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Semiconductor device having low source inductance

US5155563A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 18, 1991
Grant dateOct 13, 1992
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D62/378
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device having a low source inductance are fabricated by having a maximum of two sources each in contact with a region which makes contact to a substrate or back side of the device. The back side source contact also allows the device to be mounted directly to a grounded heatsink.

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