Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, the present invention provides a bipolar junction transistor including an emitter region; a base region; a first isolation between the emitter region and the base region; a gate on the first isolation region and overlapping at least a portion of a periphery of the emitter region; a collector region; and a second isolation between the base region and the collector region.

Abstract: A high-voltage metal-dielectric-semiconductor transistor includes a semiconductor substrate; a trench isolation region in the semiconductor substrate surrounding an active area; a gate overlying the active area; a drain doping region of a first conductivity type in the active area; a source doping region of the first conductivity type in a first well of a second conductivity type in the active area; and a source lightly doped region of the first conductivity type between the gate and the source doping region; wherein no isolation is formed between the gate and the drain doping region.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, the present invention provides a bipolar junction transistor including an emitter region; a base region; a first isolation between the emitter region and the base region; a gate on the first isolation region and overlapping at least a portion of a periphery of the emitter region; a collector region; and a second isolation between the base region and the collector region.

Abstract: An I/O electrostatic discharge (ESD) device having a gate electrode over a substrate, a gate dielectric layer between the gate electrode and the substrate, a pair of sidewall spacers respectively disposed on two opposite sidewalls of the gate electrode, a first lightly doped drain (LDD) region disposed under one of the sidewall spacers, a source region disposed next to the first LDD region, a second LDD region disposed under the other sidewall spacer, and a drain region disposed next to the second LDD region, wherein a doping concentration of the second LDD region is larger than a doping concentration of the first LDD region.

Abstract: A high-voltage metal-dielectric-semiconductor transistor includes a semiconductor substrate; a trench isolation region in the semiconductor substrate surrounding an active area; a gate overlying the active area; a drain doping region of a first conductivity type in the active area; a source doping region of the first conductivity type in a first well of a second conductivity type in the active area; and a source lightly doped region of the first conductivity type between the gate and the source doping region; wherein no isolation is formed between the gate and the drain doping region.