Triac array
US5036377A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D18/80
Abstract
Thyristors of one conductivity type formed as an array in a first semiconductor body are respectively connected in parallel with thyristors of the opposite conductivity type formed as an array in a second semiconductor body to produce an array of triacs. In each body the thyristors are separate except for a common anode or cathode region and terminal connection, and are formed in an epitaxial layer divided by PN junction isolation regions on a substrate of opposite conductivity type. The thyristors may be constructed to be triggered by gating signals of either polarity.
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