CIRCUIT INCLUDING A RECTIFYING ELEMENT, AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A DIODE AND A PROCESS OF FORMING THE SAME

摘要

A circuit can include a transistor, a capacitive element, and a rectifying element. The rectifying element and the capacitive element can be serially connected and coupled to the current-carrying terminals of the transistor. An electronic device may include part of the circuit. The electronic device can include a diode that includes a horizontally-oriented semiconductor member and a vertically-oriented semiconductor member having different conductivity types. The ends of the horizontally-oriented semiconductor and vertically-oriented semiconductor members physically contact each other. A process of forming an electronic device can include forming a semiconductor layer and forming a second semiconductor member. In a finished device, a diode includes a junction between dopants of first and second conductivity types within the semiconductor layer, within the semiconductor member, or at an interface between the semiconductor layer and the semiconductor member.

主权项

1. A circuit comprising:
a first transistor including a first current-carrying terminal and a second current-carrying terminal; a first capacitive element including a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode is coupled to the first current-carrying terminal of the first transistor; and a rectifying element including an anode and a cathode, wherein the cathode is coupled to the second electrode of the first capacitive element, and the anode is coupled to the second current-carrying terminal of the first transistor wherein the first current-carrying terminal is a drain terminal, and the second current-carrying terminal is a source terminal.