JPS5624972A - Thyristor - Google Patents

Thyristor

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Publication number
JPS5624972A
JPS5624972A JP10098879A JP10098879A JPS5624972A JP S5624972 A JPS5624972 A JP S5624972A JP 10098879 A JP10098879 A JP 10098879A JP 10098879 A JP10098879 A JP 10098879A JP S5624972 A JPS5624972 A JP S5624972A
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Japan
Prior art keywords
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junction
width
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
JP10098879A
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English (en)
Japanese (ja)
Other versions
JPS6157713B2 (enExample
Inventor
Tsutomu Nakagawa
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Publication date
Application filed by Mitsubishi Electric Corp filed Critical Mitsubishi Electric Corp
Priority to JP10098879A priority Critical patent/JPS5624972A/ja
Priority to DE3029836A priority patent/DE3029836C2/de
Priority to CA000357686A priority patent/CA1146284A/en
Publication of JPS5624972A publication Critical patent/JPS5624972A/ja
Priority to US06/707,549 priority patent/US4586070A/en
Publication of JPS6157713B2 publication Critical patent/JPS6157713B2/ja
Granted legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • H10D62/142—Anode regions of thyristors or collector regions of gated bipolar-mode devices
    • 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
    • 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
    • H10D62/102—Constructional design considerations for preventing surface leakage or controlling electric field concentration
    • H10D62/103—Constructional design considerations for preventing surface leakage or controlling electric field concentration for increasing or controlling the breakdown voltage of reverse-biased devices
    • H10D62/104—Constructional design considerations for preventing surface leakage or controlling electric field concentration for increasing or controlling the breakdown voltage of reverse-biased devices having particular shapes of the bodies at or near reverse-biased junctions, e.g. having bevels or moats
    • 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
    • H10D62/17—Semiconductor regions connected to electrodes not carrying current to be rectified, amplified or switched, e.g. channel regions
    • H10D62/192—Base regions of thyristors
    • H10D62/206—Cathode base regions of thyristors

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  • Thyristors (AREA)
JP10098879A 1979-08-07 1979-08-07 Thyristor Granted JPS5624972A (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP10098879A JPS5624972A (en) 1979-08-07 1979-08-07 Thyristor
DE3029836A DE3029836C2 (de) 1979-08-07 1980-08-06 Thyristor
CA000357686A CA1146284A (en) 1979-08-07 1980-08-06 Thyristor
US06/707,549 US4586070A (en) 1979-08-07 1985-03-05 Thyristor with abrupt anode emitter junction

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP10098879A JPS5624972A (en) 1979-08-07 1979-08-07 Thyristor

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
JPS5624972A true JPS5624972A (en) 1981-03-10
JPS6157713B2 JPS6157713B2 (enExample) 1986-12-08

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
JP10098879A Granted JPS5624972A (en) 1979-08-07 1979-08-07 Thyristor

Country Status (4)

Country Link
US (1) US4586070A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS5624972A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1146284A (enExample)
DE (1) DE3029836C2 (enExample)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS6370456A (ja) * 1986-09-11 1988-03-30 Fuji Electric Co Ltd 逆導通ゲ−トタ−ンオフサイリスタ

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2135118B (en) * 1983-02-09 1986-10-08 Westinghouse Brake & Signal Thyristors
US9741839B1 (en) 2016-06-21 2017-08-22 Powerex, Inc. Gate structure of thyristor

Family Cites Families (11)

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NL280849A (enExample) * 1961-07-12 1900-01-01
US3249831A (en) * 1963-01-04 1966-05-03 Westinghouse Electric Corp Semiconductor controlled rectifiers with a p-n junction having a shallow impurity concentration gradient
US3575644A (en) * 1963-01-30 1971-04-20 Gen Electric Semiconductor device with double positive bevel
US3370209A (en) * 1964-08-31 1968-02-20 Gen Electric Power bulk breakdown semiconductor devices
NL6603372A (enExample) * 1965-03-25 1966-09-26
US3428870A (en) * 1965-07-29 1969-02-18 Gen Electric Semiconductor devices
US3449649A (en) * 1966-07-09 1969-06-10 Bbc Brown Boveri & Cie S.c.r. with emitter electrode spaced from semiconductor edge equal to 10 times base thickness
US3538401A (en) * 1968-04-11 1970-11-03 Westinghouse Electric Corp Drift field thyristor
CH520406A (de) * 1970-09-14 1972-03-15 Bbc Brown Boveri & Cie Thyristor
DE2422395C3 (de) * 1974-05-09 1986-03-27 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt Thyristor
JPS5942989B2 (ja) * 1977-01-24 1984-10-18 株式会社日立製作所 高耐圧半導体素子およびその製造方法

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS6370456A (ja) * 1986-09-11 1988-03-30 Fuji Electric Co Ltd 逆導通ゲ−トタ−ンオフサイリスタ

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE3029836C2 (de) 1985-09-12
JPS6157713B2 (enExample) 1986-12-08
DE3029836A1 (de) 1981-02-19
US4586070A (en) 1986-04-29
CA1146284A (en) 1983-05-10

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