Patent ID: 7170104

Claim:
An arrangement, comprising: p-doped semiconductor layers; n-doped semiconductor layers; and a plurality of transitions arranged between the p-doped semiconductor layers and the n-doped semiconductor layers, the transitions displaying a Zener breakdown upon application of a characteristic voltage for each of the transitions, wherein: the characteristic voltages of the transitions additively correspond to a breakdown voltage of the arrangement, the p-doped semiconductor layers and the n-doped semiconductor layers are highly doped, the p-doped semiconductor layers form at least two groups doped at different concentrations, a highly doped layer of the p-doped semiconductor layers being doped at about 2×10 18 atoms/cm 3 , the n-doped semiconductor layers form at least two groups that are doped at different concentrations, a highly doped layer of the n-doped semiconductor layers being doped at about 2×10 18 atoms/cm 3 , the p-doped semiconductor layers and the n-doped semiconductor layers exhibit a constant doping, and the p-doped semiconductor layers and the n-doped semiconductor layers are doped at a same concentration, wherein the p-doped semiconductor layers and the n-doped semiconductor layers have a thickness of approximately 4 μm.