first well region and in which an analog circuit comprising complementary metal oxide silicon transistors is formed; and bias means for biasing said semiconductor substrate by a constant potential, said bias means including a semiconductor region of the first conductivity type formed is that portion of said semiconductor substrate which lies between said first and second well regions and having an impurity concentration higher than said semiconductor substrate, a potential supplying source, and a power source line connected between said semiconductor region and said potential supplying source.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; a first well region of a second conductivity type formed in said semiconductor substrate; a second well region of the second conductivity type which is formed in said semiconductor substrate at a position separated from said first well region and in which an analog circuit comprising complementary metal oxide silicon transistors is formed; and bias means for biasing said semiconductor substrate by a constant potential, said bias means including a semiconductor region of the first conductivity type formed is that portion of said semiconductor substrate which lies between said first and second well regions and having an impurity concentration higher than said semiconductor substrate, a potential supplying source, and a power source line connected between said semiconductor region and said potential supplying source.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
235 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; a first well region of a second conductivity type formed in said semiconductor substrate; a second well region of the second conductivity type which is formed in said semiconductor substrate at a position separated from said first well region and in which an analog circuit comprising complementary metal oxide silicon transistors is formed; a third well region of the first conductivity type formed in said first well region and a fourth well region of the first conductivity type formed in said second well region; and first bias means for biasing said third well region by a constant potential and second bias means for biasing said fourth well region by a constant potential, said first bias means including a first semiconductor region of the first conductivity type formed in said third well region and having an impurity concentration higher than said third well region, a first potential supplying source, and a first power source line connected between said first potential supplying source and said first semiconductor region, and said second bias means including a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type formed in said fourth well region and having an impurity concentration higher than said fourth well region, a second potential supplying source, and a second power source line connected between said second potential supplying source and said second semiconductor region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
235 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; a first well region of a second conductivity type formed in said semiconductor substrate; a second well region of the second conductivity type which is formed in said semiconductor substrate at a position separated from said first well region and in which an analog circuit comprising complementary metal oxide silicon transistors is formed; a third well region of the first conductivity type formed in said first well region and a fourth well region of the first conductivity type formed in said second well region; and first bias means for biasing said third well region by a constant potential and second bias means for biasing said fourth well region by a constant potential, said first bias means including a first semiconductor region of the first conductivity type formed in said third well region and having an impurity concentration higher than said third well region, a first potential supplying source, and a first power source line connected between said first potential supplying source and said first semiconductor region, and said second bias means including a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type formed in said fourth well region and having an impurity concentration higher than said fourth well region, a second potential supplying source, and a second power source line connected between said second potential supplying source and said second semiconductor region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
98 words
A device according to claim 2, further comprising a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type formed in said third well region and acting as part of an active element; a third potential supplying source; a third power source line connected between said third semiconductor region and said third potential supplying source; a fourth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type formed in said fourth well region and acting as part of an active element; a fourth potential supplying source; a fourth power source line connected between said fourth semiconductor region and said fourth potential supplying source.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
296 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; first bias means for biasing said semiconductor substrate by a constant potential; a first well region of a second conductivity type formed in said semiconductor substrate, a digital circuit being formed in said first well region; second bias means for biasing said first well region by a constant potential; a second well region of the second conductivity type which is formed in said semiconductor substrate at a position separated from said first well region and in which an analog circuit comprising complementary metal oxide silicon transistors is formed; and third bias means for biasing said second well region by a constant potential, wherein said first bias means includes a first semiconductor region of the first conductivity type formed in that portion of said semiconductor substrate which lies between said first and second well regions and having an impurity concentration higher than that of said semiconductor substrate, a first potential supplying source, and a first power source line connected between said first potential supplying source and said first semiconductor region, said second bias means includes a second semiconductor region of the second conductivity type formed in said first well region and having an impurity concentration higher than that of said first well region, a second potential supplying source, and a second power source line connected between said second potential supplying source and said second semiconductor region, and said third bias means includes a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type formed in said second well region and having an impurity concentration higher than that of said second well region, a third potential supplying source, and a third power source line connected between said third potential supplying source and said third semiconductor region.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
