Patent ID: 10714240

Abstract:
An overvoltage protection device (100) may include a metal oxide varistor (MOV) (102) having a first surface (114) and a second surface (116); a semiconductor substrate (202) having a first outer surface (126) and a second outer surface (128) and comprising a semiconductor crowbar device (104) comprising a plurality of semiconductor layers arranged in electrical series to one another, the semiconductor substrate (202) being disposed on a first side of the metal oxide varistor (102), a conductive region (124) disposed between the second surface (116) of the MOV (102) and the first outer surface (126) of the semiconductor substrate (202); a first electrical contact (120) disposed on the first surface (114) of the MOV (102); and a second electrical contact (122) disposed on the second outer surface (128) of the semiconductor substrate (202).