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Method for making a light-activated line-operable zero-crossing switch
Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries LLC
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Filing: 1983-04-11
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Granted: 1984-07-10
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Expires: 2003-04-11
Abstract
Abstract A monolithic light-activated line-operable zero-crossing switch and method of making the same. The device comprises anti-parallel thyristors, each of whose gates is shunted by a field effect transistor. Each device may also be shunted by a resistor to reduce the overall sensitivity. The method of making the device contemplates surrounding the field effect transistor gate electrode and an internal shunt electrode by the primary metallization which forms the contact to the two main terminals of the device.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul G. Alonas
- 👤 David M. Gilbert
- 👤 II Vernon P. O'Neil
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 11:28
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/51; H03K17/78; H03K17/79; H10; H10D; H10D84/00; H10D84/40; H10D84/401; H10D84/403
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
In a method for forming a monolithic light-operated thyristor trigger switch composed of vertical transistors and lateral transistors, each having an emitter, base, and collector region, the improvement comprising: disposing the emitter region of a first of the lateral transistors so as to lie between the emitter and collector regions of a second of the lateral transistors; and disposing the emitter region of a second of the lateral transistors so as to lie between the emitter and collector regions of the first of the lateral transistors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
In a method for forming a monolithic light-operated thyristor trigger switch composed of vertical transistors and lateral transistors, each having an emitter, base, and collector region, the improvement comprising: disposing the emitter region of a first of the lateral transistors so as to lie between the emitter and collector regions of a second of the lateral transistors; and disposing the emitter region of a second of the lateral transistors so as to lie between the emitter and collector regions of the first of the lateral transistors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising locating the emitter regions of the first and second lateral transistors in a substantially parallel separated relationship.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 2 further comprising forming the collector regions of the vertical transistors and base regions of the lateral transistors from a common semiconductor region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 3 further comprising providing at least one field effect transistor having current carrying terminals connected to the base region of at least one vertical transistor and the emitter region of the same vertical transistor, and having a gate region coupled to the collector of the same vertical transistor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
108 words
The method of claim 4 further comprising grouping together the emitter region of the first lateral transistor and the collector region of the second lateral transistor in a substantially adjacent but spaced apart relationship to form a first emitter-collector pair, and the emitter region of the second lateral transistor and the collector regions of the first lateral transistor in a substantially adjacent but spaced apart relationship to form a second emitter-collector pair, further grouping the pairs in a substantially parallel adjacent spaced apart relationship, and substantially covering a periphery of each pair by a separate metallic electric field distributing conductor to enhance the blocking voltage of each pair.
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