Littelfuse, Inc.
ASYMMETRIC TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSOR DEVICE AND METHODS FOR FORMATION

Abstract:

A transient voltage suppression (TVS) device, may include: a substrate base formed in a substrate, the substrate base comprising a semiconductor of a first conductivity type; and an epitaxial layer, disposed on the substrate base, on a first side of the substrate, and comprising a semiconductor of a second conductivity type. The epitaxial layer may include: a first portion, the first portion having a first layer thickness; and a second portion, the second portion having a second layer thickness, less than the first layer thickness, wherein the first portion and the second portion are disposed on a first side of the substrate, and wherein the first portion is electrically isolated from the second portion.