The Backgate (BG) effect on specific ON-resistance (
and breakdown voltage (BV) for the thin layer Silicon On Insulator (SOI) field p-channel lateral diffusion MOS (pLDMOS) are investigated in this paper. BG-induced dual conduction mode for the thin layer SOI field pLDMOS is revealed, which includes drift and accumulation conduction. Hole accumulation layer induced by BG voltage (
provides extra charges, resulting in a
reduction. An expression of equivalent
is given to describe the dependence of
on
. Simultaneously,
impacts strongly on BV, inducing three breakdown mechanisms: surface breakdown, bulk breakdown, and punchthrough breakdown. For surface breakdown, a positive linear dependence of BVs on
is given with consideration to multiple
field plates (MFP). BV of −366 V and
of
mm
V.