Integrated structure of a bipolar power transistor and a low voltage bipolar transistor in the emitter switching or semibridge configurations and associated manufacturing processes.

摘要

In the version with unisolated components the components of the structure are totally or partially superimposed on each other, partly in a first epitaxial layer and partly in a second epitaxial layer; the low voltage bipolar transistor is indeed situated above the emitter region of the bipolar power transistor which is thus a completely buried active structure. In the version with isolated components, in an n- epitaxial layer there are two p+ regions, i.e. the first, constituting the power transistor base, encloses the n+ emitter region of said transistor while the second encloses two n+ regions and one p+ region constituting the collector, emitter and base regions respectively of the low voltage transistor. A metallization on the front of the chip provides connection between the collector contact of the low voltage transistor and the emitter contact of the power transistor. <IMAGE>