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Power rectifier with trenches

US4982260A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 2, 1989
Grant dateJan 1, 1991
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/106

Abstract

A semiconductor power rectifier attains low forward voltage drop, low reverse leakage current and improved switching speed by utilizing Schottky contact regions in a p-i-n rectifier along with other means for reducing the required forward bias voltage. In a preferred embodiment, the other means for reducing the required forward bias voltage includes a respective trench between each respective pair of successively spaced current interruption means.

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