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Current isolation means for integrated power devices

US3988772A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 28, 1974
Grant dateOct 26, 1976
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Expiry dateMay 28, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D84/60
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The minority carrier lifetime is drastically reduced in an integrated semiconductor power device by introducing deep level impurities such, for example, as gold, silver, platinum, nickel and copper into selected regions of the device by Thermal Gradient Zone Melting processing.

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