AU524717B2 - Switching circuit with gated diode switch - Google Patents

Switching circuit with gated diode switch

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Publication number
AU524717B2
AU524717B2 AU53867/79A AU5386779A AU524717B2 AU 524717 B2 AU524717 B2 AU 524717B2 AU 53867/79 A AU53867/79 A AU 53867/79A AU 5386779 A AU5386779 A AU 5386779A AU 524717 B2 AU524717 B2 AU 524717B2
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AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
switching circuit
diode switch
gated diode
gated
switch
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Ceased
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AU53867/79A
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English (en)
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AU5386779A (en
Inventor
Adrian Ralph Hartman
Terence James Riley
Peter William Shackle
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AT&T Corp
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Western Electric Co Inc
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Application filed by Western Electric Co Inc filed Critical Western Electric Co Inc
Publication of AU5386779A publication Critical patent/AU5386779A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of AU524717B2 publication Critical patent/AU524717B2/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H03ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03KPULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/10Modifications for increasing the maximum permissible switched voltage
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L29/00Semiconductor devices specially adapted for rectifying, amplifying, oscillating or switching and having potential barriers; Capacitors or resistors having potential barriers, e.g. a PN-junction depletion layer or carrier concentration layer; Details of semiconductor bodies or of electrodes thereof ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
    • H01L29/66Types of semiconductor device ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor
    • H01L29/68Types of semiconductor device ; Multistep manufacturing processes therefor controllable by only the electric current supplied, or only the electric potential applied, to an electrode which does not carry the current to be rectified, amplified or switched
    • H01L29/70Bipolar devices
    • H01L29/72Transistor-type devices, i.e. able to continuously respond to applied control signals
    • H01L29/739Transistor-type devices, i.e. able to continuously respond to applied control signals controlled by field-effect, e.g. bipolar static induction transistors [BSIT]
    • H01L29/7391Gated diode structures
    • H01L29/7392Gated diode structures with PN junction gate, e.g. field controlled thyristors (FCTh), static induction thyristors (SITh)
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H03ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03KPULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/51Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used
    • H03K17/56Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used by the use, as active elements, of semiconductor devices
    • H03K17/567Circuits characterised by the use of more than one type of semiconductor device, e.g. BIMOS, composite devices such as IGBT
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H03ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03KPULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K17/00Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking
    • H03K17/51Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used
    • H03K17/78Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used using opto-electronic devices, i.e. light-emitting and photoelectric devices electrically- or optically-coupled
    • H03K17/785Electronic switching or gating, i.e. not by contact-making and –breaking characterised by the components used using opto-electronic devices, i.e. light-emitting and photoelectric devices electrically- or optically-coupled controlling field-effect transistor switches

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Amplifiers (AREA)
  • Electronic Switches (AREA)
AU53867/79A 1978-12-20 1979-12-14 Switching circuit with gated diode switch Ceased AU524717B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US97202578A 1978-12-20 1978-12-20
US972025 1978-12-20

Publications (2)

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AU5386779A AU5386779A (en) 1980-06-26
AU524717B2 true AU524717B2 (en) 1982-09-30

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AU53867/79A Ceased AU524717B2 (en) 1978-12-20 1979-12-14 Switching circuit with gated diode switch

Country Status (24)

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JP (1) JPS55501042A (de)
KR (1) KR830000498B1 (de)
AT (1) ATA906079A (de)
AU (1) AU524717B2 (de)
BE (1) BE880730A (de)
CA (1) CA1122331A (de)
DD (1) DD152664A5 (de)
DE (1) DE2953403C2 (de)
DK (1) DK347680A (de)
ES (1) ES487068A1 (de)
FR (1) FR2445075A1 (de)
GB (1) GB2050716B (de)
HK (1) HK69484A (de)
HU (1) HU181029B (de)
IE (1) IE48720B1 (de)
IL (1) IL58972A (de)
IN (1) IN153145B (de)
IT (1) IT1126605B (de)
NL (1) NL7920187A (de)
PL (1) PL127059B1 (de)
SE (1) SE424685B (de)
SG (1) SG34984G (de)
TR (1) TR20826A (de)
WO (1) WO1980001346A1 (de)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4303831A (en) * 1979-07-30 1981-12-01 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Optically triggered linear bilateral switch
US4275308A (en) * 1980-05-30 1981-06-23 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Optically toggled device
FR2497424A1 (fr) * 1980-12-31 1982-07-02 Telemecanique Electrique Appareil detecteur du type a deux bornes alimente en courant alternatif redresse sous une tension pouvant varier dans une large gamme avec commande de la charge a l'aide de thyristors de commutation
FR2497423A1 (fr) * 1980-12-31 1982-07-02 Telemecanique Electrique Appareil detecteur du type a deux bornes, comportant un circuit d'alimentation en courant alternatif redresse et de commande d'une charge a l'aide de thyristors de commutation

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US3365588A (en) * 1968-01-23 Us Navy Multi-channel calibration circuit for generating a step-wave output voltage
DE1762842A1 (de) * 1968-09-07 1970-10-22 Richard Helleis Elektronischer Schalter,gesteuert durch zwei Lichtschranken
US3708672A (en) * 1971-03-29 1973-01-02 Honeywell Inf Systems Solid state relay using photo-coupled isolators
US4021683A (en) * 1975-01-03 1977-05-03 National Research Development Corporation Electronic switching circuits
US4060821A (en) * 1976-06-21 1977-11-29 General Electric Co. Field controlled thyristor with buried grid

Also Published As

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PL220495A1 (de) 1980-09-08
IT1126605B (it) 1986-05-21
HK69484A (en) 1984-09-14
HU181029B (en) 1983-05-30
IE792475L (en) 1980-06-20
JPS55501042A (de) 1980-11-27
KR830000498B1 (ko) 1983-03-10
DE2953403T1 (de) 1980-12-18
SE8005705L (sv) 1980-08-13
CA1122331A (en) 1982-04-20
GB2050716A (en) 1981-01-07
NL7920187A (nl) 1980-10-31
IN153145B (de) 1984-06-09
AU5386779A (en) 1980-06-26
ATA906079A (de) 1984-08-15
BE880730A (fr) 1980-04-16
IT7928208A0 (it) 1979-12-19
DE2953403C2 (de) 1983-01-20
ES487068A1 (es) 1980-09-16
PL127059B1 (en) 1983-09-30
IL58972A (en) 1982-05-31
IL58972A0 (en) 1980-03-31
WO1980001346A1 (en) 1980-06-26
IE48720B1 (en) 1985-05-01
FR2445075A1 (fr) 1980-07-18
GB2050716B (en) 1983-03-09
SG34984G (en) 1985-02-08
DD152664A5 (de) 1981-12-02
DK347680A (da) 1980-08-12
SE424685B (sv) 1982-08-02
TR20826A (tr) 1982-09-01

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