US3271587A
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Four-terminal semiconductor switch circuit
Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1962-11-13
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1982-11-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Max P Schreiner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:56
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D64/00; H10D64/20; H10D64/27; H10D64/291; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/51; H03K17/56; H03K17/72; H10D18/00; H10D18/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHING CIRCUIT WHICH COMPRISES: (A) A FOUR-LAYER NEGATIVE RESISTANCE DEVICE HAVING AN ANODE, CATHODE AND MULTIPLE BASE CONTROL TERMINALS, AND NORMALLY CAPABLE OF BEING TURNED OFF ONLY BY A CONTROL PULSE OF MAGNITUDE SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEEDING THE MAGNITUDE OF A TURN-ON PULSE, (B) A CURRENT SOURCE AND A LOAD CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH THE ANODE AND CATHODE TERMINALS OF SAID DEVICE, (C) MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID CATHODE AND ONE OF SAID BASE CONTROL TERMINALS TO APPLY A BIAS FUNCTION TO MODIFY THE SWITCHING CHARACTER OF SAID DEVICE, AND (D) MEANS TO APPLY TURN-ON AND TURN-OFF PULSES TO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID BASE CONTROL TERMINALS, THE RELATIVE MAGNITUDES OF WHICH ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE MAGNITUDE AND POLARITY OF SAID BIAS FUNCTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHING CIRCUIT WHICH COMPRISES: (A) A FOUR-LAYER NEGATIVE RESISTANCE DEVICE HAVING AN ANODE, CATHODE AND MULTIPLE BASE CONTROL TERMINALS, AND NORMALLY CAPABLE OF BEING TURNED OFF ONLY BY A CONTROL PULSE OF MAGNITUDE SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEEDING THE MAGNITUDE OF A TURN-ON PULSE, (B) A CURRENT SOURCE AND A LOAD CONNECTED IN SERIES WITH THE ANODE AND CATHODE TERMINALS OF SAID DEVICE, (C) MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID CATHODE AND ONE OF SAID BASE CONTROL TERMINALS TO APPLY A BIAS FUNCTION TO MODIFY THE SWITCHING CHARACTER OF SAID DEVICE, AND (D) MEANS TO APPLY TURN-ON AND TURN-OFF PULSES TO AT LEAST ONE OF SAID BASE CONTROL TERMINALS, THE RELATIVE MAGNITUDES OF WHICH ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE MAGNITUDE AND POLARITY OF SAID BIAS FUNCTION.
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