CA999977A - Low forward voltage drop thyristor - Google Patents

Low forward voltage drop thyristor

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Publication number
CA999977A
CA999977A CA195,552A CA195552A CA999977A CA 999977 A CA999977 A CA 999977A CA 195552 A CA195552 A CA 195552A CA 999977 A CA999977 A CA 999977A
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Prior art keywords
thyristor
voltage drop
forward voltage
low forward
low
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CA195,552A
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Inventor
John S. Roberts
Michael W. Cresswell
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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    • 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
    • H10D62/50Physical imperfections
    • H10D62/53Physical imperfections the imperfections being within the semiconductor body 
    • 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
    • H10D62/13Semiconductor regions connected to electrodes carrying current to be rectified, amplified or switched, e.g. source or drain regions
    • H10D62/141Anode or cathode regions of thyristors; Collector or emitter regions of gated bipolar-mode devices, e.g. of IGBTs
    • H10D62/148Cathode regions of thyristors
    • 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
    • H10D62/17Semiconductor regions connected to electrodes not carrying current to be rectified, amplified or switched, e.g. channel regions
    • H10D62/192Base regions of thyristors
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10PGENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H10P34/00Irradiation with electromagnetic or particle radiation of wafers, substrates or parts of devices
    • H10P34/40Irradiation with electromagnetic or particle radiation of wafers, substrates or parts of devices with high-energy radiation
CA195,552A 1973-04-25 1974-03-20 Low forward voltage drop thyristor Expired CA999977A (en)

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US35462073A 1973-04-25 1973-04-25

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CA999977A true CA999977A (en) 1976-11-16

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BE (1) BE814083A (fr)
CA (1) CA999977A (fr)

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BE814083A (fr) 1974-10-24

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