Title : 
A novel LDMOS structure with high negative voltage capability for reverse battery protection in automotive IC´s
         
        
            Author : 
Macary, V. ; Sicard, T. ; Petrutiu, R.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
SMARTMOS Technol. Center, Motorola SPS, Mesa, AZ, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A novel LDMOS device is presented, offering high reverse VDS  compared to the normal body-diode limit (-0.6 V). This device is well suited for applications requiring reverse battery protection
         
        
            Keywords : 
MOS integrated circuits; automotive electronics; integrated circuit reliability; power MOSFET; power integrated circuits; power supplies to apparatus; protection; semiconductor device testing; -0.6 V; LDMOS device; LDMOS structure; automotive ICs; body-diode limit; negative voltage capability; reverse battery protection; reverse battery protection applications; reverse drain-source voltage; Automotive applications; Batteries; Bridge circuits; Diodes; MOSFET circuits; Power MOSFET; Power integrated circuits; Protection; Switches; Voltage;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting, 2000. Proceedings of the 2000
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Minneapolis, MN
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-6384-1
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/BIPOL.2000.886180