GB923104A - Improvements in or relating to semiconductive devices - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to semiconductive devices

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Publication number
GB923104A
GB923104A GB17134/59A GB1713459A GB923104A GB 923104 A GB923104 A GB 923104A GB 17134/59 A GB17134/59 A GB 17134/59A GB 1713459 A GB1713459 A GB 1713459A GB 923104 A GB923104 A GB 923104A
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Prior art keywords
zone
zones
transistor
current
diode
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Expired
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GB17134/59A
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AT&T Corp
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Western Electric Co Inc
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Application filed by Western Electric Co Inc filed Critical Western Electric Co Inc
Publication of GB923104A publication Critical patent/GB923104A/en
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02HEMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
    • H02H9/00Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection
    • H02H9/02Emergency protective circuit arrangements for limiting excess current or voltage without disconnection responsive to excess current
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01BCABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
    • H01B1/00Conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials; Selection of materials as conductors
    • H01B1/04Conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials; Selection of materials as conductors mainly consisting of carbon-silicon compounds, carbon or silicon
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01LSEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D18/00Thyristors
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D62/00Semiconductor bodies, or regions thereof, of devices having potential barriers
    • H10D62/10Shapes, relative sizes or dispositions of the regions of the semiconductor bodies; Shapes of the semiconductor bodies
    • H10D62/124Shapes, relative sizes or dispositions of the regions of semiconductor bodies or of junctions between the regions
    • H10D62/125Shapes of junctions between the regions
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D62/00Semiconductor bodies, or regions thereof, of devices having potential barriers
    • H10D62/80Semiconductor bodies, or regions thereof, of devices having potential barriers characterised by the materials
    • H10D62/83Semiconductor 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
    • H10D62/834Semiconductor 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
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D8/00Diodes
    • H10D8/80PNPN diodes, e.g. Shockley diodes or break-over diodes
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D84/00Integrated devices formed in or on semiconductor substrates that comprise only semiconducting layers, e.g. on Si wafers or on GaAs-on-Si wafers
    • H10D84/101Integrated devices comprising main components and built-in components, e.g. IGBT having built-in freewheel diode
    • H10D84/131Thyristors having built-in components
    • H10D84/138Thyristors having built-in components the built-in components being FETs
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D88/00Three-dimensional [3D] integrated devices
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Bipolar Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Thyristors (AREA)
  • Emergency Protection Circuit Devices (AREA)
  • Continuous-Control Power Sources That Use Transistors (AREA)
  • Bipolar Transistors (AREA)
GB17134/59A 1958-05-26 1959-05-20 Improvements in or relating to semiconductive devices Expired GB923104A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US737883A US2959504A (en) 1958-05-26 1958-05-26 Semiconductive current limiters

Publications (1)

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GB923104A true GB923104A (en) 1963-04-10

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Country Status (7)

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US (1) US2959504A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
JP (1) JPS374662B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
BE (1) BE578696A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE1090331B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR1225369A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB923104A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NL (1) NL239104A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (1)

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US3996601A (en) * 1974-07-15 1976-12-07 Hutson Jerald L Shorting structure for multilayer semiconductor switching devices

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GB1052447A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1962-09-15
NL300332A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1962-11-14
US3300694A (en) * 1962-12-20 1967-01-24 Westinghouse Electric Corp Semiconductor controlled rectifier with firing pin portion on emitter
US3277352A (en) * 1963-03-14 1966-10-04 Itt Four layer semiconductor device
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US3458781A (en) * 1966-07-18 1969-07-29 Unitrode Corp High-voltage planar semiconductor devices
US4364021A (en) * 1977-10-07 1982-12-14 General Electric Company Low voltage varistor configuration
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FR2737343B1 (fr) * 1995-07-28 1997-10-24 Ferraz Composant limiteur de courant et procede de realisation
DE102005023479B4 (de) * 2005-05-20 2011-06-09 Infineon Technologies Ag Thyristor mit Zündstufenstruktur
DE102014107040A1 (de) 2014-05-19 2015-11-19 Epcos Ag Elektronisches Bauelement und Verfahren zu dessen Herstellung

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3996601A (en) * 1974-07-15 1976-12-07 Hutson Jerald L Shorting structure for multilayer semiconductor switching devices

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
US2959504A (en) 1960-11-08
FR1225369A (fr) 1960-06-30
BE578696A (fr) 1959-08-31
NL239104A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1900-01-01
DE1090331B (de) 1960-10-06
JPS374662B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1962-05-15

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