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
layer
junction
width
base layer
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Prior art date
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
Other languages
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
Original Assignee
Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Mitsubishi Electric Corp filed Critical Mitsubishi Electric Corp
Priority to JP10098879A priority Critical patent/JPS5624972A/ja
Priority to CA000357686A priority patent/CA1146284A/en
Priority to DE3029836A priority patent/DE3029836C2/de
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
CA000357686A CA1146284A (en) 1979-08-07 1980-08-06 Thyristor
DE3029836A DE3029836C2 (de) 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

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

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