Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Robert E. Hightower
  • Method of forming a semiconductor device and structure therefor
    Patent number: 6674305
    Abstract: A method of forming an output transistor (11) protects the output transistor (11) from overvoltage conditions on an output (13). The body of the output transistor (11) is coupled to the gate of the transistor (11) prior to the high voltage being applied to the output (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries LLC
    Inventors: Senpeng Sheng, Frank Dover, Barry Heim