Patents Represented by Attorney Fissh & Richardson P.C.
  • Patent number: 7741694
    Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device according to the present invention includes an N-type embedded diffusion region between a substrate and an epitaxial layer in first and second island regions serving as small signal section. The N-type embedded diffusion region connects to N-type diffusion regions having supply potential. The substrate and the epitaxial layer are thus partitioned by the N-type embedded diffusion region having supply potential in the island regions serving as small signal section. This structure prevents the inflow of free carriers (electrons) generated from a power NPN transistor due to the back electromotive force of the motor into the small signal section, thus preventing the malfunction of the small signal section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo Kanda, Shigeaki Okawa, Kazuhiro Yoshitake