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Diode and power converting apparatus

US5859446A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 1997
Grant dateJan 12, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D8/411

Abstract

In a diode, the backward length L of an anode electrode in a region, where a semiconductor layer of a p.sup.+ conductivity type and an anode electrode do not contact each other, is made longer than the diffusion length of holes in a semiconductor layer of an n.sup.- conductivity type for obtaining a large critical di/dt.

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