CS244934B2 - Thyristor with self protection against overvoltage - Google Patents

Thyristor with self protection against overvoltage Download PDF

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CS244934B2
CS244934B2 CS833857A CS385783A CS244934B2 CS 244934 B2 CS244934 B2 CS 244934B2 CS 833857 A CS833857 A CS 833857A CS 385783 A CS385783 A CS 385783A CS 244934 B2 CS244934 B2 CS 244934B2
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thyristor
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main thyristor
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Tsuneo Ogura
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Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co
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    • 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
    • H01L29/74Thyristor-type devices, e.g. having four-zone regenerative action
    • 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
    • H01L29/74Thyristor-type devices, e.g. having four-zone regenerative action
    • H01L29/7424Thyristor-type devices, e.g. having four-zone regenerative action having a built-in localised breakdown/breakover region, e.g. self-protected against destructive spontaneous, e.g. voltage breakover, firing
    • 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
    • H01L29/74Thyristor-type devices, e.g. having four-zone regenerative action
    • H01L29/7428Thyristor-type devices, e.g. having four-zone regenerative action having an amplifying gate structure, e.g. cascade (Darlington) configuration
    • 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
    • H01L29/74Thyristor-type devices, e.g. having four-zone regenerative action
    • H01L29/744Gate-turn-off devices

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
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CS833857A 1982-06-30 1983-05-30 Thyristor with self protection against overvoltage CS244934B2 (en)

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JP57112943A JPS594075A (ja) 1982-06-30 1982-06-30 サイリスタ

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CS244934B2 true CS244934B2 (en) 1986-08-14

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US (1) US4646121A (ja)
EP (1) EP0100136B1 (ja)
JP (1) JPS594075A (ja)
CS (1) CS244934B2 (ja)
DE (1) DE3367701D1 (ja)

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US6727528B1 (en) 2001-03-22 2004-04-27 T-Ram, Inc. Thyristor-based device including trench dielectric isolation for thyristor-body regions
US6462359B1 (en) 2001-03-22 2002-10-08 T-Ram, Inc. Stability in thyristor-based memory device
US7456439B1 (en) 2001-03-22 2008-11-25 T-Ram Semiconductor, Inc. Vertical thyristor-based memory with trench isolation and its method of fabrication
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EP0100136A1 (en) 1984-02-08
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US4646121A (en) 1987-02-24
JPS594075A (ja) 1984-01-10
EP0100136B1 (en) 1986-11-12

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