296 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising: a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; first bias means for biasing said semiconductor substrate by a constant potential; a first well region of a second conductivity type formed in said semiconductor substrate, a digital circuit being formed in said first well region; second bias means for biasing said first well region by a constant potential; a second well region of the second conductivity type which is formed in said semiconductor substrate at a position separated from said first well region and in which an analog circuit comprising complementary metal oxide silicon transistors is formed; and third bias means for biasing said second well region by a constant potential, wherein said first bias means includes a first semiconductor region of the first conductivity type formed in that portion of said semiconductor substrate which lies between said first and second well regions and having an impurity concentration higher than that of said semiconductor substrate, a first potential supplying source, and a first power source line connected between said first potential supplying source and said first semiconductor region, said second bias means includes a second semiconductor region of the second conductivity type formed in said first well region and having an impurity concentration higher than that of said first well region, a second potential supplying source, and a second power source line connected between said second potential supplying source and said second semiconductor region, and said third bias means includes a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type formed in said second well region and having an impurity concentration higher than that of said second well region, a third potential supplying source, and a third power source line connected between said third potential supplying source and said third semiconductor region.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
98 words
A device according to claim 4, further comprising a fourth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type formed in said first well region and acting as part of an active element; a fourth potential supplying source; a fourth power source line connected between said fourth semiconductor region and said fourth potential supplying source; a fifth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type formed in said second well region and acting as part of an active element; a fifth potential supplying source; a fifth power source line connected between said fifth semiconductor region and said fifth potential supplying source.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
283 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising; a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; first bias means for biasing said semiconductor substrate by a constant potential; a first well region of a second conductivity type formed in said semiconductor substrate, a digital circuit being formed in said first well region; second bias means for biasing said first well region by a constant potential; a second well region of the second conductivity type which is formed in said semiconductor substrate at a position separated from said first well region and in which an analog circuit comprising complementary metal oxide silicon transistors is formed; third bias means for biasing said second well regions by a constant potential; and a third well region of a first conductivity type formed in said first well region, fourth bias means for biasing said third well region by a constant potential, a fourth well region of the first conductivity type formed in said second well region, and fifth bias means for biasing said fourth well region by a constant potential, wherein said fourth bias means includes a first semiconductor region of the first conductivity type formed in said third well region and having an impurity concentration higher than said third well region, a first potential supplying source, and a first power source line connected between said first potential supplying source and said first semiconductor region, and said fifth bias means includes a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type formed in said fourth well region and having an impurity concentration higher than said fourth well region, a second potential supplying source, and a second power source line connected between said second potential supplying source and said second semiconductor region.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
283 words
A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising; a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type; first bias means for biasing said semiconductor substrate by a constant potential; a first well region of a second conductivity type formed in said semiconductor substrate, a digital circuit being formed in said first well region; second bias means for biasing said first well region by a constant potential; a second well region of the second conductivity type which is formed in said semiconductor substrate at a position separated from said first well region and in which an analog circuit comprising complementary metal oxide silicon transistors is formed; third bias means for biasing said second well regions by a constant potential; and a third well region of a first conductivity type formed in said first well region, fourth bias means for biasing said third well region by a constant potential, a fourth well region of the first conductivity type formed in said second well region, and fifth bias means for biasing said fourth well region by a constant potential, wherein said fourth bias means includes a first semiconductor region of the first conductivity type formed in said third well region and having an impurity concentration higher than said third well region, a first potential supplying source, and a first power source line connected between said first potential supplying source and said first semiconductor region, and said fifth bias means includes a second semiconductor region of the first conductivity type formed in said fourth well region and having an impurity concentration higher than said fourth well region, a second potential supplying source, and a second power source line connected between said second potential supplying source and said second semiconductor region.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
98 words
A device according to claim 6, further comprising a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type formed in said third well region and acting as part of an active element; a third potential supplying source; a third power source line connected between said third semiconductor region and said third potential supplying source; a fourth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type formed in said fourth well region and acting as part of an active element; a fourth potential supplying source; a fourth power source line connected between said fourth semiconductor region and said fourth potential supplying source.
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