JPH0113233B2 - - Google Patents

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Publication number
JPH0113233B2
JPH0113233B2 JP58223578A JP22357883A JPH0113233B2 JP H0113233 B2 JPH0113233 B2 JP H0113233B2 JP 58223578 A JP58223578 A JP 58223578A JP 22357883 A JP22357883 A JP 22357883A JP H0113233 B2 JPH0113233 B2 JP H0113233B2
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semiconductor region
electrode
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semiconductor
section
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Expired
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JP58223578A
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English (en)
Japanese (ja)
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JPS60115263A (ja
Inventor
Hideo Matsuda
Yoshiaki Tsunoda
Takashi Fujiwara
Yasunori Usui
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Toshiba Corp
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Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Ltd
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Application filed by Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Ltd filed Critical Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Ltd
Priority to JP58223578A priority Critical patent/JPS60115263A/ja
Priority to GB08429865A priority patent/GB2151399B/en
Priority to US06/675,150 priority patent/US4717947A/en
Priority to DE19843443363 priority patent/DE3443363A1/de
Publication of JPS60115263A publication Critical patent/JPS60115263A/ja
Publication of JPH0113233B2 publication Critical patent/JPH0113233B2/ja
Granted legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10F—INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION
    • H10F30/00—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors
    • H10F30/20—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors
    • H10F30/21—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors the devices being sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation
    • H10F30/26—Individual radiation-sensitive semiconductor devices in which radiation controls the flow of current through the devices, e.g. photodetectors the devices having potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors the devices being sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation the devices having three or more potential barriers, e.g. photothyristors
    • H10F30/263—Photothyristors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H10—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10D—INORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D18/00—Thyristors
    • 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 
    • H10D18/65—Gate-turn-off devices  with turn-off by field effect 
    • H10D18/655—Gate-turn-off devices  with turn-off by field effect  produced by insulated gate structures

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  • Thyristors (AREA)
  • Light Receiving Elements (AREA)
JP58223578A 1983-11-28 1983-11-28 半導体装置 Granted JPS60115263A (ja)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP58223578A JPS60115263A (ja) 1983-11-28 1983-11-28 半導体装置
GB08429865A GB2151399B (en) 1983-11-28 1984-11-27 A semiconductor device
US06/675,150 US4717947A (en) 1983-11-28 1984-11-27 Semiconductor device turned on and off by light
DE19843443363 DE3443363A1 (de) 1983-11-28 1984-11-28 Halbleitervorrichtung

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP58223578A JPS60115263A (ja) 1983-11-28 1983-11-28 半導体装置

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
JPS60115263A JPS60115263A (ja) 1985-06-21
JPH0113233B2 true JPH0113233B2 (en, 2012) 1989-03-03

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JP58223578A Granted JPS60115263A (ja) 1983-11-28 1983-11-28 半導体装置

Country Status (4)

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US (1) US4717947A (en, 2012)
JP (1) JPS60115263A (en, 2012)
DE (1) DE3443363A1 (en, 2012)
GB (1) GB2151399B (en, 2012)

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US5381026A (en) 1990-09-17 1995-01-10 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Insulated-gate thyristor
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DE69841124D1 (de) * 1998-11-11 2009-10-15 Mitsubishi Electric Corp Rückwärtsleitender thyristor, halbleiteranordnung mit mechanischem kontakt und halbleitersubstrat
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US9171977B2 (en) * 2011-06-17 2015-10-27 Cree, Inc. Optically assist-triggered wide bandgap thyristors having positive temperature coefficients
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JPS5945233B2 (ja) * 1979-08-01 1984-11-05 株式会社日立製作所 光点弧型半導体装置
DE3118364A1 (de) * 1981-05-08 1982-11-25 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Lichtzuendbarer thyristor mit optoelektronisch angesteuerten emitterkurzschluessen und verfahren zu seinem betrieb
DE3118305A1 (de) * 1981-05-08 1982-12-02 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Thyristor mit verbessertem schaltverhalten sowie verfahren zu seinem betrieb
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Publication number Publication date
GB2151399B (en) 1988-08-10
GB2151399A (en) 1985-07-17
JPS60115263A (ja) 1985-06-21
DE3443363C2 (en, 2012) 1989-09-07
DE3443363A1 (de) 1985-06-05
GB8429865D0 (en) 1985-01-03
US4717947A (en) 1988-01-05

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