US4019195A
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Semi-conductor device capable of supporting high amperages of inverse current
Assignee: Robert Bosch SA
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Filing: 1975-07-03
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Granted: 1977-04-19
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Expires: 1995-07-03
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a surge arrester or transient voltage clipper device comprising a quasi-monocrystalline semiconductor (silicon for instance), with an extra large etch pit density or low-angle boundary grains. At these dislocation lines the dopant is present in a larger concentration, and multiple p +-n + junctions are formed preferentially at these grain boundaries as an external impurity of the opposite type to the background dopant is diffused preferentially through these dislocation lines.
Inventors
- 👤 Elias Munoz Merino
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 14:54
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D99/00; H10D1/00; H10D1/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A solid-state surge arrester device comprising a quasimonocrystalline semiconductor made up of a plurality of grains, said semiconductor containing a background dopant of one of the two types, n and p, of doping materials, and a layer of diffused dopant of the other type, wherein: said semiconductor contains grain boundries in sufficient number and of sufficiently low angle to cause an etch pit density in excess of 10 6 /cm 2 ; said grain boundries contain higher concentrations of said dopants than said grains; and said grain boundries form a plurality of p +n + junctions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A solid-state surge arrester device comprising a quasimonocrystalline semiconductor made up of a plurality of grains, said semiconductor containing a background dopant of one of the two types, n and p, of doping materials, and a layer of diffused dopant of the other type, wherein: said semiconductor contains grain boundries in sufficient number and of sufficiently low angle to cause an etch pit density in excess of 10 6 /cm 2 ; said grain boundries contain higher concentrations of said dopants than said grains; and said grain boundries form a plurality of p +n + junctions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A solid state surge arrester as claimed in claim 1, wherein a majority of said p +n + junctions enter into avalanche at a predetermined applied voltage, forming a multiple-path breakdown device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A solid state surge arrester as claimed in claim 1, wherein said background dopant is p-type, and said diffused dopant is n-type.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A solid state surge arrester as claimed in claim 1, wherein said background dopant is n-type, and said diffused dopant is p-type.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
GB923513A
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US3436282A
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