GB1592877A - Thyristor fired by collapsing voltage - Google Patents

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GB1592877A
GB1592877A GB42646/77A GB4264677A GB1592877A GB 1592877 A GB1592877 A GB 1592877A GB 42646/77 A GB42646/77 A GB 42646/77A GB 4264677 A GB4264677 A GB 4264677A GB 1592877 A GB1592877 A GB 1592877A
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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
    • H10D18/00—Thyristors
    • H10D18/211—Thyristors having built-in localised breakdown or breakover regions, e.g. self-protected against destructive spontaneous firing
    • 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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GB42646/77A 1976-10-29 1977-10-13 Thyristor fired by collapsing voltage Expired GB1592877A (en)

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AU (1) AU516308B2 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
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DE (1) DE2748528A1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
FR (1) FR2393432A1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
GB (1) GB1592877A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
HK (1) HK64384A (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
IN (1) IN148845B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
PL (1) PL117693B1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
SE (1) SE7712091L (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)
ZA (1) ZA775629B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html)

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HK64384A (en) 1984-08-24
JPS5356979A (en) 1978-05-23
DE2748528A1 (de) 1978-05-03
PL117693B1 (en) 1981-08-31
IN148845B (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1981-06-27
FR2393432A1 (fr) 1978-12-29
AU516308B2 (en) 1981-05-28
SE7712091L (sv) 1978-04-30
JPS5649459B2 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1981-11-21
FR2393432B1 (GUID-C5D7CC26-194C-43D0-91A1-9AE8C70A9BFF.html) 1983-08-26
BE859992A (fr) 1978-04-21
BR7707015A (pt) 1978-07-18
AU2974177A (en) 1979-04-26
CA1104726A (en) 1981-07-07
ZA775629B (en) 1978-08-30

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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 19921013