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Insulated gate transistor array

US4779123A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 13, 1985
Grant dateOct 18, 1988
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/393

Abstract

An insulated gate transistor (70) modified to increase its latching current density. On one side of gate (22), a high conductivity collector well (76) is provided to divert current which would otherwise flow through collector well (24) in a critical path (50) along source-collector junction (27), tending to forward bias the junction and cause the transistor to latch.

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