Texas Instruments Incorporated
Dielectric spaced diode

Abstract:

An electronic device, e.g. integrated circuit, has an n-type region and a p-type region located within a semiconductor substrate, the n-type region and the p-type region each intersecting the substrate surface. A dielectric structure is located directly on the substrate surface. The dielectric structure has first and second laterally opposed sides, with the first side located over the n-type region and the second side located over the p-type region.