GB2081009A - Electron irradiation of power transistors - Google Patents

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GB2081009A
GB2081009A GB8109087A GB8109087A GB2081009A GB 2081009 A GB2081009 A GB 2081009A GB 8109087 A GB8109087 A GB 8109087A GB 8109087 A GB8109087 A GB 8109087A GB 2081009 A GB2081009 A GB 2081009A
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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
    • H10D62/80—Semiconductor bodies, or regions thereof, of devices having potential barriers characterised by the materials
    • H10D62/83—Semiconductor bodies, or regions thereof, of devices having potential barriers characterised by the materials being Group IV materials, e.g. B-doped Si or undoped Ge
    • H10D62/834—Semiconductor bodies, or regions thereof, of devices having potential barriers characterised by the materials being Group IV materials, e.g. B-doped Si or undoped Ge further characterised by the dopants
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    • H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/02—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/04—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer
    • H01L21/18—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer the devices having semiconductor bodies comprising elements of Group IV of the Periodic Table or AIIIBV compounds with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
    • H01L21/26—Bombardment with radiation
    • H01L21/263—Bombardment with radiation with high-energy radiation

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  • Bipolar Transistors (AREA)
  • Testing Of Individual Semiconductor Devices (AREA)
  • Thyristors (AREA)
GB8109087A 1980-07-24 1981-03-24 Electron irradiation of power transistors Withdrawn GB2081009A (en)

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JP (1) JPS5753978A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
BR (1) BR8101653A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1165467A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE3111598A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2487575A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB2081009A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IN (1) IN153170B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (3)

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US4806497A (en) * 1986-09-17 1989-02-21 Bbc Brown Boveri Ag Method for producing large-area power semiconductor components
US5151766A (en) * 1989-05-18 1992-09-29 Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. Semiconductor component
WO2005015641A1 (en) * 2003-08-02 2005-02-17 Zetex Plc Biopolar transistor with a low saturation voltage

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US3933527A (en) * 1973-03-09 1976-01-20 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Fine tuning power diodes with irradiation
US4075037A (en) * 1976-05-17 1978-02-21 Westinghouse Electric Corporation Tailoring of recovery charge in power diodes and thyristors by irradiation

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4806497A (en) * 1986-09-17 1989-02-21 Bbc Brown Boveri Ag Method for producing large-area power semiconductor components
US5151766A (en) * 1989-05-18 1992-09-29 Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. Semiconductor component
WO2005015641A1 (en) * 2003-08-02 2005-02-17 Zetex Plc Biopolar transistor with a low saturation voltage
US7923751B2 (en) 2003-08-02 2011-04-12 Zetex Plc Bipolar transistor with a low saturation voltage

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IN153170B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1984-06-09
CA1165467A (en) 1984-04-10
BR8101653A (pt) 1982-08-17
JPS5753978A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1982-03-31
FR2487575A1 (fr) 1982-01-29
FR2487575B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1984-06-15
DE3111598A1 (de) 1982-03-11

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