Horizontal MOSFET
US5705842A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D30/663
Abstract
A horizontal MOSFET prevents itself from breakdown caused by an avalanche current which flows to a base of a parasitic bipolar transistor when avalanche breakdown of a diode formed between a drain and a substrate occurs. A current path, comprised of a back electrode or a layer with high impurity concentration, is disposed on the side of a back surface of a semiconductor substrate. This current path reduces the base current of the parasitic transistor. Due to this, heat generation caused by an operation of the parasitic transistor is suppressed, and the avalanche withstand capability of the MOSFET is improved corresponding to reduction of the internal resistance component of the MOSFET.
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