Semiconductor device with circuit for preventing latch-up

摘要

Semiconductor device has a substrate bias generating circuit for generating a substrate bias to be applied to a p-type semiconductor substrate, a CMOS circuit formed on the semiconductor substrate and a latch-up protection circuit. The latch-up protection circuit has an n-type first region, a highly doped n-type second region, a p-type third region apart from the second region in the first region and a n-type fourth region surrounding said first region formed apart from the first region on the surface of the substrate. The second region is coupled with a power supply Vcc, the third region is coupled with an input line, the fourth region is coupled with a ground Vss, and the substrate is coupled with the substrate bias generating circuit.