GB935710A - Improvements in controlled semiconductor rectifiers - Google Patents

Improvements in controlled semiconductor rectifiers

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Publication number
GB935710A
GB935710A GB9852/61A GB985261A GB935710A GB 935710 A GB935710 A GB 935710A GB 9852/61 A GB9852/61 A GB 9852/61A GB 985261 A GB985261 A GB 985261A GB 935710 A GB935710 A GB 935710A
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Prior art keywords
emitter region
conducting member
semi
conductor
emitter
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Expired
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GB9852/61A
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Inventor
Peter Arthur Turner
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Associated Electrical Industries Ltd
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Associated Electrical Industries Ltd
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Priority to FR1317754D priority Critical patent/FR1317754A/fr
Application filed by Associated Electrical Industries Ltd filed Critical Associated Electrical Industries Ltd
Priority to GB9852/61A priority patent/GB935710A/en
Priority to DEA39725A priority patent/DE1209207B/de
Publication of GB935710A publication Critical patent/GB935710A/en
Priority to GB541/64A priority patent/GB987169A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • H10D18/60—Gate-turn-off devices 
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L23/00—Details of semiconductor or other solid state devices
    • H01L23/48—Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the solid state body in operation, e.g. leads, terminal arrangements ; Selection of materials therefor
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D64/00—Electrodes of devices having potential barriers
    • H10D64/20—Electrodes characterised by their shapes, relative sizes or dispositions 
    • H10D64/23—Electrodes carrying the current to be rectified, amplified, oscillated or switched, e.g. sources, drains, anodes or cathodes
    • H10D64/233—Cathode or anode electrodes for thyristors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L2224/00—Indexing scheme for arrangements for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies and methods related thereto as covered by H01L24/00
    • H01L2224/01—Means for bonding being attached to, or being formed on, the surface to be connected, e.g. chip-to-package, die-attach, "first-level" interconnects; Manufacturing methods related thereto
    • H01L2224/42—Wire connectors; Manufacturing methods related thereto
    • H01L2224/47—Structure, shape, material or disposition of the wire connectors after the connecting process
    • H01L2224/49—Structure, shape, material or disposition of the wire connectors after the connecting process of a plurality of wire connectors
    • H01L2224/491—Disposition
    • H01L2224/4918—Disposition being disposed on at least two different sides of the body, e.g. dual array
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L2924/00—Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
    • H01L2924/30—Technical effects
    • H01L2924/301—Electrical effects
    • H01L2924/3011—Impedance

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Electron Sources, Ion Sources (AREA)
  • Thyristors (AREA)
  • Die Bonding (AREA)
GB9852/61A 1961-03-17 1961-03-17 Improvements in controlled semiconductor rectifiers Expired GB935710A (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR1317754D FR1317754A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1961-03-17
GB9852/61A GB935710A (en) 1961-03-17 1961-03-17 Improvements in controlled semiconductor rectifiers
DEA39725A DE1209207B (de) 1961-03-17 1962-03-16 Steuerbarer Halbleitergleichrichter mit einem npnp-Halbleiterkoerper
GB541/64A GB987169A (en) 1961-03-17 1964-01-06 Improvements relating to semi-conductor controlled rectifiers

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9852/61A GB935710A (en) 1961-03-17 1961-03-17 Improvements in controlled semiconductor rectifiers
GB541/64A GB987169A (en) 1961-03-17 1964-01-06 Improvements relating to semi-conductor controlled rectifiers

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GB935710A true GB935710A (en) 1963-09-04

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GB541/64A Expired GB987169A (en) 1961-03-17 1964-01-06 Improvements relating to semi-conductor controlled rectifiers

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Country Status (3)

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DE (1) DE1209207B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR1317754A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (2) GB935710A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1281036B (de) * 1965-07-31 1968-10-24 Telefunken Patent Transistor und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung
DE1289195B (de) * 1964-06-23 1969-02-13 Itt Ind Gmbh Deutsche Flaechentransistor mit einer eingelassenen Basiszone
US3577046A (en) * 1969-03-21 1971-05-04 Gen Electric Monolithic compound thyristor with a pilot portion having a metallic electrode with finger portions formed thereon
US3579060A (en) * 1969-03-21 1971-05-18 Gen Electric Thyristor with improved current and voltage handling characteristics
DE1297239B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1964-11-11 1975-07-17
US3964090A (en) * 1971-12-24 1976-06-15 Semikron Gesellschaft Fur Gleichrichterbau Und Elektronid M.B.H. Semiconductor controlled rectifier
US4024568A (en) * 1974-09-27 1977-05-17 Hitachi, Ltd. Transistor with base/emitter encirclement configuration
US4079409A (en) * 1973-11-27 1978-03-14 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs G.M.B.H. Thyristor with pressure contacting
US4460913A (en) * 1981-10-30 1984-07-17 Rca Corporation Fast switching transistor
US4477826A (en) * 1979-07-04 1984-10-16 Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co. Ltd. Arrangement for aligning and attaching a shim to a semiconductor element
US4584595A (en) * 1985-02-07 1986-04-22 Reliance Electric Company Arrangement of field effect transistors for operation in the switched mode at high frequency

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3609476A (en) * 1970-06-26 1971-09-28 Gen Electric Interdigitated structures for gate turnoff thyristors and for transistors
DE2902224A1 (de) * 1979-01-20 1980-07-24 Bbc Brown Boveri & Cie Kontaktsystem fuer leistungs-halbleiterbauelemente
DE3230760A1 (de) * 1982-08-18 1984-02-23 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Abschaltbarer thyristor

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US2989426A (en) * 1957-06-06 1961-06-20 Ibm Method of transistor manufacture
DE1132247B (de) * 1959-01-30 1962-06-28 Siemens Ag Gesteuerte Vierschichtentriode mit vier Halbleiterschichten abwechselnden Leitfaehigkeitstyps

Cited By (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1289195B (de) * 1964-06-23 1969-02-13 Itt Ind Gmbh Deutsche Flaechentransistor mit einer eingelassenen Basiszone
DE1297239B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1964-11-11 1975-07-17
DE1297239C2 (de) * 1964-11-11 1975-07-17 Deutsche Itt Industries Gmbh, 7800 Freiburg Leistungstransistor
DE1281036B (de) * 1965-07-31 1968-10-24 Telefunken Patent Transistor und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung
US3577046A (en) * 1969-03-21 1971-05-04 Gen Electric Monolithic compound thyristor with a pilot portion having a metallic electrode with finger portions formed thereon
US3579060A (en) * 1969-03-21 1971-05-18 Gen Electric Thyristor with improved current and voltage handling characteristics
US3964090A (en) * 1971-12-24 1976-06-15 Semikron Gesellschaft Fur Gleichrichterbau Und Elektronid M.B.H. Semiconductor controlled rectifier
US4079409A (en) * 1973-11-27 1978-03-14 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs G.M.B.H. Thyristor with pressure contacting
US4024568A (en) * 1974-09-27 1977-05-17 Hitachi, Ltd. Transistor with base/emitter encirclement configuration
US4477826A (en) * 1979-07-04 1984-10-16 Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co. Ltd. Arrangement for aligning and attaching a shim to a semiconductor element
US4460913A (en) * 1981-10-30 1984-07-17 Rca Corporation Fast switching transistor
US4584595A (en) * 1985-02-07 1986-04-22 Reliance Electric Company Arrangement of field effect transistors for operation in the switched mode at high frequency

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Publication number Publication date
DE1209207B (de) 1966-01-20
GB987169A (en) 1965-03-24
FR1317754A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1963-05-08

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