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Insulating wall between power components

US6559515B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 7, 1999
Grant dateMay 6, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/761
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An insulating wall of a second conductivity type intended for separating elementary components formed in different wells of a semiconductive layer of a first conductivity type, a component located in one at least one of the wells being capable of operating with a high current density. The insulating wall includes at least two elementary insulating walls separated by a portion of the wafer material and, in operation, this portion is connected to a reference potential.

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