Patent · US Expired

Multi-channel power JFET with buried field shaping regions

US4670764A · kind A · utility

14Cited by
11References
3Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateApr 4, 1986
Grant dateJun 2, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 4, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/328

Abstract

A power JFET (2) has a stack (4) of alternating conductivity type layers (5-9) forming a plurality of channels (6, 8). The JFET has an ON state conducting bidirectional current horizontally through the channels. The channels are stacked vertically, and the JFET has an OFF state blocking current flow through the channels due to vertical depletion pinch-off. Various main and gate terminal and drift region structures are disclosed.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.