Patent ID: 6979879

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor material having a surface and including: a first region of a first conductivity type that contacts a first area of the surface, a second region of a second conductivity type that contacts the surface and the first region, the second region including all contiguous regions that have the second conductivity type, no region of a first conductivity type being enclosed between the second region and the surface, and a third region of the first conductivity type that contacts a second area of the surface and the first region, the first and second areas being spaced apart; and a first conductor formed on the surface to make an electrical connection with the first region and the third region, the first conductor having the first conductivity type and a dopant concentration; a second conductor formed on the surface, the second conductor contacting the second region and being spaced apart from the first conductor; and a third conductor formed on the surface between and spaced apart from the first and second conductors.