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MOSFET circuit with separate and common electrodes

US5406104A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 14, 1994
Grant dateApr 11, 1995
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Expiry dateJan 14, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/257

Abstract

A transistor circuit such as an integrated circuit contains at least first and second MOS transistors having drain electrode pair and source electrode pair, one of which is a pair of electrodes connected together and integrated into a common drain or source electrode, and the other of which is a pair of separate electrodes. In a semiconductor substrate, there are formed at least one common region, such as a drain contact region or a source region, connected with the common electrode, and a plurality of first and second individual regions selectively connected with the separate electrodes. Around the common region or each common region, a predetermined number of the individual regions are arranged in such a manner as to improve the thermal balance of the substrate and enable the downsizing of the device.

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