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Static induction semiconductor device, and driving method and drive circuit thereof

US6180959A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 16, 1998
Grant dateJan 30, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 16, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D30/202
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a silicon carbide static induction transistor, at a surface part of a semiconductor substrate, a p-type gate region is formed partially overlapping a n-type source region, whereby the high accuracy in alignment between the gate region and the source region is not required, and the gate withstand voltage can be highly increased since the substrate is made of silicon carbide, which improves the yield of static induction transistors.

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