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US4053921A
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Semiconductor component having emitter short circuits
Assignee: BBC Brown Boveri AG Switzerland
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Filing: 1975-10-15
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Granted: 1977-10-11
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Expires: 1995-10-15
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor component, preferably a thyristor, having emitter short-circuits in the cathode space. The emitter short-circuits are preferably arranged in a uniform fashion about the cathode space and, when formed of a material having <111> oriented crystals are arranged in ternary symmetry about the cathode or in multiples of three. In the case of material having <001> oriented crystals the emitter short-circuits are arranged in a quarternary symmetry or in multiples of four.
Inventors
- 👤 Andre Jaecklin
- 👤 Thomas Vlasak
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 13:36
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D64/00; H10D64/20; H10D64/23; H10D64/233
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
189 words
A shorted emitter structure for a semiconductor device, said semiconductor device comprising: a wafer of semiconductor material having first and second parallel surfaces and a layer of one semiconductor material of a first conductivity type extending from said first surface; a center gate region of said first conductivity type generally located at the center of said first surface; an annular cathode region of semiconductor material of a second conductivity type extending from said first surface and surrounding and spaced from said center gate region; a plurality of short circuit elements comprising angular segments of said first conductivity type disposed within interior radial regions of said annular cathode region but spaced from said annular cathode region, said short circuit elements having inner diameter regions which are substantially continuous with the inner diameter of said annular cathode region; and an annular cathode metallizing ring which extends from about the inner diameter of said cathode region and said annular segments to about the outer diameter of said cathode region and extending across and electrically connecting said annular segments of said first conductivity type to said cathode region of said second conductivity type.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
189 words
A shorted emitter structure for a semiconductor device, said semiconductor device comprising: a wafer of semiconductor material having first and second parallel surfaces and a layer of one semiconductor material of a first conductivity type extending from said first surface; a center gate region of said first conductivity type generally located at the center of said first surface; an annular cathode region of semiconductor material of a second conductivity type extending from said first surface and surrounding and spaced from said center gate region; a plurality of short circuit elements comprising angular segments of said first conductivity type disposed within interior radial regions of said annular cathode region but spaced from said annular cathode region, said short circuit elements having inner diameter regions which are substantially continuous with the inner diameter of said annular cathode region; and an annular cathode metallizing ring which extends from about the inner diameter of said cathode region and said annular segments to about the outer diameter of said cathode region and extending across and electrically connecting said annular segments of said first conductivity type to said cathode region of said second conductivity type.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A semiconductor component as claimed in claim 1 wherein the geometrical arrangement of said emitter short-circuit elements at said edge of said cathode metallization is coordinated with that of the usual emitter short-circuits distributed across said cathode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The structure of claim 1 wherein said layer is comprised of a p-type material; said gate and said emitter short-circuit elements are comprised of a p+ material; and said cathode is comprised of an n+ type material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
54 words
The component of claim 1 wherein the sides of each of said emitter short-circuuit elements are substantially radially aligned, said sides forming an angle defined by imaginary lines extending from said sides and intersecting substantially at the center of said gate; said angles each being adjusted to adjust the ignition current for said component.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A semiconductor component as claimed in claim 1, wherein said substrate has a <1,1,1> oriented crystal structure and there are 3 N short circuit elements, N being an integer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A semiconductor component as claimed in claim 1, wherein said substrate has a <0,0,1> crystal orientation and there are 4 N short circuuit elements, N being an integer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
A semiconductor component as claimed in claim 5, wherein one third of said short circuit elements are deposited in the <1,1,2> direction, one third of said short circuit elements are deposited in the <1,2,1> direction and one third of said short circuit elements are deposited in the <2,1,1> direction.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-10-10 | 1981-04-11 | 1981-10-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-10-10 | 1985-04-11 | 1985-10-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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