CA1065494A - Reverse switching rectifier and method for making same - Google Patents

Reverse switching rectifier and method for making same

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Publication number
CA1065494A
CA1065494A CA265,764A CA265764A CA1065494A CA 1065494 A CA1065494 A CA 1065494A CA 265764 A CA265764 A CA 265764A CA 1065494 A CA1065494 A CA 1065494A
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cathode electrode
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French (fr)
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Chang K. Chu
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D64/00—Electrodes of devices having potential barriers
    • H10D64/20—Electrodes characterised by their shapes, relative sizes or dispositions 
    • H10D64/23—Electrodes carrying the current to be rectified, amplified, oscillated or switched, e.g. sources, drains, anodes or cathodes
    • H10D64/233—Cathode or anode electrodes for thyristors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D62/00—Semiconductor bodies, or regions thereof, of devices having potential barriers
    • H10D62/10—Shapes, relative sizes or dispositions of the regions of the semiconductor bodies; Shapes of the semiconductor bodies
    • H10D62/13—Semiconductor regions connected to electrodes carrying current to be rectified, amplified or switched, e.g. source or drain regions
    • H10D62/141—Anode or cathode regions of thyristors; Collector or emitter regions of gated bipolar-mode devices, e.g. of IGBTs
    • H10D62/148—Cathode regions of thyristors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D8/00—Diodes
    • H10D8/80—PNPN diodes, e.g. Shockley diodes or break-over diodes

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  • Thyristors (AREA)
CA265,764A 1975-11-17 1976-11-16 Reverse switching rectifier and method for making same Expired CA1065494A (en)

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US05/632,433 US4080620A (en) 1975-11-17 1975-11-17 Reverse switching rectifier and method for making same

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US (1) US4080620A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
JP (1) JPS5263078A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
BE (1) BE848225A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
CA (1) CA1065494A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
FR (1) FR2331886A1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
GB (1) GB1562509A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
IN (1) IN147060B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)

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US4278476A (en) * 1979-12-05 1981-07-14 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Method of making ion implanted reverse-conducting thyristor
DE3016749A1 (de) * 1980-04-30 1981-11-05 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Kontakt fuer mis-halbleiterbauelement und verfahren zu seiner herstellung
US4638553A (en) * 1982-12-08 1987-01-27 International Rectifier Corporation Method of manufacture of semiconductor device
JPH08242009A (ja) * 1994-12-02 1996-09-17 Eurec Europ G Fur Leistungshalbleiter Mbh & Co Kg パワー半導体デバイス
US7868352B2 (en) * 2008-09-23 2011-01-11 Optiswitch Technology Corporation Silicon break over diode

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BE759754A (fr) * 1969-12-02 1971-05-17 Licentia Gmbh Thyristor avec emetteur court-circuite a l'une des faces principales aumoins du disque de thyristor et procede de production du thyristor
DE2006729C3 (de) * 1970-02-13 1980-02-14 Siemens Ag, 1000 Berlin Und 8000 Muenchen Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Halbleiterdiode
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FR2331886A1 (fr) 1977-06-10
US4080620A (en) 1978-03-21
JPS5263078A (en) 1977-05-25
GB1562509A (en) 1980-03-12
JPS5541536B2 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1980-10-24
IN147060B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1979-11-03
BE848225A (fr) 1977-05-10

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