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Field effect transistor structure for driving inductive loads

US6617642B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 2000
Grant dateSep 9, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D84/811
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The field effect transistor of the present invention includes a body diffusion region having a source diffusion region therein. The field effect transistor further includes a metal source contact adjacent the body diffusion region and the source diffusion region. The metal source contact forms a Schottky type contact with the body diffusion region.

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