High voltage dielectrically isolated remote gate solid-state switch
US4587545A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 1981 |
| Grant date | May 6, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/76297
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high voltage solid-state switch, which provides bidirectional blocking, consists of a first p- type semiconductor body separated from a support member (semiconductor substrate) by a dielectric layer with a p+ type anode region located at one end of the semiconductor body, an n+ type cathode region located at the other end. An n+ type gate region exists in a portion of the semiconductor body other than the portion which directly separates the anode and cathode regions. A second p type region of higher impurity concentration than the semiconductor body surrounds the cathode region. Separate low resistance electrical contacts are made to the anode, cathode, and gate regions and to the substrate. The switch is capable of switching from an "ON" and conducting state to an "OFF" (blocking) state by adjusting the potential of the gate region and without having to adjust the potential of the anode or cathode regions.
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