CA1070434A - Reverse switching rectifier device - Google Patents

Reverse switching rectifier device

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Publication number
CA1070434A
CA1070434A CA268,878A CA268878A CA1070434A CA 1070434 A CA1070434 A CA 1070434A CA 268878 A CA268878 A CA 268878A CA 1070434 A CA1070434 A CA 1070434A
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zone
emitter
base
cathode
triggering
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CA268,878A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
John W. Motto (Jr.)
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
    • H10D8/00—Diodes
    • H10D8/80—PNPN diodes, e.g. Shockley diodes or break-over diodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D18/00—Thyristors
    • H10D18/221—Thyristors having amplifying gate structures, e.g. cascade configurations

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CA268,878A 1976-01-22 1976-12-29 Reverse switching rectifier device Expired CA1070434A (en)

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US65130376A 1976-01-22 1976-01-22

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BE (1) BE850349A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1070434A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE2701991A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2339256A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1568526A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IN (1) IN144812B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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SE8306663L (sv) * 1982-12-08 1984-06-09 Int Rectifier Corp Forfarande for framstellning av halvledaranordning

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DE1639459A1 (de) * 1968-03-16 1971-04-01 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Halbleitergesteuerte Gleichrichtervorrichtung mit verbesserten Einschalteigenschaften;ein Verfahren zur Herstellung einer derartigen Gleichrichtervorrichtung
US3688164A (en) * 1969-10-01 1972-08-29 Hitachi Ltd Multi-layer-type switch device
SE378479B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1973-12-05 1975-09-01 Asea Ab
US4080620A (en) * 1975-11-17 1978-03-21 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Reverse switching rectifier and method for making same

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IN144812B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1978-07-15
FR2339256A1 (fr) 1977-08-19
DE2701991A1 (de) 1977-07-28
GB1568526A (en) 1980-05-29
BE850349A (fr) 1977-07-13

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