Patent ID: 7999289

Claim:
A monolithic integrated circuit of a field-effect semiconductor device and a Schottky diode, comprising: (a) a main semiconductor region having a major surface; (b) a source formed on the major surface; (c) a drain formed on the major surface, the drain spaced from the source; (d) gate means formed on the major surface, the gate means interposed between the source and the drain and spaced from the source and the drain; and (e) a Schottky electrode formed on the major surface in Schottky contact therewith, the Schottky electrode being positioned away from the source across at least the gate means, the Schottky electrode encircling the drain and being spaced from the gate means and the drain, the Schottky electrode providing a Schottky diode in combination with the main semiconductor region and being electrically coupled to the source.