GB1602216A - Thyristor having emitter shunts uniformly spaced from edge of the emitter - Google Patents

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GB1602216A
GB1602216A GB9747/78A GB974778A GB1602216A GB 1602216 A GB1602216 A GB 1602216A GB 9747/78 A GB9747/78 A GB 9747/78A GB 974778 A GB974778 A GB 974778A GB 1602216 A GB1602216 A GB 1602216A
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thyristor
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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
    • 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

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GB9747/78A 1977-03-21 1978-03-13 Thyristor having emitter shunts uniformly spaced from edge of the emitter Expired GB1602216A (en)

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JP (1) JPS53116082A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
BE (1) BE865003A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
BR (1) BR7801555A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1108309A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE2811760A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2385226A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1602216A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IN (1) IN149647B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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JPS58222571A (ja) * 1982-06-19 1983-12-24 Mitsubishi Electric Corp サイリスタ
JP3225334B2 (ja) * 1995-06-14 2001-11-05 株式会社新川 リードフレームの検出装置

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FR2254880B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1973-12-12 1978-11-10 Alsthom Cgee
JPS5155677A (ja) * 1974-11-11 1976-05-15 Hitachi Ltd Handotaiseigyoseiryusochi
GB1546094A (en) * 1975-04-11 1979-05-16 Aei Semiconductors Ltd Thyristors
DE2520134C3 (de) * 1975-05-06 1978-10-19 Siemens Ag, 1000 Berlin Und 8000 Muenchen Thyristor mit einem rechteckigen Halbleiterelement

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CA1108309A (en) 1981-09-01
FR2385226A1 (fr) 1978-10-20
BR7801555A (pt) 1978-10-31
JPS53116082A (en) 1978-10-11
BE865003A (fr) 1978-09-18
DE2811760A1 (de) 1978-09-28
IN149647B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1982-02-27

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